Principal Officers and Chiefs of Mission, by year: 1975

Note: Career Foreign Service appointees are asterisked.

  • *Aggrey, Orison Rudolph (1926-)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Gambia, The (1973-1977)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Gambia, The (1973-1977)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Romania (1977-1981)
  • *Akins, James Elmer (1926-)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Saudi Arabia (1973-1975)
  • *Atherton, Alfred Leroy (1921-2002)
    • Assistant Secretary of State for Near Eastern Affairs (1974-1978)
    • Ambassador at Large (1978-1979)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Egypt (1979-1983)
    • Career Ambassador (1981)
    • Director General of the Foreign Service (1983-1984)
  • Austad, Marcus Jacob (Mark Evans) (1917-1988)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Finland (1975-1977)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Norway (1981-1984)
  • *Barnes, Harry George (1926-)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Romania (1973-1977)
    • Director General of the Foreign Service (1977-1981)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, India (1981-1985)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Chile (1985-1988)
  • Black, Shirley Jane Temple (1928-)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Ghana (1974-1976)
    • Chief of Protocol (1976-1977)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Czechoslovakia (1989-1992)
  • *Bolen, David Benjamin (1923-)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Botswana (1974-1976)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Lesotho (1974-1976)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Swaziland (1974-1976)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, German Democratic Republic (1977-1980)
  • *Boster, Davis Eugene (1920-)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Bangladesh (1974-1976)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Guatemala (1976-1979)
  • *Bowdler, William Garton (1924-)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, El Salvador (1968-1971)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Guatemala (1971-1973)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, South Africa (1975-1978)
    • Assistant Secretary of State for Intelligence and Research (1978-1979)
    • Assistant Secretary of State for Western Hemisphere Affairs (1979-1981)
  • *Brewer, William Dodd (1922-)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Mauritius (1970-1973)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Sudan (1973-1977)
  • *Brewster, Robert Charles (1921-)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Ecuador (1973-1976)
    • Inspector General of the Department of State and the Foreign Service (1979-1981)
  • Britton, Theodore Roosevelt (1925-)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Barbados (1974-1977)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Grenada (1974-1977)
  • *Brown, Lewis Dean (1920-2001)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Gambia, The (1967-1970)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Senegal (1967-1970)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Jordan (1970-1973)
    • Deputy Under Secretary of State for Management (1973-1975)
  • Bruce, David Kirkpatrick Este (1898-1977)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, France (1949-1952)
    • Under Secretary of State (1952-1953)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Germany (1957-1959)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, United Kingdom (1961-1969)
    • Chief, China (1973-1974)
    • U.S. Permanent Representative on the Council of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (1974-1976)
  • Buchanan, Wiley Thomas (1914-1986)
    • Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary, Luxembourg (1953)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Luxembourg (1956)
    • Chief of Protocol (1957-1961)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Austria (1975-1977)
  • *Buffum, William Burnside (1921-)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Lebanon (1970-1974)
    • Assistant Secretary of State for International Organization Affairs (1973-1975)
  • Bunker, Ellsworth (1894-1984)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Argentina (1951-1952)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Italy (1952-1953)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Nepal (1956-1959)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, India (1956-1961)
    • Permanent Representative of the U.S.A. to the Organization of American States (Washington) (1964-1966)
    • Ambassador at Large (1966-1967)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Vietnam, South (1967-1973)
    • Ambassador at Large (1973-1978)
  • Bush, George Herbert Walker (1924-)
    • Representative of the U.S.A. to the United Nations (1971-1973)
    • Chief, China (1974-1975)
  • *Byrne, Thomas Ryan (1923-)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Norway (1973-1976)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Czechoslovakia (1976-1978)
  • *Byroade, Henry Alfred (1913-1993)
    • Director of the Bureau of German Affairs (1950-1952)
    • Assistant Secretary of State for Near Eastern Affairs (1952-1955)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Egypt (1955-1956)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, South Africa (1956-1959)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Afghanistan (1959-1962)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Burma (1963-1968)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Philippines (1969-1973)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Pakistan (1973-1977)
  • Campbell, James Fromhart (1912-)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, El Salvador (1974-1976)
  • *Cargo, William Ira (1917-2005)
    • Director of the Policy Planning (1969-1973)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Nepal (1973-1976)
  • *Carlucci, Frank Charles (1930-)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Portugal (1974-1978)
  • *Carter, William Beverly (1921-1982)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Tanzania (1972-1975)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Liberia (1976-1979)
    • Ambassador at Large (1979-1981)
  • Catto, Henry Edward (1930-)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, El Salvador (1971-1973)
    • Chief of Protocol (1974-1976)
    • Representative of the U.S.A. to the European Office of the United Nations (Geneva) (1976-1977)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, United Kingdom (1989-1991)
    • Director of the U.S. Information Agency (1991)
  • Constandy, John P. (1924-)
    • Deputy Inspector General of Foreign Assistance (1974-1976)
  • Cooper, John Sherman (1901-1991)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, India (1955-1956)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Nepal (1955-1956)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, German Democratic Republic (1974-1976)
  • *Crawford, William Rex (1928-2002)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Yemen (1972-1974)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Cyprus (1974-1978)
  • *Crimmins, John Hugh (1919-)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Dominican Republic (1966-1969)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Brazil (1973-1978)
  • *Cronk, Edwin Monroe (1918-)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Singapore (1972-1975)
  • Crowe, Philip Kingsland (1908-1976)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Sri Lanka (1953-1956)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, South Africa (1959-1961)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Norway (1969-1973)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Denmark (1973-1975)
  • Curley, Walter Joseph Patrick (1922-)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Ireland (1975-1977)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, France (1989-1993)
  • *Cutler, Walter Leon (1931-)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Congo, Democratic Republic of the (1975-1979)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Iran (1979)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Tunisia (1981-1984)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Saudi Arabia (1984-1987)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Saudi Arabia (1988-1989)
  • Dale, Francis Lykins (1921-1993)
    • Representative of the U.S.A. to the European Office of the United Nations (Geneva) (1973-1976)
  • *Dale, William Norris (1919-)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Central African Republic (1973-1975)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Bulgaria (1993-1996)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Croatia (1997-1998)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Russia (2001-2004)
  • *Davies, Richard Townsend (1920-2005)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Poland (1972-1978)
  • *Davis, Nathaniel (1925-)
    • Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary, Bulgaria (1965-1966)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Guatemala (1968-1971)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Chile (1971-1973)
    • Director General of the Foreign Service (1973-1975)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Switzerland (1975-1977)
    • Assistant Secretary of State for African Affairs (1975)
  • Davis, Shelby Cullom (1909-)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Switzerland (1969-1975)
  • *Dean, John Gunther (1926-)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Cambodia (1974-1975)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Denmark (1975-1978)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Lebanon (1978-1981)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Thailand (1981-1985)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, India (1985-1988)
  • *Dean, Robert William (1920-)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Peru (1974-1977)
  • Dent, Frederick Baily (1922-)
    • U.S. Trade Representative (1975-1977)
  • *Dillery, Carl Edward (1930-)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Kiribati (1884-1987)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Fiji (1984-1987)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Tonga (1984-1987)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Tuvalu (1984-1987)
  • Dillon, Betty Rose (Crites) (1923-)
    • Representative of the U.S.A. on the Council of the International Civil Aviation Organization (Montreal) (1971-1977)
  • Dominick, Peter Hoyt (1915-)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Switzerland (1975)
  • *Eagleburger, Lawrence Sidney (1930-2011)
    • Deputy Under Secretary of State for Management (1975-1977)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Yugoslavia (1977-1981)
    • Assistant Secretary of State for European and Eurasian Affairs (1981-1982)
    • Under Secretary of State for Political Affairs (1982-1984)
    • Career Ambassador (1984)
    • Deputy Secretary of State (1989-1992)
    • Secretary of State ad interim (1992)
    • Secretary of State (1992-1993)
  • *Easum, Donald Boyd (1923-)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Burkina Faso (1971-1974)
    • Assistant Secretary of State for African Affairs (1974-1975)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Nigeria (1975-1979)
  • *Eilts, Hermann Frederick (1922-2006)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Saudi Arabia (1965-1970)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Bangladesh (1972)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Egypt (1974-1979)
  • *Eliot, Theodore Lyman (1928-)
    • Executive Secretaries (1969-1973)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Afghanistan (1973-1978)
    • Inspector General of the Department of State and the Foreign Service (1978)
  • *Enders, Thomas Ostrom (1931-1996)
    • Assistant Secretary of State for Economic, Energy, and Business Affairs (1974-1975)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Canada (1975-1979)
    • Representative of the U.S.A. to the European Union, with the rank and status of Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary (1979-1981)
    • Assistant Secretary of State for Western Hemisphere Affairs (1981-1983)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Spain (1983-1986)
  • *Engle, James Bruce (1919-)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Benin (1974-1976)
  • Farkas, Ruby Ruth (Lewis) (1906-1996)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Luxembourg (1973-1976)
  • Firestone, Leonard Kimball (1907-)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Belgium (1974-1977)
  • *Fritts, Robert Eugene (1934-)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Rwanda (1974-1976)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Ghana (1983-1986)
  • Gerard, Sumner (1916-)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Jamaica (1974-1977)
  • *Godley, George McMurtrie (1917-1999)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Congo, Democratic Republic of the (1964-1966)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Laos (1969-1973)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Lebanon (1974-1976)
    • Assistant Secretary of State for East Asian and Pacific Affairs (Not commissioned; nomination withdrawn before the Senate acted upon it.)
  • Gould, Kingdon (1924-)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Luxembourg (1969-1972)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Netherlands (1973-1976)
  • *Graham, Pierre Robert (1922-)
    • U.S. Permanent Representative to the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (1969-1973)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Burkina Faso (1974-1978)
  • *Green, Marshall (1916-1998)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Indonesia (1965-1969)
    • Assistant Secretary of State for East Asian and Pacific Affairs (1969-1973)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Australia (1973-1975)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Nauru (1974-1975)
  • *Greenwald, Joseph Adolph (1918-2000)
    • Representative of the U.S.A. to the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (Paris) (1969-1972)
    • Representative of the U.S.A. to the European Union, with the rank and status of Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary (1972-1976)
    • Assistant Secretary of State for Economic, Energy, and Business Affairs (1976)
  • Gronouski, John Austin (1919-1996)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Poland (1965-1975)
  • *Habib, Philip Charles (1920-1992)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Korea (1971-1974)
    • Assistant Secretary of State for East Asian and Pacific Affairs (1974-1976)
    • Under Secretary of State for Political Affairs (1976-1978)
    • Secretary of State ad interim (1977)
  • *Handyside, Holsey Gates (1927-)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Mauritania (1975-1977)
  • *Harrop, William Caldwell (1929-)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Guinea (1975-1977)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Kenya (1980-1983)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Seychelles (1980-1983)
    • Inspector General of the Department of State and the Foreign Service (1983-1986)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Congo, Democratic Republic of the (1987-1991)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Israel (1991-1993)
  • Hartman, Arthur Adair (1926-)
    • Assistant Secretary of State for European and Eurasian Affairs (1973-1977)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, France (1977-1981)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Russia (1981-1987)
    • Career Ambassador (1984)
  • *Heck, Louis Douglas (1918-)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Niger (1974-1976)
    • Coordinator for Combatting Terrorism (1976-1977)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Nepal (1977-1980)
    • Chargé d'Affaires ad interim, Nepal (Embassy Kathmandu was opened Aug 6, 1959, with L. Douglas Heck as Chargé d'Affaires ad interim.)
    • Chargé d'Affaires ad interim, Cyprus (The Embassy in Nicosia was established on Aug 16, 1960, with L. Douglas Heck as Chargé d'Affaires ad interim)
  • Helms, Richard McGarrah (1913-)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Iran (1973-1976)
  • *Herz, Martin Florian (1917-1983)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Bulgaria (1974-1977)
  • Hill, Robert Charles (1917-1978)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Costa Rica (1953-1954)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, El Salvador (1954-1955)
    • Assistant Secretary of State for Legislative Affairs (1956-1957)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Mexico (1957-1960)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Spain (1969-1972)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Argentina (1973-1977)
  • *Hillenbrand, Martin Joseph Anthony (1915-)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Hungary (1967-1969)
    • Assistant Secretary of State for European and Eurasian Affairs (1969-1972)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Germany (1972-1976)
  • *Hinton, Deane Roesch (1923-)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Congo, Democratic Republic of the (1974-1975)
    • Representative of the U.S.A. to the European Union, with the rank and status of Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary (1976-1979)
    • Assistant Secretary of State for Economic, Energy, and Business Affairs (1979-1981)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, El Salvador (1981-1983)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Pakistan (1983-1986)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Costa Rica (1987-1990)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Panama (1990-1994)
    • Career Ambassador (1987)
  • Hodgson, James Day (1915-)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Japan (1974-1977)
  • *Holdridge, John Herbert (1924-2001)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Singapore (1975-1978)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Indonesia (1982-1986)
    • Assistant Secretary of State for East Asian and Pacific Affairs (1981)
  • Holton, Abner Linwood (1923-)
    • Assistant Secretary of State for Legislative Affairs (1974-1975)
  • Humes, John Portner (1921-1985)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Austria (1969-1975)
  • *Hummel, Arthur William (1920-2001)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Burma (1968-1971)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Ethiopia (1975-1976)
    • Assistant Secretary of State for East Asian and Pacific Affairs (1976-1977)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Pakistan (1977-1981)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, China (1981-1985)
    • Career Ambassador (1981)
  • Hurd, John Gavin (1914-)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, South Africa (1970-1975)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Venezuela (Not commissioned; nomination withdrawn before the Senate acted upon it.)
  • *Hurwitch, Robert A. (1920-)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Dominican Republic (1973-1978)
  • Hyland, William G. (1929-)
    • Assistant Secretary of State for Intelligence and Research (1974-1975)
  • Ikle, Fred Charles (1924-)
    • Director of the U.S. Arms Control and Disarmament Agency (1973-1977)
  • Ingersoll, Robert Stephen (1914-)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Japan (1972-1973)
    • Assistant Secretary of State for East Asian and Pacific Affairs (1973-1974)
    • Deputy Secretary of State (1974-1976)
  • *Irving, Frederick (1921-)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Iceland (1972-1976)
    • Assistant Secretary of State for Oceans and International Environmental and Scientific Affairs (1976-1977)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Jamaica (1977-1978)
  • *Isham, Heyward (1926-)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Haiti (1973-1977)
    • Coordinator for Combatting Terrorism (1977-1978)
  • *Johnson, Ural Alexis (1908-1997)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Czechoslovakia (1953-1957)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Thailand (1958-1961)
    • Deputy Under Secretary of State for Political Affairs (1961-1964)
    • Deputy Ambassador, Vietnam, South (arrived at Saigon on Jun 28, 1964, as the first of a series of Deputy Ambassadors to Vietnam. The Deputy Ambassadors and their periods of service in Vietnam are: U. Alexis Johnson (Jun 1964-Sep 1965)...)
    • Career Ambassador (1964)
    • Deputy Under Secretary of State for Political Affairs (1965-1966)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Japan (1966-1969)
    • Under Secretary of State for Political Affairs (1969-1973)
    • Ambassador at Large (1973-1977)
  • *Jones, William Bowdoin (1928-)
    • U.S. Permanent Representative to the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (1973-1977)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Haiti (1977-1980)
  • Jorden, William John (1923-)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Panama (1974-1978)
  • *Jova, Joseph John (1916-1993)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Honduras (1965-1969)
    • Permanent Representative of the U.S.A. to the Organization of American States (Washington) (1969-1974)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Mexico (1973-1977)
  • Keating, Kenneth Barnard (1900-1975)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, India (1969-1972)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Israel (1973-1975)
  • Keogh, James (1916-)
    • Director of the U.S. Information Agency (1973-1976)
  • Kintner, William Roscoe (1915-1997)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Thailand (1973-1975)
  • *Kirk, Roger (1930-)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Somalia (1973-1975)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Romania (1985-1989)
  • Kissinger, Henry A. (Heinz Alfred) (1923-)
    • Secretary of State (1973-1977)
  • *Krebs, Max Vance (1916-)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Guyana (1974-1976)
  • Krehbiel, Victor John (1905-)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Finland (1973-1975)
  • *Kubisch, Jack Bloom (1921-)
    • Assistant Secretary of State for Western Hemisphere Affairs (1973-1974)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Greece (1974-1977)
  • *Laise, Caroline Clendening (Carol (Laise) Bunker) (1917-1991)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Nepal (1966-1973)
    • Assistant Secretary of State for Public Affairs (1973-1975)
    • Director General of the Foreign Service (1975-1977)
  • *Landau, George Walter (1920-)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Paraguay (1972-1977)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Chile (1977-1982)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Venezuela (1982-1985)
  • Learson, Thomas Vincent (1912-1996)
    • Ambassador at Large (1975-1977)
  • Leigh, Monroe (1919-2001)
    • Legal Adviser (1974-1977)
  • *Lewis, Samuel Winfield (1930-)
    • Assistant Secretary of State for International Organization Affairs (1975-1977)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Israel (1977-1985)
    • Director of the Policy Planning (1993-1994)
  • *Little, Edward Southard (1918-)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Chad (1974-1976)
  • *Lord, Winston (1937-)
    • Director of the Policy Planning (1973-1977)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, China (1985-1989)
    • Assistant Secretary of State for East Asian and Pacific Affairs (1993-1997)
  • *Loughran, John Lewis (1921-2006)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Somalia (1975-1978)
  • Macomber, William Butts (1921-2003)
    • Assistant Secretary of State for Legislative Affairs (1957-1961)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Jordan (1961-1963)
    • Assistant Secretary of State for Legislative Affairs (1967-1969)
    • Deputy Under Secretary of State for Management (1969-1973)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Turkey (1973-1977)
  • Mailliard, William Somers (1917-1992)
    • Permanent Representative of the U.S.A. to the Organization of American States (Washington) (1974-1977)
  • *Manfull, Melvin Lawrence (1919-2000)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Central African Republic (1970-1972)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Liberia (1972-1975)
  • *Manhard, Philip Wallace (1921-)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Mauritius (1974-1976)
  • *Mark, David Everett (1923-)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Burundi (1974-1977)
  • Marshall, Anthony Dryden (1924-)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Madagascar (1969-1970)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Trinidad and Tobago (1972-1973)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Kenya (1973-1977)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Seychelles (1976-1977)
  • *Martin, Graham Anderson (1912-1990)
    • Representative of the U.S.A. to the European Office of the United Nations (Geneva) (1960-1962)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Thailand (1963-1967)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Italy (1969-1973)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Vietnam, South (1973-1975)
  • Maw, Carlyle Edward (1903-1987)
    • Legal Adviser (1973-1974)
    • Under Secretary of State for Arms Control and International Security Affairs (1974-1976)
  • *McAuliffe, Eugene Vincent (1918-2000)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Hungary (1975-1976)
  • *McClintock, Robert Mills (1909-1976)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Cambodia (1954-1956)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Lebanon (1957-1961)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Argentina (1962-1964)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Venezuela (1970-1975)
  • *McCloskey, Robert James (1922-1996)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Cyprus (1973-1974)
    • Ambassador at Large (1973-1975)
    • Assistant Secretary of State for Legislative Affairs (1975-1976)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Netherlands (1976-1978)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Greece (1978-1981)
  • *McGuire, Ralph Jack (1920-1996)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Mali (1973-1976)
  • *McKesson, John Alexander (1922-)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Gabon (1970-1975)
  • *Meloy, Francis Edward (1917-1976)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Dominican Republic (1969-1973)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Guatemala (1973-1976)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Lebanon (1976)
  • *Mendenhall, Joseph Abraham (1920-)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Madagascar (1972-1975)
  • Miller, Lloyd Ivan (1924-1990)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Trinidad and Tobago (1973-1975)
  • *Moore, Charles Robert (1915-1992)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Mali (1965-1968)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Cameroon (1972-1975)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Equatorial Guinea (1972-1975)
  • Moore, John Denis Joseph (1910-)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Ireland (1969-1975)
  • Moynihan, Daniel Patrick (1927-2003)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, India (1973-1975)
    • Representative of the U.S.A. to the United Nations (1975-1976)
  • *Murphy, Richard William (1929-)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Mauritania (1971-1974)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Syria (1974-1978)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Philippines (1978-1981)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Saudi Arabia (1981-1983)
    • Assistant Secretary of State for Near Eastern Affairs (1983-1989)
    • Career Ambassador (1985)
  • Neumann, Robert Gerhard (1916-1999)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Afghanistan (1966-1973)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Morocco (1973-1976)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Saudi Arabia (1981)
  • *Newsom, David Dunlap (1918-)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Libya (1965-1969)
    • Assistant Secretary of State for African Affairs (1969-1974)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Indonesia (1973-1977)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Philippines (1977-1978)
    • Under Secretary of State for Political Affairs (1978-1981)
    • Secretary of State ad interim (1980)
    • Secretary of State ad interim (1980)
    • Secretary of State ad interim (1981)
  • *Olmsted, Mary Seymour (1919-)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Papua New Guinea (1975-1979)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Solomon Islands (1978-1979)
  • *Osborn, David Lawrence (1921-1994)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Burma (1974-1977)
  • *Paganelli, Robert Peter (1931-)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Qatar (1974-1977)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Syria (1981-1984)
  • Parker, Daniel (1925-1992)
    • Administrator of the Agency for International Development (1973-1977)
  • *Parker, Richard Bordeaux (1923-)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Algeria (1974-1977)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Lebanon (1977-1978)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Morocco (1978-1979)
  • *Pedersen, Richard Foote (1925-)
    • Counselor (1969-1973)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Hungary (1973-1975)
  • *Pickering, Thomas Reeve (1931-)
    • Executive Secretaries (1973-1974)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Jordan (1974-1978)
    • Assistant Secretary of State for Oceans and International Environmental and Scientific Affairs (1978-1981)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Nigeria (1981-1983)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, El Salvador (1983-1985)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Israel (1985-1988)
    • Representative of the U.S.A. to the United Nations (1989-1992)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, India (1992-1993)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Russia (1993-1996)
    • Career Ambassador (1984)
    • Under Secretary of State for Political Affairs (1997-2000)
  • *Popper, David Henry (1912-)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Cyprus (1969-1973)
    • Assistant Secretary of State for International Organization Affairs (1973-1974)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Chile (1973-1977)
  • *Porter, William James (1914-1988)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Algeria (1962-1965)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Korea (1967-1971)
    • Under Secretary of State for Political Affairs (1973-1974)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Canada (1974-1975)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Saudi Arabia (1975-1977)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Saudi Arabia (Not commissioned; nomination withdrawn before the Senate acted upon it.)
  • *Rawls, Nancy Vivian (1926-1985)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Togo (1974-1976)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Cote d’Ivoire (1979-1983)
  • Ray, Dixy Lee (1914-1994)
    • Assistant Secretary of State for Oceans and International Environmental and Scientific Affairs (1975)
  • *Reinhardt, John Edward (1920-)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Nigeria (1971-1975)
    • Assistant Secretary of State for Public Affairs (1975-1977)
    • Director of the U.S. Information Agency (1977-1978)
    • Director of the U.S. Information Agency (1978-1980)
  • Richardson, Elliot Lee (1920-1999)
    • Under Secretary of State (1969-1970)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, United Kingdom (1975-1976)
    • Ambassador at Large (1977-1980)
  • Richardson, John (1921-)
    • Assistant Secretary of State for Educational and Cultural Affairs (1969-1977)
  • Robinson, Charles Wesley (1919-)
    • Under Secretary of State for Economic, Energy, and Agricultural Affairs (1974-1976)
    • Deputy Secretary of State (1976-1977)
  • Rogers, William Dill (1927-)
    • Assistant Secretary of State for Western Hemisphere Affairs (1974-1976)
    • Under Secretary of State for Economic, Energy, and Agricultural Affairs (1976)
  • Rush, Kenneth (1910-1994)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Germany (1969-1972)
    • Deputy Secretary of State (1973-1974)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, France (1974-1977)
    • Secretary of State ad interim (1973)
  • Samuels, Michael Anthony (1939-)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Sierra Leone (1974-1977)
  • Sanchez, Phillip Victor (1929-)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Honduras (1973-1976)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Colombia (1976-1977)
  • *Saunders, Harold Henry (1930-)
    • Assistant Secretary of State for Intelligence and Research (1975-1978)
    • Assistant Secretary of State for Near Eastern Affairs (1978-1981)
  • Saxbe, William Bart (1916-)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, India (1975-1976)
  • *Sayre, Robert Marion (1924-)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Uruguay (1968-1969)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Panama (1969-1974)
    • Inspector General of the Department of State and the Foreign Service (1975-1978)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Brazil (1978-1981)
    • Coordinator for Combatting Terrorism (1982-1984)
  • Scali, John Alfred (1918-1995)
    • Representative of the U.S.A. to the United Nations (1973-1975)
  • *Schaufele, William Everett (1923-)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Burkina Faso (1969-1971)
    • Assistant Secretary of State for African Affairs (1975-1977)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Greece (1977)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Poland (1978-1980)
    • Inspector General of the Department of State and the Foreign Service (1975)
  • *Scotes, Thomas James (1932-)
    • Chargé d'Affaires ad interim, Syria (1974)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Yemen (1974-1978)
  • Scott, Stuart Nash (1906-1991)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Portugal (1973-1975)
  • *Seelye, Talcott Williams (1922-2006)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Tunisia (1972-1976)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Syria (1978-1981)
  • Selden, Armistead Inge (1921-1985)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Fiji (1974-1978)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, New Zealand (1974-1979)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Samoa (1974-1979)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Tonga (1974-1979)
  • *Shelton, Turner Blair (1915-1982)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Nicaragua (1970-1975)
  • *Sherer, Albert William (1916-1986)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Togo (1967-1970)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Equatorial Guinea (1968-1969)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Guinea (1970-1971)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Czechoslovakia (1972-1975)
  • *Shlaudeman, Harry Walter (1926-)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Venezuela (1975-1976)
    • Assistant Secretary of State for Western Hemisphere Affairs (1976-1977)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Peru (1977-1980)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Argentina (1980-1983)
    • Ambassador at Large (1984-1986)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Nicaragua (1990-1992)
  • Silberman, Laurence Hirsch (1935-)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Yugoslavia (1975-1976)
  • *Siracusa, Ernest Victor (1918-)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Bolivia (1969-1973)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Uruguay (1973-1977)
  • *Sisco, Joseph John (1919-)
    • Assistant Secretary of State for International Organization Affairs (1965-1969)
    • Assistant Secretary of State for Near Eastern Affairs (1969-1974)
    • Under Secretary of State for Political Affairs (1974-1976)
  • *Smith, Robert Powell (1929-)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Malta (1974-1976)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Ghana (1976-1979)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Liberia (1979-1981)
  • Smith, Robert Solwin (1924-)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Cote d’Ivoire (1974-1976)
  • *Sneider, Richard Lee (1922-1986)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Korea (1974-1978)
  • *Sohm, Earl David (1918-1995)
    • Director of the Office of Management Policy (1975-1976)
  • Sollenberger, Howard E. (1917-1999)
    • Director of the Foreign Service Institute (1971-1976)
  • *Sonnenfeldt, Helmut (1926-)
    • Counselor (1973-1977)
  • *Spain, James William (1926-)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Tanzania (1975-1979)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Turkey (1980-1981)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Maldives (1985-1989)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Sri Lanka (1985-1989)
  • Spiro, Herbert John (1924-)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Equatorial Guinea (1975)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Cameroon (1975-1977)
  • Springsteen, George Stoney (1923-1993)
    • Executive Secretaries (1974-1976)
    • Director of the Foreign Service Institute (1976-1980)
  • *Stabler, Wells (1919-)
    • Chargé d'Affaires ad interim, Jordan (1949)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Spain (1975-1978)
  • *Stedman, William Perry (1923-)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Bolivia (1973-1977)
  • *Steigman, Andrew Lee (1933-)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Gabon (1975-1977)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Sao Tome and Principe (1975-1977)
  • *Sterner, Michael Edmund (1928-)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, United Arab Emirates (1974-1976)
  • *Stevenson, Robert Ayer (1918-)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Malawi (1974-1978)
  • *Stibravy, William John (1916-)
    • Representative of the U.S.A. to the United Nations Industrial Development Organization (Vienna), (1968-1977)
  • *Stoessel, Walter John (1920-1986)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Poland (1968-1972)
    • Assistant Secretary of State for European and Eurasian Affairs (1972-1974)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Russia (1973-1976)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Germany (1976-1981)
    • Under Secretary of State for Political Affairs (1981-1982)
    • Career Ambassador (1981)
    • Deputy Secretary of State (1982)
    • Secretary of State ad interim (1982)
  • *Stoltzfus, William A. (1924-)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Bahrain (1971-1974)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Qatar (1971-1974)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Kuwait (1971-1976)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Oman (1972-1974)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, United Arab Emirates (1972-1974)
  • *Stone, Galen Luther (1921-)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Laos (1975)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Cyprus (1978-1981)
  • Strausz-Hupe, Robert (1903-)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Maldives (1970-1971)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Sri Lanka (1970-1971)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Belgium (1972-1974)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Sweden (1974-1976)
    • U.S. Permanent Representative on the Council of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (1976-1977)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Turkey (1981-1989)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, mA (Note: Not commissioned; nomination withdrawn before the Senate acted upon it. .)
  • *Sullivan, William Healy (1922-)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Laos (1964-1969)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Philippines (1973-1977)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Iran (1977-1979)
  • Tape, Gerald Frederick (1915-)
    • Representative of the U.S.A. to the International Atomic Energy Agency (Vienna) (1973-1977)
  • Theberge, James Daniel (1930-1988)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Nicaragua (1975-1977)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Chile (1982-1985)
  • *Thomas, John Morgan (1926-)
    • Assistant Secretary of State for Administration (1973-1979)
  • Todd, Webster B. (1938-)
    • Inspector General of Foreign Assistance (1974-1976)
  • *Todman, Terence Alphonso (1926-)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Chad (1969-1972)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Guinea (1972-1975)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Costa Rica (1974-1977)
    • Assistant Secretary of State for Western Hemisphere Affairs (1977-1978)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Spain (1978-1983)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Denmark (1983-1989)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Argentina (1989-1993)
    • Career Ambassador (1989)
  • *Toon, Malcolm (1916-)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Czechoslovakia (1969-1971)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Yugoslavia (1971-1975)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Israel (1975-1976)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Russia (1976-1979)
  • Turner, William Cochrane (1929-)
    • Representative of the U.S.A. to the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (Paris) (1974-1977)
  • *Twinam, Joseph Wright (1934-2001)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Bahrain (1974-1976)
  • *Underhill, Francis Trelease (1921-1999)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Malaysia (1973-1977)
  • *Unger, Leonard Seidman (1917-)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Laos (1962-1964)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Thailand (1967-1973)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, China (1974-1979)
  • *Vaky, Viron Peter (1925-)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Costa Rica (1972-1974)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Colombia (1973-1976)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Venezuela (1976-1978)
    • Assistant Secretary of State for Western Hemisphere Affairs (1978-1979)
  • *Van Hollen, Christopher (1922-)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Maldives (1972-1976)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Sri Lanka (1972-1976)
  • *Vest, George Southall (1918-)
    • Assistant Secretary of State for Politico-Military Affairs (1974-1977)
    • Assistant Secretary of State for European and Eurasian Affairs (1977-1981)
    • Representative of the U.S.A. to the European Union, with the rank and status of Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary (1981-1985)
    • Director General of the Foreign Service (1985-1989)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Pakistan (Nomination withdrawn May 5, 1977.)
    • Career Ambassador (1987)
  • Volpe, John Anthony (1908-)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Italy (1973-1977)
  • Walentynowicz, Leonard Frederick (1932-)
    • Assistant Secretary of State for Consular Affairs (1974-1977)
  • Weiss, Seymour (1925-1992)
    • Assistant Secretary of State for Politico-Military Affairs (1973-1974)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Bahamas (1974-1976)
  • White, Charles Dunning (1868-1954)
    • Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary, Honduras (1911)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Laos (1973-1975)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Thailand (1975-1978)
  • *Whitehouse, Charles Sheldon (1926-2001)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Laos (1973-1975)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Thailand (1975-1978)
  • *Wilkowski, Jean Mary (1919-)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Zambia (1972-1976)
  • *Wolle, William Down (1928-)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Oman (1974-1978)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, United Arab Emirates (1979-1981)