Maryland September 24, 1981 September 24, 1985 Winston Lord New York November 19, 1985 April 23, 1989 James Lilley Maryland May 8, 1989 May 10, 1991 J. Stapleton Roy Pennsylvania August 20, 1991 June 17, 1995 James R. Sasser Tennessee February 14, 1996 July 1, 1999 Joseph Prueher Tennessee December 15, 1999 May 1, 2001 Clark T. Randt Jr. Connecticut July 28, 2001 January 20, 2009 Jon Huntsman Jr. Utah August 28, 2009 April 30, 2011 Gary Locke Washington August 16, 2011 February 21, 2014 Max Baucus Montana March 20, 2014 January 16, 2017 Terry E. Branstad Iowa July 12, 2017 Incumbent