United States Ambassador to Honduras
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The following is a list of United States
Ambassador
s, or other Chiefs of Mission, to Honduras
. The title given by the United States State Department to this position is currently Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary.
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Ambassador
Ambassador
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s, or other Chiefs of Mission, to Honduras
Honduras
Honduras is a republic in Central America. It was previously known as Spanish Honduras to differentiate it from British Honduras, which became the modern-day state of Belize...
. The title given by the United States State Department to this position is currently Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary.
| Representative | Title | Presentation of Credentials |
Termination of Mission |
Appointed by |
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| Solon Borland Solon Borland Solon Borland was a newspaperman, soldier, diplomat, Democratic United States Senator from the State of Arkansas and a Confederate officer during the American Civil War.-Early life:... |
Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary | April 17, 1854 | Franklin Pierce Franklin Pierce Franklin Pierce was the 14th President of the United States and is the only President from New Hampshire. Pierce was a Democrat and a "doughface" who served in the U.S. House of Representatives and the Senate. Pierce took part in the Mexican-American War and became a brigadier general in the Army... |
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| Beverly L. Clarke Beverly L. Clarke Beverly Leonidas Clarke was a U.S. Representative from Kentucky.Born in Winterfield, Virginia, Clarke attended the common schools. He moved to Kentucky in 1823. He studied law in Franklin, Kentucky, and graduated from the Lexington Law School in 1831. He was admitted to the bar in 1833 and... |
Minister Resident | August 10, 1858 | March 17, 1860 | James Buchanan James Buchanan James Buchanan, Jr. was the 15th President of the United States . He is the only president from Pennsylvania, the only president who remained a lifelong bachelor and the last to be born in the 18th century.... |
| James R. Partridge | Minister Resident | April 25, 1862 | November 14, 1862 | Abraham Lincoln Abraham Lincoln Abraham Lincoln was the 16th President of the United States, serving from March 1861 until his assassination in April 1865. He successfully led his country through a great constitutional, military and moral crisis – the American Civil War – preserving the Union, while ending slavery, and... |
| Thomas H. Clay | Minister Resident | April 5, 1864 | August 10, 1866 | |
| Richard H. Rousseau | Minister Resident | October 10, 1866 | August 10, 1869 | Andrew Johnson Andrew Johnson Andrew Johnson was the 17th President of the United States . As Vice-President of the United States in 1865, he succeeded Abraham Lincoln following the latter's assassination. Johnson then presided over the initial and contentious Reconstruction era of the United States following the American... |
| Henry Baxter Henry Baxter Henry Baxter was a general in the Union Army during the American Civil War. At the Battle of Gettysburg, his brigade resisted a Confederate assault from parts of Maj. Gen. Robert E... |
Minister Resident | August 10, 1869 | June 30, 1873 | Ulysses S. Grant Ulysses S. Grant Ulysses S. Grant was the 18th President of the United States as well as military commander during the Civil War and post-war Reconstruction periods. Under Grant's command, the Union Army defeated the Confederate military and ended the Confederate States of America... |
| George Williamson | Minister Resident | February 19, 1874 | January 31, 1879 | |
| Cornelius A. Logan | Minister Resident | October 10, 1879 | April 15, 1882 | Rutherford B. Hayes Rutherford B. Hayes Rutherford Birchard Hayes was the 19th President of the United States . As president, he oversaw the end of Reconstruction and the United States' entry into the Second Industrial Revolution... |
| Henry C. Hall | Minister Resident | April 21, 1882 | September 26, 1882 | Chester A. Arthur Chester A. Arthur Chester Alan Arthur was the 21st President of the United States . Becoming President after the assassination of President James A. Garfield, Arthur struggled to overcome suspicions of his beginnings as a politician from the New York City Republican machine, succeeding at that task by embracing... |
| Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary | September 26, 1882 | May 16, 1889 | ||
| Lansing B. Mizner | Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary | March 30, 1889 | December 31, 1890 | Benjamin Harrison Benjamin Harrison Benjamin Harrison was the 23rd President of the United States . Harrison, a grandson of President William Henry Harrison, was born in North Bend, Ohio, and moved to Indianapolis, Indiana at age 21, eventually becoming a prominent politician there... |
| Romualdo Pacheco Romualdo Pacheco José Antonio Romualdo Pacheco Jr. was an American politician and diplomat. Involved in California state and federal politics, Pacheco was elected and appointed to various posts and offices throughout his more than thirty-year career, including the California State Senate, the 12th Governor of... |
Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary | April 17, 1891 | June 12, 1893 | |
| Pierce M. B. Young Pierce M. B. Young Pierce Manning Butler Young was a major general in the Confederate States Army during the American Civil War and a post-war politician, diplomat, and four-term United States Congressman from Georgia.... |
Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary | November 12, 1893 | May 23, 1896 | Grover Cleveland Grover Cleveland Stephen Grover Cleveland was the 22nd and 24th president of the United States. Cleveland is the only president to serve two non-consecutive terms and therefore is the only individual to be counted twice in the numbering of the presidents... |
| Macgrane Coxe | Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary | June 30, 1897 | ||
| W. Godfrey Hunter W. Godfrey Hunter Whiteside Godfrey Hunter was a U.S. Representative from Kentucky.Born near Belfast, Ireland, Hunter completed preparatory studies.Immigrated to the United States in 1858 and settled in New Castle, Pennsylvania.... |
Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary | January 19, 1899 | February 2, 1903 | William McKinley William McKinley William McKinley, Jr. was the 25th President of the United States . He is best known for winning fiercely fought elections, while supporting the gold standard and high tariffs; he succeeded in forging a Republican coalition that for the most part dominated national politics until the 1930s... |
| Leslie Combs | Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary | May 22, 1903 | February 27, 1907 | Theodore Roosevelt Theodore Roosevelt Theodore "Teddy" Roosevelt was the 26th President of the United States . He is noted for his exuberant personality, range of interests and achievements, and his leadership of the Progressive Movement, as well as his "cowboy" persona and robust masculinity... |
| Joseph W. J. Lee | Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary | July 1, 1907 | ||
| H. Percival Dodge | Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary | June 17, 1908 | February 6, 1909 | |
| Philip Marshall Brown Philip Marshall Brown Philip Marshall Brown was an American educator and diplomat, born at Hampden, Maine, and educated at Williams College. In 1900–1901, he served as secretary to Lloyd C. Griscom and from 1901 to 1903 was second secretary for the American Legation of Constantinople... |
Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary | February 21, 1909 | February 26, 1910 | |
| Fenton R. McCreery | Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary | March 10, 1910 | July 2, 1911 | William H. Taft |
| Charles Dunning White | Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary | September 9, 1911 | November 4, 1913 | |
| John Ewing | Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary | December 26, 1913 | January 18, 1918 | Woodrow Wilson Woodrow Wilson Thomas Woodrow Wilson was the 28th President of the United States, from 1913 to 1921. A leader of the Progressive Movement, he served as President of Princeton University from 1902 to 1910, and then as the Governor of New Jersey from 1911 to 1913... |
| T. Sambola Jones | Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary | October 2, 1918 | October 17, 1919 | |
| Franklin E. Morales Franklin E. Morales Franklin E. Morales was an American Diplomat. He served during January 18, 1922 – March 2, 1925 as Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary, United States Ambassador to Honduras. He was appointed by Warren G. Harding.... |
Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary | January 18, 1922 | March 2, 1925 | Warren G. Harding Warren G. Harding Warren Gamaliel Harding was the 29th President of the United States . A Republican from Ohio, Harding was an influential self-made newspaper publisher. He served in the Ohio Senate , as the 28th Lieutenant Governor of Ohio and as a U.S. Senator... |
| George T. Summerlin George T. Summerlin George Thomas Summerlin was an American army officer and diplomat from Louisiana.A captain in the US Army, he later had a long career in the state department, serving as charges d'affaires in Mexico, as well as Minister to Honduras, Venezuela and Panama. His last post was as Chief of Protocol... |
Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary | November 21, 1925 | December 17, 1929 | Calvin Coolidge Calvin Coolidge John Calvin Coolidge, Jr. was the 30th President of the United States . A Republican lawyer from Vermont, Coolidge worked his way up the ladder of Massachusetts state politics, eventually becoming governor of that state... |
| Julius G. Lay | Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary | May 31, 1930 | March 17, 1935 | Herbert Hoover Herbert Hoover Herbert Clark Hoover was the 31st President of the United States . Hoover was originally a professional mining engineer and author. As the United States Secretary of Commerce in the 1920s under Presidents Warren Harding and Calvin Coolidge, he promoted partnerships between government and business... |
| Leo J. Keena Leo J. Keena Leo Japathet Keena was an American football player and diplomat. Keena was born in Detroit, Michigan in 1878, the son of James T. Keena and Henrietta Keena. His father was a lawyer who later became the president of the Peoples State Bank of Detroit... |
Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary | July 19, 1935 | May 1, 1937 | Franklin D. Roosevelt Franklin D. Roosevelt Franklin Delano Roosevelt , also known by his initials, FDR, was the 32nd President of the United States and a central figure in world events during the mid-20th century, leading the United States during a time of worldwide economic crisis and world war... |
| John Draper Erwin | Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary | September 8, 1937 | April 27, 1943 | |
| Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary Ambassador An ambassador is the highest ranking diplomat who represents a nation and is usually accredited to a foreign sovereign or government, or to an international organization.... |
April 27, 1943 | April 16, 1947 | ||
| Paul C. Daniels | Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary | June 23, 1947 | October 30, 1947 | Harry S. Truman Harry S. Truman Harry S. Truman was the 33rd President of the United States . As President Franklin D. Roosevelt's third vice president and the 34th Vice President of the United States , he succeeded to the presidency on April 12, 1945, when President Roosevelt died less than three months after beginning his... |
| Herbert S. Bursley | Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary | May 15, 1948 | December 12, 1950 | |
| John Draper Erwin | Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary | March 14, 1951 | February 28, 1954 | |
| Whiting Willauer | Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary | March 5, 1954 | March 24, 1958 | Dwight D. Eisenhower Dwight D. Eisenhower Dwight David "Ike" Eisenhower was the 34th President of the United States, from 1953 until 1961. He was a five-star general in the United States Army... |
| Robert Newbegin | Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary | April 30, 1958 | August 3, 1960 | |
| Charles R. Burrows | Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary | November 3, 1960 | June 28, 1965 | |
| Joseph J. Jova | Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary | July 12, 1965 | June 21, 1969 | Lyndon B. Johnson Lyndon B. Johnson Lyndon Baines Johnson , often referred to as LBJ, was the 36th President of the United States after his service as the 37th Vice President of the United States... |
| Hewson A. Ryan | Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary | November 5, 1969 | May 30, 1973 | Richard Nixon Richard Nixon Richard Milhous Nixon was the 37th President of the United States, serving from 1969 to 1974. The only president to resign the office, Nixon had previously served as a US representative and senator from California and as the 36th Vice President of the United States from 1953 to 1961 under... |
| Phillip V. Sanchez Phillip V. Sanchez Phillip Victor Sánchez is former United States Ambassador to Honduras under President Richard Nixon. Since 1987 he has been the publisher of the newspaper Noticias del Mundo. He became the President of CAUSA USA. He is on the Advisory Board of the University of Bridgeport.He received a... |
Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary | June 15, 1973 | July 17, 1976 | |
| Ralph E. Becker Ralph Elihu Becker Ralph Elihu Becker was an American Ambassador to Honduras from 1976-1977 under the Ford administration. He was a founding trustee of the National Center for the Performing Arts and served as its general counsel during the Eisenhower administration and until 1976.Ralph Becker was born on January... |
Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary | October 27, 1976 | August 1, 1977 | Gerald Ford Gerald Ford Gerald Rudolph "Jerry" Ford, Jr. was the 38th President of the United States, serving from 1974 to 1977, and the 40th Vice President of the United States serving from 1973 to 1974... |
| Mari-Luci Jaramillo Mari-Luci Jaramillo Mari-Luci Jaramillo was a U.S. Ambassador to HondurasJaramillo worked in her father’s shoe shining shoes while attending school. Later, she cleaned houses and worked as waitress to help pay for tuition at New Mexico Highlands University... |
Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary | October 27, 1977 | September 19, 1980 | Jimmy Carter Jimmy Carter James Earl "Jimmy" Carter, Jr. is an American politician who served as the 39th President of the United States and was the recipient of the 2002 Nobel Peace Prize, the only U.S. President to have received the Prize after leaving office... |
| Jack R. Binns Jack R. Binns Jack Robert Binns was the U.S. Ambassador to Honduras from 1980 to 1981. Binns is a 1956 graduate of the United States Naval Academy.Now retired from the Foreign Service, Binns is an author and resides in Tucson, Arizona... |
Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary | October 10, 1980 | October 31, 1981 | |
| John D. Negroponte | Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary | November 11, 1981 | May 30, 1985 | Ronald Reagan Ronald Reagan Ronald Wilson Reagan was the 40th President of the United States , the 33rd Governor of California and, prior to that, a radio, film and television actor.... |
| John Arthur Ferch John Arthur Ferch John Arthur Ferch is a United States diplomat.Ferch was born in Ohio in 1936. He served as United States Ambassador to Honduras from 1985 to 1986.-References:... |
Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary | August 22, 1985 | July 9, 1986 | |
| Everett Ellis Briggs Everett Ellis Briggs Everett Ellis Briggs is a United States diplomat.Briggs was born in Havana, Cuba in 1934. He is an alumnus of Dartmouth College.... |
Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary | November 4, 1986 | June 15, 1989 | |
| Cresencio S. Arcos, Jr. Cresencio S. Arcos, Jr. -Biography:Cresencio Arcos is a consultant and Senior Advisor to the Center for Hemispheric Defense Studies at the National Defense University. Previously, he was Government Affairs Counselor at Kirkpatrick Lockhart and Preston Gates LLP. He was Assistant Secretary for International Affairs at the... |
Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary | January 29, 1990 | July 1, 1993 | George H. W. Bush George H. W. Bush George Herbert Walker Bush is an American politician who served as the 41st President of the United States . He had previously served as the 43rd Vice President of the United States , a congressman, an ambassador, and Director of Central Intelligence.Bush was born in Milton, Massachusetts, to... |
| William Thornton Pryce William Thornton Pryce William Thornton Pryce was a United States diplomat.Pryce was born in San Diego, California in 19 July 1932, and served as United States Ambassador to Honduras from 1993 – 1996... |
Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary | July 21, 1993 | August 15, 1996 | Bill Clinton Bill Clinton William Jefferson "Bill" Clinton is an American politician who served as the 42nd President of the United States from 1993 to 2001. Inaugurated at age 46, he was the third-youngest president. He took office at the end of the Cold War, and was the first president of the baby boomer generation... |
| James F. Creagan | Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary | August 29, 1996 | July 20, 1999 | |
| Frank Almaguer Frank Almaguer Frank Almaguer is a United States diplomat and career Foreign Service Officer. He has served in numerous positions with the US Peace Corps, The US Agency for International Development , the United States Department of State and the Organization of American States .-Background:Almaguer was born in... |
Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary | August 25, 1999 | September 5, 2002 | |
| Larry Leon Palmer Larry Leon Palmer Larry Leon Palmer is a United States diplomat and a former United States Ambassador to Honduras . He has been the President of the Inter-American Foundation since 2005.-Background:... |
Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary | October 8, 2002 | May 7, 2005 | George W. Bush George W. Bush George Walker Bush is an American politician who served as the 43rd President of the United States, from 2001 to 2009. Before that, he was the 46th Governor of Texas, having served from 1995 to 2000.... |
| Charles A. Ford Charles A. Ford Charles Arthur Ford is a United States diplomat, a former United States Ambassador to Honduras, and is currently the Business Engagement Advisor to the Commander, United States Southern Command.... |
Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary | November 8, 2005 | ca. April 2008 | |
| Hugo Llorens Hugo Llorens Hugo Llorens Acosta is a United States diplomat, and the current United States Ambassador to Honduras. Posted to a variety of countries in his thirty-year career, in 2002-03 he was the principal advisor to the President and National Security Advisor on issues pertaining to Colombia, Venezuela,... |
Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary | September 19, 2008 | ca. July 2011 | |
| Lisa Kubiske Lisa Kubiske Lisa Kubiske is a United States diplomat, and the current United States Ambassador to Honduras.-Background:She graduated from Brandeis University with a BA in anthropology and psychology, and from Georgetown University with a Masters of Science in Foreign Service... |
Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary | July 26, 2011 | Incumbent | Barack Obama Barack Obama Barack Hussein Obama II is the 44th and current President of the United States. He is the first African American to hold the office. Obama previously served as a United States Senator from Illinois, from January 2005 until he resigned following his victory in the 2008 presidential election.Born in... |
See also
- Honduras – United States relations
- Foreign relations of HondurasForeign relations of HondurasHonduras is a member of the United Nations, the World Trade Organization , the Central American Parliament , the Central American Integration System , and the Central American Security Commission . During 1995-96, Honduras, a founding member of the United Nations, for the first time served as a...
- Ambassadors of the United States