- United States Ambassador to Bulgaria
= Ambassadors =
*Charles M. Dickinson Appointed to Bulgaria was in addition to assignment as Consul General at Constantinople, where Dickinson resided. No record has been found of Presented credentials at Sofia. Commissioned during a recess of the Senate; recommissioned after confirmation on Dec 10, 190l.]
**Title: Agent
**Appointed: Apr 24, 1901
**Terminated Mission: Appointed terminated, Jun 30, 1903*John B. Jackson Commissioned as Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary to Greece, Romania, and Serbia and Diplomatic Agent in Bulgaria; resident at Athens. Commissioned during a recess of the Senate; recommissioned after confirmation on Nov 16, 1903.]
**Title: Diplomatic Agent
**Appointed: Jun 5, 1903
**Presented Credentials: Sep 19, 1903
**Terminated Mission: Recommissioned to a different combination of countries*John B. Jackson Commissioned as Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary to Greece and Montenegro and Diplomatic Agent in Bulgaria; resident at Athens.]
**Title: Diplomatic Agent
**Appointed: Mar 8, 1905
**Terminated Mission: Presented recall, Jun 4, 1907*Horace G. Knowles Commissioned as Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary to Romania and Serbia and Diplomatic Agent in Bulgaria; resident at Bucharest. ] Commissioned during a recess of the Senate; recommissioned after confirmation on Dec 12, 1907.]
**Title: Diplomatic Agent
**Appointed: Jul 1, 1907
**Presented Credentials: Aug 21, 1907
**Terminated Mission: Left Bucharest, Feb 4, 1909*Huntington Wilson Commissioned as Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary to Romania and Serbia and Diplomatic Agent in Bulgaria; took oath of office, but did not proceed to post. ]
**Title: Diplomatic Agent
**Appointed: Dec 17, 1908*Spencer F. Eddy Commissioned as Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary to Romania and Diplomatic Agent in Bulgaria; served at Bucharest, but did not present credentials in Bulgaria. ]
**Title: Diplomatic Agent
**Appointed: Jan 11, 1909*John R. Carter Commissioned during a recess of the Senate as Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary to Romania and Serbia and Diplomatic Agent in Bulgaria; served at Bucharest, but did not present credentials in Bulgaria. Recommissioned after confirmation on Dec 13, 1909. ]
**Title: Diplomatic Agent
**Appointed: Sep 25, 1909*John R. Carter Commissioned as Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary to Romania, Serbia, and Bulgaria; resident at Bucharest. ]
**Title: Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary
**Appointed: Jun 24, 1910*John B. Jackson Commissioned as Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary to Romania, Serbia, and Bulgaria; resident at Bucharest.]
**Title: Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary
**Appointed: Aug 12, 1911
**Presented Credentials: Feb 1, 1912
**Terminated Mission: Presented recall, Oct 18, 1913*Charles J. Vopicka Commissioned as Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary to Romania, Serbia, and Bulgaria; resident at Bucharest. Charles S. Wilson presented credentials Mar 18, 1919, as Chargй d'Affaires ad interim at Sofia and served as such until Jul 1921. ]
**Non-career appointee
**Title: Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary
**Appointed: Sep 11, 1913
**Presented Credentials: Dec 26, 1913
**Terminated Mission: Relieved of active functions pertaining to Legation Sofia, Dec 17, 1918*Charles S. Wilson
**Foreign Service officer
**Title: Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary
**Appointed: Oct 8, 1921
**Presented Credentials: Dec 5, 1921
**Terminated Mission: Presented recall, Oct 4, 1928*H.F. Arthur Schoenfeld Commissioned during a recess of the Senate; recommissioned after confirmation on Jan 23, 1929; did not serve under either Appointed. ]
**Foreign Service officer
**Title: Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary
**Appointed: Jul 17, 1928*Henry Wharton Shoemaker
**Non-career appointee
**Title: Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary
**Appointed: Jan 22, 1930
**Presented Credentials: Mar 28, 1930
**Terminated Mission: Left post, Aug 2, 1933*Frederick A. Sterling Commissioned during a recess of the Senate; recommissioned after confirmation on Jan 15, 1934.]
**Foreign Service officer
**Title: Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary
**Appointed: Sep 1, 1933
**Presented Credentials: Apr 3, 1934
**Terminated Mission: Left post, Jun 30, 1936
*Ray Atherton
**Foreign Service officer
**Title: Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary
**Appointed: Jul 13, 1937
**Presented Credentials: Oct 21, 1937
**Terminated Mission: Left post, Jul 5, 1939*
George H. Earle III Earle left post late in Dec. 1941, arriving at Istanbul (en route to the U.S.) Dec 27, 1941. Legation Sofia was reestablished Sep 27, 1947, with John Evarts Horner as Chargй d'Affaires ad interim.]
**Non-career appointee
**Title: Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary
**Appointed: Feb 14, 1940
**Presented Credentials: Apr 2, 1940
**Terminated Mission: Bulgaria declared war on the U.S., Dec 13, 1941*Donald R. Heath Commissioned during a recess of the Senate; recommissioned after confirmation on Dec 9, 1947. The Department of State announced on Feb 21, 1950, the suspension of diplomatic relations with Bulgaria; Heath left post, Feb 24, 1950.]
**Foreign Service officer
**Title: Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary
**Appointed: Sep 30, 1947
**Presented Credentials: Nov 8, 1947
**Terminated Mission: Declared persona non grata by Government of Bulgaria, Jan 19, 1950
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