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Chiefs of Mission for Bolivia
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Chiefs of Mission
- John Appleton (1815–1864)
- Chargé d’Affaires, January 3, 1849–May 4, 1849
- Alexander Keith McClung (1812–1855)
- Chargé d’Affaires, July 3, 1850–June 30, 1851
- Horace H. Miller (?–?)
- Chargé d’Affaires, December 18, 1852–January 18, 1854
- John Winchester Dana (1808–1867)
- Chargé d’Affaires, February 23, 1854–September 24, 1854
- John Winchester Dana (1808–1867)
- Minister Resident, September 24, 1854–March 10, 1859
- John Cotton Smith II (1810–1879)
- Minister Resident, March 10, 1859–May 1, 1861
- David Kellogg Cartter (1812–1887)
- Minister Resident, July 28, 1861–October 1862
- Allen A. Hall (?–1867)
- Minister Resident, September 4, 1863–May 18, 1867
- John Watson Caldwell (1809–1896)
- Minister Resident, November 2, 1868–July 25, 1869
- Leopold Markbreit (1842–1909)
- Minister Resident, July 25, 1869–February 12, 1873
- John Thomas Croxton (1837–1874)
- Minister Resident, April 9, 1873–April 16, 1874
- Robert McConnell Reynolds (1826–1885)
- Minister Resident, January 30, 1875–October 11, 1876
- Solomon Newton Pettis (1827–1900)
- Minister Resident/Consul General, June 2, 1879–October 30, 1879
- Charles Adams (1845–1895)
- Minister Resident/Consul General, July 8, 1880–August 29, 1882
- George Earl Maney (1826–1901)
- Minister Resident/Consul General, November 4, 1882–June 1, 1883
- Richard Gibbs (1819–1894)
- Minister Resident/Consul General, October 16, 1883–September 11, 1885
- William A. Seay (1831–1888)
- Minister Resident/Consul General, September 19, 1885–April 12, 1887
- Samuel Stewart Carlisle (1836–1907)
- Minister Resident/Consul General, January 17, 1888–December 16, 1889
- Thomas Henry Anderson (1848–1916)
- Minister Resident/Consul General, December 16, 1889–October 4, 1890
- Thomas Henry Anderson (1848–1916)
- Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary, October 4, 1890–November 22, 1892
- Frederic James Grant (1862–1894)
- Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary, April 12, 1893–October 24, 1893
- Thomas Moonlight (1833–1899)
- Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary, April 14, 1894–January 8, 1898
- George H. Bridgman (1853–1925)
- Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary, July 4, 1898–January 13, 1902
- William Brooks Sorsby (1858–1912)
- Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary, October 4, 1902–March 16, 1908
- James Flynn Stutesman (1860–1917)
- Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary, September 8, 1908–April 15, 1910
- Horace Greeley Knowles (1863–1913)
- Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary, December 28, 1910–August 23, 1913
- John Davis O’Rear (1868–1918)
- Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary, August 31, 1913–July 14, 1918
- Samuel Abbot Maginnis (1885–1941)
- Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary, January 14, 1920–December 5, 1921
- Jesse Samuel Cottrell (1878–1944)
- Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary, January 6, 1922–January 26, 1928
- David E. Kaufman (1883–1962)
- Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary, May 30, 1928–January 10, 1929
- Edward Francis Feely (1880–1964)
- Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary, September 23, 1930–September 29, 1933
- Fay Allen Des Portes (1890–1944)
- Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary, November 15, 1933–May 1, 1936
- Raymond Henry Norweb (1894–1983)
- Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary, August 10, 1936–June 15, 1937
- Robert Granville Caldwell (1882–1976)
- Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary, August 21, 1937–June 23, 1939
- Douglas Jenkins (1880–1961)
- Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary, October 26, 1939–October 3, 1941
- Pierre de Lagarde Boal (1895–1966)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, May 23, 1942–December 20, 1943
- Walter Clarence Thurston (1894–1974)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, November 16, 1944–January 3, 1946
- Joseph Flack (1894–1955)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, July 15, 1946–May 17, 1949
- Irving Florman (1892–1981)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, February 27, 1950–September 4, 1951
- Edward John Sparks (1897–1976)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, June 13, 1952–October 29, 1954
- Gerald Augustin Drew (1903–1970)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, December 8, 1954–April 6, 1957
- Philip Wilson Bonsal (1903–1995)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, May 10, 1957–February 6, 1959
- Carl Walther Strom (1899–1969)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, May 4, 1959–May 8, 1961
- Ben Solomon Stephansky (1913–1999)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, June 29, 1961–October 15, 1963
- Douglas Henderson (1914–2010)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, December 7, 1963–August 6, 1968
- Raul Hector Castro (1916–2015)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, September 3, 1968–November 3, 1969
- Ernest Victor Siracusa (1918–2000)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, December 5, 1969–July 30, 1973
- William Perry Stedman Jr. (1923–2018)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, October 3, 1973–June 23, 1977
- Paul Harold Boeker (1938–2003)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, October 26, 1977–February 17, 1980
- Marvin Weissman (1927–)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, March 26, 1980–July 17, 1980
- Alexander Fletcher Watson (1939–)
- Chargé d’Affaires ad interim, July 1980–September 1981
- Edwin Gharst Corr (1934–)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, December 10, 1981–August 9, 1985
- Edward Morgan Rowell (1931–)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, August 20, 1985–January 19, 1988
- Robert S. Gelbard (1944–)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, October 11, 1988–July 20, 1991
- Charles R. Bowers (1940–)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, August 23, 1991–October 7, 1994
- Curtis W. Kamman (1939–)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, November 16, 1994–November 26, 1997
- Donna Jean Hrinak (1951–)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, January 14, 1998–July 17, 2000
- V. Manuel Rocha (1950–)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, August 4, 2000–April 27, 2002
- David N. Greenlee (1943–)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, January 17, 2003–May 10, 2006
- Philip S. Goldberg (1956–)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, October 13, 2006–September 14, 2008
- John S. Creamer (1959–)
- Chargé d’Affaires ad interim, August 2009–July 2012
- Larry L. Memmott (1960–)
- Chargé d’Affaires ad interim, July 2012–February 28, 2014
- Peter M. Brennan (?–)
- Chargé d’Affaires, June 8, 2014–December 17, 2017
- Bruce M. Williamson (?–)
- Chargé d’Affaires, December 20, 2017–August 26, 2020
- Charisse Phillips (?–)
- Chargé d’Affaires, August 26, 2020–
Other Nominees
- Charles Levi Woodbury (1820–1898)
- Chargé d’Affaires: Commissioned during a recess of the Senate; did not serve under this appointment.
- John Winchester Dana (1808–1867)
- Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary: Nominated on February 25, 1856; nomination withdrawn before the Senate acted upon it.
- John Netherland (1808–1887)
- Minister Resident: Declined appointment.
- William Dunnington Bloxham (1835–1911)
- Minister Resident/Consul General: Commissioned during a recess of the Senate; took oath of office, but did not proceed to post.
- Charles Henry James Taylor (1857–1898)
- Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary: Not commissioned; nomination not confirmed by the Senate.
- Evan Erastus Young (1878–1946)
- Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary: Took oath of office, but did not proceed to post.