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Chiefs of Mission for Nicaragua
Chiefs of Mission
- John Bozman Kerr (1809–1878)
- Chargé d’Affaires, February 18, 1852–June 1, 1853
- Solon Borland (1808–1864)
- Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary, September 14, 1853–April 17, 1854
- John H. Wheeler (1806–1882)
- Minister Resident, April 7, 1855–October 23, 1856
- Mirabeau Buonaparte Lamar (1798–1859)
- Minister Resident, February 8, 1858–May 20, 1859
- Alexander Dimitry (1805–1883)
- Minister Resident, September 29, 1859–April 27, 1861
- Andrew B. Dickinson (1801–1873)
- Minister Resident, July 11, 1861–January 15, 1863
- Thomas Hart Clay (1803–1871)
- Minister Resident, January 15, 1863–May 31, 1863
- Andrew B. Dickinson (1801–1873)
- Minister Resident and Extraordinary, May 31, 1863–July 29, 1869
- Charles N. Riotte (1814–1887)
- Minister Resident, July 29, 1869–January 15, 1873
- George McWillie Williamson (1829–1882)
- Minister Resident, November 1, 1873–January 31, 1879
- Cornelius Ambrose Logan (1832–1899)
- Minister Resident, July 30, 1879–April 15, 1882
- Henry Cook Hall (1820–1901)
- Minister Resident, August 12, 1882–November 2, 1882
- Henry Cook Hall (1820–1901)
- Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary, November 2, 1882–May 23, 1889
- Lansing Bond Mizner (1825–1893)
- Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary, August 7, 1889–December 31, 1890
- Romualdo Pacheco (1831–1899)
- Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary, May 21, 1891–October 13, 1891
- Richard Cutts Shannon (1839–1920)
- Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary, October 13, 1891–April 30, 1893
- Lewis Baker (1832–1899)
- Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary, May 13, 1893–December 9, 1897
- William Lawrence Merry (1835–1911)
- Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary, March 1, 1899–December 12, 1907
- William Lawrence Merry (1835–1911)
- Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary, December 12, 1907–August 24, 1908
- John Gardner Coolidge (1863–1936)
- Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary, August 24, 1908–November 21, 1908
- John Hanaford Gregory (1875–)
- Chargé d’Affaires ad interim, –March 12, 1909
- Elliott Northcott (1869–1946)
- Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary, February 21, 1911–June 23, 1911
- George Thomas Weitzel (1873–1936)
- Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary, January 22, 1912–April 19, 1913
- Benjamin Lafayette Jefferson (1871–1950)
- Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary, September 5, 1913–October 24, 1921
- John Edward Ramer (1870–1926)
- Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary, December 30, 1921–April 5, 1925
- Charles Christopher Eberhardt (1871–1965)
- Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary, August 7, 1925–May 10, 1929
- Matthew Elting Hanna (1873–1936)
- Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary, April 11, 1930–September 6, 1933
- Arthur Bliss Lane (1894–1956)
- Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary, December 7, 1933–March 14, 1936
- Boaz Walton Long (1876–1962)
- Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary, March 19, 1936–April 1, 1938
- Meredith Nicholson (1866–1947)
- Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary, June 9, 1938–February 27, 1941
- Pierre de Lagarde Boal (1895–1966)
- Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary, July 24, 1941–March 5, 1942
- James Bolton Stewart (1882–1969)
- Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary, June 12, 1942–April 14, 1943
- James Bolton Stewart (1882–1969)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, April 14, 1943–January 4, 1945
- William Fletcher Warren (1896–1992)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, May 9, 1945–May 4, 1947
- George Price Shaw (1892–1966)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, September 1, 1948–June 8, 1949
- Capus Miller Waynick (1889–1986)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, July 12, 1949–July 22, 1951
- Thomas Edward Whelan (1895–1977)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, November 3, 1951–March 22, 1961
- Aaron Switzer Brown (1913–1969)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, April 21, 1961–May 3, 1967
- Kennedy McCampbell Crockett (1920–)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, August 21, 1967–April 19, 1970
- Turner Blair Shelton (1915–1982)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, November 20, 1970–August 11, 1975
- James Daniel Theberge (1930–1988)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, August 11, 1975–June 8, 1977
- Mauricio Solaun (1935–)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, September 30, 1977–February 26, 1979
- Lawrence A. Pezzulo (1926–2017)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, July 31, 1979–August 18, 1981
- Anthony Cecil Eden Quainton (1934–)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, March 26, 1982–May 6, 1984
- Harry Earl Bergold Jr. (1931–1995)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, May 31, 1984–July 1, 1987
- Richard Huntington Melton (1935–)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, May 4, 1988–July 11, 1988
- John P. Leonard (1940–)
- Chargé d’Affaires ad interim, July 1988–June 1990
- Harry Walter Shlaudeman (1926–)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, June 21, 1990–March 14, 1992
- Ronald D. Godard (1942–)
- Chargé d’Affaires ad interim, March 1992–September 1993
- John F. Maisto (1938–)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, September 8, 1993–November 15, 1996
- Lino Gutierrez (1951–)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, December 5, 1996–July 21, 1999
- Oliver P. Garza (1941–)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, September 24, 1999–August 30, 2002
- Barbara C. Moore (1952–2010)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, September 13, 2002–July 15, 2005
- Paul A. Trivelli (1953–)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, September 9, 2005–August 6, 2008
- Robert J. Callahan (1948–)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, August 27, 2008–July 19, 2011
- Phyllis Marie Powers (1953–)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, May 3, 2012–September 23, 2015
- Laura Farnsworth Dogu (1964–)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, October 6, 2015–October 30, 2018
- Kevin K. Sullivan (1964–)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, November 14, 2018–
Other Nominees
- George Evans (1797–1867)
- Chargé d’Affaires: Not commissioned; nomination withdrawn before the Senate acted upon it.
- John Slidell (1793–1871)
- Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary: Commissioned during a recess of the Senate. Commissioned to Central America; declined appointment.
- Mirabeau Buonaparte Lamar (1798–1859)
- Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary: Appointment revoked.
- James Rudolph Partridge (1823–1884)
- Minister Resident: Not commissioned; nomination withdrawn before the Senate acted upon it.
- Horace Greeley Knowles (1863–1913)
- Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary: Took oath of office, but did not proceed to post.
- Joseph Gerard Sullivan (1944–)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary: Nomination not acted upon by the Senate.
- Jonathan D. Farrar (1956–)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary: Nomination of April 14, 2011, withdrawn on December 5, 2011.