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Chiefs of Mission for Lebanon
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Chiefs of Mission
- George Wadsworth II (1893–1958)
- Diplomatic Agent/Consul General, November 19, 1942–November 16, 1944
- George Wadsworth II (1893–1958)
- Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary, November 16, 1944–February 1, 1947
- Lowell Call Pinkerton (1894–1959)
- Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary, March 6, 1947–April 24, 1951
- Harold Bronk Minor (1902–1984)
- Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary, October 18, 1951–October 15, 1952
- Harold Bronk Minor (1902–1984)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, October 15, 1952–August 10, 1953
- Raymond Arthur Hare (1901–1994)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, September 29, 1953–October 1, 1954
- Donald Read Heath (1894–1981)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, March 9, 1955–January 4, 1958
- Robert Mills McClintock (1909–1976)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, January 15, 1958–August 29, 1961
- Armin Henry Meyer (1914–2006)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, January 12, 1962–April 19, 1965
- Dwight Johnson Porter (1916–2006)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, June 22, 1965–September 12, 1970
- William Burnside Buffum (1921–2012)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, October 13, 1970–January 17, 1974
- George McMurtrie Godley II (1917–1999)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, March 15, 1974–January 13, 1976
- Richard Bordeaux Parker (1923–2011)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, February 15, 1977–October 1, 1978
- John Gunther Dean (1926–)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, October 10, 1978–June 23, 1981
- Robert Sherwood Dillon (1929–)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, June 26, 1981–October 11, 1983
- Reginald Bartholomew (1936–2012)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, October 27, 1983–May 16, 1986
- John Hubert Kelly (1939–2011)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, August 27, 1986–September 17, 1988
- John Thomas McCarthy (1939–)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, November 19, 1989–October 30, 1990
- Ryan Clark Crocker (1949–)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, November 29, 1990–August 14, 1993
- Mark Gregory Hambley (1948–)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, December 23, 1993–September 14, 1994
- Ronald Lewis Schlicher (1958–)
- Chargé d’Affaires ad interim, October 1994–February 1996
- Richard Henry Jones (1950–)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, February 2, 1996–July 8, 1998
- David Michael Satterfield (1954–)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, September 23, 1998–June 10, 2001
- Vincent Martin Battle (1940–)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, September 12, 2001–August 16, 2004
- Jeffrey David Feltman (1959–)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, August 25, 2004–January 25, 2008
- Michele Jeanne Sison (1959–)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, September 4, 2008–August 9, 2010
- Maura Connelly (1959–)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, September 15, 2010–August 20, 2013
- David Hale (1961–)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, September 6, 2013–October 31, 2015
- Elizabeth H. Richard (?–)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, December 1, 2016–February 29, 2020
- Dorothy Shea (?–)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, March 2, 2020–
Other Nominees
- Lowell Call Pinkerton (1894–1959)
- Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary: Commissioned during a recess of the Senate; did not serve under this appointment.
- Francis Edward Meloy Jr. (1917–1976)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary: Had not presented credentials prior to his assassination.