List of ambassadors of the United States to the United Arab Emirates
The following is a list of United States ambassadors to the United Arab Emirates.
Ambassadors
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Career FSO After 1915, The United States Department of State began classifying ambassadors as career Foreign Service Officers (FSOs) for those who have served in the Foreign Service for a specified amount of time. Political appointee A person who is not a career foreign service officer, but is appointed by the president (often as a reward to political friends). Appointed The date that the ambassador took the oath of office; also known as "commissioning". It follows confirmation of a presidential appointment by the Senate, or a Congressional recess appointment by the president. In the case of a recess appointment, the ambassador requires subsequent confirmation by the Senate to remain in office. Presented credentials The date that the ambassador presented his letter of credence to the head of state or appropriate authority of the receiving nation. At this time the ambassador officially becomes the representative of his country. This would normally occur a short time after the ambassador's arrival on station. The host nation may reject the ambassador by not receiving the ambassador's letter, but this occurs only rarely. Terminated mission Usually the date that the ambassador left the country. In some cases a letter of recall is presented, ending the ambassador's commission, either as a means of diplomatic protest or because the diplomat is being reassigned elsewhere and replaced by another envoy. Chargé d'affaires The person in charge of the business of the embassy when there is no ambassador commissioned to the host country. Ad interim Latin phrase meaning "for the time being", "in the meantime". |
Note: During Stolzfus' tenure as non-resident Ambassador, the Embassy in Abu Dhabi was established on May 15, 1972, with Philip J. Griffin as Chargé d'Affaires ad interim.
- William A. Stoltzfus, Jr.[1] - Career FSO
- Title: Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary
- Appointment: Feb 29, 1972
- Presentation of Credentials: Mar 20, 1972
- Termination of Mission: Appointment terminated Jun 23, 1974
- Michael Sterner - Career FSO
- Title: Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary
- Appointment: May 24, 1974
- Presentation of Credentials: Jun 24, 1974
- Termination of Mission: Left post Aug 24, 1976
- Francois Dickman - Career FSO
- Title: Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary
- Appointment: Sep 16, 1976
- Presentation of Credentials: Dec 14, 1976
- Termination of Mission: Left post Aug 4, 1979
- William D. Wolle - Career FSO
- Title: Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary
- Appointment: Sep 28, 1979
- Presentation of Credentials: Dec 15, 1979
- Termination of Mission: Left post Apr 6, 1981
Note: Patrick N. Theros served as Chargé d'Affaires ad interim, April 1981-October 1982.
- George Quincey Lumsden, Jr. - Career FSO
- Title: Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary
- Appointment: Jul 2, 1982
- Presentation of Credentials: Oct 13, 1982
- Termination of Mission: Left post Jan 28, 1986
- David Lyle Mack - Career FSO
- Title: Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary
- Appointment: Sep 12, 1986
- Presentation of Credentials: Oct 7, 1986
- Termination of Mission: Left post Oct 24, 1989
- Edward S. Walker, Jr. - Career FSO
- Title: Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary
- Appointment: Nov 21, 1989
- Presentation of Credentials: Jan 16, 1990
- Termination of Mission: Left post Jun 23, 1992
- William Arthur Rugh - Career FSO
- Title: Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary
- Appointment: Oct 9, 1992
- Presentation of Credentials: Nov 3, 1992
- Termination of Mission: Left post Jun 1, 1995
- David C. Litt - Career FSO
- Title: Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary
- Appointment: Oct 3, 1995
- Presentation of Credentials: Oct 23, 1995
- Termination of Mission: Left post Oct 13, 1998
- Theodore H. Kattouf - Career FSO
- Title: Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary
- Appointment: Oct 1, 1998
- Presentation of Credentials: Apr 4, 1999
- Termination of Mission: Left post Aug 12, 2001
- Marcelle Wahba - Career FSO
- Title: Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary
- Appointment: Sept 17, 2001
- Presentation of Credentials: Nov 6, 2001
- Termination of Mission: Left post Jun 17, 2004
- Michele J. Sison - Career FSO
- Title: Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary
- Appointment: May 12, 2004
- Presentation of Credentials: Feb 7, 2005
- Termination of Mission:
See also
Notes
- ^ Also accredited to Bahrain, Oman, and Qatar; resident at Kuwait.
References
- "United Arab Emirates". U.S. Department of State: Office of the Historian. Retrieved 2009-01-28.
