United States Ambassador To Kuwait

This is a list of United States ambassadors, or lower-ranking diplomatic heads, to Kuwait.

Ambassadors

* Dayton S. Mak (1961–1962) – ''Chargé d'Affaires''
* Parker T. Hart (1962–1963) – ''First ambassador''
* Howard Rex Cottam (1963–1969)
* John Patrick Walsh (1969–1971)
* William Stoltzfus, William A. Stoltzfus, Jr. (1972–1976)
* Frank E. Maestrone (1976–1979)
* Francois M. Dickman (1979–1983)
* Philip J. Griffin (1983–1984) – ''Chargé d'Affaires''
* Anthony Cecil Eden Quainton (1984–1987)
* W. Nathaniel Howell (1987–1991) – ''left occupied Kuwait in December during'' Gulf War#Operation Desert Shield, DESERT SHIELD ''before the start of the First Gulf War''
* Edward William Gnehm, Jr. (1991–1994) – ''reopened the embassy following the liberation of Kuwait, February 1991''
* Ryan Crocker, Ryan Clark Crocker (1994–1997)
* James A. Larocco (1997–2001)
* Richard Jones (U.S. Ambassador to Israel), Richard Jones (2001–2004)
* Richard LeBaron (2004–2007)
* Deborah K. Jones (2008–2011)
* Matthew H. Tueller (2011–2014)
* Michael J. Adler (May–August 2014) – ''Chargé d'Affaires, a.i.''
* Douglas Silliman (August 2014–August 2016 )
* Lawrence R. Silverman (September 2016–2019)
* 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.
* Alina Romanowski (February 2020–April 2022)

See also

*Kuwait – United States relations
*Foreign relations of Kuwait
*Ambassadors of the United States

References

Citations

Sources

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

United States Department of State: Chiefs of Mission for Kuwait

United States Department of State: Kuwait

United States Embassy in Safat

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