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Principal Officers and Chiefs of Mission, by year: 1977

Note: Career Foreign Service appointees are asterisked.

  • Wriggins, William Howard (1918-)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Sri Lanka (1977-1979)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Maldives (1978-1979)
  • *Wolle, William Down (1928-)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Oman (1974-1978)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, United Arab Emirates (1979-1981)
  • Woodcock, Leonard F. (1911-2001)
    • Chief, China (1977)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, China (1979)
  • *White, Robert Edward (1926-)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Paraguay (1977-1980)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, El Salvador (1980-1981)
  • *Whitehouse, Charles Sheldon (1926-2001)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Laos (1973-1975)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Thailand (1975-1978)
  • *Wilson, James Morrison (1918-)
    • Assistant Secretary of State for Democracy, Human Rights, and Labor (1976-1977)
  • Wolf, Milton Albert (1924-)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Austria (1977-1980)
  • Young, Andrew Jackson (1932-)
    • Representative of the U.S.A. to the United Nations (1977-1979)
  • *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)
  • Alston, Philip Henry (1911-1988)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Australia (1977-1981)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Nauru (1979-1981)
  • Anders, William Allison (1933-)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Norway (1976-1977)
  • *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)
  • Armstrong, Anne Legendre (1927-2008)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, United Kingdom (1976-1977)
  • *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)
  • *Bean, Maurice Darrow (1928-)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Burma (1977-1979)
  • Becker, Ralph Elihu (1907-1994)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Honduras (1976-1977)
  • Bennet, Douglas Joseph (1938-)
    • Assistant Secretary of State for Legislative Affairs (1977-1979)
    • Administrator of the Agency for International Development (1979-1981)
    • Assistant Secretary of State for International Organization Affairs (1993-1995)
  • *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)
  • Benson, Lucy Wilson Peters (1927-)
    • Under Secretary of State for Arms Control and International Security Affairs (1977-1980)
  • *Bergus, Donald C. (1920-1998)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Sudan (1977-1980)
  • Black, Shirley Jane Temple (1928-)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Ghana (1974-1976)
    • Chief of Protocol (1976-1977)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Czechoslovakia (1989-1992)
  • *Blake, James Joseph (1922-)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Iceland (1976-1978)
  • *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)
  • *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)
  • *Borg, C. Arthur (1926-)
    • Executive Secretaries (1976-1977)
  • *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)
  • *Bradford, William G. (1925-)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Chad (1976-1979)
  • Chambers, Anne Cox (1919-)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Belgium (1977-1981)
  • Christopher, Warren Minor (1925-2011)
    • Deputy Secretary of State (1977-1981)
    • Secretary of State ad interim (1980)
    • Secretary of State ad interim (1980)
    • Secretary of State (1993-1997)
  • *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)
  • *Cluverius, Wat Tyler (1934-)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Bahrain (1976-1978)
  • *Cohen, Herman Jay (1932-)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Gambia, The (1977-1980)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Senegal (1977-1980)
    • Assistant Secretary of State for African Affairs (1989-1993)
    • Career Ambassador (1992)
  • *Brewer, William Dodd (1922-)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Mauritius (1970-1973)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Sudan (1973-1977)
  • Brewster, Kingman (1919-1988)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, United Kingdom (1977-1981)
  • Britton, Theodore Roosevelt (1925-)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Barbados (1974-1977)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Grenada (1974-1977)
  • 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)
  • 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)
  • *Burke, John Richard (1924-1993)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Guyana (1977-1979)
  • *Byrne, Patricia Mary (1925-)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Mali (1976-1979)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Burma (1979-1983)
  • *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)
  • *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)
  • Carter, William Hodding (1935-)
    • Assistant Secretary of State for Public Affairs (1977-1980)
  • Castro, Raul Hector (1916-)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, El Salvador (1964-1968)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Bolivia (1968-1969)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Argentina (1977-1980)
  • 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)
  • *Crigler, Trusten Frank (1935-)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Rwanda (1976-1979)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Somalia (1987-1990)
  • *Crimmins, John Hugh (1919-)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Dominican Republic (1966-1969)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Brazil (1973-1978)
  • *Crosby, Oliver Sexsmith (1920-)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Guinea (1977-1980)
  • 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)
  • *Davies, Richard Townsend (1920-2005)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Poland (1972-1978)
  • *Davis, Nathaniel (1925-2011)
    • 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)
  • Cooper, Richard Newell (1934-)
    • Under Secretary for Economic Growth, Energy, and the Environment (1977-1981)
    • Secretary of State ad interim (1980)
  • *Crawford, William Rex (1928-2002)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Yemen (1972-1974)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Cyprus (1974-1978)
  • *De Pree, Willard Ames (1928-)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Mozambique (1976-1980)
    • Director of the Office of Management Policy (1983-1987)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Bangladesh (1987-1990)
  • *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)
  • Derian, Patricia Murphy (1929-)
    • Assistant Secretary of State for Democracy, Human Rights, and Labor (1977-1981)
  • *Devine, Frank James (1922-)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, El Salvador (1977-1980)
  • *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, Betty Rose (Crites) (1923-)
    • Representative of the U.S.A. on the Council of the International Civil Aviation Organization (Montreal) (1971-1977)
  • Dobelle, Evan Samuel (1945-)
    • Chief of Protocol (1977-1978)
  • *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)
  • Downs, John Edward (1917-)
    • Representative of the U.S.A. on the Council of the International Civil Aviation Organization (Montreal) (1977-1982)
  • Duffey, Joseph Daniel (1932-)
    • Assistant Secretary of State for Educational and Cultural Affairs (1977-1978)
  • *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)
  • Gelb, Leslie Howard (1937-)
    • Assistant Secretary of State for Politico-Military Affairs (1977-1979)
  • Fay, Albert Bel (1913-1992)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Trinidad and Tobago (1976-1977)
  • Firestone, Leonard Kimball (1907-)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Belgium (1974-1977)
  • *Fox, Richard Kenneth (1925-)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Trinidad and Tobago (1977-1979)
  • Gardner, Richard Newton (1927-)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Italy (1977-1981)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Spain (1993-1997)
  • *Garthoff, Raymond Leonard (1929-)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Bulgaria (1977-1979)
  • *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)
  • Hansell, Herbert J. (1925-)
    • Legal Adviser (1977-1979)
  • Hargrove, James Ward (1922-)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Australia (1976-1977)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Nauru (1976-1977)
  • *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)
  • Haynes, Ulric St. Clair (1931-)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Algeria (1977-1981)
  • *Heck, Louis Douglas (1918-)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Niger (1974-1976)
    • Director of the Bureau of Counterterrorism (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)
  • *Herz, Martin Florian (1917-1983)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Bulgaria (1974-1977)
  • Gerard, Sumner (1916-)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Jamaica (1974-1977)
  • Gilligan, John Joyce (1921-)
    • Administrator of the Agency for International Development (1977-1979)
  • Ginn, Rosemary Lucas (1912-)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Luxembourg (1976-1977)
  • Goheen, Robert Francis (1919-)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, India (1977-1980)
  • Goldberg, Arthur Joseph (1908-1990)
    • Representative of the U.S.A. to the United Nations (1965-1968)
    • Ambassador at Large (1977-1978)
  • *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)
  • 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)
  • *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)
  • Holbrooke, Richard Charles Albert (1941-)
    • Assistant Secretary of State for East Asian and Pacific Affairs (1977-1981)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Germany (1993-1994)
    • Assistant Secretary of State for European and Eurasian Affairs (1994-1996)
    • Representative of the U.S.A. to the United Nations (1999-2001)
  • *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)
  • *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)
  • *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)
  • *Hurwitch, Robert A. (1920-)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Dominican Republic (1973-1978)
  • Iklé, Fred Charles (1924-2011)
    • Director of the U.S. Arms Control and Disarmament Agency (1973-1977)
  • *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)
    • Director of the Bureau of Counterterrorism (1977-1978)
  • James, Charles A. (1922-)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Niger (1976-1979)
  • Jarimillo, Mari-Luci (1928-)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Honduras (1977-1980)
  • *Killgore, Andrew Ivy (1919-)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Qatar (1977-1980)
  • Kissinger, Henry A. (Heinz Alfred) (1923-)
    • Secretary of State (1973-1977)
  • *Kryza, Elmer Gregory (1922-1998)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Mauritania (1977-1980)
  • *Kubisch, Jack Bloom (1921-)
    • Assistant Secretary of State for Western Hemisphere Affairs (1973-1974)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Greece (1974-1977)
  • *Laingen, Lowell Bruce (1922-)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Malta (1976-1979)
    • Chargé d'Affaires ad interim, Iran (Note: L.B. Laingen was serving as Chargé d'Affaires ad interim when the Embassy in Tehran was seized on Nov 4, 1979. The U.S. severed diplomatic relations with Iran, Apr 7, 1980. Laingen and the Embassy staff were released Jan 20, 1981.)
  • *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)
  • Lake, William Anthony Kirsopp (1939-)
    • Director of the Policy Planning (1977-1981)
  • *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)
  • *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)
  • Kaiser, Philip Mayer (1913-)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Mauritania (1961-1964)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Senegal (1961-1964)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Hungary (1977-1980)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Austria (1980-1981)
  • Katz, Julius Louis (1925-2000)
    • Assistant Secretary of State for Economic, Energy, and Business Affairs (1976-1979)
  • *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-Minott, Rodney O'Gliasain (1928-)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Sweden (1977-1980)
  • *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)
  • *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)
  • *Lowenstein, James Gordon (1927-)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Luxembourg (1977-1981)
  • Lozano, Ignacio E. (1927-)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, El Salvador (1976-1977)
  • Lucey, Patrick Joseph (1918-)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Mexico (1977-1979)
  • 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)
  • *Maestrone, Frank Eusebio (1922-2007)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Kuwait (1976-1979)
  • Mailliard, William Somers (1917-1992)
    • Permanent Representative of the U.S.A. to the Organization of American States (Washington) (1974-1977)
  • Mansfield, Michael Joseph (1903-2001)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Japan (1977-1988)
  • *Mark, David Everett (1923-)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Burundi (1974-1977)
  • *Marks, Edward (1934-)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Cape Verde (1977-1980)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Guinea-Bissau (1977-1980)
  • 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)
  • *Masters, Edward E. (1924-)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Bangladesh (1976-1977)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Indonesia (1977-1981)
  • Maynes, Charles William (1938-)
    • Assistant Secretary of State for International Organization Affairs (1977-1980)
  • Maytag, Marquita Moseley (1925-)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Nepal (1976-1977)
  • *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)
  • McGee, Gale (1915-1992)
    • Permanent Representative of the U.S.A. to the Organization of American States (Washington) (1977-1981)
  • *McManaway, Clayton E. (1933-)
    • Director of the Office of Management Policy (1976-1977)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Haiti (1983-1986)
  • Learson, Thomas Vincent (1912-1996)
    • Ambassador at Large (1975-1977)
  • Leigh, Monroe (1919-2001)
    • Legal Adviser (1974-1977)
  • LeMelle, Wilbert John (1931-)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Kenya (1977-1980)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Seychelles (1977-1980)
  • Lerner, Louis Abraham (1935-1984)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Norway (1977-1980)
  • *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)
  • *Linehan, John Andrew (1924-)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Sierra Leone (1977-1980)
  • Mink, Patsy Takemoto (1927-)
    • Assistant Secretary of State for Oceans and International Environmental and Scientific Affairs (1977-1978)
  • *Miller, Robert Hopkins (1927-)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Malaysia (1977-1980)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Cote d’Ivoire (1983-1986)
  • Moose, Richard Menifee (1932-)
    • Deputy Under Secretary of State for Management (1977)
    • Assistant Secretary of State for African Affairs (1977-1981)
    • Under Secretary of State for Management (1993-1996)
  • *Mulcahy, Edward William (1921-)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Chad (1972-1974)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Tunisia (1976-1979)
  • *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)
  • *Newsom, David Dunlap (1918-2008)
    • 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)
  • Nimetz, Matthew (1939-)
    • Counselor (1977-1980)
    • Under Secretary of State for Arms Control and International Security Affairs (1980)
  • *Norland, Donald Richard (1924-2007)
    • Chargé d'Affaires ad interim, Niger (1960)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Botswana (1976-1979)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Lesotho (1976-1979)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Swaziland (1976-1979)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Chad (1979-1980)
  • *Olmsted, Mary Seymour (1919-)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Papua New Guinea (1975-1979)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Solomon Islands (1978-1979)
  • Olson, Jack B. (1920-)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Bahamas (1976-1977)
  • *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)
  • *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)
  • *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)
  • Parker, Daniel (1925-1992)
    • Administrator of the Agency for International Development (1973-1977)
  • *Parker, Richard Bordeaux (1923-2011)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Algeria (1974-1977)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Lebanon (1977-1978)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Morocco (1978-1979)
  • *Pezzulo, Lawrence A. (1926-)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Uruguay (1977-1979)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Nicaragua (1979-1981)
  • *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.)
  • *Quainton, Anthony Cecil Eden (1934-)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Central African Republic (1976-1978)
    • Director of the Bureau of Counterterrorism (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)
  • Read, Benjamin Huger (1925-1993)
    • Executive Secretaries (1963-1969)
    • Deputy Under Secretary of State for Management (1977-1978)
    • Under Secretary of State for Management (1978-1981)
  • 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)
  • *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)
  • *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, Charles Wesley (1919-)
    • Under Secretary for Economic Growth, Energy, and the Environment (1974-1976)
    • Deputy Secretary of State (1976-1977)
  • 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)
  • Salzman, Herbert (1916-1990)
    • Representative of the U.S.A. to the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (Paris) (1977-1981)
  • 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)
  • *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)
    • Director of the Bureau of Counterterrorism (1982-1984)
  • *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)
  • Schwartz, William B. (1921-)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Bahamas (1977-1981)
  • *Scotes, Thomas James (1932-)
    • Chargé d'Affaires ad interim, Syria (1974)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Yemen (1974-1978)
  • Scranton, William Warren (1917-)
    • Representative of the U.S.A. to the United Nations (1976-1977)
  • 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)
  • Shannon, William Vincent (1927-1988)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Ireland (1977-1981)
  • Shaw, John Arthur (1939-)
    • Inspector General of Foreign Assistance (1976-1977)
  • *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)
  • *Siracusa, Ernest Victor (1918-)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Bolivia (1969-1973)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Uruguay (1973-1977)
  • Smith, David Shiverick (1918-)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Sweden (1976-1977)
  • Smith, Gerard Coad (1914-1994)
    • Director of the Policy Planning (1957-1961)
    • Director of the U.S. Arms Control and Disarmament Agency (1969-1973)
    • Representative of the U.S.A. to the International Atomic Energy Agency (Vienna) (1977-1980)
    • Ambassador at Large (1977-1980)
  • *Smith, Robert Powell (1929-2012)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Malta (1974-1976)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Ghana (1976-1979)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Liberia (1979-1981)
  • *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)
  • Strauss, Robert Schwarz (1918-)
    • U.S. Trade Representative (1977-1979)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Russia (1991-1992)
  • 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. .)
  • Smythe, Mabel Murphy (1918-2006)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Cameroon (1977-1980)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Equatorial Guinea (1979-1980)
  • *Sneider, Richard Lee (1922-1986)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Korea (1974-1978)
  • Solaun, Mauricio (1935-)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Nicaragua (1977-1979)
  • *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)
  • *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)
  • 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)
  • *Stearns, Monteagle (1924-)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Cote d’Ivoire (1976-1979)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Greece (1981-1985)
  • *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)
  • *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 (1915-2005)
    • Representative of the U.S.A. to the International Atomic Energy Agency (Vienna) (1973-1977)
  • *Tarnoff, Peter (1937-)
    • Executive Secretaries (1977-1981)
    • Under Secretary of State for Political Affairs (1993-1997)
  • *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 (1916-2009)
    • 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 (1929-2010)
    • Representative of the U.S.A. to the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (Paris) (1974-1977)
  • *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)
  • Vance, Cyrus Roberts (1917-2002)
    • Secretary of State (1977-1980)
  • *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)
  • Warner, Marvin Leon (1919-)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Switzerland (1977-1979)
  • Warnke, Paul Culliton (1920-2001)
    • Director of the U.S. Arms Control and Disarmament Agency (1977-1978)
  • Watson, Barbara Mae (1918-1983)
    • Assistant Secretary of State for Consular Affairs (1968-1974)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Malaysia (1980-1981)
    • Assistant Secretary of State for Consular Affairs (1977)
  • Taylor, Joseph Z. (1927-)
    • Deputy Inspector General of Foreign Assistance (1976-1977)
  • 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)
  • Weissman, Marvin (1927-)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Costa Rica (1977-1980)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Bolivia (1980)
  • *Wells, Melissa Foelsch (1932-)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Cape Verde (1976-1977)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Guinea-Bissau (1976-1977)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Mozambique (1987-1990)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Congo, Democratic Republic of the (1991-1992)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Estonia (1998-2001)
  • West, John Carl (1922-)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Saudi Arabia (1977-1981)
  • 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)
  • *Zurhellen, Joseph Owen (1920-1990)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Suriname (1976-1978)