Chiefs of Mission for Guatemala

Chiefs of Mission

• John Williams (1778–1837)
  • Chargé d’Affaires, May 3, 1826–December 1, 1826
• Charles Gerrit De Witt (1789–1839)
  • Chargé d’Affaires, December 17, 1833–January 1, 1839
• Elijah Hise (1802–1867)
  • Chargé d’Affaires, January 31, 1849–June 23, 1849
• John Leake Marling (1825–1856)
  • Minister Resident, February 14, 1855–May 8, 1856
• Beverly Leonidas Clarke (1809–1860)
  • Minister Resident, July 13, 1858–March 17, 1860
• Elisha Oscar Crosby (1818–1895)
  • Minister Resident, May 28, 1861–June 22, 1864
• Fitz Henry Warren (1816–1878)
  • Minister Resident, June 27, 1866–August 11, 1869
• Silas A. Hudson (1815–1896)
  • Minister Resident, August 11, 1869–October 12, 1872
• George McWillie Williamson (1829–1882)
  • Minister Resident, September 9, 1873–January 31, 1879
• Cornelius Ambrose Logan (1832–1899)
  • Minister Resident, June 11, 1879–April 12, 1882
• Henry Cook Hall (1820–1901)
  • Minister Resident, July 25, 1882–August 10, 1882
• Henry Cook Hall (1820–1901)
  • Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary, August 10, 1882–May 15, 1889
• Lansing Bond Mizner (1825–1893)
  • Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary, June 4, 1889–December 31, 1890
• Romualdo Pacheco (1831–1899)
  • Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary, February 28, 1891–
• Romualdo Pacheco (1831–1899)
  • Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary, July 1, 1891–June 12, 1893
• Pierce Manning Butler Young (1836–1896)
  • Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary, June 12, 1893–May 23, 1896
• Macgrane Coxe (1859–1923)
  • Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary, September 29, 1896–June 30, 1897
• Whiteside Godfrey Hunter (1841–1917)
  • Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary, January 25, 1898–February 2, 1903
• Leslie Combs (1852–1940)
  • Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary, February 2, 1903–February 25, 1907
• Joseph Wilcox Jenkins Lee (1870–1949)
  • Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary, March 19, 1907–July 1, 1907
• Joseph Wilcox Jenkins Lee (1870–1949)
  • Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary, July 1, 1907–October 13, 1907
• William Heimke (1847–1931)
  • Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary, May 2, 1908–September 30, 1909
• William Franklin Sands (1874–1946)
  • Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary, October 9, 1909–October 14, 1910
• Robert Stockwell Reynolds Hitt (1876–1938)
  • Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary, October 14, 1910–March 4, 1913
• William Hayne Leavell (1850–1930)
  • Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary, November 29, 1913–October 24, 1918
• Benton McMillin (1845–1933)
  • Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary, January 15, 1920–December 6, 1921
• Arthur H. Geissler (1877–1945)
  • Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary, July 31, 1922–January 23, 1930
• Sheldon Whitehouse (1883–1965)
  • Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary, March 21, 1930–July 23, 1933
• Matthew Elting Hanna (1873–1936)
  • Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary, October 28, 1933–February 9, 1936
• Fay Allen Des Portes (1890–1944)
  • Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary, May 22, 1936–May 14, 1943
• Boaz Walton Long (1876–1962)
  • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, May 19, 1943–April 11, 1945
• Edwin Jackson Kyle (1876–1963)
  • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, May 8, 1945–August 22, 1948
• Richard Cunningham Patterson Jr. (1896–1966)
  • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, November 24, 1948–March 28, 1950
• Rudolf Emil Schoenfeld (1895–1981)
  • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, April 24, 1951–October 19, 1953
• John Emil Peurifoy (1907–1955)
  • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, November 4, 1953–October 2, 1954
• Norman Armour (1887–1982)
  • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, October 18, 1954–May 9, 1955
• Edward John Sparks (1897–1976)
  • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, July 29, 1955–February 15, 1958
• Lester DeWitt Mallory (1904–1994)
  • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, February 27, 1958–November 11, 1959
• John Joseph Muccio (1900–1989)
  • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, February 1, 1960–November 10, 1961
• John Oscar Bell (1912–2000)
  • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, January 30, 1962–August 26, 1965
• John Gordon Mein (1913–1968)
  • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, September 22, 1965–August 28, 1968
• Nathaniel Davis (1925–2011)
  • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, November 21, 1968–August 21, 1971
• William Garton Bowdler (1924–2016)
  • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, October 19, 1971–August 26, 1973
• Francis Edward Meloy Jr. (1917–1976)
  • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, February 7, 1974–April 19, 1976
• Davis Eugene Boster (1920–2005)
  • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, October 13, 1976–January 17, 1979
• Francis Vincent Ortiz Jr. (1926–2005)
  • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, July 17, 1979–August 6, 1980
• Melvin E. Sinn (1924–2006)
  • Chargé d’Affaires ad interim, August 1980–September 1981
• Frederic Lincoln Chapin (1929–1989)
  • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, September 3, 1981–February 28, 1984
• Alberto Martinez Piedra (1926–)
  • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, August 17, 1984–August 22, 1987
• James H. Michel (1939–)
  • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, October 28, 1987–September 1, 1989
• Thomas F. Stroock (1925–2009)
  • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, October 31, 1989–November 10, 1992
• Marilyn McAfee (1940–)
  • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, June 16, 1993–June 20, 1996
• Donald J. Planty (1945–)
  • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, August 22, 1996–August 14, 1999
• Prudence Bushnell (1946–)
  • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, October 14, 1999–June 15, 2002
• John Randle Hamilton (1944–)
  • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, January 3, 2003–July 15, 2005
• James Michael Derham (1947–)
  • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, September 1, 2005–April 24, 2008
• Stephen George McFarland (1954–)
  • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, August 7, 2008–August 24, 2011
• Arnold A. Chacon (1956–)
  • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, August 29, 2011–March 5, 2014
• Todd D. Robinson (1963–)
  • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, October 27, 2014–September 20, 2017
• Luis E. Arreaga-Rodas (1952–)
  • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, October 4, 2017–October 2, 2020
• William W. Popp (?–)
  • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, October 4, 2020–

Other Nominees

• William Miller (1770–1825)
  • Chargé d’Affaires: Commissioned to the Central Republic of America. Died while en route to post.
• William Beatty Rochester (1789–1838)
  • Chargé d’Affaires: Commissioned to the Republic of Central America. Reached Central America, but returned to the United States without presenting credentials.
• John Hamm (1777–1861)
  • Chargé d’Affaires: Commissioned to the Republic of Central America. Not commissioned; nomination withdrawn before the Senate acted upon it.
• William N. Jeffers (1789–1853)
  • Chargé d’Affaires: Commissioned to the Republic of Central America. Commissioned during a recess of the Senate; did not proceed to post.
• James Shannon (1791–1832)
  • Chargé d’Affaires: Commissioned to the Republic of Central America. Died en route to post.
• Ephraim George Squier (1821–1888)
  • Chargé d’Affaires: Commissioned to the Republic of Guatemala. Commissioned during a recess of the Senate; recommissioned on March 18, 1850, after confirmation, but did not proceed to post.
• Balis M. Edney (?–?)
  • Chargé d’Affaires: Did not proceed to post.
• John Slidell (1793–1871)
  • Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary: Commissioned during a recess of the Senate. Commissioned to Central America; declined appointment.
• Solon Borland (1808–1864)
  • Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary: Commissioned during a recess of the Senate; recommissioned on February 9, 1854, after confirmation. Commissioned to Central America. Did not present credentials in Guatemala.
• John Leake Marling (1825–1856)
  • Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary: Nominated on February 25, 1856; nomination withdrawn before the Senate acted upon it.
• William Edward Venable (1804–1857)
  • Minister Resident: Died at post before presenting credentials. Commissioned to Guatemala.
• William Montgomery Churchwell (1826–1862)
  • Minister Resident: Not commissioned; nomination not confirmed by the Senate.
• William Kellogg (1814–1872)
  • Minister Resident: Commissioned to Guatemala; declined appointment.
• Roy Tasco Davis (1889–1975)
  • Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary: Took oath of office, but did not proceed to post.