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Chiefs of Mission in Australia (1940 – present)
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NameState of ResidencyCareer/AppointmentTitleAppointmentPresentation of CredentialsTermination of Mission
John BerryMarylandNon-career appointeeAmbassador Extraordinary and PlenipotentiaryAugust 9, 2013September 25, 2013Left post September 20, 2016
Jeffrey L. BleichCaliforniaNon-career appointeeAmbassador Extraordinary and PlenipotentiaryNovember 10, 2009November 26, 2009Left post September 12, 2013
Robert D. McCallumGeorgiaNon-career appointeeAmbassador Extraordinary and PlenipotentiaryJuly 5, 2006August 24, 2006Left post, January 20, 2009
J. Thomas SchiefferTexasNon-career appointeeAmbassador Extraordinary and PlenipotentiaryJuly 27, 2001August 23, 2001Left post, February 18, 2005*
*The following officers served as Charges d’Affaires ad interim: William A. Stanton (February 2005–July 2006) and Michael P. Owens (July–August 2006)
Edward William Gnehm, Jr.GeorgiaForeign Service officerAmbassador Extraordinary and PlenipotentiaryJune 14, 2000August 30, 2000Concluded post, June 22, 2001
Genta H. HolmesCaliforniaForeign Service officerAmbassador Extraordinary and PlenipotentiaryFebruary 10, 1997April 11, 1997Concluded post, July 23, 2000
Edward J. PerkinsOregonForeign Service officerAmbassador Extraordinary and PlenipotentiaryOctober 8, 1993November 24, 1993Concluded post, July 19, 1996
Melvin F. SemblerFloridaNon-career appointeeAmbassador Extraordinary and PlenipotentiaryOctober 10, 1989October 25, 1989Concluded post, February 28, 1993
Laurence W. Lane, Jr.CaliforniaNon-career appointeeAmbassador Extraordinary and PlenipotentiaryDecember 6, 1985January 7, 1986Concluded post, April 29, 1989
Robert D. NesenCaliforniaNon-career appointeeAmbassador Extraordinary and PlenipotentiaryMay 20, 1981June 17, 1981Concluded post, May 2, 1985
Philip H. Alston, Jr. GeorgiaNon-career appointeeAmbassador Extraordinary and PlenipotentiaryMay 23, 1977Left post, January 23, 1981Also accredited to Nauru; resident at Canberra.
James W. HargroveTexasNon-career appointeeAmbassador Extraordinary and PlenipotentiaryFebruary 4, 1976February 19, 1976Concluded post, March 8, 1977
Marshall GreenDistrict of ColumbiaForeign Service officerAmbassador Extraordinary and PlenipotentiaryMarch 27, 1973June 8, 1973Concluded post, July 31, 1975
Walter L. Rice VirginiaNon-career appointeeAmbassador Extraordinary and PlenipotentiaryAugust 19, 1969September 11, 1969Concluded post, May 26, 1973
William H. Crook TexasNon-career appointeeAmbassador Extraordinary and PlenipotentiaryJune 24, 1968July 22, 1968Concluded post, April 18, 1969
Edward Clark TexasNon-career appointeeAmbassador Extraordinary and PlenipotentiaryJuly 22, 1965August 23, 1965Concluded post, December 31, 1967
William C. BattleVirginiaNon-career appointeeAmbassador Extraordinary and PlenipotentiaryJune 7, 1962July 13, 1962Concluded post, August 31, 1964
William J. Sebald District of ColumbiaForeign Service officerAmbassador Extraordinary and PlenipotentiaryMarch 14, 1957June 7, 1957Concluded post, October 31, 1961
Douglas Maxwell Moffat New YorkNon-career appointeeAmbassador Extraordinary and PlenipotentiaryFebruary 23, 1956March 27, 1956Died at Sydney, August 30, 1956
Amos J. PeasleeNew JerseyNon-career appointeeAmbassador Extraordinary and PlenipotentiaryJune 15, 1953August 12, 1953Concluded Australia, February 16, 1956
Pete Jarman AlabamaNon-career appointeeAmbassador Extraordinary and PlenipotentiaryJune 8, 1949September 7, 1949Concluded post, July 31, 1953
Myron Melvin CowenNew YorkNon-career appointeeAmbassador Extraordinary and PlenipotentiaryJuly 1, 1948August 20, 1948Left post, March 17, 1949
Note: Commissioned during a recess of the Senate; recommissioned after confirmation on March 2, 1949.
Edward J. FlynnNew YorkNon-career appointeeEnvoy Extraordinary and Minister PlenipotentiaryNote: Not commissioned; nomination withdrawn before the Senate acted upon it.
Robert Butler MinnesotaNon-career appointeeAmbassador Extraordinary and PlenipotentiaryJuly 12, 1946September 25, 1946Left Concluded, March 31, 1948
Nelson T. Johnson OklahomaForeign Service officerEnvoy Extraordinary and Minister PlenipotentiaryFebruary 11, 1941September 12, 1941Left Australia, April 20, 1945
Note: John R. Minter was serving as Chargé d’Affaires ad interim when Legation Canberra was raised to Embassy status, July 19, 1946
Clarence E. GaussConnecticutForeign Service officerEnvoy Extraordinary and Minister PlenipotentiaryJanuary 12, 1940July 17, 1940Concluded post, March 5, 1941