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Chiefs of Mission for Honduras
Chiefs of Mission
- Beverly Leonidas Clarke (1809–1860)
- Minister Resident, August 10, 1858–March 17, 1860
- James Rudolph Partridge (1823–1884)
- Minister Resident, April 25, 1862–November 14, 1862
- Thomas Hart Clay (1803–1871)
- Minister Resident, April 5, 1864–August 10, 1866
- Richard Hilaire Rousseau (1815–1872)
- Minister Resident, October 10, 1866–August 10, 1869
- Henry Baxter (1821–1873)
- Minister Resident, August 10, 1869–June 30, 1873
- George McWillie Williamson (1829–1882)
- Minister Resident, February 19, 1874–January 31, 1879
- Cornelius Ambrose Logan (1832–1899)
- Minister Resident, October 10, 1879–April 15, 1882
- Henry Cook Hall (1820–1901)
- Minister Resident, April 21, 1882–September 26, 1882
- Henry Cook Hall (1820–1901)
- Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary, September 26, 1882–May 16, 1889
- Romualdo Pacheco (1831–1899)
- Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary, April 17, 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, November 12, 1893–May 23, 1896
- Whiteside Godfrey Hunter (1841–1917)
- Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary, January 19, 1899–February 2, 1903
- Leslie Combs (1852–1940)
- Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary, May 22, 1903–February 27, 1907
- Henry Percival Dodge (1870–1936)
- Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary, June 17, 1908–February 6, 1909
- Philip Marshall Brown (1875–1966)
- Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary, February 21, 1909–February 26, 1910
- Fenton Reuben McCreery (1866–1940)
- Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary, March 10, 1910–July 2, 1911
- Charles Dunning White (1868–1954)
- Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary, September 9, 1911–November 4, 1913
- John Ewing (1857–1923)
- Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary, December 26, 1913–January 18, 1918
- Thomas Sambola Jones (1859–1933)
- Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary, October 2, 1918–October 17, 1919
- Franklin E. Morales (1884–1962)
- Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary, January 18, 1922–March 2, 1925
- George Thomas Summerlin (1872–1947)
- Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary, November 21, 1925–December 17, 1929
- Julius Gareche Lay (1872–1939)
- Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary, May 31, 1930–March 17, 1935
- Leo John Keena (1878–1967)
- Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary, July 19, 1935–May 1, 1937
- John Draper Erwin (1883–1983)
- Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary, September 8, 1937–April 27, 1943
- John Draper Erwin (1883–1983)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, April 27, 1943–April 16, 1947
- Paul Clement Daniels (1903–1986)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, June 23, 1947–October 30, 1947
- Herbert S. Bursley (1896–1961)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, May 15, 1948–December 12, 1950
- John Draper Erwin (1883–1983)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, March 14, 1951–February 28, 1954
- Whiting Willauer (1906–1962)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, March 5, 1954–March 24, 1958
- Robert Newbegin II (1905–1991)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, April 21, 1958–August 3, 1960
- Charles Robert Burrows (1910–1986)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, November 3, 1960–June 28, 1965
- Joseph John Jova (1916–1993)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, July 12, 1965–June 21, 1969
- Hewson Anthony Ryan (1922–1991)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, November 5, 1969–May 30, 1973
- Phillip Victor Sanchez (1929–)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, June 15, 1973–July 17, 1976
- Ralph Elihu Becker (1907–1994)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, October 27, 1976–August 1, 1977
- Mari-Luci Jaramillo (1928–)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, October 27, 1977–September 19, 1980
- Jack Robert Binns (1933–)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, October 10, 1980–October 31, 1981
- John Dimitri Negroponte (1939–)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, November 11, 1981–May 30, 1985
- John Arthur Ferch (1936–)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, August 22, 1985–July 9, 1986
- Everett Ellis Briggs (1934–)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, November 4, 1986–June 15, 1989
- Cresencio S. Arcos Jr. (1943–)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, January 29, 1990–July 1, 1993
- William T. Pryce (1932–2006)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, July 21, 1993–August 15, 1996
- James Francis Creagan (1940–)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, August 29, 1996–July 20, 1999
- Frank Almaguer (1945–)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, August 25, 1999–September 5, 2002
- Larry Leon Palmer (1949–)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, October 8, 2002–May 7, 2005
- Charles A. Ford (1950–)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, November 8, 2005–March 18, 2008
- Hugo Llorens (1954–)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, September 19, 2008–July 3, 2011
- Lisa J. Kubiske (1954–)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, August 29, 2011–August 2, 2014
- James D. Nealon Jr. (1954–)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, August 21, 2014–June 11, 2017
- Heide B. Fulton (?–)
- Chargé d’Affaires ad interim, June 11, 2017–July 12, 2019
Other Nominees
- 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 Honduras.
- William Montgomery Churchwell (1826–1862)
- Minister Resident: Not commissioned; nomination not confirmed by the Senate.
- Hezekiah G. Wells (1812–1885)
- Minister Resident: Commissioned during a recess of the Senate. Declined appointment.
- Jacob Merritt Howard (1805–1871)
- Minister Resident: Declined appointment. Commissioned during a recess of the Senate.
- Lansing Bond Mizner (1825–1893)
- Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary: Commissioned to “the Central American States;” did not present credentials at Honduras.
- Macgrane Coxe (1859–1923)
- Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary: Commissioned during a recess of the Senate; recommissioned on December 17, 1896, after confirmation. Did not present credentials in Honduras.
- Joseph Wilcox Jenkins Lee (1870–1949)
- Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary: Did not present credentials in Honduras.
- William Brooks Sorsby (1858–1912)
- Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary: Commissioned during a recess of the Senate. Took oath of office, but did not proceed to post.
- Francisco L. Palmieri (?–)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary: Nomination of July 3, 2018 returned by the Senate on January 3, 2019.