The following is a list of
chiefs of mission from the United States to
Jordan.
The first chief of mission,
Gerald A. Drew
Gerald Augustin Drew (June 20, 1903 - September 27, 1970) was a career Foreign Service Officer for the United States.
Biography
Born in San Francisco, California, Drew was a graduate of the University of California, Berkeley where he was a membe ...
held the title of
Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary. The second chief of mission, Joseph C. Green, was appointed as an envoy but promoted to as
Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, as the
Legation
A legation was a diplomatic representative office of lower rank than an embassy. Where an embassy was headed by an ambassador, a legation was headed by a Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary, minister. Ambassadors diplomatic rank, out ...
Amman
Amman (; ar, عَمَّان, ' ; Ammonite language, Ammonite: 𐤓𐤁𐤕 𐤏𐤌𐤍 ''Rabat ʻAmān'') is the capital and largest city of Jordan, and the country's economic, political, and cultural center. With a population of 4,061,150 a ...
was raised to
embassy status on August 27, 1952. Every chief of mission since has held the title of
United States Ambassador.
See also
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Jordan – United States relations
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Foreign relations of Jordan
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Ambassadors of the United States
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Embassy of Jordan, Washington, D.C.
The Embassy of Jordan in Washington, D.C. is the diplomatic mission of the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan to the United States. It is located at 3504 International Drive Northwest, Washington, D.C., in the Cleveland Park neighborhood.
The Ambassador ...
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List of Jordanian ambassadors to the United States
References
United States Department of State: Background notes on Jordan*
External links
United States Department of State: Chiefs of Mission for JordanUnited States Department of State: JordanUnited States Embassy in Amman
{{Ambassadors of the United States
Jordan
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United States