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U.S. Permanent Representatives to the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization
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The Chief of Mission has the title of U.S. Permanent Representative to the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization.
- John Howard Morrow (1961–1963)
- Crane Haussamen (1962–1964)
- Robert Hirsch Beard Wade (1964–1969)
- Pierre Robert Graham (1969–1973)
- William Bowdoin Jones (1973–1977)
- Esteban Edward Torres (1978–1979)
- Barbara Warne Newell (1979–1981)
- Jean Broward Shevlin Gerard (1981–1984)
- The United States announced its intention to rejoin UNESCO on September 12, 2002, but no Permanent Representative was nominated until 2004.
- Louise Oliver (2004–2009)
- David Killion (2009–2013)
- Crystal Nix-Hines (2014–2017)
- Chris Hegadorn (2017–2018)