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Chiefs of Mission for Vietnam
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Chiefs of Mission
- L. Desaix Anderson (1936–)
- Chargé d’Affaires ad interim, August 26, 1995–May 7, 1997
- Pete (Douglas) Peterson (1935–)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, May 14, 1997–July 15, 2001
- Raymond F. Burghardt Jr. (1945–)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, February 5, 2002–September 5, 2004
- Michael W. Marine (1947–)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, September 27, 2004–June 17, 2007
- Michael W. Michalak (1946–)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, August 20, 2007–February 14, 2011
- David Bruce Shear (1954–)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, August 29, 2011–August 8, 2014
- Theodore G. Osius III (1961–)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, December 16, 2014–November 4, 2017
- Daniel Kritenbrink (?–)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, November 6, 2017–
Other Nominees
None