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Chiefs of Mission for Romania
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Chiefs of Mission
- Eugene Schuyler (1840–1890)
- Diplomatic Agent/Consul General, December 14, 1880–January 25, 1881
- Eugene Schuyler (1840–1890)
- Chargé d’Affaires and Consul General, January 25, 1881–September 8, 1882
- Eugene Schuyler (1840–1890)
- Minister Resident/Consul General, September 8, 1882–September 7, 1884
- John Walker Fearn (1832–1899)
- Minister Resident/Consul General, October 20, 1885–October 24, 1899
- Archibald Loudon Snowden (1837–1912)
- Minister Resident/Consul General, November 25, 1889–August 15, 1892
- Archibald Loudon Snowden (1837–1912)
- Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary, August 15, 1892–August 28, 1892
- Eben Alexander (1851–1910)
- Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary/Consul General, June 15, 1894–August 1, 1897
- William Woodville Rockhill (1854–1914)
- Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary/Consul General, May 18, 1898–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, July 14, 1900–March 13, 1901
- Charles Spencer Francis (1853–1911)
- Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary, October 16, 1901–December 24, 1902
- John Brinkerhoff Jackson (1862–1920)
- Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary, April 7, 1903–June 5, 1903
- John Brinkerhoff Jackson (1862–1920)
- Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary, June 5, 1903–July 25, 1905
- John Wallace Riddle (1864–1941)
- Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary, October 3, 1905–January 23, 1907
- Horace Greeley Knowles (1863–1913)
- Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary, May 7, 1907–July 1, 1907
- Horace Greeley Knowles (1863–1913)
- Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary, July 1, 1907–February 4, 1909
- Spencer Fayette Eddy (1874–1939)
- Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary, July 9, 1909–September 29, 1909
- John Ridgely Carter (1862–1944)
- Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary, November 14, 1909–June 4, 1910
- John Ridgely Carter (1862–1944)
- Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary, June 24, 1910–October 24, 1911
- John Brinkerhoff Jackson (1862–1920)
- Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary, December 24, 1911–October 28, 1913
- Charles Joseph Vopicka (1857–1935)
- Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary, November 27, 1913–July 10, 1920
- Peter Augustus Jay (1877–1933)
- Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary, June 30, 1921–May 9, 1925
- William Smith Culbertson (1884–1966)
- Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary, September 12, 1925–April 15, 1928
- Charles Stetson Wilson (1873–1947)
- Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary, October 13, 1928–August 2, 1933
- Alvin Mansfield Owsley (1888–1967)
- Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary, September 15, 1933–June 16, 1935
- Leland Harrison (1883–1951)
- Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary, July 24, 1935–September 3, 1937
- Franklin Mott Gunther (1885–1941)
- Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary, October 23, 1937–December 12, 1941
- Rudolf Emil Schoenfeld (1895–1981)
- Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary, September 25, 1947–May 24, 1950
- James Watson Gantenbein (1900–1960)
- Chargé d’Affaires ad interim, September 1950–November 1952
- Harold Shantz (1894–1967)
- Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary, November 20, 1952–August 30, 1955
- Robert Helyer Thayer (1901–1984)
- Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary, November 10, 1955–December 12, 1957
- Clifton Reginald Wharton (1899–1990)
- Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary, March 7, 1958–October 21, 1960
- William Avery Crawford (1915–2001)
- Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary, February 10, 1962–December 24, 1964
- William Avery Crawford (1915–2001)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, December 24, 1964–October 10, 1965
- Richard Hallock Davis (1913–1972)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, December 16, 1965–August 6, 1969
- Leonard Carpenter Meeker (1916–2014)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, September 16, 1969–May 10, 1973
- Harry George Barnes Jr. (1926–2012)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, March 14, 1974–November 10, 1977
- Orison Rudolph Aggrey (1926–2016)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, November 22, 1977–July 11, 1981
- David B. Funderburk (1944–)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, October 13, 1981–May 13, 1985
- Roger Kirk (1930–)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, November 29, 1985–July 5, 1989
- Alan Green Jr. (1925–2001)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, December 7, 1989–January 11, 1992
- John Roger Davis Jr. (1927–)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, March 11, 1992–August 9, 1994
- Alfred H. Moses (1929–)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, December 14, 1994–August 11, 1997
- James Carew Rosapepe (1951–)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, February 4, 1998–March 1, 2001
- Michael E. Guest (1957–)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, September 24, 2001–July 8, 2004
- Jack Dyer Crouch (1958–)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, July 16, 2004–February 28, 2005
- Nicholas F. Taubman (1935–)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, December 5, 2005–December 3, 2008
- Mark Gitenstein (1946–)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, August 28, 2009–December 14, 2012
- Duane Clemens Butcher (1965–)
- Chargé d’Affaires ad interim, December 2012–July 2014
- Dean Richard Thompson (1967–)
- Chargé d’Affaires ad interim, July 2014–September 2015
- Hans G. Klemm (1957–)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, September 21, 2015–December 14, 2019
- Adrian Zuckerman (?–)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, December 16, 2019–
Other Nominees
- Truxtun Beale (1856–1936)
- Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary: Did not present credentials.
- Truxtun Beale (1856–1936)
- Minister Resident/Consul General: Did not present credentials.
- Truxtun Beale (1856–1936)
- Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary/Consul General: Did not present credentials.
- Henry Lane Wilson (1856–1932)
- Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary: Commissioned during a recess of the Senate. Declined appointment.
- Francis Mairs Huntington Wilson (1875–1946)
- Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary: Took oath of office, but did not proceed to post.