List of ambassadors of the United States to the European Union
Ambassador of the United States to the European Union | |
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![]() Seal of the United States Department of State | |
since January 24, 2022 | |
Nominator | The President |
Inaugural holder | William Walton Butterworth as Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary |
Formation | 1961 |
Website | U.S. Mission - European Union |
This is a list of United States ambassadors to the European Union. The formal title of this position is Representative of the United States of America to the European Union, with the rank and status of Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary. Prior to May 9, 1994, the position was named Representative of the United States of America to the European Communities, with the rank and status of Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary.[1]
Ambassadors to the European Union
[edit]Image | Name | Home State | Appointment | Presentation | Termination | Notes |
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![]() | William Walton Butterworth | Louisiana | August 10, 1961 | October 25, 1962 | [2] A | |
![]() | John W. Tuthill | Illinois | October 23, 1962 | June 7, 1966 | [3] | |
J. Robert Schaetzel | Illinois | September 16, 1966 | October 25, 1972 | [4] | ||
Joseph A. Greenwald | Illinois | October 12, 1972 | January 28, 1976 | [5] | ||
![]() | Deane R. Hinton | Illinois | January 29, 1976 | December 3, 1979 | [6] | |
![]() | Thomas O. Enders | Connecticut | November 6, 1979 | May 27, 1981 | [7] | |
George Southall Vest | Maryland | September 20, 1981 | February 27, 1985 | [8] | ||
![]() | J. William Middendorf | Connecticut | July 12, 1985 | February 1, 1987 | [9] | |
![]() | Alfred H. Kingon | New York | March 27, 1987 | June 23, 1989 | [10] | |
![]() | Thomas Niles | Washington, D.C. | June 23, 1989 | August 26, 1991 | [11] | |
![]() | James Dobbins | New York | October 9, 1991 | July 31, 1993 | [12] | |
![]() | Stuart E. Eizenstat | Washington, D.C. | August 2, 1993 | April 1996 | [13] B | |
A. Vernon Weaver | Arkansas | July 2, 1996 | July 16, 1996 | February 28, 1999 | [14] | |
![]() | Richard Morningstar | Washington, D.C. | July 7, 1999 | September 21, 2001 | [15] | |
![]() | Rockwell A. Schnabel | California | October 1, 2001 | October 9, 2001 | June 18, 2005 | [16][17] |
![]() | Michael McKinley (Acting) | Washington D.C. | June 18, 2005 | January 20, 2006 | ||
![]() | C. Boyden Gray | North Carolina | January 17, 2006 | January 20, 2006 | December 31, 2007 | [18][19] |
![]() | Kristen Silverberg | Texas | May 2, 2008 | July 22, 2008 | January 18, 2009 | [20][21] |
![]() | William Kennard | Washington, D.C. | November 23, 2009 | December 2009 | July 29, 2013 | [22][23] |
![]() | Anthony L. Gardner | New York | February 13, 2014 | March 18, 2014 | January 20, 2017 | [24] |
![]() | Gordon Sondland | Washington | June 28, 2018 | July 9, 2018 | February 7, 2020 | [25][26] |
![]() | Ronald Gidwitz (Acting) | Illinois | May 4, 2020 | January 20, 2021 | [27] | |
![]() | Mark W. Libby (Acting) | Washington D.C. | January 20, 2021 | January 24, 2022 | ||
![]() | Mark Gitenstein | Alabama | December 18, 2021 | January 24, 2022 | Incumbent | [28] |
See also
[edit]Notes
[edit]- ^ Previously representative (beginning in 1959) to several of the pre-EU (European Communities) groups including the European Coal and Steel Community, European Economic Community, and European Atomic Energy Community. First ambassador.
- ^ Title changed from "European Communities" to "European Union" on May 9, 1994.
References
[edit]- ^ "Representatives of the U.S.A. To the European Union, with the rank and status of Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary - Chiefs of Mission - People - Department History - Office of the Historian".
- ^ "William Walton Butterworth". State.gov. Retrieved June 24, 2015.
- ^ "John Wills Tuthill". State.gov. Retrieved June 24, 2016.
- ^ "John Robert Schaetzel". State.gov. Retrieved June 24, 2016.
- ^ "Joseph Adolph Greenwald". State.gov. Retrieved June 24, 2016.
- ^ "Deane Roesch Hinton". State.gov. Retrieved June 24, 2016.
- ^ "Thomas Ostrom Enders". State.gov. Retrieved June 24, 2016.
- ^ "George Southall Vest". State.gov. Retrieved June 24, 2016.
- ^ "John William Middendorf II". State.gov. Retrieved June 24, 2016.
- ^ "Alfred Hugh Kingon". State.gov. Retrieved June 24, 2016.
- ^ "Thomas Michael Tolliver Niles". State.gov. Retrieved June 24, 2016.
- ^ "James F. Dobbins". State.gov. Retrieved June 24, 2016.
- ^ "Stuart C. Eizenstadt [sic]". State.gov. Archived from the original on August 20, 2016. Retrieved June 24, 2016.
- ^ "A. Vernon Weaver". State.gov. Retrieved June 24, 2016.
- ^ "Richard L. Morningstar". State.gov. Retrieved June 24, 2016.
- ^ "Rockwell Anthony Schnabel". State.gov. Retrieved June 24, 2016.
- ^ "Biography: Rockwell Schnabel". State.gov. Retrieved June 24, 2016.
- ^ "C. Boyden Gray". State.gov. Retrieved June 24, 2016.
- ^ "Biography: C. Boyden Gray". State.gov. Retrieved June 24, 2016.
- ^ "Kristen Silverberg". State.gov. Retrieved June 24, 2016.
- ^ "Biography: Kristen Silverberg". State.gov. October 2008. Retrieved June 24, 2016.
- ^ "William E. Kennard". State.gov. Retrieved June 24, 2016.
- ^ "Biography: William E. Kennard". State.gov. Retrieved June 24, 2016.
- ^ "Anthony Luzzatto Gardner". State.gov. Retrieved June 24, 2016.
- ^ "U.S. Ambassador to the EU Gordon Sondland". U.S. Mission to the European Union. July 9, 2018. Archived from the original on 2017-02-02. Retrieved July 9, 2018.
- ^ Baker, Peter; Haberman, Maggie; Hakim, Danny; Schmidt, Michael S. (February 7, 2020). "Trump Fires Gordon Sondland Hours After Dismissing Impeachment Witness Alexander Vindman". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved February 7, 2020.
- ^ Michael R. Pompeo, Secretary of State, Designation of Ambassador Ronald J. Gidwitz as Acting Representative of the United States to the European Union, press statement of the U.S. Department of State, May 4, 2020.
- ^ von der Leyen, Ursula [@@vonderleyen] (January 24, 2022). "I'm very happy to receive the credentials of the new US ambassador to the EU, Mark Gitenstein" (Tweet). Retrieved 2022-01-26 – via Twitter.
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