United States Ambassador to Kuwait
Encyclopedia
This is a list of United States
ambassadors, or lower-ranking diplomatic heads, to Kuwait
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United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
ambassadors, or lower-ranking diplomatic heads, to Kuwait
Kuwait
The State of Kuwait is a sovereign Arab state situated in the north-east of the Arabian Peninsula in Western Asia. It is bordered by Saudi Arabia to the south at Khafji, and Iraq to the north at Basra. It lies on the north-western shore of the Persian Gulf. The name Kuwait is derived from the...
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- Dayton S. Mak (1961–1962) – Chargé d'Affaires
- Parker T. HartParker T. Hart-Biography:Parker T. Hart was born in Medford, Massachusetts on September 28, 1910. He received a B.A. from Dartmouth College in 1933, an M.A. from Harvard University in 1935, and a diploma from the Institute des Hautes Études Internationales in Geneva in 1936. He attended the Edmund A...
(1962–1963) – First ambassador - Howard Rex Cottam (1963–1969)
- John Patrick Walsh (1969–1971)
- William A. Stoltzfus, Jr.William StoltzfusWilliam A. Stoltzfus, Jr. was a United States Foreign Service Officer and diplomat.-Early life:Stoltzfus was born in Beirut in 1924. His father was a Mennonite from Ohio and his mother a Presbyterian from Minneapolis. Stoltzfus' father was principal of a boy's school in Aleppo, Syria, and later...
(1972–1976) - Frank E. MaestroneFrank E. MaestroneFrank Eusebio Maestrone served as United States Ambassador to Kuwait from 1976 to 1979. Born in Springfield, Massachusetts, he eventually retired to San Diego, California. In his retirement, he served as a board member of the San Diego World Affairs Council.Maestrone died on May 22, 2007, after a...
(1976–1979) - Francois M. Dickman (1979–1983)
- Philip J. Griffin (1983–1984) – Chargé d'Affaires
- Anthony Cecil Eden Quainton (1984–1987)
- W. Nathaniel HowellW. Nathaniel HowellWilson Nathaniel "Nat" Howell is an American diplomat and educator. He served as the United States Ambassador to Kuwait from 1987 to 1991....
(1987–1991) – left occupied Kuwait in December during DESERT SHIELD before the start of the First Gulf War - Edward William Gnehm, Jr. (1991–1994) – reopened the embassy with following the liberation of Kuwait, February 1991
- Ryan Clark CrockerRyan CrockerRyan Clark Crocker is a Career Ambassador within the United States Foreign Service and a recipient of the Presidential Medal of Freedom. He currently is the United States Ambassador to Afghanistan. He was the United States Ambassador to Iraq until 2009; he previously served as the U.S...
(1994–1997) - James A. Larocco (1997–2001)
- Richard JonesRichard Jones (U.S. Ambassador to Israel)Richard Henry Jones is an American diplomat and the current Deputy Executive Director of the International Energy Agency.Jones is a career Foreign Service Officer and member of the Senior Foreign Service...
(2001–2004) - Richard LeBaron (2004–2007)
- Deborah K. Jones (2008–2011)
See also
- Kuwait – United States relations
- Foreign relations of KuwaitForeign relations of KuwaitSince its independence in 1961, Kuwait maintained strong international relations with most countries, especially nations within the Arab world. Its vast oil reserves gives it a prominent voice in global economic forums and organizations like the OPEC....
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