Ambassadors
| President | Position | President served under | Year(s) served | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| John Adams | Minister to the Netherlands | Continental Congress | 1782-1788 | |
| Minister to Britain | Continental Congress | 1785–1788 | ||
| Thomas Jefferson | Minister Plenipotentiary to France | Continental Congress | 1785–1789 | |
| Martin Van Buren | Minister to Britain | Andrew Jackson | 1831–1832 | |
| George M. Dallas | Minister to Russia | Martin Van Buren | 1837-39 | |
| Minister to Britain | James Buchanan | 1856–1861 | Served after being Vice President | |
| William R. King | Minister to France | James K. Polk | 1844-46 | |
| Hannibal Hamlin | Ambassador to Spain | James A. Garfield | 1881-83 | Served after being Vice President |
| Levi P. Morton | Minister Plenipotentiary to France | James A. Garfield | 1881–1885 | |
| Chester A. Arthur | ||||
| Charles G. Dawes | United States Ambassador to Britain | Herbert Hoover | 1929-1931 | Served after being Vice-President |
| Walter Mondale | United States Ambassador to Japan | Bill Clinton | 1993-1996 | Served after being Vice-President |
| George H. W. Bush | Ambassador to the United Nations | Richard Nixon | 1971–1973 |
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