List of ambassadors of the United States to Spain

Ambassador of the United States of America to Spain
Embajadora de los Estados Unidos de America en España
Seal of the United States Department of State
Incumbent Julissa Reynoso Pantaleón since February 2, 2022
Nominator	The President of the United States
Appointer	The President with Senate advice and consent
Inaugural holder	John Jay as Minister Plenipotentiary
Formation	September 29, 1779
Website	U.S. Embassy - Madrid

The incumbent ambassador is Julissa Reynoso Pantaleón, she was sworn in by Vice President Kamala Harris on January 7, 2022 and presented her credentials on February 2, 2022.

This is a list of United States ambassadors to Spain from 1779 to the present day. The ambassador to Spain is also credentialed to Andorra.

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Chiefs of Mission

U.S. diplomatic terms
Career FSO After 1915, The United States Department of State began classifying ambassadors as career Foreign Service Officers (FSOs) for those who have served in the Foreign Service for a specified amount of time. Political appointee A person who is not a career foreign service officer, but is appointed by the president (often as a reward to political friends). Appointed The date that the ambassador took the oath of office; also known as "commissioning". It follows confirmation of a presidential appointment by the Senate, or a Congressional recess appointment by the president. In the case of a recess appointment, the ambassador requires subsequent confirmation by the Senate to remain in office. Presented credentials The date that the ambassador presented his letter of credence to the head of state or appropriate authority of the receiving nation. At this time the ambassador officially becomes the representative of his country. This would normally occur a short time after the ambassador's arrival on station. The host nation may reject the ambassador by not receiving the ambassador's letter, but this occurs only rarely. Terminated mission Usually the date that the ambassador left the country. In some cases a letter of recall is presented, ending the ambassador's commission, either as a means of diplomatic protest or because the diplomat is being reassigned elsewhere and replaced by another envoy. Chargé d'affaires The person in charge of the business of the embassy when there is no ambassador commissioned to the host country. Ad interim Latin phrase meaning "for the time being", "in the meantime".

Career FSO
After 1915, The United States Department of State began classifying ambassadors as career Foreign Service Officers (FSOs) for those who have served in the Foreign Service for a specified amount of time.

Political appointee
A person who is not a career foreign service officer, but is appointed by the president (often as a reward to political friends).

Appointed
The date that the ambassador took the oath of office; also known as "commissioning". It follows confirmation of a presidential appointment by the Senate, or a Congressional recess appointment by the president. In the case of a recess appointment, the ambassador requires subsequent confirmation by the Senate to remain in office.

Presented credentials
The date that the ambassador presented his letter of credence to the head of state or appropriate authority of the receiving nation. At this time the ambassador officially becomes the representative of his country. This would normally occur a short time after the ambassador's arrival on station. The host nation may reject the ambassador by not receiving the ambassador's letter, but this occurs only rarely.

Terminated mission
Usually the date that the ambassador left the country. In some cases a letter of recall is presented, ending the ambassador's commission, either as a means of diplomatic protest or because the diplomat is being reassigned elsewhere and replaced by another envoy.

Chargé d'affaires
The person in charge of the business of the embassy when there is no ambassador commissioned to the host country.

Ad interim
Latin phrase meaning "for the time being", "in the meantime".

Denotes Chargé d’Affaires ad interim

Name	Type of Appointee	Title	Appointment	Presentation of credentials	Termination of mission	President(s)
William Carmichael		Chargé d'Affaires	Apr 20, 1790	No report has been found concerning Carmichael’s presentation of credentials as Chargé d’Affaires en titre; he had already been received as Chargé d’Affaires ad interim, May 20, 1782.	Presented recall Sep 5, 1794	George Washington (Unaffiliated)
William Short		Minister Resident	May 28, 1794	Sep 7, 1794	Left post, Nov 1, 1795	George Washington (Unaffiliated)
David Humphreys		Minister Plenipotentiary	May 20, 1796	Sep 10, 1797	Probably presented recall soon after December 28, 1801	John Adams (Federalist)
David Humphreys		Minister Plenipotentiary	May 20, 1796	Sep 10, 1797	Probably presented recall soon after December 28, 1801	Thomas Jefferson (Democratic-Republican)
Charles Pinckney		Minister Plenipotentiary	Jun 6, 1801^[1]	January–March 1802	Presented recall, Oct 25, 1804
George W. Erving		Chargé d’Affaires ad interim	Oct 1805		Feb 1810
		Chargé d’Affaires ad interim	Oct 1805		Feb 1810	James Madison (Democratic-Republican)
		Minister Plenipotentiary	Aug 10, 1814^[2]	Aug 24, 1816	Left post, May 15, 1819	James Madison (Democratic-Republican)
		Minister Plenipotentiary	Aug 10, 1814^[2]	Aug 24, 1816	Left post, May 15, 1819	James Monroe (Democratic-Republican)
John Forsyth		Minister Plenipotentiary	Feb 16, 1819	May 18, 1819	Had farewell audience, Mar 2, 1823
Hugh Nelson		Minister Plenipotentiary	Jan 15, 1823	Dec 4, 1823	Presented recall Jul 10, 1825
Hugh Nelson		Minister Plenipotentiary	Jan 15, 1823	Dec 4, 1823	Presented recall Jul 10, 1825	John Quincy Adams (Democratic-Republican)
Alexander Hill Everett		Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary	Mar 9, 1825	Sep 4, 1825	Left post Aug 1, 1829	John Quincy Adams (Democratic-Republican)
Alexander Hill Everett		Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary	Mar 9, 1825	Sep 4, 1825	Left post Aug 1, 1829	Andrew Jackson (Democratic)
Cornelius P. Van Ness		Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary	Jun 1, 1829^[3]	Dec 9, 1829	Presented recall, Dec 21, 1836
John H. Eaton		Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary	Mar 16, 1836	No report has been found of Eaton’s presentation of credentials, which probably took place about February 1, 1837	Left post, May 1, 1840
John H. Eaton		Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary	Mar 16, 1836		Left post, May 1, 1840	Martin Van Buren (Democratic)
Aaron Vail		Chargé d'Affaires	May 20, 1840	Nov 5, 1840	Superseded, Aug 1, 1842	Martin Van Buren (Democratic)
						William Henry Harrison (Whig)
						John Tyler (Whig/Unaffiliated)
Washington Irving		Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary	Feb 10, 1842	Aug 1, 1842	Presented recall, Jul 29, 1846	John Tyler (Whig/Unaffiliated)
Washington Irving		Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary	Feb 10, 1842	Aug 1, 1842	Presented recall, Jul 29, 1846	James K. Polk (Democratic)
Romulus M. Saunders		Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary	Feb 25, 1846	Jul 31, 1846	Presented recall, Sep 24, 1849	James K. Polk (Democratic)
Romulus M. Saunders		Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary	Feb 25, 1846	Jul 31, 1846	Presented recall, Sep 24, 1849	Zachary Taylor (Whig)
Daniel M. Barringer		Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary	Jun 18, 1849^[4]	October 24, 1849	Presented recall Sep 4, 1853	Zachary Taylor (Whig)
						Millard Fillmore (Whig)
						Franklin Pierce (Democratic)
Pierre Soule		Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary	Apr 7, 1853	Oct 24, 1853	Presented recall, Feb 1, 1855
Angus C. Dodge		Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary	Feb 9, 1855	Jun 17, 1855	Presented recall, Mar 12, 1859
Angus C. Dodge		Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary	Feb 9, 1855	Jun 17, 1855	Presented recall, Mar 12, 1859	James Buchanan (Democratic)
William Preston		Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary	Dec 15, 1858	Mar 12, 1859	Presented recall, May 24, 1861	James Buchanan (Democratic)
William Preston		Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary	Dec 15, 1858	Mar 12, 1859	Presented recall, May 24, 1861	Abraham Lincoln (Republican)
Carl Schurz		Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary	Mar 28, 1861	Jul 13, 1861	Left post, Dec 18, 1861
Gustavus Koerner		Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary	Jun 14, 1862	Nov 4, 1862	Left post, Jul 20, 1864
John P. Hale		Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary	Mar 10, 1865	Sep 30, 1865	Presented recall, Jul 29, 1869	Andrew Johnson (National Union/Democratic)
John P. Hale		Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary	Mar 10, 1865	Sep 30, 1865	Presented recall, Jul 29, 1869	Ulysses S. Grant (Republican)
Daniel E. Sickles		Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary	May 15, 1869^[5]	July 29, 1869	Presented new credentials on Feb 2, 1871, after change of government; transmitted recall by note Jan 31, 1874
Caleb Cushing		Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary	Jan 6, 1874	May 30, 1874	Presented new credentials on Mar 10, 1875, after restoration of monarchy; left post, Apr 9, 1877
Caleb Cushing		Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary	Jan 6, 1874	May 30, 1874		Rutherford B. Hayes (Republican)
James Russell Lowell		Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary	Jun 11, 1877^[6]	Aug 18, 1877	Presented recall, Mar 2, 1880
Lucius Fairchild		Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary	Jan 26, 1880	Mar 31, 1880	Presented recall, Dec 20, 1881
						James A. Garfield (Republican)
						Chester A. Arthur (Republican)
Hannibal Hamlin		Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary	Jun 30, 1881^[7]	Dec 20, 1881	Left post, Oct 17, 1882
John W. Foster		Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary	Feb 27, 1883	Jun 16, 1883	Presented recall, Aug 28, 1885
John W. Foster		Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary	Feb 27, 1883	Jun 16, 1883	Presented recall, Aug 28, 1885	Grover Cleveland (Democratic)
Jabez L.M. Curry		Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary	Oct 7, 1885^[8]	Dec 22, 1885	Left post, Jul 5, 1888
Perry Belmont		Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary	Nov 17, 1888^[9]	Feb 13, 1889	Left post, May 1, 1889
Perry Belmont		Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary	Nov 17, 1888^[9]	Feb 13, 1889	Left post, May 1, 1889	Benjamin Harrison (Republican)
Thomas W. Palmer		Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary	Mar 12, 1889	Jun 17, 1889	Left post, Apr 19, 1890
E. Burd Grubb		Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary	Sep 27, 1890	Dec 23, 1890	Left post, May 26, 1892
A. Loudon Snowden		Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary	Jul 22, 1892	Oct 6, 1892	Presented recall, Jun 3, 1893
A. Loudon Snowden		Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary	Jul 22, 1892	Oct 6, 1892	Presented recall, Jun 3, 1893	Grover Cleveland (Democratic)
Hannis Taylor		Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary	Apr 8, 1893	Jul 1, 1893	Presented recall, Sep 13, 1897	Grover Cleveland (Democratic)
Hannis Taylor		Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary	Apr 8, 1893	Jul 1, 1893	Presented recall, Sep 13, 1897	William McKinley (Republican)
Stewart L. Woodford		Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary	Jun 19, 1897	Sep 13, 1897	Spain severed diplomatic relations with the U.S., Apr 21, 1898^[10]
Bellamy Storer		Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary	Apr 12, 1899^[11]	Jun 16, 1899	Presented recall, Dec 10, 1902
Bellamy Storer		Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary	Apr 12, 1899^[11]	Jun 16, 1899	Presented recall, Dec 10, 1902	Theodore Roosevelt (Republican)
Arthur S. Hardy		Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary	Sep 26, 1902^[12]	Mar 2, 1903	Presented recall, May 1, 1905
William Miller Collier		Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary	Mar 8, 1905	May 15, 1905	Superseded, Jun 9, 1909
William Miller Collier		Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary	Mar 8, 1905	May 15, 1905	Superseded, Jun 9, 1909	William Howard Taft (Republican)
Henry Clay Ide		Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary	Apr 1, 1909	Jun 9, 1909	Left post, Jul 8, 1913	William Howard Taft (Republican)
Henry Clay Ide		Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary	Apr 1, 1909	Jun 9, 1909	Left post, Jul 8, 1913	Woodrow Wilson (Democratic)
Joseph E. Willard	Non-career appointee	Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary	Sep 10, 1913	Oct 31, 1913	Left post, Jul 7, 1921	Woodrow Wilson (Democratic)
Joseph E. Willard	Non-career appointee	Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary	Sep 10, 1913	Oct 31, 1913	Left post, Jul 7, 1921	Warren G. Harding (Republican)
Cyrus E. Woods	Non-career appointee	Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary	Jun 24, 1921	Oct 14, 1921	Left post, Apr 18, 1923
Alexander P. Moore	Non-career appointee	Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary	Mar 3, 1923	May 16, 1923	Left post, Dec 20, 1925
Alexander P. Moore	Non-career appointee	Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary	Mar 3, 1923	May 16, 1923	Left post, Dec 20, 1925	Calvin Coolidge (Republican)
Ogden H. Hammond	Non-career appointee	Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary	Dec 21, 1925	Mar 26, 1926	Left post, Oct 13, 1929	Calvin Coolidge (Republican)
Ogden H. Hammond	Non-career appointee	Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary	Dec 21, 1925	Mar 26, 1926	Left post, Oct 13, 1929	Herbert Hoover (Republican)
Irwin B. Laughlin	Foreign Service officer	Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary	Oct 16, 1929	Dec 24, 1929	Left post, Apr 12, 1933	Herbert Hoover (Republican)
Irwin B. Laughlin	Foreign Service officer	Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary	Oct 16, 1929	Dec 24, 1929	Left post, Apr 12, 1933	Franklin D. Roosevelt (Democratic)
Claude G. Bowers	Non-career appointee	Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary	Apr 6, 1933	Jun 1, 1933	Had final interview, Feb 2, 1939^[13]
H. Freeman Matthews	Career Foreign Service Officer	Chargé d’Affaires ad interim	Apr 13, 1939
Alexander W. Weddell	Foreign Service officer	Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary	May 3, 1939	Jun 15, 1939	Left post, Feb 7, 1942
Carlton J. H. Hayes	Non-career appointee	Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary	May 2, 1942	Jun 9, 1942	Left Spain, Jan 18, 1945
Norman Armour	Foreign Service officer	Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary	Dec 15, 1944	Mar 24, 1945	Left post, Dec 1, 1945
Norman Armour	Foreign Service officer	Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary	Dec 15, 1944	Mar 24, 1945	Left post, Dec 1, 1945	Harry S. Truman (Democratic)
Philip W. Bonsal	Career Foreign Service Officer	Chargé d’Affaires ad interim	Mar 1946		Jun 1947
Paul T. Culbertson	Career Foreign Service Officer	Chargé d'Affaires ad interim	Jun 1947		Dec 1950
Stanton Griffis	Non-career appointee	Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary	Feb 1, 1951	Mar 1, 1951	Relinquished charge, Jan 28, 1952
Lincoln MacVeagh	Non-career appointee	Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary	Feb 21, 1952	Mar 27, 1952	Left post, Mar 4, 1953
Lincoln MacVeagh	Non-career appointee	Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary	Feb 21, 1952	Mar 27, 1952	Left post, Mar 4, 1953	Dwight D. Eisenhower (Republican)
James Clement Dunn	Foreign Service officer	Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary	Feb 27, 1953	Apr 9, 1953	Left post, Feb 9, 1955
John Lodge	Non-career appointee	Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary	Jan 22, 1955	Mar 24, 1955	Left post, Apr 13, 1961
John Lodge	Non-career appointee	Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary	Jan 22, 1955	Mar 24, 1955	Left post, Apr 13, 1961	John F. Kennedy (Democratic)
Anthony J. Drexel Biddle, Jr.	Non-career appointee	Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary	Mar 29, 1961	May 25, 1961	Left Spain, Oct 12, 1961
Robert F. Woodward	Foreign Service officer	Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary	Apr 7, 1962	May 10, 1962	Left post, Feb 1, 1965
Robert F. Woodward	Foreign Service officer	Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary	Apr 7, 1962	May 10, 1962	Left post, Feb 1, 1965	Lyndon B. Johnson (Democratic)
Angier Biddle Duke	Non-career appointee	Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary	Mar 11, 1965	Apr 1, 1965	Left post Mar 30, 1968
Robert F. Wagner	Non-career appointee	Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary	Jun 24, 1968	Jul 4, 1968	Left post, Mar 7, 1969
Robert F. Wagner	Non-career appointee	Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary	Jun 24, 1968	Jul 4, 1968	Left post, Mar 7, 1969	Richard Nixon (Republican)
Robert C. Hill	Non-career appointee	Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary	May 1, 1969	Jun 12, 1969	Left post, Jun 12, 1972
Horacio Rivero Jr.	Non-career appointee	Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary	Sep 11, 1972	Oct 11, 1972	Left post, Nov 26, 1974
Horacio Rivero Jr.	Non-career appointee	Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary	Sep 11, 1972	Oct 11, 1972	Left post, Nov 26, 1974	Gerald Ford (Republican)
Wells Stabler	Foreign Service officer	Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary	Feb 20, 1975	Mar 13, 1975	Left post, May 4, 1978	Gerald Ford (Republican)
Wells Stabler	Foreign Service officer	Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary	Feb 20, 1975	Mar 13, 1975	Left post, May 4, 1978	Jimmy Carter (Democratic)
Terence A. Todman	Foreign Service officer	Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary	May 25, 1978	Jul 20, 1978	Left post, Aug 8, 1983	Jimmy Carter (Democratic)
Terence A. Todman	Foreign Service officer	Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary	May 25, 1978	Jul 20, 1978	Left post, Aug 8, 1983	Ronald Reagan (Republican)
Thomas Ostrom Enders	Foreign Service officer	Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary	Aug 5, 1983	Sep 15, 1983	Left post Jul 6, 1986
Reginald Bartholomew	Foreign Service officer	Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary	Aug 18, 1986	Sep 17, 1986	Left post, Mar 12, 1989
Reginald Bartholomew	Foreign Service officer	Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary	Aug 18, 1986	Sep 17, 1986	Left post, Mar 12, 1989	George H. W. Bush (Republican)
Joseph Zappala	Non-career appointee	Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary	Oct 10, 1989	Oct 16, 1989	Left post, Jun 4, 1992
Richard Goodwin Capen, Jr.	Non-career appointee	Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary	Jun 15, 1992	Jul 8, 1992	Left post, Feb 17, 1993
Richard Goodwin Capen, Jr.	Non-career appointee	Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary	Jun 15, 1992	Jul 8, 1992	Left post, Feb 17, 1993	Bill Clinton (Democratic)
Richard N. Gardner	Non-career officer	Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary	Sep 16, 1993	Nov 4, 1993	Left post, Jul 12, 1997
Edward L. Romero	Non-career officer	Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary	Apr 2, 1998	Jun 30, 1998	Left post, May 1, 2001
Edward L. Romero	Non-career officer	Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary	Apr 2, 1998	Jun 30, 1998	Left post, May 1, 2001	George W. Bush (Republican)
George L. Argyros	Non-career officer	Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary^[14]	Nov 21, 2001	Dec 13, 2001	Left post, Nov 21, 2004
Eduardo Aguirre	Non-career appointee	Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary^[14]	Jun 21, 2005	Jun 29, 2005	Jan 20, 2009
Alan D. Solomont	Non-career appointee	Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary^[14]	Dec 29, 2009	Jan 27, 2010	Left post Jun 28, 2013	Barack Obama (Democratic)
James Costos	Non-career appointee	Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary^[14]	Aug 19, 2013	Sep 24, 2013	Left post Jan 18, 2017	Barack Obama (Democratic)
Richard Duke Buchan III	Non-career appointee	Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary^[14]	Nov 20, 2017	Apr 3, 2018	Left post Jan 20, 2021	Donald Trump (Republican)
Conrad Tribble^[15]	Foreign Service officer	Chargé d’Affaires ad interim	Jan 20, 2021		Feb 2, 2022	Joe Biden (Democratic)
Julissa Reynoso Pantaleón	Non-career appointee	Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary^[14]	Jan 7, 2022	Feb 2, 2022	Incumbent	Joe Biden (Democratic)

Other Nominees

Name	Type of Appointee	Title	Appointment	Note
John Jay		Minister Plenipotentiary	Sep 29, 1779	Proceeded to post, but was not formally received at court; left post about May 20, 1782
James Bowdoin		Minister Plenipotentiary	Nov 22, 1804	Did not proceed to post
William T. Barry		Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary	Apr 10, 1853	Took oath of office but died en route to post. Commissioned during a recess of the Senate
John C. Breckinridge		Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary	Jan 16, 1855	Declined appointment
Cassius M. Clay		Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary	Apr 14, 1861	Declined appointment
William S. Rosecrans		Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary		Not commissioned; nomination tabled by the Senate
Henry S. Sanford		Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary		Not commissioned; nominated tabled by the Senate
Joseph E. Willard	Non-career appointee	Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary	Jul 28, 1913	Took oath of office, but did not proceed to post under this appointment
Ellis O. Briggs	Foreign Service officer	Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary		Not commissioned; nomination withdrawn before the Senate acted upon it.
Frank E. McKinney	Non-career appointee	Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary	May 11, 1968	Took oath of office, but did not proceed to post under this appointment
Peter M. Flanigan	Non-career appointee	Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary		Not commissioned; nomination of Sep 17, 1974 was not acted upon the Senate

Notes

^ Commissioned during a recess of the Senate; recommissioned after confirmation on January 26, 1802.
^ Commissioned during a recess of the Senate. Nominated confirmed by the Senate, Oct 3, 1814; commission following confirmation not of record
^ Commissioned during a recess of the Senate; recommissioned after confirmation on Feb 10, 1830
^ Commissioned during a recess of the Senate; recommissioned after confirmation on Sep 28, 1850
^ Commissioned during a recess of the Senate; recommissioned after confirmation on Mar 16, 1870
^ Commissioned during a recess of the Senate; recommissioned after conformation on Oct 30, 1877
^ Commissioned during a recess of the Senate; recommissioned after confirmation on Oct 13, 1881
^ Commissioned during a recess of the Senate; recommissioned after confirmation on Jan 13, 1886
^ Commissioned during a recess of the Senate; recommissioned after confirmation on Dec 13, 1888
^ Woodford left post, Apr 21, 1898. The United States declared war on Spain as of that date by Act of Congress approved April 25, 1898
^ Commissioned during a recess of the Senate; recommissioned after confirmation on Dec 14, 1899
^ Commissioned during a recess of the Senate; recommissioned after confirmation on Dec 8, 1902
^ Bowers was resident during the last part of his Ambassadorship at St. Jean de Luz in France; he left that post, Jun 14, 1939, his appointment having terminated May 14, 1939. The Embassy had meanwhile been re-established in Spain on Apr 13, 1939, when H. Freeman Matthews had been received at Burgos as Chargé d’Affaires ad interim
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f Also credited to Andorra; resident at Madrid.
^ "Conrad Tribble, Chargé d'Affaires a.i. - U.S. Embassy & Consulate in Spain and Andorra". November 7, 2021. Archived from the original on November 7, 2021. Retrieved November 7, 2021.

References

United States Department of State: Background notes on Spain
This article incorporates public domain material from U.S. Bilateral Relations Fact Sheets. United States Department of State.

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