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Ecuador

Name: Van Brugh Livingston
State of Residency: New York
Title: Chargé d'Affaires
Appointment: Apr 10, 1848
Presentation of Credentials: Aug 12, 1848
Termination of Mission: Transmitted recall by note, Nov 12, 1849

Name: John Trumbull Van Alen
State of Residency: New York
Title: Chargé d'Affaires
Appointment: Jun 5, 1849
Presentation of Credentials: Nov 19, 1849
Termination of Mission: Left Ecuador on or soon after Jul 18, 1850.
Note: Commissioned during a recess of the Senate; recommissioned after confirmation on Aug 10, 1850. Did not serve under his second appointment.

Name: Courtland Cushing
State of Residency: Indiana
Title: Chargé d'Affaires
Appointment: Sep 28, 1850
Presentation of Credentials: Jun 3, 1851
Termination of Mission: Transmitted recall by note, Oct 12, 1853

Name: Philo White
State of Residency: Wisconsin
Title: Chargé d'Affaires
Appointment: Jul 18, 1853
Presentation of Credentials: Dec 27, 1853
Termination of Mission: Promoted to Minister Resident
Note: Nominated Feb 25, 1856 to be Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary; nomination withdrawn before the Senate acted upon it.
Note: Commissioned during a recess of the Senate; recommissioned after confirmation on Feb 8, 1854.

Name: Philo White
State of Residency: Wisconsin
Title: Minister Resident
Appointment: Jun 29, 1854
Presentation of Credentials: Sep 2, 1854
Termination of Mission: Presented recall, Sep 14, 1858

Name: Charles R. Buckalew
State of Residency: Pennsylvania
Title: Minister Resident
Appointment: Jun 14, 1858
Presentation of Credentials: Sep 20, 1858
Termination of Mission: Left post, Jul 10, 1861

Name: Frederick Hassaurek
State of Residency: Ohio
Title: Minister Resident
Appointment: Mar 27, 1861
Presentation of Credentials: Jul 15, 1861
Termination of Mission: Left post on or soon after Jan 13, 1866

Name: William T. Coggeshall
State of Residency: Ohio
Title: Minister Resident
Appointment: May 4, 1866
Presentation of Credentials: Sep 20, 1866
Termination of Mission: Died at Guapolo, Aug 3, 1867

Name: James R. Hubbell
State of Residency: Ohio
Title: Minister Resident
Note: Not commissioned; nomination rejected by the Senate.

Name: George H. Parker
State of Residency: Iowa
Title: Minister Resident
Note: Not commissioned; nomination tabled by the Senate.

Name: Shelah Waters
State of Residency: Tennessee
Title: Minister Resident
Note: Not commissioned; nomination not confirmed by the Senate.

Name: Alexander L. Russell
State of Residency: Pennsylvania
Title: Minister Resident
Note: Not commissioned; nomination withdrawn before the Senate acted upon it.

Name: David A. Nunn
State of Residency: Tennessee
Title: Minister Resident
Appointment: Apr 21, 1869
Note: Took oath of office but did not proceed to post.

Name: E. Rumsey Wing
State of Residency: Kentucky
Title: Minister Resident
Appointment: Nov 16, 1869
Presentation of Credentials: Jun 23, 1870
Termination of Mission: Died at post, Oct 5, 1874
Note: Commissioned during a recess of the Senate; recommissioned after confirmation on Dec 21, 1869.

Name: George Maney
State of Residency: Tennessee
Title: Minister Resident
Note: Not commissioned; nomination withdrawn before the Senate acted upon it.

Name: Thomas Biddle
State of Residency: Pennsylvania
Title: Minister Resident
Appointment: Feb 2, 1875
Note: Died at Guayaquil, May 7, 1875, before his official reception.

Name: Christian Wullweber
State of Residency: Iowa
Title: Minister Resident
Appointment: Jul 12, 1875
Presentation of Credentials: Dec 20, 1875
Termination of Mission: Presented recall, Sep 25, 1876
Note: Commissioned during a recess of the Senate; recommissioned after confirmation on Dec 14, 1875.

Name: Rowland B. Mahany
State of Residency: New York
Title: Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary
Appointment: Feb 24, 1892
Presentation of Credentials: May 22, 1892
Termination of Mission: Left post, Jun 12-23, 1893

Name: Edward H. Strobel
State of Residency: New York
Title: Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary
Appointment: Apr 14, 1894
Presentation of Credentials: Jul 15, 1894
Termination of Mission: Left post, Dec 31, 1894

Name: James D. Tillman
State of Residency: Tennessee
Title: Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary
Appointment: Jan 24, 1895
Presentation of Credentials: Jun 3, 1895
Termination of Mission: Presented recall, Dec 15, 1897

Name: Archibald J. Sampson
State of Residency: Arizona
Title: Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary
Appointment: Sep 18, 1897
Presentation of Credentials: Dec 16, 1897
Termination of Mission: Left post on or soon after Jul 15, 1905
Note: Commissioned during a recess of the Senate; recommissioned after confirmation on Dec 18, 1897.

Name: Joseph W. J. Lee
State of Residency: Maryland
Title: Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary
Appointment: Sep 18, 1905
Presentation of Credentials: Dec 30, 1905
Termination of Mission: Left Ecuador, Feb 21, 1907
Note: Commissioned during a recess of the Senate; recommissioned after confirmation on Dec 12, 1905.

Name: Williams C. Fox
State of Residency: New Jersey
Title: Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary
Appointment: Jan 10, 1907
Presentation of Credentials: Apr 18, 1907
Termination of Mission: Relinquished charge, Jul 19, 1911

Name: Evan E. Young
State of Residency: South Dakota
Title: Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary
Appointment: Jul 6, 1911
Presentation of Credentials: Aug 8, 1911
Termination of Mission: Left post, Jan 29, 1912

Name: Montgomery Schuyler, Jr.
State of Residency: New York
Title: Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary
Appointment: Mar 1, 1913
Presentation of Credentials: May 24, 1913
Termination of Mission: Presented recall, Sep 29, 1913

Name: Charles S. Hartman
State of Residency: Montana
Non-career appointee
Title: Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary
Appointment: Jul 28, 1913
Presentation of Credentials: Sep 30, 1913
Termination of Mission: Left post, Mar 20, 1922

Name: Gerhard A. Bading
State of Residency: Wisconsin
Non-career appointee
Title: Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary
Appointment: Mar 9, 1922
Presentation of Credentials: May 15, 1922
Termination of Mission: Left post, Nov 1, 1929

Name: Franklin Mott Gunther
State of Residency: Virginia
Foreign Service officer
Title: Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary
Appointment: Jan 22, 1930
Note: Did not serve under this appointment.

Name: William Dawson
State of Residency: Minnesota
Foreign Service officer
Title: Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary
Appointment: May 9, 1930
Presentation of Credentials: Aug 9, 1930
Termination of Mission: Left post, Feb 27, 1935

Name: Antonio C. Gonzalez
State of Residency: New York
Non-career appointee
Title: Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary
Appointment: Dec 10, 1934
Presentation of Credentials: Mar 7, 1935
Termination of Mission: Left post, Mar 30, 1938
Note: Commissioned during a recess of the Senate; recommissioned after confirmation on Jan 22, 1935.

Name: Boaz Long
State of Residency: New Mexico
Non-career appointee
Title: Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary
Appointment: Mar 22, 1938
Presentation of Credentials: Apr 29, 1938
Termination of Mission: Promoted to Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary

Name: Boaz Long
State of Residency: New Mexico
Non-career appointee
Title: Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary
Appointment: Mar 5, 1942
Presentation of Credentials: Apr 14, 1942
Termination of Mission: Left post, May 1, 1943

Name: Robert M. Scotten
State of Residency: Michigan
Foreign Service officer
Title: Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary
Appointment: Mar 27, 1943
Presentation of Credentials: May 27, 1943
Termination of Mission: Left post, Apr 17, 1947

Name: John F. Simmons
State of Residency: New York
Foreign Service officer
Title: Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary
Appointment: Apr 10, 1947
Presentation of Credentials: Jul 16, 1947
Termination of Mission: Left post, Jul 12, 1950

Name: Paul C. Daniels
State of Residency: New York
Foreign Service officer
Title: Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary
Appointment: Apr 19, 1951
Presentation of Credentials: May 25, 1951
Termination of Mission: Left post, Jul 9, 1953

Name: Sheldon T. Mills
State of Residency: Oregon
Foreign Service officer
Title: Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary
Appointment: Jul 2, 1954
Presentation of Credentials: Aug 19, 1954
Termination of Mission: Left post, Apr 6, 1956

Name: Christian M. Ravndal
State of Residency: Iowa
Foreign Service officer
Title: Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary
Appointment: Jul 21, 1956
Presentation of Credentials: Aug 29, 1956
Termination of Mission: Left post, Aug 1, 1960

Name: David Brewer Karrick
State of Residency: District of Columbia
Non-career appointee
Title: Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary
Appointment: Jul 16, 1960
Note: Commissioned during a recess of the Senate. Took oath of office, but died in the U.S. before proceeding to post.

Name: Maurice M. Bernbaum
State of Residency: Illinois
Foreign Service officer
Title: Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary
Appointment: Oct 8, 1960
Presentation of Credentials: Nov 16, 1960
Termination of Mission: Left Ecuador, Jan 14, 1965
Note: Commissioned during a recess of the Senate; recommissioned after confirmation on Feb 6, 1961.

Name: Wymberley DeR. Coerr
State of Residency: Connecticut
Foreign Service officer
Title: Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary
Appointment: Feb 4, 1965
Presentation of Credentials: Mar 24, 1965
Termination of Mission: Recall requested by Govt. of Ecuador, Oct 7, 1967
Note: Coerr left post, Oct 9, 1967.

Name: Edson O. Sessions
State of Residency: Illinois
Non-career appointee
Title: Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary
Appointment: Aug 1, 1968
Presentation of Credentials: Sep 26, 1968
Termination of Mission: Left post, Feb 15, 1970

Name: Findley Burns, Jr.
State of Residency: Florida
Foreign Service officer
Title: Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary
Appointment: Mar 17, 1970
Presentation of Credentials: Apr 9, 1970
Termination of Mission: Left post, May 18, 1973

Name: Robert C. Brewster
State of Residency: Nebraska
Foreign Service officer
Title: Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary
Appointment: Jul 24, 1973
Presentation of Credentials: Oct 1, 1973
Termination of Mission: Left post, Apr 8, 1976

Name: Richard J. Bloomfield
State of Residency: Maryland
Foreign Service officer
Title: Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary
Appointment: Apr 6, 1976
Presentation of Credentials: May 31, 1976
Termination of Mission: Left post, Jan 21, 1978

Name: Raymond E. Gonzalez
State of Residency: California
Foreign Service officer
Title: Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary
Appointment: Jul 18, 1978
Presentation of Credentials: Jul 31, 1978
Termination of Mission: Left post, Jan 28, 1982

Name: Samuel Friedlander Hart
State of Residency: Virginia
Foreign Service officer
Title: Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary
Appointment: Dec 10, 1982
Presentation of Credentials: Dec 22, 1982
Termination of Mission: Left post, Apr 5, 1985

Name: Fernando Enrique Rondon
State of Residency: Virginia
Foreign Service officer
Title: Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary
Appointment: Jul 12, 1985
Presentation of Credentials: Aug 8, 1985
Termination of Mission: Left post, Jul 26, 1988

Name: Richard Newton Holwill
State of Residency: District of Columbia
Non-career appointee
Title: Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary
Appointment: Jul 15, 1988
Presentation of Credentials: Jul 27, 1988
Termination of Mission: Left post, Nov 25, 1989

Name: Paul C. Lambert
State of Residency: New York
Non-career appointee
Title: Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary
Appointment: Jun 27, 1990
Presentation of Credentials: Jul 2, 1990
Termination of Mission: Left post, Feb 1, 1992

Name: Walter Scott Light
State of Residency: Texas
Non-career appointee
Title: Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary
Note: Nomination of Jul 25, 1992, was not acted upon by the Senate. James F. Mack served as Chargé d'Affaires ad interim, Feb 1992-Nov 1993.

Name: Peter F. Romero
State of Residency: Florida
Foreign Service officer
Title: Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary
Appointment: Oct 8, 1993
Presentation of Credentials: Nov 16, 1993
Termination of Mission: Left post, Jul 25, 1996

Name: Leslie M. Alexander
State of Residency: Florida
Foreign Service officer
Title: Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary
Appointment: Jul 17, 1996
Presentation of Credentials: Aug 5, 1996
Termination of Mission: Left post Jun 11, 1999

Name: Gwen C. Clare
State of Residency: South Carolina
Foreign Service officer
Title: Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary
Appointment: Jul 7, 1999
Presentation of Credentials: Aug 24, 1999
Termination of Mission: Left post Jul 3, 2001

Name: Kristie A. Kenney
State of Residency: Maryland
Foreign Service officer
Title: Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary
Appointment: Aug 8, 2002
Presentation of Credentials: Sep 25, 2002
Termination of Mission: Left post, Jul 6, 2005

Name: Linda Jewell
State of Residency: District of Columbia
Foreign Service officer
Title: Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary
Appointment: May 31, 2005
Presentation of Credentials: Aug 29, 2005
Termination of Mission: