List of ambassadors of Lebanon to the United States explained

Post:	Ambassador
Body:	Lebanon to the United States Embassy of Lebanon in Washington, D.C.
Inaugural:	Charles Malik

The Lebanese ambassador in Washington, D. C. is the official representative of the Government in Beirut to the Government of the United States.

List of representatives

Diplomatic agrément	Diplomatic accreditation	Ambassador	Observations	List of prime ministers of Lebanon	List of presidents of the United States	Term end
			Legation opened	Abdul Hamid Karami	Harry S. Truman
		Charles Malik		Abdul Hamid Karami	Harry S. Truman
			Legation raised to embassy	Saeb Salam	Dwight D. Eisenhower
		Charles Malik		Khaled Chehab	Dwight D. Eisenhower
		Victor Khouri	alt. rep., Fifth GA (*1903). LL.D., U. of Paris. Counselor of legation, London, 1944 E.E. and M.P., London, 1947–present del., UN Prep. Comm., London, 1945–46 del., Goodwill Mission to Latin Am. Countries. Defence Minister Major -General^[1]	Sami as-Solh	Dwight D. Eisenhower
		Nadim Demechkie	1970:United Kingdom	Sami as-Solh	Dwight D. Eisenhower
		Ibrahim Hussein al-Ahdab	Diplomat, chairman of the board. (* 21 March 1904 in Beirut). Son of Hussein Ahdab and Mrs. Sabira. Married on 22 November 1922 to Miss Joumana Ahdab.^[2]	Rashid Karami	John F. Kennedy
			When relations with U.S. were severed by several Middle East countries, Lebanese Ambassador requested his name be continued as Ambassador, although he was absent. He returned to the U.S. and served until appointment of Ambassador listed below.	Abdallah El-Yafi	Lyndon B. Johnson
		Najati Kabbani	KABBANI (Najati, Najib), Diplomate. Né en 1917 à Damas (Syrie). Fila de Najib Kabbani et de Mme, née Neemat Rached. Marié le 9 Septembre 1955 avec Mlle Raja Shérif, 2 enfants: Najib et Sawsa	Abdallah El-Yafi	Lyndon B. Johnson
		Chawki Choueiri		Selim Hoss	Jimmy Carter
		Khalil Itani		Selim Hoss	Jimmy Carter
		Abdallah Bou Habib		Selim Hoss	Ronald Reagan
		Nassib Lahoud		Selim Hoss	George H. W. Bush
		Simon Karam		Rachid Solh	George H. W. Bush
		Riad Bahige Tabbarah	Lebanese UN official /economist (* 21 July 1933, Baghdad, Iraq) married Education: BA in economics, American University of Beirut, Beirut, Lebanon, 1953–56 MA in economics, Northwestern University.^[3]	Rafic Hariri	Bill Clinton
		Mohamad Chatah		Rafic Hariri	Bill Clinton
		Farid Abboud		Selim Hoss	Bill Clinton
		Antoine Chedid		Fouad Siniora	George W. Bush
		Carla Jazzar	Chargé d'affaires, a.i.	Najib Mikati	Barack Obama
December 15, 2017	January 24, 2018	Gabriel Issa		Saad Hariri	Donald Trump	January 22, 2020
March 15, 2021		Wael Hachem	Chargé d'affaires, a.i.	Saad Hariri	Joe Biden	January 22, 2020

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Notes and References

1. https://books.google.com/books?id=I0toWAiJLaIC&q=%22KHOURI,+VICTOR+%28Leb.%29,+alt.+rep.,+Fifth+GA%3B+b.+1903.+LL.D.+,+U.+of+Paris.+Counselor+of+legation,+London,+1944%3B+E.E.+and+M.P.,+London,+1947-+present%3B+del.,+UN+Prep.+Comm.,+London,+1945-46%3B+del.,+Goodwill+Mission+to+Latin+Am.+countries,%22
2. https://books.google.com/books?id=rGniAAAAMAAJ&q=%22Ibrahim+al-Ahdab+lebanese+diplomatist
3. https://books.google.com/books?id=xF5mAAAAMAAJ&q=%22married%3B+Education:+BA+in+Economics,+American+University+of+Beirut,+Beirut,+Lebanon,+1953-56%22 Riad Bahige Tabbarah