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Chiefs of Mission for Laos
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Notice posted on January 12, 2024.
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updated March 14, 2024.
Chiefs of Mission
- Donald Read Heath (1894–1981)
- Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary, December 29, 1950–November 1, 1954
- Charles Woodruff Yost (1907–1981)
- Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary, November 1, 1954–August 19, 1955
- Charles Woodruff Yost (1907–1981)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, August 19, 1955–April 27, 1956
- James Graham Parsons (1907–1991)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, October 12, 1956–February 8, 1958
- Horace Harrison Smith (1905–1976)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, April 9, 1958–June 21, 1960
- Winthrop Gilman Brown (1907–1987)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, July 25, 1960–June 28, 1962
- Leonard Seidman Unger (1917–2010)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, July 25, 1962–December 1, 1964
- William Healy Sullivan (1922–2013)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, December 23, 1964–March 18, 1969
- George McMurtrie Godley II (1917–1999)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, July 24, 1969–April 23, 1973
- Charles Sheldon Whitehouse (1926–2001)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, September 20, 1973–April 12, 1975
- Thomas James Corcoran (1920–1994)
- Chargé d’Affaires ad interim, August 1975–March 1978
- George B. Roberts Jr. (1930–)
- Chargé d’Affaires ad interim, March 1978–September 1979
- Leo John Moser (1929–)
- Chargé d’Affaires ad interim, September 1979–October 1981
- William Wayt Thomas Jr. (1925–)
- Chargé d’Affaires ad interim, November 1981–November 1983
- Theresa Anne Tull (1936–)
- Chargé d’Affaires ad interim, November 1983–August 1986
- Harriet W. Isom (1936–)
- Chargé d’Affaires ad interim, August 1986–August 1989
- Beginning January 9, 1987, Chiefs of Mission were designated Chargés d’Affaires.
- Charles B. Salmon Jr. (1938–)
- Chargé d’Affaires, August 1989–August 1992
- Charles B. Salmon Jr. (1938–)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, August 6, 1992–July 26, 1993
- Victor L. Tomseth (1941–)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, January 8, 1994–August 20, 1996
- Wendy Jean Chamberlin (1948–)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, September 5, 1996–June 14, 1999
- Douglas Alan Hartwick (1950–)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, September 18, 2001–April 21, 2004
- Patricia Marie Haslach (1956–)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, September 4, 2004–March 26, 2007
- Ravic R. Huso (1953–)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, September 13, 2007–August 22, 2010
- Karen Brevard Stewart (1952–)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, November 16, 2010–August 8, 2013
- Daniel Anthony Clune (1949–)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, November 7, 2013–September 17, 2016
- Rena Bitter (?–)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, November 1, 2016–January 26, 2020
- Peter M. Haymond (?–)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, January 31, 2020–
Other Nominees
- Galen Luther Stone (1921–)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary: Did not serve under this appointment.