List of ambassadors of the United States to Switzerland and Liechtenstein
List of ambassadors
Table:
Name
State of residency
Background
Title
Appointment
Presentation of credentials
Termination of mission

Theodore Sedgwick Fay

Massachusetts

Minister Resident

Mar 16, 1853

Jun 29, 1853

Presented recall, Jul 1, 1861

George G. Fogg

New Hampshire

Minister Resident

Mar 28, 1861

Jul 1, 1861

Presented recall, Oct 16, 1865

George Harrington

Georgia

Minister Resident

Jul 7, 1865

Oct 16, 1865

Presented recall, Jul 20, 1869

Horace Rublee

Wisconsin

Minister Resident

Apr 20, 1869

Jul 20, 1869

Presented recall, Sep 7, 1876

Horace Rublee

Wisconsin

Chargé d'affaires

Aug 15, 1876

Sep 7, 1876

Left post Oct 1, 1876

George Schneider

Illinois

Chargé d'affaires

May 1, 1877

Nicholas Fish II

New York

Chargé d'affaires

Jun 20, 1877

Aug 7, 1877

Presented recall, Aug 24, 1881

Michael J. Cramer

Kentucky

Chargé d'affaires

May 11, 1881

Aug 25, 1881

Promoted to Minister Resident/Consul General

Michael J. Cramer

Kentucky

Minister Resident/Consul General

Jul 13, 1882

Aug 14, 1882

Presented recall, Jul 9, 1885

Boyd Winchester

Kentucky

Minister Resident/Consul General

May 7, 1885

Jul 9, 1885

Presented recall, May 24, 1889

John D. Washburn

Massachusetts

Minister Resident/Consul General

Mar 12, 1889

May 24, 1889

Promoted to Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary

John D. Washburn

Massachusetts

Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary

Jul 30, 1890

Dec 13, 1890

Left post Aug 10, 1892

Person Colby Cheney

New Hampshire

Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary

Dec 13, 1892

Jan 26, 1893

Presented recall, Jan 29, 1893

James Broadhead

Missouri

Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary

Apr 7, 1893

Jul 5, 1893

Appointment terminated, Nov 1, 1895

John L. Peak

Missouri

Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary

Nov 18, 1895

Feb 15, 1896

Presented recall, Aug 9, 1897

John George Alexander Leishman

Pennsylvania

Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary

Jun 9, 1897

Aug 9, 1897

Presented recall, Feb 20, 1901

Arthur Sherburne Hardy

New Hampshire

Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary

Dec 20, 1900

Apr 3, 1901

Presented recall, Jan 29, 1903

Charles Page Bryan

Illinois

Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary

Sep 26, 1902

Charles Page Bryan

Illinois

Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary

Dec 8, 1902

David Jayne Hill

New York

Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary

Jan 7, 1903

Feb 24, 1903

Presented recall, Jul 1, 1905

Brutus J. Clay II

Kentucky

Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary

Mar 8, 1905

Jul 1, 1905

Superseded, Mar 1, 1910

Laurits S. Swenson

Minnesota

Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary

Dec 21, 1909

Mar 1, 1910

Presented recall, May 15, 1911

Henry Sherman Boutell

Illinois

Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary

Apr 24, 1911

May 23, 1911

Presented recall, Jul 31, 1913

Pleasant A. Stovall

Georgia

Non-career appointee

Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary

Jun 21, 1913

Aug 23, 1913

Left post Dec 14, 1919

Hampson Gary

Texas

Non-career appointee

Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary

Apr 7, 1920

Jun 3, 1920

Left post about Mar 4, 1921

Joseph Grew

Massachusetts

Foreign Service Officer

Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary

Sep 24, 1921

Nov 1, 1921

Left post Mar 22, 1924

Hugh S. Gibson

California

Foreign Service officer

Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary

Mar 18, 1924

May 19, 1924

Presented recall, Apr 29, 1927

Hugh R. Wilson

Illinois

Foreign Service officer

Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary

Feb 26, 1927

Jun 11, 1927

Left post Jul 8, 1937

Leland B. Harrison

Illinois

Foreign Service officer

Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary

Jul 13, 1937

Sep 10, 1937

Left post Oct 14, 1947

John Carter Vincent

Georgia

Foreign Service officer

Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary

Jul 24, 1947

Oct 21, 1947

Left post Jun 9, 1951

Richard Cunningham Patterson, Jr.

New York

Non-career appointee

Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary

Mar 22, 1951

Jun 27, 1951

Left post Apr 14, 1953

Frances E. Willis

California

Foreign Service officer

Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary

Jul 20, 1953

Oct 9, 1953

Left post May 5, 1957

Henry J. Taylor

Virginia

Non-career appointee

Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary

May 9, 1957

May 31, 1957

Left post Feb 28, 1961

Robert M. McKinney

New Mexico

Non-career appointee

Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary

Jun 22, 1961

Jul 25, 1961

Left post Sep 8, 1963

W. True Davis, Jr.

Missouri

Non-career appointee

Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary

Oct 2, 1963

Nov 29, 1963

Left post Sep 3, 1965

John S. Hayes

Maryland

Non-career appointee

Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary

Sep 19, 1966

Nov 18, 1966

Left post May 20, 1969

Shelby Cullom Davis

New York

Non-career appointee

Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary

May 13, 1969

Jul 17, 1969

Left post Apr 10, 1975

Peter H. Dominick

Colorado

Non-career appointee

Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary

Feb 20, 1975

Apr 25, 1975

Left post Jul 10, 1975

Nathaniel Davis

New Jersey

Foreign Service officer

Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary

Nov 20, 1975

Jan 9, 1976

Left post Jul 31, 1977

Marvin L. Warner

Ohio

Non-career appointee

Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary

Jul 11, 1977

Sep 13, 1977

Left post Jul 10, 1979

Richard David Vine

California

Foreign Service officer

Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary

Sep 20, 1979

Oct 19, 1979

Left post Sep 1, 1981

Faith Whittlesey

Pennsylvania

Non-career appointee

Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary

Sep 28, 1981

Oct 23, 1981

Left post Feb 28, 1983

John Davis Lodge

Connecticut

Non-career appointee

Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary

Mar 18, 1983

May 19, 1983

Left post Apr 30, 1985

Faith Whittlesey

Pennsylvania

Non-career appointee

Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary

Apr 4, 1985

May 31, 1985

Left post Jun 14, 1988

Philip D. Winn

Colorado

Non-career appointee

Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary

Jul 11, 1988

Aug 19, 1988

Left post Aug 5, 1989

Joseph Bernard Gildenhorn

District of Columbia

Non-career appointee

Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary

Aug 3, 1989

Aug 23, 1989

Left post Mar 1, 1993

The following officers served as Chargés d'affaires ad interim (1993–94): John E. Hall (Mar–Aug 1993), Brian M. Flora (Aug–Dec 1993), Michael C. Polt (Dec 1993–Mar 1994), and Jeffrey R. Cellars (July 22, 2013 - June 2, 2014)

M. Larry Lawrence

California

Non-career appointee

Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary

Feb 9, 1994

Mar 21, 1994

Died at post Jan 9, 1996

Madeleine M. Kunin

Vermont

Non-career appointee

Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary

Aug 8, 1996

Aug 19, 1996

Left post Aug 16, 1999

J. Richard Fredericks

California

Non-career appointee

Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary

Oct 29, 1999

Dec 2, 1999

Left post Jul 6, 2001

Mercer Reynolds

Ohio

Non-career appointee

Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary

Aug 3, 2001

Sep 11, 2001

Left post Mar 29, 2003

Pamela Willeford

Texas

Non-career appointee

Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary

Oct 7, 2003

Nov 25, 2003

Left post May 6, 2006

Peter R. Coneway

Texas

Non-career appointee

Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary

Sept 6, 2006

Oct 19, 2006

Dec 7, 2008

Donald S. Beyer, Jr.

Virginia

Non-career appointee

Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary

August 5, 2009

August 15, 2009

May 29, 2013

Suzan G. LeVine

Washington

Non-career appointee

Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary

June 2, 2014

July 1, 2014

January 20, 2017[7]

Ed McMullen

South Carolina

Non-career appointee

Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary

November 2, 2017

November 21, 2017

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