<page_title> List of ambassadors of the United States to Ecuador </page_title> <section_title> Ambassadors and chiefs of mission </section_title> <table> <cell> John Trumbull Van Alen <col_header> Representative </col_header> </cell> <cell> Chargé d'affaires <col_header> Title </col_header> </cell> <cell> November 19, 1849 <col_header> Presentation of Credentials </col_header> </cell> <cell> Zachary Taylor <col_header> Appointed by </col_header> </cell> </table>
In 1849, Van Alen was appointed as the Chargé d'Affaires by Zachary Taylor.