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.