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Chiefs of Mission for Ecuador
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Chiefs of Mission
- Van Brugh Livingston (1792–1868)
- Chargé d’Affaires, August 12, 1848–November 12, 1849
- John Trumbull Van Alen (?–1857)
- Chargé d’Affaires, November 19, 1849–July 18, 1850
- Courtland Cushing (1809–1856)
- Chargé d’Affaires, June 3, 1851–October 12, 1853
- Philo White (1796–1874)
- Chargé d’Affaires, December 27, 1853–September 2, 1854
- Philo White (1796–1874)
- Minister Resident, September 2, 1854–September 14, 1858
- Charles Rollin Buckalew (1821–1899)
- Minister Resident, September 20, 1858–July 10, 1861
- Frederick (Friedrich) Hassaurek (1831–1885)
- Minister Resident, July 15, 1861–January 13, 1866
- William Turner Coggeshall (1824–1867)
- Minister Resident, September 20, 1866–August 3, 1867
- Edward Rumsey Wing (1845–1874)
- Minister Resident, June 23, 1870–October 5, 1874
- Christian Friedrich Wilhelm Jurgen Wullweber (1833–1877)
- Minister Resident, December 20, 1875–September 25, 1876
- Rowland Blennerhassett Mahany (1864–1937)
- Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary, May 22, 1892–June 12, 1893
- Edward Henry Strobel (1855–1908)
- Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary, July 15, 1894–December 31, 1894
- James Davidson Tillman (1841–1916)
- Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary, June 3, 1895–December 15, 1897
- Archibald Johnson Sampson (1839–1921)
- Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary, December 16, 1897–July 15, 1905
- Joseph Wilcox Jenkins Lee (1870–1949)
- Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary, December 30, 1905–February 21, 1907
- Williams Carlton Fox (1855–1924)
- Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary, April 18, 1907–July 19, 1911
- Evan Erastus Young (1878–1946)
- Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary, August 8, 1911–January 29, 1912
- Montgomery Schuyler Jr. (1877–1955)
- Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary, May 24, 1913–September 29, 1913
- Charles Sampson Hartman (1861–1929)
- Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary, September 30, 1913–March 20, 1922
- Gerhard Adolph Bading (1870–1946)
- Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary, May 15, 1922–November 1, 1929
- William Dawson Jr. (1885–1972)
- Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary, August 9, 1930–February 27, 1935
- Antonio Cornelius Gonzalez (1888–1965)
- Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary, March 7, 1935–March 30, 1938
- Boaz Walton Long (1876–1962)
- Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary, April 29, 1938–April 14, 1942
- Boaz Walton Long (1876–1962)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, April 14, 1942–May 1, 1943
- Robert McGregor Scotten (1891–1968)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, May 27, 1943–April 17, 1947
- John Farr Simmons (1892–1968)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, July 16, 1947–July 12, 1950
- Paul Clement Daniels (1903–1986)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, May 25, 1951–July 9, 1953
- Sheldon Tibbetts Mills (1904–1988)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, August 19, 1954–April 6, 1956
- Christian Magelssen Ravndal (1899–1984)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, August 29, 1956–August 1, 1960
- Maurice Marshall Bernbaum (1910–2008)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, November 16, 1960–January 14, 1965
- Wymberley DeRenne Coerr (1913–1996)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, March 24, 1965–October 7, 1967
- Edson Oliver Sessions (1902–1987)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, September 26, 1968–February 15, 1970
- Findley Burns Jr. (1917–2003)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, April 9, 1970–May 18, 1973
- Robert Charles Brewster (1921–2010)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, October 1, 1973–April 8, 1976
- Richard Joseph Bloomfield (1927–2011)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, May 31, 1976–January 21, 1978
- Raymond Emmanuel Gonzalez (1924–)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, July 31, 1978–January 28, 1982
- Samuel Friedlander Hart (1933–)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, December 22, 1982–April 5, 1985
- Fernando Enrique Rondon (1936–)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, August 8, 1985–July 26, 1988
- Richard Newton Holwill (1945–)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, July 27, 1988–November 25, 1989
- Paul C. Lambert (1928–)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, July 2, 1990–February 1, 1992
- James F. Mack (1941–)
- Chargé d’Affaires, February 1992–November 1993
- Peter F. Romero (1949–)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, November 16, 1993–July 25, 1996
- Leslie M. Alexander (1948–)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, August 5, 1996–June 11, 1999
- Gwen C. Clare (1945–)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, August 24, 1999–July 3, 2001
- Kristie Ann Kenney (1955–)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, September 25, 2002–July 6, 2005
- Linda Jewell (1953–)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, August 29, 2005–July 22, 2008
- Heather M. Hodges (1946–)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, October 2, 2008–April 6, 2011
- Adam E. Namm (1963–)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, June 22, 2012–September 30, 2015
- Todd C. Chapman (1962–)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, April 14, 2016–June 8, 2019
- Michael J. Fitzpatrick (?–)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, July 3, 2019–
Other Nominees
- Philo White (1796–1874)
- Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary: Nomination of February 25, 1856, withdrawn before the Senate acted upon it.
- James Randolph Hubbell (1824–1896)
- Minister Resident: Not commissioned; nomination rejected by the Senate.
- George H. Parker (?–)
- Minister Resident: Not commissioned; nomination tabled by the Senate.
- Shelah Waters (?–)
- Minister Resident: Not commissioned; nomination not confirmed by the Senate.
- Alexander L. Russell (?–)
- Minister Resident: Not commissioned; nomination withdrawn before the Senate acted upon it.
- David Alexander Nunn (1833–1918)
- Minister Resident: Took oath of office, but did not proceed to post.
- George Earl Maney (1826–1901)
- Minister Resident: Not commissioned; nomination withdrawn before the Senate acted upon it.
- Thomas Biddle (1827–1875)
- Minister Resident: Died at Guayaquil on May 7, 1875, before his official reception.
- Franklin Mott Gunther (1885–1941)
- Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary: Did not serve under this appointment.
- David Brewer Karrick (1893–1960)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary: Commissioned during a recess of the Senate. Took oath of office, but died in the United States before proceeding to post.
- Walter Scott Light (1931–)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary: Nomination of July 25, 1992, not acted upon by the Senate.