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IranName: Henry H. Jessup
State of Residency: New York
Title: Chargé d'Affaires/Consul General
Note: Not commissioned; nomination withdrawn before the Senate acted upon it.
Name: S.G.W. Benjamin
State of Residency: New York
Title: Chargé d'Affaires/Consul General
Appointment: Jan 29, 1883
Note: Commissioned to Persia.
Note: Took oath of office, but did not proceed to post in this capacity.
Name: S.G.W. Benjamin
State of Residency: New York
Title: Minister Resident/Consul General
Appointment: Feb 27, 1883
Presentation of Credentials: Jun 11, 1883
Termination of Mission: Left post, May 18, 1885
Note: Commissioned to Persia.
Name: Bayless W. Hanna
State of Residency: Indiana
Title: Minister Resident/Consul General
Appointment: Apr 18, 1885
Note: Commissioned during a recess of the Senate. Took oath of office, but did not proceed to post. Commissioned to Persia.
Name: Frederick H. Winston
State of Residency: Illinois
Title: Minister Resident/Consul General
Appointment: Oct 28, 1885
Presentation of Credentials: Apr 5, 1886
Termination of Mission: Left post, Jun 10, 1886
Note: Commissioned during a recess of the Senate; recommissioned after confirmation on Jan 13, 1886. Commissioned to Persia.
Name: E. Spencer Pratt
State of Residency: Alabama
Title: Minister Resident/Consul General
Appointment: Aug 3, 1886
Presentation of Credentials: Nov 24, 1886
Termination of Mission: Presented recall, Jun 4, 1891
Note: Commissioned to Persia.
Name: Truxtun Beale
State of Residency: California
Title: Minister Resident/Consul General
Appointment: Feb 27, 1891
Presentation of Credentials: Aug 27, 1891
Termination of Mission: Left post, Apr 4, 1892
Note: Commissioned to Persia.
Name: Watson R. Sperry
State of Residency: Delaware
Title: Minister Resident/Consul General
Appointment: Jul 27, 1892
Presentation of Credentials: Jan 11, 1893
Termination of Mission: Presented recall, Aug 29, 1893
Note: Commissioned to Persia.
Name: Alexander McDonald
State of Residency: Virginia
Title: Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary
Appointment: May 5, 1893
Note: Commissioned during a recess of the Senate; commission canceled the same day. Commissioned to Persia.
Name: Alexander McDonald
State of Residency: Virginia
Title: Minister Resident/Consul General
Appointment: May 5, 1893
Presentation of Credentials: Aug 29, 1893
Termination of Mission: Presented recall, Sep 13, 1897
Note: Commissioned during a recess of the Senate; recommissioned after confirmation on Sep 8, 1893. Commissioned to Persia.
Name: Arthur S. Hardy
State of Residency: New Hampshire
Title: Minister Resident/Consul General
Appointment: Jul 12, 1897
Presentation of Credentials: Nov 27, 1897
Termination of Mission: Left post, Apr 22, 1899
Note: Commissioned to Persia.
Name: William P. Lord
State of Residency: Oregon
Title: Minister Resident/Consul General
Appointment: Apr 18, 1899
Note: Commissioned during a recess of the Senate; declined appointment. Commissioned to Persia.
Name: Herbert W. Bowen
State of Residency: New York
Title: Minister Resident/Consul General
Appointment: May 3, 1899
Presentation of Credentials: Aug 27, 1899
Termination of Mission: Left post, May 1, 1901
Note: Commissioned during a recess of the Senate; recommissioned after confirmation on Dec 14, 1899. Took oath of office, but did not present credentials as Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary.
Name: Lloyd C. Griscom
State of Residency: Pennsylvania
Title: Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary
Appointment: Jun 17, 1901
Presentation of Credentials: Dec 16, 1901
Termination of Mission: Left post, Dec 24, 1902
Note: Commissioned during a recess of the Senate; recommissioned after confirmation on Dec 10, 1901. Commissioned to Persia.
Name: Richmond Pearson
State of Residency: North Carolina
Title: Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary
Appointment: Dec 17, 1902
Presentation of Credentials: May 19, 1903
Termination of Mission: Presented recall on or shortly before Nov 12, 1907
Note: Commissioned to Persia.
Name: John B. Jackson
State of Residency: New Jersey
Title: Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary
Appointment: Jul 1, 1907
Presentation of Credentials: Dec 12, 1907
Termination of Mission: Left post, Jul 3, 1909
Note: Commissioned during a recess of the Senate; recommissioned after confirmation on Dec 12, 1907. Commissioned to Persia.
Name: Charles W. Russell
State of Residency: District of Columbia
Title: Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary
Appointment: Dec 21, 1909
Presentation of Credentials: Mar 28, 1910
Termination of Mission: Probably presented recall on or before Sep 19, 1914
Note: Commissioned to Persia.
Name: John L. Caldwell
State of Residency: Kansas
Non-career appointee
Title: Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary
Appointment: Jun 6, 1914
Presentation of Credentials: Sep 19, 1914
Termination of Mission: Appointment terminated, Apr 9, 1921; left Persia, May 17, 1921.
Note: Commissioned to Persia.
Name: Joseph Saul Kornfeld
State of Residency: Ohio
Non-career appointee
Title: Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary
Appointment: Nov 9, 1921
Presentation of Credentials: Apr 11, 1922
Termination of Mission: Left post about Sep 1, 1924
Note: Commissioned to Persia.
Name: Hoffman Philip
State of Residency: New York
Foreign Service officer
Title: Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary
Appointment: Mar 17, 1925
Presentation of Credentials: Jan 7, 1926
Termination of Mission: Left post, Sep 16, 1928
Note: Commissioned to Persia.
Name: Charles C. Hart
State of Residency: District of Columbia
Non-career appointee
Title: Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary
Appointment: Nov 12, 1929
Presentation of Credentials: Feb 9, 1930
Termination of Mission: Left post, Oct 31, 1933
Note: Commissioned to Persia.
Name: William H. Hornibrook
State of Residency: Utah
Non-career appointee
Title: Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary
Appointment: Dec 12, 1933
Presentation of Credentials: Mar 19, 1934
Termination of Mission: Left post, Mar 16, 1936
Note: Commissioned during a recess of the Senate; recommissioned after
confirmation on Jan 15, 1934. Also accredited to Afghanistan; resident at Tehran.
Note: During 1936-1940 the following officers served as Chargé d'Affaires ad interim: Gordon P. Merria (Mar. 1936-May 1937) and Cornelius Van H. Engert (Jun 1937-Dec. 1940).
Name: Louis G. Dreyfus, Jr.
State of Residency: California
Foreign Service officer
Title: Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary
Appointment: Jul 7, 1939
Presentation of Credentials: Dec 18, 1940
Termination of Mission: Left post, Dec 12, 1943
Note: Also accredited to Afghanistan; resident at Tehran.
Name: Leland B. Morris
State of Residency: Pennsylvania
Foreign Service officer
Title: Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary
Appointment: Mar 21, 1944
Presentation of Credentials: Aug 21, 1944
Termination of Mission: Left post, May 20, 1945
Name: Wallace Murray
State of Residency: Ohio
Foreign Service officer
Title: Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary
Appointment: Feb 20, 1945
Presentation of Credentials: Jun 5, 1945
Termination of Mission: Left post, Apr 18, 1946
Name: George V. Allen
State of Residency: Maryland
Foreign Service officer
Title: Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary
Appointment: Apr 23, 1946
Presentation of Credentials: May 11, 1946
Termination of Mission: Left post, Feb 17, 1948
Name: John C. Wiley
State of Residency: Indiana
Foreign Service officer
Title: Non-career appointee
Appointment: Feb 26, 1948
Presentation of Credentials: Apr 6, 1948
Termination of Mission: Left post, Jun 18, 1950
Name: Henry F. Grady
State of Residency: California
Non-career appointee
Title: Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary
Appointment: Jun 29, 1950
Presentation of Credentials: Jul 2, 1950
Termination of Mission: Left post, Sep 19, 1951
Name: Loy W. Henderson
State of Residency: Colorado
Foreign Service officer
Title: Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary
Appointment: Sep 19, 1951
Presentation of Credentials: Sep 29, 1951
Termination of Mission: Left post, Dec 30, 1954
Name: Julius C. Holmes
State of Residency: Kansas
Foreign Service officer
Title: Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary
Note: Not commissioned; nomination withdrawn before the Senate acted upon it.
Name: Selden Chapin
State of Residency: District of Columbia
Foreign Service officer
Title: Non-career appointee
Appointment: May 31, 1955
Presentation of Credentials: Jul 19, 1955
Termination of Mission: Left post, Jun 2, 1958
Name: Edward T. Wailes
State of Residency: District of Columbia
Foreign Service officer
Title: Non-career appointee
Appointment: Jun 18, 1958
Presentation of Credentials: Jul 19, 1958
Termination of Mission: Left post, Jun 9, 1961
Name: Julius C. Holmes
State of Residency: Kansas
Foreign Service officer
Title: Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary
Appointment: May 8, 1961
Presentation of Credentials: Jun 17, 1961
Termination of Mission: Left post, Mar 13, 1965
Name: Armin H. Meyer
State of Residency: Illinois
Foreign Service officer
Title: Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary
Appointment: Mar 18, 1965
Presentation of Credentials: Apr 27, 1965
Termination of Mission: Left post, May 30, 1969
Name: Douglas MacArthur II
State of Residency: District of Columbia
Foreign Service officer
Title: Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary
Appointment: Sep 15, 1969
Presentation of Credentials: Oct 13, 1969
Termination of Mission: Left post, Feb 17, 1972
Name: Joseph S. Farland
State of Residency: W.Virginia
Non-career appointee
Title: Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary
Appointment: May 1, 1972
Presentation of Credentials: May 21, 1972
Termination of Mission: Left post, Mar 10, 1973
Name: Richard Helms
State of Residency: District of Columbia
Non-career appointee
Title: Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary
Appointment: Feb 8, 1973
Presentation of Credentials: Apr 5, 1973
Termination of Mission: Left post, Dec 27, 1977
Name: William H. Sullivan
State of Residency: Rhode Island
Foreign Service officer
Title: Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary
Appointment: May 26, 1977
Presentation of Credentials: Jun 18, 1977
Termination of Mission: Left post, Apr 6, 1979
Name: Walter L. Cutler
State of Residency: Virginia
Foreign Service officer
Title: Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary
Appointment: May 18, 1979
Note: Did not proceed to post; the Government of Iran having refused to receive
him.
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.
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