Principal Officers and Chiefs of Mission, by year: 1889
Note: Career Foreign Service appointees are asterisked.
- Winchester, Boyd (1836-1923)
- Minister Resident/Consul General, Switzerland (1885-1889)
- Abbott, John True (1850-1914)
- Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary, Colombia (1889-1893)
- Adams, Robert (1846-1906)
- Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary, Brazil (1889-1890)
- Adee, Alvey Augustus (1842-1924)
- Third Assistant Secretary of State (1882-1886)
- Second Assistant Secretary of State (1886-1924)
- Secretary of State ad interim (1898)
- Assistant Secretary of State (1924)
- Anderson, Rasmus Bjorn (1846-1936)
- Minister Resident/Consul General, Denmark (1885-1889)
- Anderson, Thomas Henry (1848-1916)
- Minister Resident/Consul General, Bolivia (1889)
- Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary, Bolivia (1890-1892)
- Bayard, Thomas Francis (1828-1898)
- Secretary of State (1885-1889)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, United Kingdom (1893-1897)
- Belmont, Perry (1851-1947)
- Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary, Spain (1888-1889)
- Blaine, James Gillespie (1830-1893)
- Secretary of State (1881)
- Secretary of State (1889-1892)
- Child, Jacob T. (?-?)
- Minister Resident/Consul General, Thailand (1886-1891)
- Bradley, William O'Connell (1847-1914)
- Minister Resident/Consul General, Korea (1889)
- Bragg, Edward Stuyvesant (1827-1912)
- Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary, Mexico (1888-1889)
- Buck, Charles William (1849-1930)
- Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary, Peru (1885-1889)
- Cardwell, John (?-?)
- Agent/Consul General, Egypt (1885-1889)
- Carlisle, Samuel S. (?-?)
- Minister Resident/Consul General, Bolivia (1887-1889)
- Carr, Clark Ezra (1836-1919)
- Minister Resident/Consul General, Denmark (1889)
- Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary, Denmark (1890-1893)
- Denby, Charles (1830-1904)
- Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary, China (1885-1898)
- *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)
- Dinsmore, Hugh Anderson (1850-1930)
- Minister Resident/Consul General, Korea (1887-1890)
- Egan, Patrick (1841-1919)
- Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary, Chile (1889-1893)
- Enander, John Alfred (1842-1910)
- Minister Resident/Consul General, Denmark (1889)
- Douglass, Frederick Augustus Washington Bailey (1817-1895)
- Minister Resident/Consul General, Haiti (1889)
- Chargé d'Affaires, Dominican Republic (1889-1890)
- Fearn, John Walker (1832-1899)
- Minister Resident/Consul General, Yugoslavia (1885-1889)
- Minister Resident/Consul General, Greece (1885-1889)
- Minister Resident/Consul General, Romania (1885-1899)
- Hall, Henry Cook (1820-1901)
- Minister Resident, Costa Rica (1882)
- Minister Resident, El Salvador (1882)
- Minister Resident, Guatemala (1882)
- Minister Resident, Honduras (1882)
- Minister Resident, Nicaragua (1882)
- Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary, Costa Rica (1882-1889)
- Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary, El Salvador (1882-1889)
- Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary, Guatemala (1882-1889)
- Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary, Honduras (1882-1889)
- Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary, Nicaragua (1882-1889)
- Hanna, Bayless W. (1830-1891)
- Minister Resident/Consul General, Iran (1885)
- Minister Resident/Consul General, Argentina (1885)
- Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary, Argentina (1887-1889)
- Hicks, John (1847-1917)
- Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary, Peru (1889-1893)
- Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary, Chile (1905-1909)
- Grant, Frederick Dent (1850-1912)
- Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary, Austria (1889-1893)
- Hirsch, Solomon (1839-1902)
- Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary, Turkey (1889-1892)
- Hubbard, Richard Bennet (1832-1901)
- Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary, Japan (1885-1889)
- Loring, George Bailey (1817-1891)
- Minister Resident/Consul General, Portugal (1889-1890)
- Magee, Rufus (1845-1929)
- Minister Resident, Sweden (1885)
- Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary, Sweden (1888-1889)
- Maney, George Earl (1826-1901)
- Minister Resident, Colombia (1881-1882)
- Minister Resident/Consul General, Bolivia (1882-1883)
- Minister Resident, Paraguay (1889-1890)
- Minister Resident, Ecuador (Not commissioned; nomination withdrawn before the Senate acted upon it.)
- Minister Resident, Uruguay (1889)
- Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary, Paraguay (1890-1894)
- Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary, Uruguay (1890-1894)
- Maury, Dabney Herndon (1822-1900)
- Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary, Colombia (1886-1889)
- McLane, Robert Milligan (1815-1898)
- Commissioner, China (1853-1854)
- Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary, Mexico (1859-1860)
- Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary, France (1885-1889)
- Lawton, Alexander Robert (1818-1896)
- Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary, Austria (1887-1889)
- Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary, Russia (Not commissioned; nomination withdrawn before the Senate acted upon it.)
- Lewis, Edward Parke Custis (1837-1892)
- Minister Resident/Consul General, Portugal (1885-1889)
- Lincoln, Robert Todd (1843-1926)
- Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary, United Kingdom (1889-1893)
- Mizner, Lansing Bond (1825-1893)
- Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary, Costa Rica (1889-1890)
- Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary, El Salvador (1889-1890)
- Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary, Guatemala (1889-1890)
- Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary, Honduras (1889)
- Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary, Nicaragua (1889-1890)
- Merrill, George W. (1837-?)
- Minister Resident, Hawaii (1885-1889)
- Moore, John Bassett (1860-1947)
- Third Assistant Secretary of State (1886-1891)
- Assistant Secretary of State (1898)
- Counselor (1913-1914)
- Palmer, Thomas Witherell (1830-1913)
- Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary, Spain (1889-1890)
- Parkhurst, John Gibson (1824-1906)
- Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary, Belgium (1888-1889)
- Pendleton, George Hunt (1825-1889)
- Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary, Germany (1885-1889)
- Phelps, Edward John (1822-1900)
- Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary, United Kingdom (1885-1889)
- Phelps, William Walter (1839-1894)
- Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary, Austria (1881-1882)
- Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary, Germany (1889-1893)
- Pitkin, John Robert Graham (1841-1901)
- Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary, Argentina (1889-1893)
- Porter, Albert Gallatin (1824-1897)
- Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary, Italy (1889-1892)
- Pratt, E. Spencer (?-?)
- Minister Resident/Consul General, Iran (1886-1891)
- Reid, Whitelaw (1837-1912)
- Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary, France (1889-1892)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, United Kingdom (1905-1912)
- Rice, Charles Allen Thorndike (1851-1889)
- Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary, Russia (1889)
- Rives, George Lockhart (1849-1917)
- Assistant Secretary of State (1887-1889)
- Roberts, William Randall (1830-1897)
- Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary, Chile (1885-1889)
- Roosevelt, Robert Barnwell (1829-1906)
- Minister Resident, Netherlands (1888)
- Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary, Netherlands (1888-1889)
- Ryan, Thomas (1837-1914)
- Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary, Mexico (1889-1893)
- Schuyler, Eugene (1840-1890)
- Diplomatic Agent/Consul General, Romania (1880)
- Chargé d'Affaires and Consul General, Romania (1880-1881)
- Minister Resident/Consul General, Greece (1882-1884)
- Minister Resident/Consul General, Romania (1882-1884)
- Minister Resident/Consul General, Yugoslavia (1882)
- Agent/Consul General, Egypt (1889-1890)
- Assistant Secretary of State (Not commissioned; nomination withdrawn before the Senate acted upon it.)
- Scott, Charles Lewis (1827-1899)
- Minister Resident/Consul General, Venezuela (1885)
- Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary, Venezuela (1888-1889)
- Scruggs, William Lindsay (1836-1912)
- Minister Resident, Colombia (1873-1876)
- Minister Resident, Colombia (1882)
- Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary, Colombia (1884-1885)
- Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary, Venezuela (1889-1892)
- Smith, Ezekiel Ezra (1852-1933)
- Minister Resident/Consul General, Liberia (1888-1890)
- Stevens, John Leavitt (1820-1895)
- Minister Resident, Paraguay (1870-1873)
- Minister Resident, Uruguay (1870-1873)
- Minister Resident, Sweden (1877-1883)
- Minister Resident, Hawaii (1889)
- Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary, Hawaii (1890-1893)
- Straus, Oscar Solomon (1850-1926)
- Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary, Turkey (1887-1889)
- Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary, Turkey (1898-1899)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Turkey (1909-1910)
- Snowden, Archibald Loudon (1837-1912)
- Minister Resident/Consul General, Romania (1889)
- Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary, Romania (1891-1892)
- Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary, Spain (1892-1893)
- Stallo, John Bernhard (1823-1900)
- Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary, Italy (1885-1889)
- Swift, John Franklin (1829-1891)
- Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary, Japan (1889-1891)
- Tree, Lambert (1832-1910)
- Minister Resident, Belgium (1885)
- Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary, Belgium (1888)
- Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary, Russia (1888-1889)
- Washburn, John Davis (1833-1903)
- Minister Resident/Consul General, Switzerland (1889)
- Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary, Switzerland (1890-1892)
- Terrell, Edwin Holland (1848-1910)
- Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary, Belgium (1889-1893)
- Thayer, Samuel Richard (1837-1909)
- Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary, Netherlands (1889-1893)
- Thomas, William Widgery (1839-1927)
- Minister Resident, Sweden (1883-1885)
- Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary, Sweden (1889-1894)
- Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary, Sweden (1898-1905)
- Thompson, John E. W. (1855-?)
- Chargé d'Affaires, Dominican Republic (1885)
- Minister Resident/Consul General, Haiti (1885-1889)
- *Thompson, W. Kenneth (1939-)
- Chargé d'Affaires, Dominican Republic (1885)
- Minister Resident/Consul General, Haiti (1885-1889)
- Wharton, William Fisher (1847-1919)
- Assistant Secretary of State (1889-1893)
- Secretary of State ad interim (1892)
- Secretary of State ad interim (1893)