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Chiefs of Mission for Greece
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Chiefs of Mission
- Charles Keating Tuckerman (1827–1896)
- Minister Resident, June 16, 1868–November 4, 1871
- John Morgan Francis (1823–1897)
- Minister Resident, November 11, 1871–June 25, 1873
- John Meredith Read Jr. (1837–1896)
- Minister Resident, March 12, 1874–January 20, 1877
- John Meredith Read Jr. (1837–1896)
- Chargé d’Affaires, January 20, 1877–May 24, 1879
- Eugene Schuyler (1840–1890)
- Minister Resident/Consul General, January 9, 1883–October 13, 1884
- John Walker Fearn (1832–1899)
- Minister Resident/Consul General, November 30, 1885–October 24, 1889
- Archibald Loudon Snowden (1837–1912)
- Minister Resident/Consul General, October 24, 1889–November 20, 1891
- Archibald Loudon Snowden (1837–1912)
- Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary, November 20, 1891–June 17, 1892
- Truxtun Beale (1856–1936)
- Minister Resident/Consul General, November 17, 1892–April 9, 1893
- Eben Alexander (1851–1910)
- Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary/Consul General, June 13, 1893–August 1, 1897
- William Woodville Rockhill (1854–1914)
- Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary/Consul General, September 25, 1897–May 25, 1898
- William Woodville Rockhill (1854–1914)
- Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary, May 25, 1898–April 27, 1899
- Arthur Sherburne Hardy (1847–1930)
- Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary, October 30, 1899–January 25, 1901
- Charles Spencer Francis (1853–1911)
- Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary, March 2, 1901–December 24, 1902
- John Brinkerhoff Jackson (1862–1920)
- Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary, December 24, 1902–June 5, 1903
- John Brinkerhoff Jackson (1862–1920)
- Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary, June 5, 1903–March 8, 1905
- John Brinkerhoff Jackson (1862–1920)
- Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary, March 8, 1905–October 19, 1907
- Richmond Pearson (1852–1923)
- Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary, December 23, 1907–June 29, 1909
- George Higgins Moses (1869–1944)
- Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary, July 5, 1909–September 30, 1912
- Jacob Gould Schurman (1854–1942)
- Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary, October 17, 1912–August 18, 1913
- George Fred Williams (1852–1932)
- Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary, February 2, 1914–September 28, 1914
- Garrett Droppers (1860–1927)
- Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary, October 9, 1914–April 16, 1920
- Edward Capps (1866–1950)
- Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary, October 11, 1920–December 6, 1920
- Jefferson Caffery (1886–1974)
- Chargé d’Affaires ad interim, February 1922–May 1923
- Ray Atherton (1883–1960)
- Chargé d’Affaires ad interim, May 1923–June 1924
- Irwin Boyle Laughlin (1871–1941)
- Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary, June 14, 1924–March 12, 1926
- Robert Peet Skinner (1866–1960)
- Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary, December 11, 1926–January 7, 1932
- Lincoln MacVeagh (1890–1972)
- Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary, September 22, 1933–June 5, 1941
- Leslie Edgar Reed (1890–1972)
- Chargé d’Affaires ad interim, –July 14, 1941
- Anthony Joseph Drexel Biddle Jr. (1896–1961)
- Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary, November 28, 1941–October 30, 1942
- Anthony Joseph Drexel Biddle Jr. (1896–1961)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, October 30, 1942–March 16, 1943
- Alexander Comstock Kirk (1888–1979)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, June 15, 1943–November 25, 1943
- Lincoln MacVeagh (1890–1972)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, December 1, 1943–October 11, 1947
- Henry Francis Grady (1882–1957)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, July 23, 1948–June 28, 1950
- John Emil Peurifoy (1907–1955)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, September 25, 1950–August 9, 1953
- Cavendish Wells Cannon (1895–1962)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, September 2, 1953–July 28, 1956
- George Venable Allen (1903–1970)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, October 12, 1956–November 13, 1957
- James Williams Riddleberger (1904–1982)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, March 4, 1958–May 20, 1959
- Ellis Ormsbee Briggs (1899–1976)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, July 15, 1959–February 1, 1962
- Henry Richardson Labouisse Jr. (1904–1987)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, March 7, 1962–May 8, 1965
- Phillips Talbot (1915–2010)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, October 11, 1965–January 20, 1969
- Henry Joseph Tasca (1912–1979)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, January 15, 1970–September 16, 1974
- Jack Bloom Kubisch (1921–2007)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, September 26, 1974–July 19, 1977
- Robert James McCloskey (1922–1996)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, March 16, 1978–June 27, 1981
- Monteagle Stearns (1924–2016)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, September 2, 1981–September 21, 1985
- Robert Vossler Keeley (1929–2015)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, October 14, 1985–July 17, 1989
- Michael Sotirhos (1928–2019)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, October 6, 1989–January 30, 1993
- Thomas Michael Tolliver Niles (1939–)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, November 8, 1993–September 27, 1997
- R. Nicholas Burns (1956–)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, December 22, 1997–July 29, 2001
- Thomas Joel Miller (1949–)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, October 8, 2001–December 23, 2004
- Charles P. Ries (1951–)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, January 11, 2005–June 14, 2007
- Daniel V. Speckhard (1959–)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, November 29, 2007–September 9, 2010
- Daniel Bennett Smith (1956–)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, September 28, 2010–August 5, 2013
- David D. Pearce (1950–)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, October 17, 2013–September 16, 2016
- Geoffrey R. Pyatt (1963–)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, October 24, 2016–
Other Nominees
- Nicholas Smith (?–?)
- Minister Resident: Not commissioned; nomination withdrawn before the Senate acted upon it.
- Truxtun Beale (1856–1936)
- Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary: Did not serve under this appointment.
- Truxtun Beale (1856–1936)
- Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary/Consul General: Took oath of office under this appointment, but no record has been found of accreditation.
- Henry Lane Wilson (1856–1932)
- Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary: Commissioned during a recess of the Senate. Declined appointment.
- Roderick Nathaniel Matson (1871–1933)
- Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary: Not commissioned; nomination withdrawn before the Senate acted upon it.
- James Williams Riddleberger (1904–1982)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary: Commissioned during a recess of the Senate; did not serve under this appointment.
- William Everett Schaufele Jr. (1923–2008)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary: Did not serve under this appointment.
- James Eugene Goodby (1929–)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary: Nomination not acted upon by the Senate; later declined a recess appointment.