United States Ambassador to the European Union
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This is a list of United States
ambassadors to the European Union
. The formal title of this position is Representative of the U.S.A. to the European Union, with the rank and status of Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary.
Title changed from "European Communities" to "European Union"
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
ambassadors to the European Union
European Union
The European Union is an economic and political union of 27 independent member states which are located primarily in Europe. The EU traces its origins from the European Coal and Steel Community and the European Economic Community , formed by six countries in 1958...
. The formal title of this position is Representative of the U.S.A. to the European Union, with the rank and status of Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary.
- William Walton ButterworthWilliam Walton ButterworthWilliam Walton Butterworth was a U.S. diplomat. He was born in New Orleans, Orleans Parish, Louisiana, September 7, 1903.-Biography:...
(1961–1962) - Previously representative (beginning in 1959) to several of the pre-EU (European CommunitiesEuropean CommunitiesThe European Communities were three international organisations that were governed by the same set of institutions...
) groups including the European Coal and Steel CommunityEuropean Coal and Steel CommunityThe European Coal and Steel Community was a six-nation international organisation serving to unify Western Europe during the Cold War and create the foundation for the modern-day developments of the European Union...
, European Economic CommunityEuropean Economic CommunityThe European Economic Community The European Economic Community (EEC) The European Economic Community (EEC) (also known as the Common Market in the English-speaking world, renamed the European Community (EC) in 1993The information in this article primarily covers the EEC's time as an independent...
, and European Atomic Energy CommunityEuropean Atomic Energy CommunityThe European Atomic Energy Community is an international organisation which is legally distinct from the European Union , but has the same membership, and is governed by the EU's institutions....
. First ambassador. - John W. TuthillJohn W. TuthillJohn Wills Tuthill Jack Tuthill, A highly regarded career diplomat, was stationed in Latin America, Canada, and Europe...
(1962–1966) - J. Robert Schaetzel (1966–1972)
- Joseph A. Greenwald (1972–1976)
- Deane R. HintonDeane R. HintonDeane Roesch Hinton is a career U.S. diplomat and ambassador.-Biography:Hinton was born 12 March 1923 in Fort Missoula, Montana. He graduated from the University of Chicago in 1943 and joined the U. S. Army, serving as a 2nd Lt. during World War II...
(1976–1979) - Thomas O. EndersThomas O. Enders-Biography:Thomas O. Enders was born on November 28, 1931 in Hartford, Connecticut. He was educated at Yale University where he was a member of the Scroll and Key society, receiving a B.A. in 1953; at the University of Paris, receiving an M.A. in 1955; and Harvard University, receiving an M.A...
(1979–1981) - George Southall Vest (1981–1985)
- J. William Middendorf II (1985–1987)
- Alfred Hugh Kingon (1987–1989)
- Thomas Michael Tolliver Niles (1989–1991)
- James F. DobbinsJames F. DobbinsJames Francis Dobbins, Jr. is a diplomat and former United States Ambassador to the European Union and Assistant Secretary of State for European Affairs . He is a member of the American Academy of Diplomacy....
(1991–1993)
Title changed from "European Communities" to "European Union"
- Stuart E. EizenstatStuart E. EizenstatStuart Eizenstat is a partner at Washington, D.C. law firm, Covington & Burling and senior strategist at APCO Worldwide. He is married to Frances Eizenstat, and has two sons and six grandchildren....
(1993–1996) - A. Vernon WeaverA. Vernon WeaverArthur Vernon Weaver, Jr. is the former United States Ambassador to the European Union. He was nominated by President Bill Clinton and confirmed by the United States Senate on July 16, 1996....
(1996–1999) - Richard MorningstarRichard MorningstarRichard L. Morningstar is the Special Envoy of the United States Secretary of State for Eurasian Energy.-Education:Richard Morningstar earned a Bachelor of Arts, magna cum laude, from Harvard College, and a Master of Laws from Stanford Law School in 1970.-Career:Morningstar started his career with...
(1999–2001) - Rockwell Schnabel (2001–2005)
- C. Boyden GrayC. Boyden GrayClayland Boyden Gray is a former American diplomat and public servant. He is a member of the board of directors at the Atlantic Council and at The European Institute....
(2006–2008) - Kristen SilverbergKristen SilverbergKristen Silverberg was the United States Ambassador to the European Union from July 2008 until January 2009. She was nominated by President George W. Bush on April 24, 2008 and confirmed by the United States Senate on June 27, 2008...
(2008–2009) - William KennardWilliam KennardWilliam E. Kennard is the U.S. Ambassador to the European Union. He was nominated by Barack Obama in August 2009 and confirmed by the U.S. Senate in November 2009. He was also chairman of the United States Federal Communications Commission from 1997 to 2001, appointed by Bill Clinton in November...
(2009-date)