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Chiefs of Mission for Maldives
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Notice posted on January 12, 2024.
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updated March 14, 2024.
Chiefs of Mission
- Cecil Burton Lyon (1903–1993)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, April 9, 1966–June 17, 1967
- Andrew Vincent Corry (1904–1981)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, December 12, 1967–March 21, 1970
- Robert Strausz-Hupé (1903–2002)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, July 25, 1970–December 12, 1971
- Christopher Van Hollen (1922–2013)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, December 10, 1972–April 26, 1976
- John Hathaway Reed (1921–2012)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, August 23, 1976–June 1, 1977
- William Howard Wriggins (1918–2008)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, March 28, 1978–December 13, 1979
- Donald R. Toussaint (1927–1986)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, February 25, 1980–January 17, 1982
- John Hathaway Reed (1921–2012)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, February 22, 1982–September 3, 1985
- James William Spain (1926–2008)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, January 6, 1986–June 16, 1989
- Marion V. Creekmore Jr. (1939–)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, December 11, 1989–August 27, 1992
- Teresita Currie Schaffer (1945–)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, October 22, 1992–August 15, 1995
- Albert Peter Burleigh (1942–)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, January 19, 1996–August 1, 1997
- Shaun Edward Donnelly (1946–)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, February 19, 1998–August 16, 2000
- E. Ashley Wills (1949–)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, November 6, 2000–June 17, 2003
- Jeffrey John Lunstead (1947–)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, December 8, 2003–July 12, 2006
- Robert Orris Blake Jr. (1957–)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, October 30, 2006–May 21, 2009
- Patricia A. Butenis (1953–)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, October 1, 2009–August 1, 2012
- Michele Jeanne Sison (1959–)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, September 9, 2012–December 6, 2014
- Atul Keshap (1971–)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, October 19, 2015–July 15, 2018
- Alaina B. Teplitz (1969–)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, November 18, 2018–
Other Nominees
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