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Chiefs of Mission for Switzerland
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Chiefs of Mission
- Theodore Sedgwick Fay (1807–1898)
- Minister Resident, June 29, 1853–July 1, 1861
- George Gilman Fogg (1813–1881)
- Minister Resident, July 1, 1861–October 16, 1865
- George Harrington (1815–1892)
- Minister Resident, October 16, 1865–July 20, 1869
- Horace Rublee (1829–1896)
- Minister Resident, July 20, 1869–September 7, 1876
- Horace Rublee (1829–1896)
- Chargé d’Affaires, September 7, 1876–October 1, 1876
- Nicholas Fish (1846–1902)
- Chargé d’Affaires, August 7, 1877–August 24, 1881
- Michael John Cramer (1835–1898)
- Chargé d’Affaires, August 25, 1881–August 14, 1882
- Michael John Cramer (1835–1898)
- Minister Resident/Consul General, August 14, 1882–July 9, 1885
- Boyd Winchester (1836–1923)
- Minister Resident/Consul General, July 9, 1885–May 24, 1889
- John Davis Washburn (1833–1903)
- Minister Resident/Consul General, May 24, 1889–December 13, 1890
- John Davis Washburn (1833–1903)
- Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary, December 13, 1890–August 10, 1892
- Person Colby Cheney (1828–1901)
- Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary, January 26, 1893–January 29, 1893
- James Overton Broadhead (1819–1898)
- Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary, July 5, 1893–November 1, 1895
- John Lee Peak (1839–1911)
- Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary, February 15, 1896–August 9, 1897
- John G.A. Leishman (1857–1924)
- Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary, August 9, 1897–February 20, 1901
- Arthur Sherburne Hardy (1847–1930)
- Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary, April 3, 1901–January 29, 1903
- David Jayne Hill (1850–1932)
- Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary, February 24, 1903–July 1, 1905
- Brutus Junius Clay (1847–1932)
- Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary, July 1, 1905–March 1, 1910
- Laurits Selmer Swenson (1865–1947)
- Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary, March 1, 1910–May 15, 1911
- Henry Sherman Boutell (1856–1926)
- Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary, May 23, 1911–July 31, 1913
- Pleasant Alexander Stovall (1857–1935)
- Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary, August 23, 1913–December 14, 1919
- Hampson Gary (1873–1952)
- Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary, June 3, 1920–March 4, 1921
- Joseph Clark Grew (1880–1965)
- Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary, November 1, 1921–March 22, 1924
- Hugh Simons Gibson (1883–1954)
- Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary, May 19, 1924–April 29, 1927
- Hugh Robert Wilson (1885–1946)
- Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary, June 11, 1927–July 8, 1937
- Leland Harrison (1883–1951)
- Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary, September 10, 1937–October 14, 1947
- John Carter Vincent (1900–1972)
- Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary, October 21, 1947–June 9, 1951
- Richard Cunningham Patterson Jr. (1896–1966)
- Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary, June 27, 1951–April 14, 1953
- Frances Elizabeth Willis (1899–1983)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, October 9, 1953–May 5, 1957
- Henry Junior Taylor (1902–1984)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, May 31, 1957–February 28, 1961
- Robert Moody McKinney (1910–2001)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, July 25, 1961–September 8, 1963
- William True Davis Jr. (1919–2003)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, November 29, 1963–September 3, 1965
- John Susskind Hayes (1910–1981)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, November 18, 1966–May 20, 1969
- Shelby Cullom Davis (1909–1994)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, July 17, 1969–April 10, 1975
- Peter Hoyt Dominick (1915–1981)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, April 25, 1975–July 10, 1975
- Nathaniel Davis (1925–2011)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, January 9, 1976–July 31, 1977
- Marvin Leon Warner (1919–2002)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, September 13, 1977–July 10, 1979
- Richard David Vine (1925–2008)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, October 19, 1979–September 1, 1981
- Faith Ryan Whittlesey (1939–)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, October 23, 1981–February 28, 1983
- John Davis Lodge (1903–1985)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, May 19, 1983–April 30, 1985
- Faith Ryan Whittlesey (1939–)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, May 31, 1985–June 14, 1988
- Philip D. Winn (1925–)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, August 19, 1988–August 5, 1989
- Joseph Bernard Gildenhorn (1929–)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, August 23, 1989–March 1, 1993
- M. Larry Lawrence (1926–1996)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, March 21, 1994–January 9, 1996
- Madeleine May Kunin (1933–)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, August 19, 1996–August 16, 1999
- J. Richard Fredericks (1945–)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, January 12, 2000–July 6, 2001
- Mercer Reynolds III (1945–)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, September 11, 2001–March 29, 2003
- Pamela P. Willeford (1950–)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, November 25, 2003–May 6, 2006
- Peter R. Coneway (1944–)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, October 19, 2006–December 7, 2008
- Donald Sternhoff Beyer Jr. (1950–)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, September 8, 2009–May 29, 2013
- Suzan G. LeVine (1969–)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, July 1, 2014–January 20, 2017
- Edward T. McMullen Jr. (?–)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, November 21, 2017–
Other Nominees
- Theodore Sedgwick Fay (1807–1898)
- Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary: Nomination of February 25, 1856, withdrawn before the Senate acted upon it.
- George Schneider (1823–1905)
- Chargé d’Affaires: Commissioned during a recess of the Senate. Took oath of office, but did not proceed to post.
- Charles Page Bryan (1856–1918)
- Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary: Commissioned during a recess of the Senate. Did not serve under this commission.
- Charles Page Bryan (1856–1918)
- Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary: Did not serve under this commission.