This is a list of
United States
The United States of America (U.S.A. or USA), commonly known as the United States (U.S. or US) or America, is a country primarily located in North America. It consists of 50 states, a federal district, five major unincorporated territorie ...
ambassadors, or lower-ranking diplomatic heads, to
Kuwait
Kuwait (; ar, الكويت ', or ), officially the State of Kuwait ( ar, دولة الكويت '), is a country in Western Asia. It is situated in the northern edge of Eastern Arabia at the tip of the Persian Gulf, bordering Iraq to the nort ...
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Ambassadors
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Dayton S. Mak (1961–1962) – ''Chargé d'Affaires''
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Parker T. Hart
Parker Thompson "Pete" Hart (September 28, 1910 – October 15, 1997) was a United States diplomat.
Biography
Parker T. Hart was born in Medford, Massachusetts on September 28, 1910. He received a BA from Dartmouth College in 1933, an MA fro ...
(1962–1963) – ''First ambassador''
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Howard Rex Cottam (1963–1969)
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John Patrick Walsh (1969–1971)
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William A. Stoltzfus, Jr. (1972–1976)
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Frank E. Maestrone (1976–1979)
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Francois M. Dickman (1979–1983)
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Philip J. Griffin (1983–1984) – ''Chargé d'Affaires''
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Anthony Cecil Eden Quainton (1984–1987)
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W. Nathaniel Howell (1987–1991) – ''left occupied Kuwait in December during''
DESERT SHIELD
The Gulf War was a 1990–1991 armed campaign waged by a Coalition of the Gulf War, 35-country military coalition in response to the Iraqi invasion of Kuwait. Spearheaded by the United States, the coalition's efforts against Ba'athist Iraq, ...
''before the start of the
First Gulf War
The Gulf War was a 1990–1991 armed campaign waged by a 35-country military coalition in response to the Iraqi invasion of Kuwait. Spearheaded by the United States, the coalition's efforts against Iraq were carried out in two key phases: ...
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Edward William Gnehm, Jr. (1991–1994) – ''reopened the embassy following the liberation of Kuwait, February 1991''
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Ryan Clark Crocker (1994–1997)
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James A. Larocco (1997–2001)
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Richard Jones (2001–2004)
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Richard LeBaron (2004–2007)
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Deborah K. Jones (2008–2011)
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Matthew H. Tueller
Matthew Heywood Tueller (born 1957) is an American diplomat who formerly served as the United States Ambassador to Iraq. A career United States Foreign Service officer, he served as the United States Ambassador to Kuwait and Yemen as well.
Ear ...
(2011–2014)
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Michael J. Adler (May–August 2014) – ''Chargé d'Affaires, a.i.''
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Douglas Silliman
Douglas Alan Silliman (born 1960) is the president of the Arab Gulf States Institute in Washington and a former American diplomat who served as United States Ambassador to Kuwait (2014-16) and Iraq (2016-19).
Early life and education
Silli ...
(August 2014–August 2016 )
* Lawrence R. Silverman (September 2016–2019)
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Larry L. Memmott became Deputy Chief of Mission at the Embassy in Kuwait on September 10, 2018, and took over leadership of Embassy Kuwait as Chargé d’affaires a.i. on October 5, 2019.
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Alina Romanowski
Alina L. Romanowski (born September 26, 1955) is an American career diplomat who has served as the List of ambassadors of the United States to Iraq, United States Ambassador to Iraq since June 2022. She previously served as the List of ambassador ...
(February 2020–April 2022)
See also
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Kuwait – United States relations
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Foreign relations of Kuwait
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Ambassadors of the United States
References
Citations
Sources
United States Department of State: Background notes on Kuwait*
External links
United States Department of State: Chiefs of Mission for KuwaitUnited States Department of State: KuwaitUnited States Embassy in Safat
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Kuwait
Kuwait (; ar, الكويت ', or ), officially the State of Kuwait ( ar, دولة الكويت '), is a country in Western Asia. It is situated in the northern edge of Eastern Arabia at the tip of the Persian Gulf, bordering Iraq to the nort ...
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United States
The United States of America (U.S.A. or USA), commonly known as the United States (U.S. or US) or America, is a country primarily located in North America. It consists of 50 states, a federal district, five major unincorporated territorie ...