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Chiefs of Mission for Nepal
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Chiefs of Mission
- Henry Francis Grady (1882–1957)
- Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary, May 3, 1948–June 22, 1948
- Loy Wesley Henderson (1892–1986)
- Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary, December 3, 1948–September 21, 1951
- Chester Bliss Bowles (1901–1986)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, February 16, 1952–March 23, 1953
- George Venable Allen (1903–1970)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, July 5, 1953–November 30, 1954
- John Sherman Cooper (1901–1991)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, June 3, 1955–April 23, 1956
- Ellsworth Bunker (1894–1984)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, March 8, 1957–November 25, 1959
- Henry Endicott Stebbins (1905–1973)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, November 25, 1959–June 10, 1966
- Caroline Clendening Laise (1917–1991)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, December 5, 1966–June 5, 1973
- William Ira Cargo (1917–2005)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, September 28, 1973–April 3, 1976
- Marquita Moseley Maytag (1925–)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, May 18, 1976–April 22, 1977
- Louis Douglas Heck (1918–1993)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, July 29, 1977–May 19, 1980
- Philip R. Trimble (1937–)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, July 10, 1980–February 21, 1981
- Carleton Stevens Coon Jr. (1927–)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, July 3, 1981–August 3, 1984
- Leon Jerome Weil (1927–2011)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, September 21, 1984–November 11, 1987
- Milton Frank (1919–1993)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, April 22, 1988–September 16, 1989
- Julia Chang Bloch (1942–)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, September 22, 1989–May 20, 1993
- Sandra Louise Vogelgesang (1942–)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, April 7, 1994–July 11, 1997
- Ralph Frank (1946–)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, November 4, 1997–August 10, 2001
- Michael E. Malinowski (1948–)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, December 11, 2001–April 23, 2004
- James F. Moriarty (1953–)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, July 16, 2004–July 13, 2007
- Nancy Jo Powell (1947–)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, August 9, 2007–July 9, 2009
- Scott H. DeLisi (1953–)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, June 14, 2010–June 24, 2012
- Peter William Bodde (1954–)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, September 10, 2012–September 15, 2015
- Alaina B. Teplitz (1969–)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, October 7, 2015–August 8, 2018
- Randy W. Berry (?–)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, October 25, 2018–
Other Nominees
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