<page_title> List of ambassadors of the United States to Chile </page_title> <table> <cell> John Bigler <col_header> Representative </col_header> </cell> <cell> October 5, 1857 <col_header> Presentation of credentials </col_header> </cell> <cell> James Buchanan <col_header> Appointed by </col_header> </cell> </table>
In 1857 James Buchanan appointed Bigler as U.S. Minister to Chile.