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List of ambassadors of Paraguay to the United States

Coordinates: 38°54′43.3″N 77°2′57.7″W / 38.912028°N 77.049361°W / 38.912028; -77.049361
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Ambassador of Paraguay to the United States
Embassy of Paraguay in Washington, D.C.
Embassy of Paraguay in Washington, D.C.
Inaugural holderJosé Machain
Formation1876

The Paraguayan ambassador in Washington, D. C. is the official representative of the Government in Asunción to the Government of the United States.

List of representatives

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Diplomatic agrément Diplomatic accreditation Ambassador Observations President of Paraguay President of the United States Term end
1876 José Machain Minister Plenipotentiary in special mission Juan Bautista Gill Ulysses S. Grant
1877 Tomás Benjamín Aceval Marín Minister Plenipotentiary in special mission, he represented the government of Higinio Uriarte in the Chaco Boreal dispute with Argentina, after the Paraguayan War, to the President of the U.S.A. Rutherford B. Hayes. In his arbitration, Hayes awarded the region to Paraguay. Higinio Uriarte Rutherford B. Hayes 1879
1892 César Gondra Minister Plenipotentiary in special mission Juan Gualberto González Benjamin Harrison 1893
April 15, 1904 LEGATION OPENED Juan Bautista Gaona Theodore Roosevelt
April 15, 1904 Cecilio Báez Juan Bautista Gaona Theodore Roosevelt
January 1, 1907 March 1, 1913 LEGATION REMOVED, LEGATION REPLACED Benigno Ferreira Theodore Roosevelt
February 18, 1913 Héctor Velázquez Eduardo Schaerer Woodrow Wilson
September 23, 1918 Manuel Gondra Manuel Franco Woodrow Wilson
July 12, 1920 William Wallace White Consul General in N.Y. in charge of Legation Manuel Gondra Woodrow Wilson
January 29, 1925 Eusebio Ayala Paraguayan foreign minister Luis Alberto Riart Calvin Coolidge
September 11, 1925 Juan Vicente Ramírez Chargé d'affaires (1887-1977)[citation needed] Luis Alberto Riart Calvin Coolidge
April 1, 1929 Pablo Max Ynsfrán Chargé d'affaires José Patricio Guggiari Herbert C. Hoover
February 25, 1933 William Wallace White Consul General in N.Y. Eusebio Ayala Franklin D. Roosevelt
April 11, 1933 Enrique Bordenave Eusebio Ayala Franklin D. Roosevelt
April 1, 1926 William Wallace White Consul General in N.Y. Chargé d'affaires of Legation Luis Alberto Riart Calvin Coolidge
June 10, 1936 June 22, 1936 Alfredo Busk Codas E.E. and M.P. (Minister resigned on September 4, 1937. His name continued to appear on List with notation of resignation until removal of Legation from January 1938 List) Rafael Franco Franklin D. Roosevelt
January 1, 1938 May 1, 1938 LEGATION REMOVED, LEGATION REPLACED Félix Paiva Franklin D. Roosevelt
May 3, 1938 May 19, 1938 José Félix Estigarribia General Félix Paiva Franklin D. Roosevelt
June 17, 1939 Pablo Max Insfran Chargé d'affaires, YNSFRÁN, Pablo Max, professor, pub- lic official; b. Asunción, June 30, 1894; s. Facundo Ynsfrán and Francisca Gimenes; ed. Escuela de Notariado, 1915–17; School of Fgn. Service, Georgetown Univ., Washington, 1930–31; ra. Carmen José Félix Estigarribia Franklin D. Roosevelt
November 8, 1939 November 14, 1939 Horacio Aníbal Fernández (b. Asunción, April 3, 1905) lawyer, public accountant. President of the Chamber of Deputies and a professor.[1] José Félix Estigarribia Franklin D. Roosevelt
November 28, 1940 December 19, 1940 Juan José Soler Higinio Morínigo Franklin D. Roosevelt
March 31, 1942 LEGATION RAISED TO EMBASSY Higinio Morínigo Franklin D. Roosevelt
March 23, 1942 March 31, 1942 Celso Ramon Velázquez Higinio Morínigo Franklin D. Roosevelt
March 26, 1946 April 9, 1946 Juan Bautista Ayala Higinio Morínigo Harry S. Truman
August 21, 1946 César Romeo Acosta Chargé d'affaires Higinio Morínigo Harry S. Truman
June 23, 1947 July 2, 1947 Guillermo Enciso Velloso Higinio Morínigo Harry S. Truman
April 19, 1948 April 23, 1948 Juan Félix Morales Juan Natalicio González Harry S. Truman
January 31, 1949 April 13, 1949 SEVERED RELATIONS, RESUMED RELATIONS Raimundo Rolón Harry S. Truman
August 1, 1949 August 5, 1949 Luis Óscar Boettner Raimundo Rolón Harry S. Truman
March 17, 1954 March 26, 1954 Guillermo Enciso Velloso Alfredo Stroessner Dwight D. Eisenhower
December 18, 1956 December 28, 1956 Osvaldo Chaves Alfredo Stroessner Dwight D. Eisenhower
July 8, 1958 July 29, 1958 Juan Plate Alfredo Stroessner Dwight D. Eisenhower
March 7, 1968 March 15, 1968 Roque Jacinto Avila Alfredo Stroessner Lyndon B. Johnson
January 10, 1973 March 2, 1973 Miguel Solano Lopez Alfredo Stroessner Richard Nixon
October 18, 1976 Juan Alberto Llanes Chargé d'affaires Alfredo Stroessner Gerald Ford
May 10, 1977 May 16, 1977 Mario López Escobar Alfredo Stroessner Jimmy Carter
October 15, 1983 Juan Carlos A. Hrase Von Bargen Chargé d'affaires, From 1984-1989 he was ambassador in Tokyo Alfredo Stroessner Ronald Reagan
January 17, 1984 March 13, 1984 Marcos Martínez Mendieta Alfredo Stroessner Ronald Reagan
April 27, 1992 May 5, 1992 Juan Esteban Aquirre Martinez Andrés Rodríguez George H. W. Bush
January 11, 1995 March 20, 1995 Jorge G. Prieto Conti Juan Carlos Wasmosy Bill Clinton
August 9, 1999 August 10, 1999 Juan Esteban Aguirre Martinez Luis Ángel González Macchi Bill Clinton
August 2, 2000 September 5, 2000 Leila Rachid de Cowles Luis Ángel González Macchi Bill Clinton
December 11, 2003 March 31, 2004 James Spalding Hellmers Nicanor Duarte Frutos George W. Bush
November 19, 2010 February 24, 2010 Rigoberto Gauto Vielman [2] Fernando Lugo Barack Obama
January 9, 2013 January 14, 2013 Fernando Antonio Pfannl Caballero Horacio Cartes Barack Obama
September 15, 2014 September 18, 2014 Igor Alberto Pangrazio Vera Horacio Cartes Barack Obama
January 21, 2016 January 28, 2016 Germán Hugo Rojas Irigoyen Horacio Cartes Barack Obama
January 1, 2019 January 1, 2019 Manuel María Cáceres Mario Abdo Benítez Donald Trump 2023
July 8, 2021 July 8, 2021 Jose Antonio dos Santos Bedoya Mario Abdo Benítez Joe Biden 2023

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