Principal Officers and Chiefs of Mission, by year: 1982

Note: Career Foreign Service appointees are asterisked.

  • Abrams, Elliott (1948-)
    • Assistant Secretary of State for International Organization Affairs (1981)
    • Assistant Secretary of State for Democracy, Human Rights, and Labor (1981-1985)
    • Assistant Secretary of State for Western Hemisphere Affairs (1985-1989)
  • Ahmad, Sharon Erdkamp (1933-)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Gambia, The (1982)
  • *Anderson, David (1937-1997)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Yugoslavia (1981-1985)
  • *Anderson, Robert (1922-1996)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Benin (1972-1974)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Morocco (1976-1978)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Dominican Republic (1982-1985)
  • Annenberg, Leonore (1918-)
    • Chief of Protocol (1981-1982)
  • Aranda, Thomas (1934-)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Uruguay (1981-1985)
  • *Armacost, Michael Hayden (1937-)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Philippines (1982-1984)
    • Under Secretary of State for Political Affairs (1984-1989)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Japan (1989-1993)
    • Secretary of State ad interim (1989)
  • *Asencio, Diego Cortes (1931-)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Colombia (1977-1980)
    • Assistant Secretary of State for Consular Affairs (1980-1983)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Brazil (1983-1986)
  • *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)
  • *Barry, Robert Louis (1934-)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Bulgaria (1981-1984)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Indonesia (1992-1995)
  • *Bennett, William Tapley (1917-1994)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Dominican Republic (1964-1966)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Portugal (1966-1969)
    • U.S. Permanent Representative on the Council of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (1977-1983)
    • Assistant Secretary of State for Legislative Affairs (1983-1985)
  • *Bergold, Harry Earl (1931-1995)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Hungary (1980-1983)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Nicaragua (1984-1987)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Morocco (Not commissioned; nomination of Jun 6, 1988, was not acted upon by the Senate.)
  • *Beyer, Gordon Robert (1930-)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Uganda (1980-1983)
  • Bish, Milan D. (1929-2001)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Barbados (1981-1984)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Dominica (1981-1984)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Saint Lucia (1981-1984)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines (1981-1984)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Antigua and Barbuda (1981-1984)
  • *Blane, John Propst (1929-)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Rwanda (1982-1985)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Chad (1985-1988)
  • *Bloomfield, Richard Joseph (1927-)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Ecuador (1976-1978)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Portugal (1978-1982)
  • *Boeker, Paul Harold (1938-2003)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Bolivia (1977-1980)
    • Director of the Foreign Service Institute (1980-1982)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Jordan (1984-1987)
  • *Borg, Parker W. (1939-)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Mali (1981-1984)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Iceland (1993-1996)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Burma (Nomination of Jul 22, 1991, not acted upon by the Senate.)
  • *Boyatt, Thomas David (1933-)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Burkina Faso (1978-1980)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Colombia (1980-1983)
  • *Bray, Charles William (1933-2006)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Senegal (1981-1985)
    • Director of the Foreign Service Institute (1987-1988)
  • *Brement, Marshall (1932-)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Iceland (1981-1985)
  • *Bremer, L. Paul (1941-)
    • Executive Secretaries (1981-1983)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Netherlands (1983-1986)
    • Ambassador at Large (1986-1989)
    • Coordinator for Combatting Terrorism (1986-1989)
  • Brock, William Emerson (1930-)
    • U.S. Trade Representative (1981-1985)
  • Brown, Keith Lapham (1925-)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Lesotho (1982-1983)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Denmark (1988-1992)
  • *Brown, Kenneth Lee (1936-)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Congo, Republic of the (1981-1984)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Cote d’Ivoire (1989-1992)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Ghana (1992-1995)
  • *Brown, Robert Lyle (1920-)
    • Inspector General of the Department of State and the Foreign Service (1981-1983)
  • Browne, H. Monroe (1917-)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, New Zealand (1981-1985)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Samoa (1981-1985)
  • Buckley, James Lane (1923-)
    • Under Secretary of State for Arms Control and International Security Affairs (1981-1982)
    • Counselor (1982)
  • Burns, Arthur Frank (1904-1987)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Germany (1981-1985)
  • Burroughs, John Andrew (1936-)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Malawi (1981-1984)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Uganda (1988-1991)
  • Burt, Richard R. (1947-)
    • Assistant Secretary of State for Politico-Military Affairs (1981-1982)
    • Assistant Secretary of State for European and Eurasian Affairs (1983-1985)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Germany (1985-1989)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary to the U.S. Office for Arms Reduction Negotiations (Geneva) (1989-1991)
  • *Byrne, Patricia Mary (1925-)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Mali (1976-1979)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Burma (1979-1983)
  • Casey, William Robert (1944-)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Niger (1982-1985)
  • *Chapin, Frederic Lincoln (1929-)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Ethiopia (1978-1980)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Guatemala (1981-1984)
    • Chargé d'Affaires ad interim, Chad (Embassy Fort Lamy (now N'Djamena) was established Feb 1, 1961 with Frederic L. Chapin as Chargé d'Affaires ad interim)
  • *Clark, Joan Margaret (1922-)
    • Director of the Office of Management Policy (1977-1979)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Malta (1979-1981)
    • Director General of the Foreign Service (1981-1983)
    • Assistant Secretary of State for Consular Affairs (1983-1989)
  • Clark, William Patrick (1931-)
    • Deputy Secretary of State (1981-1982)
  • *Constable, Peter Dalton (1932-2000)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Congo, Democratic Republic of the (1982-1984)
  • *Cook, Frances D. (1945-)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Burundi (1980-1983)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Cameroon (1989-1993)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Oman (1995-1999)
  • *Coon, Carleton Stevens (1927-)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Nepal (1981-1984)
  • *Coon, Jane Abell (1929-)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Bangladesh (1981-1984)
  • *Corr, Edwin Gharst (1934-)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Peru (1980-1981)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Bolivia (1981-1985)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, El Salvador (1985-1988)
  • *Countryman, John R. (1933-)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Oman (1981-1985)
  • Crocker, Chester A. (1941-)
    • Assistant Secretary of State for African Affairs (1981-1989)
  • Cummings, Theodore E. (1907-1982)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Austria (1981-1982)
  • *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)
  • Dailey, Peter H. (1930-)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Ireland (1982-1984)
  • Dam, Kenneth W. (1932-)
    • Deputy Secretary of State (1982-1985)
  • *Davis, Allen Clayton (1927-)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Guinea (1980-1983)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Uganda (1983-1985)
  • Davis, Arthur H. (1917-2000)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Paraguay (1982-1985)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Panama (1986-1990)
  • *Dawson, Horace Greeley (1926-)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Botswana (1979-1982)
  • *De Vos, Peter John (1938-)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Cape Verde (1980-1983)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Guinea-Bissau (1980-1983)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Mozambique (1983-1987)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Liberia (1990-1992)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Tanzania (1992-1994)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Costa Rica (1994-1997)
  • *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)
  • DiCarlo, Dominic L. (1928-)
    • Assistant Secretary of State for International Narcotics and Law Enforcement Affairs (1981-1984)
  • *Dickman, Francois Moussiegt (1924-)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, United Arab Emirates (1976-1979)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Kuwait (1979-1983)
  • *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, Robert Sherwood (1929-)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Lebanon (1981-1983)
  • Dobriansky, Lev E. (1918-)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Bahamas (1982-1986)
  • Dolibois, John Ernest (1918-)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Luxembourg (1981-1985)
  • Douglas, Howard Eugene (1940-)
    • Ambassador at Large (1982-1986)
  • Downs, John Edward (1917-)
    • Representative of the U.S.A. on the Council of the International Civil Aviation Organization (Montreal) (1977-1982)
  • *Duemling, Robert Werner (1929-)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Suriname (1982-1984)
  • *Dyess, William Jennings (1929-1996)
    • Assistant Secretary of State for Public Affairs (1980-1981)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Netherlands (1981-1983)
  • *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)
  • Eckert, Fred J. (1941-)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Fiji (1982-1984)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Kiribati (1982-1984)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Tonga (1982-1984)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Tuvalu (1982-1984)
  • *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)
  • Evans, Melvin H. (1917-1984)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Trinidad and Tobago (1981-1982)
  • *Ewing, Raymond C. (1936-)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Cyprus (1981-1984)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Ghana (1989-1992)
  • Fairbanks, Richard (1941-)
    • Assistant Secretary of State for Legislative Affairs (1981-1982)
    • Ambassador at Large (1984-1985)
  • *Fischer, David Joseph (1939-)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Seychelles (1982-1985)
  • Fischer, Dean E. (1936-)
    • Assistant Secretary of State for Public Affairs (1981-1982)
  • Forsberg, Franklin S. (1905-)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Sweden (1981-1985)
  • Funderburk, David B. (1944-)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Romania (1981-1985)
  • Galbraith, Evan Griffith (1928-)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, France (1981-1985)
  • Gavin, John A. (1931-)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Mexico (1981-1986)
  • *Gonzalez, Raymond Emmanuel (1924-)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Ecuador (1978-1982)
  • *Gordon, Robert Charles Frost (1920-2001)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Mauritius (1980-1983)
  • Haig, Alexander Meigs (1924-2010)
    • Secretary of State (1981-1982)
  • *Hardy, Alan M. (1934-)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Equatorial Guinea (1981-1984)
  • *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)
  • *Hart, Samuel Friedlander (1933-)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Ecuador (1982-1985)
  • 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)
  • *Healy, Theresa Ann (1932-)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Sierra Leone (1980-1983)
  • Hewitt, William Alexander (1914-)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Jamaica (1982-1985)
  • *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)
  • *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)
  • *Holmes, Henry Allen (1933-)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Portugal (1982-1985)
    • Assistant Secretary of State for Politico-Military Affairs (1985-1989)
    • Ambassador at Large (1989-1993)
  • *Horan, Hume Alexander (1934-)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Equatorial Guinea (1980-1981)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Cameroon (1980-1983)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Sudan (1983-1986)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Saudi Arabia (1987-1988)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Cote d’Ivoire (1992-1995)
  • Hormats, Robert David (1943-)
    • Assistant Secretary of State for Economic, Energy, and Business Affairs (1981-1982)
    • Under Secretary of State for Economic, Energy, and Agricultural Affairs (2009)
  • Howe, Jonathan Trumbull (1935-)
    • Assistant Secretary of State for Politico-Military Affairs (1982-1984)
  • Hughes, (Robert) John (1930-)
    • Assistant Secretary of State for Public Affairs (1982-1985)
  • *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)
  • *Katz, Abraham (1926-)
    • Representative of the U.S.A. to the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (Paris) (1981-1984)
  • *Keeley, Robert Vossler (1929-)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Mauritius (1976-1978)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Zimbabwe (1980-1984)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Greece (1985-1989)
  • Kennedy, Richard Thomas (1919-1998)
    • Under Secretary of State for Management (1981-1982)
    • Representative of the U.S.A. to the International Atomic Energy Agency (Vienna) (1981-1993)
    • Ambassador at Large (1982-1993)
  • Kirkpatrick, Jeane Jordan (1926-2006)
    • Representative of the U.S.A. to the United Nations (1981-1985)
  • Kontos, Constantine William (1922-2000)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Sudan (1980-1983)
  • Korcak, Jerome M. (1937-)
    • Director of the Office of Medical Services (1980-1984)
  • *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)
  • *Lane, Lyle Francis (1926-)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Uruguay (1979-1980)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Paraguay (1980-1982)
  • *Lawrence, Loren E. (1926-1992)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Jamaica (1979-1982)
  • *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)
  • Loeb, John Langeloth (1930-)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Denmark (1981-1983)
  • Louis, John J. (1925-)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, United Kingdom (1981-1983)
  • *Low, Stephen (1927-)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Zambia (1976-1979)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Nigeria (1979-1981)
    • Director of the Foreign Service Institute (1982-1987)
  • *Luers, William Henry (1929-)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Venezuela (1978-1982)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Czechoslovakia (1983-1986)
  • *Lumsden, George Quincey (1930-)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, United Arab Emirates (1982-1986)
  • Maino, Theodore C. (1913-)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Botswana (1982-1985)
  • Malone, James L. (1931-1996)
    • Assistant Secretary of State for Oceans and International Environmental and Scientific Affairs (1981-1985)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Belize (Nomination withdrawn Oct 14, 1986. Keith Guthrie served as Chargé d'Affaires ad interim, Jul 1985-Sep. 1987.)
    • Ambassador at Large (Not commissioned; nomination of Mar 8, 1982, was withdrawn before the Senate acted on it. Nominated as Ambassador at Large and Special Representative of the President for the Law of the Sea Conference, and Chief of Delegation.)
  • Mansfield, Michael Joseph (1903-2001)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Japan (1977-1988)
  • *Marthinsen, Charles E. (1931-)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Qatar (1980-1983)
  • *Matheron, Richard Cavins (1927-)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Swaziland (1979-1982)
  • *Matlock, Jack Foust (1929-)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Czechoslovakia (1981-1983)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Russia (1987-1991)
  • McFarlane, Robert Carl (1937-)
    • Counselor (1981-1982)
  • *McNamara, Francis Terry (1927-)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Gabon (1981-1984)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Sao Tome and Principe (1981-1984)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Cape Verde (1989-1992)
  • *McNeil, Francis J. (1932-)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Costa Rica (1980-1983)
  • McPherson, Melville Peter (1940-)
    • Administrator of the Agency for International Development (1981-1987)
  • *Meehan, Francis Joseph (1924-)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Czechoslovakia (1979-1980)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Poland (1980-1983)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, German Democratic Republic (1985-1988)
  • *Melone, Harry Roberts (1928-)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Rwanda (1979-1982)
  • Middendorf, John William (1924-)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Netherlands (1969-1973)
    • Permanent Representative of the U.S.A. to the Organization of American States (Washington) (1981-1985)
    • Representative of the U.S.A. to the European Union, with the rank and status of Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary (1985-1987)
  • Miller, David Charles (1942-)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Tanzania (1981-1984)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Zimbabwe (1984-1986)
  • Montgomery, Hugh (1923-)
    • Assistant Secretary of State for Intelligence and Research (1981-1985)
  • Moore, Powell Allen (1938-)
    • Assistant Secretary of State for Legislative Affairs (1982-1983)
  • Moss, Ambler Holmes (1937-)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Panama (1978-1982)
  • Motley, Langhorne A. (1938-)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Brazil (1981-1983)
    • Assistant Secretary of State for Western Hemisphere Affairs (1983-1985)
  • *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)
  • *Negroponte, John Dimitri (1939-)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Honduras (1981-1985)
    • Assistant Secretary of State for Oceans and International Environmental and Scientific Affairs (1985-1987)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Mexico (1989-1993)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Philippines (1993-1996)
    • Representative of the U.S.A. to the United Nations (2001-2004)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Iraq (2004-2005)
    • Deputy Secretary of State (2007-2009)
  • Nesen, Robert Dean (1918-)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Australia (1981-1985)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Nauru (1981-1985)
  • Newell, Gregory J. (1949-)
    • Assistant Secretary of State for International Organization Affairs (1982-1985)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Sweden (1985-1989)
  • *Newlin, Michael H. (1926-)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Algeria (1981-1985)
    • Representative of the U.S.A. to the Vienna Office of the United Nations (Vienna) (1988-1991)
  • Nickel, Herman W. (1928-)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, South Africa (1982-1986)
  • *North, Jerrold Martin (1931-)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Djibouti (1980-1982)
  • Nyborg, Keith Foote (1930-)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Finland (1981-1986)
  • *Oakley, Robert Bigger (1934-)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Congo, Democratic Republic of the (1979-1982)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Somalia (1982-1984)
    • Coordinator for Combatting Terrorism (1984-1986)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Pakistan (1988-1991)
  • *Okun, Herbert Stuart (1930-)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, German Democratic Republic (1980-1983)
  • *Ortiz, Francis Vincent (1926-)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Barbados (1977-1979)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Grenada (1977-1979)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Guatemala (1979-1980)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Peru (1981-1983)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Argentina (1983-1986)
  • *Paganelli, Robert Peter (1931-)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Qatar (1974-1977)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Syria (1981-1984)
  • *Palmer, Ronald DeWayne (1932-)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Togo (1976-1978)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Malaysia (1981-1983)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Mauritius (1986-1989)
  • *Peck, Edward Lionel (1929-)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Mauritania (1982-1985)
  • *Petterson, Donald K. (1930-)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Somalia (1978-1982)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Tanzania (1986-1989)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Sudan (1992-1995)
  • Phinny, Robert H. (1921-2000)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Swaziland (1982-1984)
  • *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)
  • *Piper, Larry G. (1928-)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Gambia, The (1980-1982)
  • *Platt, Nicholas (1936-)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Zambia (1982-1984)
    • Executive Secretaries (1985-1987)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Philippines (1987-1991)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Pakistan (1991-1992)
  • *Preeg, Ernest Henry (1934-)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Haiti (1981-1983)
  • Price, Charles H. (1931-)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Belgium (1981-1983)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, United Kingdom (1983-1989)
  • *Quainton, Anthony Cecil Eden (1934-)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Central African Republic (1976-1978)
    • Coordinator for Combatting Terrorism (1978-1981)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Nicaragua (1982-1984)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Kuwait (1984-1987)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Peru (1989-1992)
    • Assistant Secretary of State for Diplomatic Security (1992-1995)
    • Director General of the Foreign Service (1995-1997)
  • Rabb, Maxwell M. (1910-)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Italy (1981-1989)
  • Rashish, Myer (1924-1995)
    • Under Secretary of State for Economic, Energy, and Agricultural Affairs (1981-1982)
  • *Rawls, Nancy Vivian (1926-1985)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Togo (1974-1976)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Cote d’Ivoire (1979-1983)
  • Reed, John Hathaway (1921-)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Sri Lanka (1976-1977)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Maldives (1976-1977)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Maldives (1981-1985)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Sri Lanka (1981-1985)
  • Reed, Joseph Verner (1937-)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Morocco (1981-1985)
    • Chief of Protocol (1989-1991)
  • *Rentschler, James Malone (1933-)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Malta (1982-1985)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Guinea (Nomination withdrawn Sep 11, 1986, before the Senate acted upon it. William C. Mithoefer served as Chargé d'Affaires ad interim, Jul 1986-Oct 1987.)
  • *Ridgway, Rozanne Lejeanne (1935-)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Finland (1977-1980)
    • Counselor (1980-1981)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, German Democratic Republic (1982-1985)
    • Assistant Secretary of State for European and Eurasian Affairs (1985-1989)
  • Robinson, Davis Rowland (1940-)
    • Legal Adviser (1981-1985)
  • Robinson, Paul Heron (1930-)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Canada (1981-1985)
  • *Rondon, Fernando Enrique (1936-)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Madagascar (1980-1983)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Comoros (1982-1983)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Ecuador (1985-1988)
  • Roosevelt, Selwa (1929-)
    • Chief of Protocol (1982-1989)
  • Rostow, Eugene Victor Debs (1913-)
    • Under Secretary of State for Political Affairs (1966-1969)
    • Director of the U.S. Arms Control and Disarmament Agency (1981-1983)
  • *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)
  • *Schafer, M. Virginia (1931-)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Papua New Guinea (1981-1984)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Solomon Islands (1981-1984)
  • Schneider, William (1941-)
    • Under Secretary of State for Arms Control and International Security Affairs (1982-1986)
  • *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)
  • Shultz, George Pratt (1920-)
    • Secretary of State (1982-1989)
  • *Smith, Thomas William Macauley (1930-1987)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Ghana (1979-1983)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Nigeria (1984-1986)
  • *Spiers, Ronald Ian (1925-)
    • Assistant Secretary of State for Politico-Military Affairs (1969-1973)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Bahamas (1973-1974)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Turkey (1977-1980)
    • Assistant Secretary of State for Intelligence and Research (1980-1981)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Pakistan (1981-1983)
    • Under Secretary of State for Management (1983-1989)
    • Career Ambassador (1984)
  • *Stearns, Monteagle (1924-)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Cote d’Ivoire (1976-1979)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Greece (1981-1985)
  • *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)
  • Stohr, Edmund (1918-)
    • Representative of the U.S.A. on the Council of the International Civil Aviation Organization (Montreal) (1982-1990)
  • 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. .)
  • *Sutherland, Peter Adams (1933-1994)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Bahrain (1980-1983)
  • Swaebe, Geoffrey (1911-)
    • Representative of the U.S.A. to the European Office of the United Nations (Geneva) (1981-1983)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Belgium (1983-1988)
  • *Swing, William Lacy (1934-)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Congo, Republic of the (1979-1981)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Liberia (1981-1985)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, South Africa (1989-1992)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Nigeria (1992-1993)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Haiti (1993-1998)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Congo, Democratic Republic of the (1998-2001)
  • Teegan, Evelyn Irene Hoopes (1931-)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Fiji (1980-1993)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Kiribati (1989-1990)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Tonga (1989-1993)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Tuvalu (1989-1993)
  • Terra, Daniel James (1911-)
    • Ambassador at Large (1981-1989)
  • *Thayer, Harry E.T. (1927-)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Singapore (1980-1984)
  • Theberge, James Daniel (1930-1988)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Nicaragua (1975-1977)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Chile (1982-1985)
  • Thomas, Gerald Eustis (1929-)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Guyana (1981-1983)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Kenya (1983-1989)
  • *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)
  • *Toussaint, Donald R. (1927-1986)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Sri Lanka (1979-1982)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Maldives (1979-1982)
  • *Tracy, Thomas M. (1936-)
    • Assistant Secretary of State for Administration (1979-1983)
  • Van Gorkom, Jerome W. (1917-)
    • Under Secretary of State for Management (1982-1983)
  • *Veliotes, Nicholas Alexander (1928-)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Jordan (1978-1981)
    • Assistant Secretary of State for Near Eastern Affairs (1981-1983)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Egypt (1983-1986)
  • *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)
  • *Vine, Richard David (1925-)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Switzerland (1979-1981)
    • Assistant Secretary of State for Population, Refugees, and Migration Affairs (1982)
  • *Walker, Howard Kent (1935-)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Togo (1982-1984)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Comoros (1989-1990)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Madagascar (1989-1992)
  • *Walker, Julius Waring (1927-2003)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Burkina Faso (1981-1984)
  • Wallis, W. Allen (1912-1998)
    • Under Secretary of State for Economic, Energy, and Agricultural Affairs (1982-1989)
  • Walters, Vernon A. (1917-)
    • Ambassador at Large (1981-1985)
    • Representative of the U.S.A. to the United Nations (1985-1989)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Germany (1989-1991)
  • Whittlesey, Faith Ryan (1939-)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Switzerland (1981-1983)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Switzerland (1985-1988)
  • Wick, Charles Z. (1917-)
    • Director of the U.S. Information Agency (1981-1989)
  • *Wisner, Frank G. (1938-)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Zambia (1979-1982)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Egypt (1986-1991)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Philippines (1991-1992)
    • Under Secretary of State for Arms Control and International Security Affairs (1992-1993)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, India (1994-1997)
    • Secretary of State ad interim (1993)
    • Career Ambassador (1995)
  • Wolfowitz, Paul Dundes (1943-)
    • Director of the Policy Planning (1981-1982)
    • Assistant Secretary of State for East Asian and Pacific Affairs (1982-1986)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Indonesia (1986-1989)
  • *Woodruff, Arthur H. (1928-)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Central African Republic (1981-1983)
  • *Yost, Robert Lloyd (1922-1990)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Burundi (1972-1974)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Dominican Republic (1978-1982)
  • *Zweifel, David Eugene (1934-)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Yemen (1981-1984)