| Post: | Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary |
| Body: | the Republic of Croatia to the United States of America Embassy of the Republic of Croatia in Washington, D.C. |
| Native Name: | Izvanredni i opunomoćeni veleposlanik Republike Hrvatske u Sjedinjenim Američkim Državama Veleposlanstvo Republike Hrvatske u Washingtonu |
| Insignia: | File:Coat of arms of Croatia.svg |
| Incumbent: | Pjer Šimunović |
| Inaugural: | Petar A. Šarčević |
The Ambassador of Croatia in Washington, D. C. is the extraordinary and plenipotentiary representative of the Government of the Republic of Croatia in Zagreb to the Government of the United States. Diplomatic relations between the two countries were established in 1992 and the first Croatian ambassador to the United States was Petar A. Šarčević.
| Diplomatic agrément | Diplomatic accreditation | Ambassador | President of Croatia | Prime Minister of Croatia | U.S. President | Notes | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Franjo Tuđman | Franjo Gregurić | George H. W. Bush | Diplomatic relations established | |||||
| 1 | Petar A. Šarčević | Franjo Tuđman | Franjo Gregurić | George H. W. Bush | Born on 26 April 1941 in Subotica. Completed law studies at University of Zagreb in 1965 and commenced postgraduate studies European Integration at the University of Amsterdam. He acquired his Dr. iur. at the Faculty of Law and Economics of the University of Mainz. He is married to Professor Susan Šarčević, a former partner in his professional career.[1] | |||
| 2 | Miomir Žužul | Franjo Tuđman | Zlatko Mateša | Bill Clinton | Named as ambassador to the United States after a disagreement with Foreign Minister Mate Granić. Žužul declared that he would seek reconciliation with Croatia's former enemies and also invited NATO to establish bases in Croatia as a prelude to the country's membership in the alliance. | |||
| 3 | Ivan Grdešić | Stjepan Mesić | Ivica Račan | Bill Clinton | ||||
| 4 | Neven Jurica | Stjepan Mesić | Ivo Sanader | George W. Bush | ||||
| 5 | Kolinda Grabar-Kitarović | Stjepan Mesić | Ivo Sanader | George W. Bush | ||||
| 6 | Josip Paro | Ivo Josipović | Zoran Milanović | Barack Obama | ||||
| 7 | Pjer Šimunović | Kolinda Grabar-Kitarović | Andrej Plenković | Donald Trump |
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