This is a list of

ambassadors of the United States Ambassadors of the United States are persons nominated by the president to serve as the country's diplomatic representatives to foreign nations, international organizations, and as ambassadors-at-large. Under Article II, Section 2 of the U.S. ...

and other Heads of Mission to

Lebanon Lebanon ( , ar, لُبْنَان, translit=lubnān, ), officially the Republic of Lebanon () or the Lebanese Republic, is a country in Western Asia. It is located between Syria to the north and east and Israel to the south, while Cyprus li ...

. * George Wadsworth (1942–1947) –

Consul General A consul is an official representative of the government of one state in the territory of another, normally acting to assist and protect the citizens of the consul's own country, as well as to facilitate trade and friendship between the people ...

, later promoted to

Envoy Envoy or Envoys may refer to: Diplomacy * Diplomacy, in general * Envoy (title) * Special envoy, a type of diplomatic rank Brands *Airspeed Envoy, a 1930s British light transport aircraft *Envoy (automobile), an automobile brand used to sell Br ...

. Also was head of mission to

Syria Syria ( ar, سُورِيَا or سُورِيَة, translit=Sūriyā), officially the Syrian Arab Republic ( ar, الجمهورية العربية السورية, al-Jumhūrīyah al-ʻArabīyah as-Sūrīyah), is a Western Asian country loc ...

but resident in

Beirut Beirut, french: Beyrouth is the capital and largest city of Lebanon. , Greater Beirut has a population of 2.5 million, which makes it the third-largest city in the Levant region. The city is situated on a peninsula at the midpoint o ...

. * Lowell C. Pinkerton (1946–1951) – Envoy * Harold B. Minor (1951–1953) – Envoy, promoted to first ambassador. * Raymond A. Hare (1953–1954) * Donald R. Heath (1955–1958) * Robert McClintock (1958–1961) * Armin H. Meyer (1961–1965) * Dwight J. Porter (1965–1970) * William B. Buffum (1970–1974) * G. McMurtrie Godley (1974–1976) * Francis E. Meloy, Jr. (1976) – Assassinated prior to presenting credentials. * Richard B. Parker (1977–1978) *

John Gunther Dean John Gunther Dean (February 24, 1926 – June 6, 2019) was an American diplomat. From 1974–1988, he served as the United States ambassador to five nations under four American presidents. Early years Dean was born as Gunther Dienstfertig in B ...

(1978–1981) *

Robert Sherwood Dillon Robert Sherwood Dillon (born January 7, 1929) was the United States Ambassador to Lebanon from 1981 to 1983. He was born in 1929 in Chicago and attended Duke University, graduating in 1951. Dillon served in the US army for eighteen months befo ...

(1981–1983) *

Reginald Bartholomew Reginald Stanley Bartholomew (February 17, 1936 – August 26, 2012) was an American diplomat who served as U.S. Ambassador to Lebanon (1983–1986), Spain (1986–1989), and Italy (1993–1997). He was also a member of the American Academy of ...

(1983–1986) * John Hubert Kelly (1986–1988) On September 6, 1989, all United States personnel were withdrawn from

during unrest resulting from there being no clear successor to President Amin Gemayel. Ambassador Ryan C. Crocker did not formally present his credentials until 1990 to Rene Moawad. * John Thomas McCarthy (1988–1990) * Ryan Clark Crocker (1990–1993) *

Mark Gregory Hambley Mark Gregory Hambley (born February 12, 1948 in Boise, Idaho) is an American diplomat. During 32 years in the U.S. diplomatic service, Hon. Mark G Hambley served in fourteen different postings, many of them in Middle Eastern countries, including a ...

(1993–1994) * Vincent M. Battle (1994) – Charges d'Affaires ad interim. * Ronald L. Schlicher (1994–1996) – Charges d'Affaires ad interim. * Richard Henry Jones (1996–1998) * David Michael Satterfield (1998–2001) * Vincent M. Battle (2001–2004) *

Jeffrey D. Feltman Jeffrey David Feltman (born 1959) is an American diplomat and former U.S. Special Envoy for Horn of Africa, serving from April 23, 2021 to January 10, 2022. He previously served as United Nations Under- Secretary-General for Political Affairs. As ...

(2004–2008) *

Michele J. Sison Michele Jeanne Sison (born May 27, 1959, in Arlington, Virginia) is an American diplomat and career member of the Senior Foreign Service serving as the assistant secretary of state for international organization affairs. She has previously serve ...

(2008–2010) * Maura Connelly (2010–2013) * David Hale (2013–2015) * Elizabeth Holzhall Richard (2016–2020) *

Dorothy Shea Dorothy Shea is an American career diplomat who has served as the List of ambassadors of the United States to Lebanon, United States Ambassador to Lebanon since 2020. On December 7, 2022, she received the Distinguished Presidential Rank Award for ...

(2020–present)

References

United States Department of State: Background notes on Lebanon
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External links

United States Department of State: Chiefs of Mission for Lebanon

United States Department of State: Lebanon

United States Embassy in Beirut
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