List of ambassadors of the United States to the European Union
Appearance
Ambassador of the United States to the European Union | |
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![]() Seal of the United States Department of State | |
since July 9, 2018 | |
Nominator | The President |
Inaugural holder | William Walton Butterworth as Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary |
Formation | 1961 |
Website | U.S. Mission - European Union |
This is a list of United States ambassadors to the European Union. The formal title of this position is Representative of the United States of America to the European Union, with the rank and status of Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary.
Ambassadors to the European Union
Name | Home State | Appointment | Presentation | Termination | Notes |
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William Walton Butterworth | Louisiana | August 10, 1961 | October 25, 1962 | [1] A | |
John W. Tuthill | Illinois | October 23, 1962 | June 7, 1966 | [2] | |
J. Robert Schaetzel | Illinois | September 16, 1966 | October 25, 1972 | [3] | |
Joseph A. Greenwald | Illinois | October 12, 1972 | January 28, 1976 | [4] | |
Deane R. Hinton | Illinois | January 29, 1976 | December 3, 1979 | [5] | |
Thomas O. Enders | Connecticut | November 6, 1979 | May 27, 1981 | [6] | |
George Southall Vest | Maryland | September 20, 1981 | February 27, 1985 | [7] | |
J. William Middendorf | Connecticut | July 12, 1985 | February 1, 1987 | [8] | |
Alfred H. Kingon | New York | March 27, 1987 | June 23, 1989 | [9] | |
Thomas Niles | Washington, D.C. | June 23, 1989 | August 26, 1991 | [10] | |
James Dobbins | New York | October 9, 1991 | July 31, 1993 | [11] | |
Stuart E. Eizenstat | Washington, D.C. | August 2, 1993 | April 1996 | [12] B | |
A. Vernon Weaver | Arkansas | July 2, 1996 | February 28, 1999 | [13] | |
Richard Morningstar | Washington, D.C. | July 7, 1999 | September 21, 2001 | [14] | |
Rockwell Schnabel | California | October 1, 2001 | October 9, 2001 | June 18, 2005 | [15][16] |
C. Boyden Gray | California | January 17, 2006 | January 20, 2006 | December 31, 2007 | [17][18] |
Kristen Silverberg | Texas | May 2, 2008 | July 22, 2008 | January 18, 2009 | [19][20] |
William Kennard | Washington, D.C. | November 23, 2009 | December 2009 | July 29, 2013 | [21][22] |
Anthony L. Gardner | New York | February 13, 2014 | March 18, 2014 | January 20, 2017 | [23] |
Gordon Sondland | Washington | June 28, 2018 | July 9, 2018 | [24] |
See also
Notes
- ^ Previously representative (beginning in 1959) to several of the pre-EU (European Communities) groups including the European Coal and Steel Community, European Economic Community, and European Atomic Energy Community. First ambassador.
- ^ Title changed from "European Communities" to "European Union" on May 9, 1994.
References
- ^ "William Walton Butterworth". State.gov. Retrieved June 24, 2015.
- ^ "John Wills Tuthill". State.gov. Retrieved June 24, 2016.
- ^ "John Robert Schaetzel". State.gov. Retrieved June 24, 2016.
- ^ "Joseph Adolph Greenwald". State.gov. Retrieved June 24, 2016.
- ^ "Deane Roesch Hinton". State.gov. Retrieved June 24, 2016.
- ^ "Thomas Ostrom Enders". State.gov. Retrieved June 24, 2016.
- ^ "George Southall Vest". State.gov. Retrieved June 24, 2016.
- ^ "John William Middendorf II". State.gov. Retrieved June 24, 2016.
- ^ "Alfred Hugh Kingon". State.gov. Retrieved June 24, 2016.
- ^ "Thomas Michael Tolliver Niles". State.gov. Retrieved June 24, 2016.
- ^ "James F. Dobbins". State.gov. Retrieved June 24, 2016.
- ^ "Stuart C. Eizenstadt". State.gov. Archived from the original on August 20, 2016. Retrieved June 24, 2016.
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- ^ "Richard L. Morningstar". State.gov. Retrieved June 24, 2016.
- ^ "Rockwell Anthony Schnabel". State.gov. Retrieved June 24, 2016.
- ^ "Biography: Rockwell Schnabel". State.gov. Retrieved June 24, 2016.
- ^ "C. Boyden Gray". State.gov. Retrieved June 24, 2016.
- ^ "Biography: C. Boyden Gray". State.gov. Retrieved June 24, 2016.
- ^ "Kristen Silverberg". State.gov. Retrieved June 24, 2016.
- ^ "Biography: Kristen Silverberg". State.gov. Retrieved June 24, 2016.
- ^ "William E. Kennard". State.gov. Retrieved June 24, 2016.
- ^ "Biography: William E. Kennard". State.gov. Retrieved June 24, 2016.
- ^ "Anthony Luzzatto Gardner". State.gov. Retrieved June 24, 2016.
- ^ "U.S. Ambassador to the EU Gordon Sondland". U.S. Mission to the European Union. July 9, 2018. Archived from the original on 2017-02-02. Retrieved July 9, 2018.
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