List of ambassadors of the United States to Guatemala


The following is a list of ambassadors of the United States, or other chiefs of mission, to Guatemala. The title given by the United States State Department to this position is currently Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary.
RepresentativeTitlePresentation
of credentials		Termination
of mission		Appointed by
John WilliamsChargé d'AffairesMay 3, 1826December 1, 1826John Quincy Adams
Charles G. DeWittChargé d'AffairesDecember 17, 1833January 1, 1839Andrew Jackson
Elijah HiseChargé d'AffairesJanuary 31, 1849June 23, 1849James K. Polk
Solon BorlandEnvoy Extraordinary and Minister PlenipotentiaryDecember 31, 1854Franklin Pierce
John L. MarlingMinister ResidentFebruary 14, 1855May 8, 1856Franklin Pierce
Beverly L. ClarkeMinister ResidentJuly 13, 1858March 17, 1860James Buchanan
Elisha Oscar CrosbyMinister ResidentMay 28, 1861June 22, 1864Abraham Lincoln
Fitz Henry WarrenMinister ResidentJune 27, 1866August 11, 1869Andrew Johnson
Silas A. HudsonMinister ResidentAugust 11, 1869October 12, 1872Ulysses S. Grant
George WilliamsonMinister ResidentSeptember 9, 1873January 31, 1879Ulysses S. Grant
Cornelius A. LoganMinister ResidentJune 11, 1879April 12, 1882Rutherford B. Hayes
Henry C. HallMinister ResidentJuly 25, 1882August 10, 1882Chester A. Arthur
Henry C. HallEnvoy Extraordinary and Minister PlenipotentiaryAugust 10, 1882May 15, 1889Chester A. Arthur
Lansing B. MiznerEnvoy Extraordinary and Minister PlenipotentiaryJune 4, 1889December 31, 1890Benjamin Harrison
Romualdo PachecoEnvoy Extraordinary and Minister PlenipotentiaryFebruary 28, 1891June 12, 1893Benjamin Harrison
Pierce M. B. YoungEnvoy Extraordinary and Minister PlenipotentiaryJune 12, 1893May 23, 1896Grover Cleveland
Macgrane CoxeEnvoy Extraordinary and Minister PlenipotentiarySeptember 29, 1896June 30, 1897Grover Cleveland
W. Godfrey HunterEnvoy Extraordinary and Minister PlenipotentiaryJanuary 25, 1898February 2, 1903William McKinley
Leslie CombsEnvoy Extraordinary and Minister PlenipotentiaryFebruary 2, 1903February 25, 1907Theodore Roosevelt
Joseph W. J. LeeEnvoy Extraordinary and Minister PlenipotentiaryMarch 19, 1907October 13, 1907Theodore Roosevelt
William HeimkeEnvoy Extraordinary and Minister PlenipotentiaryMay 2, 1908September 30, 1909Theodore Roosevelt
William Franklin SandsEnvoy Extraordinary and Minister PlenipotentiaryOctober 9, 1909October 14, 1910William H. Taft
R. S. Reynolds HittEnvoy Extraordinary and Minister PlenipotentiaryOctober 14, 1910March 4, 1913William H. Taft
William Hayne LeavellEnvoy Extraordinary and Minister PlenipotentiaryNovember 29, 1913October 24, 1918Woodrow Wilson
Benton McMillinEnvoy Extraordinary and Minister PlenipotentiaryJanuary 15, 1920December 6, 1921Woodrow Wilson
Arthur H. GeisslerEnvoy Extraordinary and Minister PlenipotentiaryJuly 31, 1922January 23, 1930Warren G. Harding
Sheldon WhitehouseEnvoy Extraordinary and Minister PlenipotentiaryMarch 21, 1930July 23, 1933Herbert Hoover
Matthew E. HannaEnvoy Extraordinary and Minister PlenipotentiaryOctober 28, 1933February 9, 1936Franklin D. Roosevelt
Fay A. Des PortesEnvoy Extraordinary and Minister PlenipotentiaryMay 22, 1936May 14, 1943Franklin D. Roosevelt
Boaz LongAmbassador Extraordinary and PlenipotentiaryMay 19, 1943April 11, 1945Franklin D. Roosevelt
Edwin Jackson KyleAmbassador Extraordinary and PlenipotentiaryMay 8, 1945August 22, 1948Franklin D. Roosevelt
Richard C. Patterson, Jr.Ambassador Extraordinary and PlenipotentiaryNovember 24, 1948April 24, 1951Harry S. Truman
Rudolf E. SchoenfeldAmbassador Extraordinary and PlenipotentiaryApril 24, 1951October 19, 1953Harry S. Truman
John PeurifoyAmbassador Extraordinary and PlenipotentiaryNovember 4, 1953October 2, 1954Dwight D. Eisenhower
Norman ArmourAmbassador Extraordinary and PlenipotentiaryOctober 18, 1954May 9, 1955Dwight D. Eisenhower
Edward J. SparksAmbassador Extraordinary and PlenipotentiaryJuly 29, 1955February 15, 1958Dwight D. Eisenhower
Lester D. MalloryAmbassador Extraordinary and PlenipotentiaryFebruary 27, 1958November 11, 1959Dwight D. Eisenhower
John J. MuccioAmbassador Extraordinary and PlenipotentiaryFebruary 1, 1960November 10, 1961Dwight D. Eisenhower
John O. BellAmbassador Extraordinary and PlenipotentiaryJanuary 30, 1962August 26, 1965John F. Kennedy
John Gordon MeinAmbassador Extraordinary and PlenipotentiarySeptember 22, 1965August 28, 1968Lyndon B. Johnson
Nathaniel DavisAmbassador Extraordinary and PlenipotentiaryNovember 21, 1968August 21, 1971Lyndon B. Johnson
William G. BowdlerAmbassador Extraordinary and PlenipotentiaryOctober 19, 1971August 26, 1973Richard Nixon
Francis E. Meloy, Jr.Ambassador Extraordinary and PlenipotentiaryFebruary 7, 1974April 19, 1976Richard Nixon
Davis E. BosterAmbassador Extraordinary and PlenipotentiaryOctober 13, 1976January 17, 1979Gerald Ford
Frank V. Ortiz, Jr.Ambassador Extraordinary and PlenipotentiaryJuly 17, 1979August 6, 1980Jimmy Carter
Frederic L. ChapinAmbassador Extraordinary and PlenipotentiarySeptember 3, 1981February 28, 1984Ronald Reagan
Alberto Martinez PiedraAmbassador Extraordinary and PlenipotentiaryAugust 17, 1984August 22, 1987Ronald Reagan
James H. MichelAmbassador Extraordinary and PlenipotentiaryOctober 28, 1987September 1, 1989Ronald Reagan
Thomas F. StroockAmbassador Extraordinary and PlenipotentiaryOctober 31, 1989November 10, 1992George H. W. Bush
Marilyn McAfeeAmbassador Extraordinary and PlenipotentiaryJune 16, 1993June 20, 1996Bill Clinton
Donald J. PlantyAmbassador Extraordinary and PlenipotentiaryAugust 22, 1996August 14, 1999Bill Clinton
Prudence BushnellAmbassador Extraordinary and PlenipotentiaryOctober 14, 1999June 15, 2002Bill Clinton
John Randle HamiltonAmbassador Extraordinary and PlenipotentiaryJanuary 3, 2003July 15, 2005George W. Bush
James M. DerhamAmbassador Extraordinary and PlenipotentiarySeptember 1, 2005July 15, 2008George W. Bush
Stephen G. McFarlandAmbassador Extraordinary and PlenipotentiaryAugust 5, 2008August 25, 2011George W. Bush
Arnold A. ChacónAmbassador Extraordinary and PlenipotentiaryAugust 29, 2011March 5, 2014Barack Obama
Todd D. RobinsonAmbassador Extraordinary and PlenipotentiarySeptember 16, 2014September 20, 2017Barack Obama
David HodgeChargé d'AffairesSeptember 20, 2017October 3, 2017Donald Trump
Luis E. ArreagaAmbassador Extraordinary and PlenipotentiaryOctober 3, 2017October 2, 2020Donald Trump
William W. PoppAmbassador Extraordinary and PlenipotentiaryOctober 19, 2020August 24, 2023Donald Trump
Patrick VentrellChargé d'AffairesAugust 24, 2023February 2, 2024Joe Biden
Tobin John BradleyAmbassador Extraordinary and PlenipotentiaryFebruary 12, 2024January 17, 2026Joe Biden
John M. BarrettChargé d'AffairesJanuary 23, 2026PresentDonald Trump