| Name |
Term of Office |
President(s) served under |
| John N. Irwin II |
July 13, 1972–February 1, 1973 |
Richard Nixon |
| Kenneth Rush |
February 2, 1973–May 29, 1974 |
Richard Nixon |
| Robert S. Ingersoll |
July 10, 1974–March 31, 1976 |
Richard Nixon, Gerald Ford |
| Charles W. Robinson |
April 9, 1976–January 20, 1977 |
Gerald Ford |
| Warren Christopher |
February 26, 1977–January 16, 1981 |
Jimmy Carter |
| William P. Clark |
February 25, 1981–February 9, 1982 |
Ronald Reagan |
| Walter John Stoessel, Jr. |
February 11, 1982–September 22, 1982 |
Ronald Reagan |
| Kenneth W. Dam |
September 23, 1982–June 15, 1985 |
Ronald Reagan |
| John C. Whitehead |
July 9, 1985–January 20, 1989 |
Ronald Reagan |
| Lawrence Eagleburger |
January 20, 1989–August 19, 1992 |
George H. W. Bush |
| Clifton R. Wharton, Jr. |
January 27, 1993–November 8, 1993 |
Bill Clinton |
| Strobe Talbott |
February 22, 1994–January 19, 2001 |
Bill Clinton |
| Richard Armitage |
March 26, 2001–February 22, 2005 |
George W. Bush |
| Robert Zoellick |
February 22, 2005– July 7, 2006 |
George W. Bush |
| John Negroponte |
February 13, 2007– January 19, 2009 |
George W. Bush |
| James Steinberg |
January 28, 2009– Present |
Barack Obama |
| Jacob J. Lew |
January 28, 2009– Present |
Barack Obama |
