Former Chiefs of Mission in Korea
|
NAME |
POSITION |
DATE |
| Lucius H. Foote | Minister | May 1883 ~ Jan 1885 |
| William W. Rockhill | Charge d'Affairs | Dec 1886 ~ Apr 1887 |
| Hugh A. Dinsmore | Minister | May 1887 ~ May 1890 |
| John M. B. Sill | Minister | Apr 1894 ~ Sep 1897 |
| Horace N. Allen | Minister | Dec 1901 ~ Jun 1905 |
| Edwin V. Morgan | Consul General | Jun 1905 ~ Dec 1905 |
| William R. Langdon | Consul General | May 1946 ~ Sep 1948 |
| Joseph E. Jacobs | Consul General | May 1947 ~ Oct 1948 |
| John J. Mucio | Ambassador | Apr 1949 ~ Nov 1952 |
| Ellis O. Briggs | Ambassador | Nov 1952 ~ May 1955 |
| William S. B. Lacy | Ambassador | May 1955 ~ Jul 1955 |
| Walter C. Dowling | Ambassador | Jul 1956 ~ Oct 1959 |
| Walter P. McConaughy | Ambassador | Oct 1959 ~ Apr 1961 |
| Marshal Green* | Ambassador | Apr 1961 ~ Jun 1961 |
| Samuel D. Berger | Ambassador | Jun 1961 ~ Jul 1964 |
| Winthrop G. Brown | Ambassador | Aug 1964 ~ Jun 1967 |
| William J. Porter | Ambassador | Jun 1967 ~ Oct 1971 |
| Philip C. Habib | Ambassador | Oct 1971 ~ Aug 1974 |
| Richard L. Sneider | Ambassador | Sep 1974 ~ Jun 1978 |
| William H. Gleysteen, Jr. | Ambassador | Jul 1978 ~ Jun 1981 |
| Richard L. Walker | Ambassador | Jul 1981 ~ Aug 1986 |
| James R. Lilley | Ambassador | Nov 1986 ~ Jan 1988 |
| Donald Gregg | Ambassador | Sep 1989 ~ Feb 1993 |
| James T. Laney | Ambassador | Oct 1993 ~ Feb 1997 |
| Stephen W. Bosworth | Ambassador | Dec 1997 ~ Feb 2001 |
| Thomas C. Hubbard | Ambassador | Sep 2001 ~ Jul 2004 |
| Christopher R. Hill | Ambassador | Jul 2004 ~ Apr 2005 |
| Alexander R. Vershbow | Ambassador | Oct 2005 ~ Sep 2008 |
* Interim appointment only.
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