Diplomatic presence of the

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Oman Oman ( ; ar, عُمَان ' ), officially the Sultanate of Oman ( ar, سلْطنةُ عُمان ), is an Arabian country located in southwestern Asia. It is situated on the southeastern coast of the Arabian Peninsula, and spans the mouth of t ...

started in 1880 when the U.S. set up its consulate in Muscat. The consulate operated in Oman through 1915. U.S. interests in Oman, thereafter, were handled by U.S. diplomats resident in neighboring countries. In 1972, the U.S. ambassador to

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, William Stoltzfus was accredited as the first U.S. ambassador to Oman, and the U.S. embassy, headed by a resident chargé d'affaires, was opened on July 4, 1972. The first resident U.S. ambassador, William D. Wolle, took up his post in July 1974. U.S. Ambassador

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has played important roles in the development of Oman – United States relations, the staging of the Iran Hostage Rescue Attempt from Oman, and making it one of the most reliable Middle Eastern allies of the United States. The United States Embassy in the Sultanate of Oman is located in

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Ambassadors

* William A. Stoltzfus, Jr. – Career FSO **Title: Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary. ''Resident in

'' **Appointed: April 17, 1972 **Terminated mission: Left post, July 16, 1974 * William D. Wolle – Career FSO **Title: Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary. **Appointed: July 17, 1974 **Terminated mission: Left post, April 25, 1978 * Marshall W. Wiley – Career FSO **Title: Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary. **Appointed: November 7, 1978 **Terminated mission: Left post, May 19, 1981 *

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– Career FSO **Title: Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary. **Appointed: October 14, 1981 **Terminated mission: Left post, July 29, 1985 * George Cranwell Montgomery – Political appointee **Title: Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary. **Appointed: September 11, 1985 **Terminated mission: Left post, January 18, 1989 *

Richard Wood Boehm Richard Wood Boehm (1926 Queens, New York City - November 28, 2011 Bethesda, Maryland) was a Career Foreign Service Officer who served as the American ambassador to Cyprus (1984 to 1987) and Oman (1989-1992). When he was nominated to be Ambassador ...

– Career FSO **Title: Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary. **Appointed: November 12, 1989 **Terminated mission: Left post, October 12, 1992 * David J. Dunford – Career FSO **Title: Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary. **Appointed: November 1, 1992 **Terminated mission: Left post, June 21, 1995 * Frances D. Cook – Career FSO **Title: Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary. **Appointed: January 2, 1996 **Terminated mission: Left post, January 10, 1999 * John B. Craig – Career FSO **Title: Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary. **Appointed: February 15, 1999 **Terminated mission: Left post, September 22, 2001 * Robert W. Dry – Career FSO **Title: Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary. ''Ad Interim'' **Appointed: September 22, 2001 **Terminated mission: Left post, October 2002 * Richard L. Baltimore III – Career FSO **Title: Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary. **Appointed: November 5, 2002 **Terminated mission: Left post, March 5, 2006 * Gary A. Grappo – Career FSO **Title: Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary. **Appointed: March 6, 2006 **Terminated mission: Left post, August 20, 2009 * Richard J. Schmierer – Career FSO **Title: Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary **Appointed: July 13, 2009 **Terminated mission: Left post, August 3, 2012 * Greta C. Holtz - Career FSO **Title: Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary **Appointed: August 3, 2012 **Terminated mission: Left post, December 7, 2015 * Marc J. Sievers - Career FSO **Title: Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary **Appointed: November 23, 2015 **Terminated mission: November 30, 2019 *

Leslie Tsou Leslie Meredith Tsou is an American diplomat who served as the US Ambassador to Oman from January 10, 2020 to March 30, 2023. Immediately prior to this assignment, Tsou served as the first Deputy Chief of Mission of the U.S. Embassy in Jerusale ...

- Career FSO **Title: Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary **Appointed: December 31, 2019 **Arrives at Embassy: January 10, 2020 **Terminated mission: Incumbent

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

United States Department of State: Chiefs of Mission for Oman

United States Department of State: Oman

United States Embassy in Muscat
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