U.S. State Department. United States Chiefs of Mission 1778-1973. By
Richardson Dougall and Mary Patricia Chapman, Historical Office, Bureau
of Public Affairs, Department of State, 1973. 229 pages.
Chiefs of Mission include U.S. Ambassadors (also known as Ambassadors
Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary or AEPs), Ministers, Charges d'Affaires,
and Diplomatic Agents who are appointed by the President to oversee U.S.
interests in a foreign country. Ambassadors from the U.S. tend to be a
mixture of career foreign service officers, patronage appointments, and
those who have distinguished themselves mainly by giving large sums to the
party in power. This volume was published as part of the State Department's
contribution to the bicentennial observances.
The first 173 pages are organized by country, and within each country
the Chiefs of Mission are listed chronologically. Of these, NameBase picked
up the entries starting around 1946. In addition to the name and the dates
when they were appointed, assumed office, and left office, their home state
and official title are included. A 25-page appendix, which we skipped,
lists alphabetically all the names in the prior section. This second list
usually includes full middle names (instead of just an initial), as well
as the year of birth and death. Additional information would also be
available from appropriate editions of Who's Who in America, which makes
a point of including ambassadors.
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