United States Ambassador to Iran

United States Ambassador to Iran

Prior to 1944, the United States did not consider Persia important enough to be served by a full ambassador. Instead, a lower-ranking Diplomatic minister was sent instead. The United States terminated diplomatic relations with Iran in 1980. No subsequent ambassadors have been appointed.

List of Ambassdors

This is a list of United States ambassadors and other heads of diplomatic missions to Persia and Iran.

Persia

*Henry H. Jessup - "nominated for Chargé d'Affaires but withdrawn before approval"
*S.G.W. Benjamin (1883 - 1885) - "first Chargé d'Affaires, but promoted to Minister Resident almost immediately"
*Bayless W. Hanna (1885) - "Minister Resident - took oath of office but did not go to Persia"
*Frederick H. Winston (1885 - 1886) - "Minister Resident"
*E. Spencer Pratt (1886 - 1891) - "Minister Resident"
*Truxtun Beale (1891 - 1892) - "Minister Resident"
*Watson R. Sperry (1892 - 1893) - "Minister Resident"
*Alexander McDonald (1893 - 1897) - "Minister Plenipotentiary, later Minister Resident"
*Arthur S. Hardy (1897 - 1899) - "Minister Resident"
*William P. Lord (1899) - "would have been Minister Resident, but declined appointment"
*Herbert W. Bowen (1899 - 1901) - "Minister Resident"
*Lloyd C. Griscom (1901 - 1902) - "Minister Plenipotentiary"
*Richmond Pearson (1902 - 1907) - "Minister Plenipotentiary"
*John B. Jackson (1907 - 1909) - "Minister Plenipotentiary"
*Charles W. Russell (1909 - 1914) - "Minister Plenipotentiary"
*John L. Caldwell (1914 - 1921) - "Minister Plenipotentiary"
*Joseph Saul Kornfeld (1921 - 1924) - "Minister Plenipotentiary"
*Hoffman Philip (1925 - 1928) - "Minister Plenipotentiary"
*Charles C. Hart (1929 - 1933) - "Minister Plenipotentiary, last envoy to Persia"

Iran

*William H. Hornibrook (1934 - 1936) - "Minister Plenipotentiary"
*Gordon P. Merria (1936 - 1937) - "Chargé d'Affaires"
*Cornelius Van H. Engert (1937 - 1940) - "Chargé d'Affaires"
*Louis G. Dreyfus, Jr. (1940 - 1943) - "Minister Plenipotentiary"
*Leland B. Morris (1944 - 1945) - "First ambassador"
*Wallace Murray (1945 - 1946)
*George V. Allen (1946 - 1948)
*John C. Wiley (1948 - 1950)
*Henry F. Grady (1950 - 1951)
*Loy W. Henderson (1951 - 1954)
*Julius C. Holmes - "nominated, but nomination withdrawn before approved"
*Selden Chapin (1955 - 1958)
*Edward T. Wailes (1958 - 1961)
*Julius C. Holmes (1961 - 1965)
*Armin H. Meyer (1965 - 1969)
*Douglas MacArthur II (1969 - 1972)
*Joseph S. Farland (1972 - 1973)
*Richard Helms (1973 - 1977)
*William H. Sullivan (1977 - 1979)
*Walter L. Cutler - "nominated, but rejected by Iran"
*Bruce Laingen (1979) - "Chargé d'Affaires, seized with the embassy on November 4, 1979 . He was later released.


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