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Chiefs of Mission
- Richard Hempstead Donald (1922–)
- Chargé d’Affaires ad interim, April 4, 1966–
- Francis Joseph Galbraith (1913–1986)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, December 8, 1966–July 7, 1969
- Charles Tenney Cross (1922–2008)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, October 10, 1969–November 18, 1971
- Edwin Monroe Cronk (1918–)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, July 31, 1972–June 7, 1975
- John Herbert Holdridge (1924–2001)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, August 5, 1975–June 9, 1978
- Richard Francis Kneip (1933–1987)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, August 7, 1978–September 25, 1980
- Harry E.T. Thayer (1927–)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, December 13, 1980–June 14, 1984
- J. Stapleton Roy (1935–)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, October 26, 1984–October 4, 1986
- Daryl Arnold (1924–1998)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, April 28, 1987–July 8, 1989
- Robert D. Orr (1917–2004)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, July 14, 1989–September 12, 1992
- Jon M. Huntsman Jr. (1960–)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, September 22, 1992–June 15, 1993
- Ralph Leo Boyce (1952–)
- Chargé d’Affaires ad interim, June 1993–August 1994
- Timothy A. Chorba (1946–)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, August 15, 1994–January 7, 1998
- Steven J. Green (1945–)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, January 13, 1998–February 27, 2001
- Franklin L. Lavin (1957–)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, September 10, 2001–October 11, 2005
- Patricia Louise Herbold (1940–)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, December 29, 2005–January 20, 2009
- David Adelman (1964–)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, April 29, 2010–September 1, 2013
- Kirk W.B. Wagar (1969–)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, September 25, 2013–January 20, 2017
- Stephanie Syptak-Ramnath (?–)
- Chargé d’Affaires ad interim, January 20, 2017–July 26, 2019
Other Nominees
- Kathleen Troia Mcfarland (?–)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary: Nominated June 15, 2017 and renominated January 8, 2018. Nomination withdrawn by the president on February 5, 2018.