List of ambassadors of the United States to the European Union explained

Post:	Ambassador
Body:	the United States to the European Union
Insignia:	US Department of State official seal.svg
Insigniasize:	120
Insigniacaption:	Seal of the United States Department of State
Incumbent:	Mark Gitenstein
Incumbentsince:	January 24, 2022
Nominator:	The President
Inaugural:	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. Prior to May 9, 1994, the position was named Representative of the United States of America to the European Communities, with the rank and status of Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary.^[1]

Ambassadors to the European Union

Image	Name	Home State	Appointment	Presentation	Termination	Notes
		Louisiana				^[2]
		Illinois				^[3]
		Illinois				^[4]
		Illinois				^[5]
		Illinois				^[6]
		Connecticut				^[7]
		Maryland				^[8]
		Connecticut				^[9]
		New York				^[10]
		Washington, D.C.				^[11]
		New York				^[12]
		Washington, D.C.				^[13]
		Arkansas				^[14]
		Washington, D.C.				^[15]
		California				^[16] ^[17]
	(Acting)	Washington D.C.
						^[18] ^[19]
		Texas				^[20] ^[21]
		Washington, D.C.				^[22] ^[23]
		New York				^[24]
	Gordon Sondland	Washington				^[25] ^[26]
	Ronald Gidwitz (Acting)	Illinois				^[27]
	Mark W. Libby (Acting)	Washington D.C.
	Mark Gitenstein	Alabama			Incumbent	^[28]

See also

• United States Mission to the European Union

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.

External links

• United States Mission to the European Union

Notes and References

1. Web site: Representatives of the U.S.A. To the European Union, with the rank and status of Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary - Chiefs of Mission - People - Department History - Office of the Historian .
2. Web site: William Walton Butterworth. State.gov. June 24, 2015.
3. Web site: John Wills Tuthill. State.gov. June 24, 2016.
4. Web site: John Robert Schaetzel. State.gov. June 24, 2016.
5. Web site: Joseph Adolph Greenwald. State.gov. June 24, 2016.
6. Web site: Deane Roesch Hinton. State.gov. June 24, 2016.
7. Web site: Thomas Ostrom Enders. State.gov. June 24, 2016.
8. Web site: George Southall Vest. State.gov. June 24, 2016.
9. Web site: John William Middendorf II. State.gov. June 24, 2016.
10. Web site: Alfred Hugh Kingon. State.gov. June 24, 2016.
11. Web site: Thomas Michael Tolliver Niles. State.gov. June 24, 2016.
12. Web site: James F. Dobbins. State.gov. June 24, 2016.
13. Web site: Stuart C. Eizenstadt [sic]. State.gov. June 24, 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20160820151103/https://history.state.gov/departmenthistory/people/eizenstadt-stuart-c. August 20, 2016. dead. mdy-all.
14. Web site: A. Vernon Weaver. State.gov. June 24, 2016.
15. Web site: Richard L. Morningstar. State.gov. June 24, 2016.
16. Web site: Rockwell Anthony Schnabel. State.gov. June 24, 2016.
17. Web site: Biography: Rockwell Schnabel. State.gov. June 24, 2016.
18. Web site: C. Boyden Gray. State.gov. June 24, 2016.
19. Web site: Biography: C. Boyden Gray. State.gov. June 24, 2016.
20. Web site: Kristen Silverberg. State.gov. June 24, 2016.
21. Web site: Biography: Kristen Silverberg. State.gov. October 2008 . June 24, 2016.
22. Web site: William E. Kennard. State.gov. June 24, 2016.
23. Web site: Biography: William E. Kennard. State.gov. June 24, 2016.
24. Web site: Anthony Luzzatto Gardner. State.gov. June 24, 2016.
25. Web site: U.S. Ambassador to the EU Gordon Sondland. July 9, 2018. U.S. Mission to the European Union. https://web.archive.org/web/20170202234653/https://useu.usmission.gov/our-relationship/our-ambassador/. 2017-02-02. dead. July 9, 2018.
26. News: Baker . Peter . Trump Fires Gordon Sondland Hours After Dismissing Impeachment Witness Alexander Vindman . February 7, 2020 . The New York Times . February 7, 2020 . Haberman . Maggie . en-US . 0362-4331 . Hakim . Danny . Schmidt . Michael S..
27. Michael R. Pompeo, Secretary of State, Designation of Ambassador Ronald J. Gidwitz as Acting Representative of the United States to the European Union, press statement of the U.S. Department of State, May 4, 2020.
28. @vonderleyen. Ursula. von der Leyen. 1485620165618421768. I'm very happy to receive the credentials of the new US ambassador to the EU, Mark Gitenstein. 2022-01-26.