List of ambassadors of the United States to Jordan explained

Post:Ambassador
Body:the United States to Jordan
Native Name:سفارة الولايات المتحدة الأميركية في المملكة الأردنية الهاشمية
Insignia:US Department of State official seal.svg
Insigniasize:120px
Insigniacaption:Seal of the United States Department of State
Incumbent:Yael Lempert
Incumbentsince:September 3, 2023[1]
Nominator:The President of the United States
Appointer:The President
Appointer Qualified:with Senate advice and consent
Inaugural:Gerald A. Drew
as Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary
Formation:February 2, 1950

The following is a list of chiefs of mission from the United States to Jordan.

The first chief of mission, Gerald A. Drew held the title of Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary. The second chief of mission, Joseph C. Green, was appointed as an envoy but promoted to as Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, as the Legation Amman was raised to embassy status on August 27, 1952. Every chief of mission since has held the title of United States Ambassador.

RepresentativeTrainingTitleAppointmentPresentation
of credentials		Termination
of mission		Reason
Gerald A. DrewForeign Service OfficerEnvoyFebruary 2, 1950February 24, 1950February 25, 1952Relinquished charge
Joseph C. GreenNon-career appointeeEnvoyMay 14, 1952July 31, 19521952Promoted
Joseph C. GreenNon-career appointeeAmbassadorSeptember 8, 1952[2] September 23, 1952 July 31, 1953 Appointment terminated
Lester D. MalloryForeign Service OfficerAmbassadorAugust 3, 1953December 1, 1953 January 11, 1958 Relinquished charge
Parker T. HartForeign Service OfficerAmbassadorFebruary 5, 1958[3] UnknownUnknownUnknown
Sheldon T. MillsForeign Service OfficerAmbassadorFebruary 16, 1959March 12, 1959March 18, 1961Left post
William B. Macomber Jr.Non-career appointeeAmbassadorMarch 2, 1961April 5, 1961December 25, 1963Left post
Robert G. BarnesForeign Service OfficerAmbassadorMarch 4, 1964March 15, 1964April 23, 1966Relinquished charge
Findley Burns Jr.Foreign Service OfficerAmbassadorMay 10, 1966July 23, 1966November 5, 1967Left post
Harrison M. SymmesForeign Service OfficerAmbassadorOctober 18, 1967November 21, 1967May 7, 1970Left post
L. Dean Brown[4] Foreign Service OfficerAmbassadorSeptember 8, 1970September 29, 1970November 29, 1973Left post
Thomas R. PickeringForeign Service OfficerAmbassadorFebruary 27, 1974March 2, 1974July 13, 1978Left post
Nicholas A. VeliotesForeign Service OfficerAmbassadorAugust 18, 1978September 17, 1978February 10, 1981Left post
Richard Noyes VietsForeign Service OfficerAmbassadorJuly 27, 1981August 10, 1981August 5, 1984Left post
Paul H. BoekerForeign Service OfficerAmbassadorAugust 13, 1984September 1, 1984August 13, 1987Left post
Roscoe S. SuddarthForeign Service OfficerAmbassadorJuly 31, 1987September 16, 1987July 27, 1990Left post
Roger Gran HarrisonForeign Service OfficerAmbassadorJune 27, 1990August 7, 1990July 9, 1993Left post
Wesley EganForeign Service OfficerAmbassadorFebruary 11, 1994March 19, 1994July 13, 1998Left post
William J. BurnsForeign Service OfficerAmbassadorJune 29, 1998August 9, 1998June 7, 2001Relinquished charge
Edward GnehmForeign Service OfficerAmbassadorAugust 7, 2001September 20, 2001July 12, 2004Left post
David M. SatterfieldForeign Service OfficerAmbassadorMay 12, 2004[5] N/AN/AN/A
David HaleForeign Service OfficerAmbassadorNovember 2, 2005[6] November 7, 2005July 9, 2008Left post
Robert S. BeecroftForeign Service OfficerAmbassadorJune 6, 2008August 14, 2008June 4, 2011Left post
Stuart E. JonesForeign Service OfficerAmbassadorJune 1, 2011September 5, 2011August 14, 2014Left post
Alice WellsForeign Service OfficerAmbassadorJune 19, 2014August 31, 2014March 24, 2017Left post
Henry T. WoosterForeign Service OfficerChargé d'affairesMarch 24, 2017N/AJuly 30, 2018
Paul Malick[7] Foreign Service OfficerChargé d'affairesJuly 30, 2018N/AMarch 14, 2019
Karen Sasahara[8] Foreign Service OfficerChargée d'affairesMarch 14, 2019[9] August 30, 2020
Mike HankeyForeign Service OfficerChargé d'affairesAugust 30, 2020October 18, 2020
Henry T. Wooster[10] Foreign Service OfficerAmbassadorAugust 6, 2020October 18, 2020July 16, 2023Left post
Rohit NepalForeign Service OfficerChargé d'affairesJuly 17, 2023September 3, 2023
Yael LempertForeign Service OfficerAmbassador July 27, 2023[11] September 3, 2023Incumbent

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Notes and References

  1. https://www.facebook.com/photo/?fbid=702114391956666&set=pcb.702127398622032
  2. [Recess appointment]
  3. Took oath of office, but did not proceed to post, Jordan having united briefly with Iraq in the Arab Federation.
  4. Web site: 17 May 1989 . The Association for Diplomatic Studies and Training Foreign Affairs Oral History Project DEPUTY UNDER SECRETARY L. DEAN BROWN . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20240621162456/https://adst.org/OH%20TOCs/Brown-L.-Dean.toc_.pdf . 21 June 2024 . 11 July 2024 . Association for Diplomatic Studies and Training.
  5. The United States Senate confirmed Satterfield to succeed Gnehm as Ambassador to Jordan, but shortly thereafter the administration designated him Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary (having served for the previous three years as Deputy Assistant Secretary) and later that year he was sent to Iraq as Deputy Chief of Mission. As a result, he never assumed his post in Jordan.
  6. Served as Charge d'Affaires ad interim, July 2004–October 2005
  7. Web site: 2018-12-15. Chargé d'Affaires Paul Malik U.S. Embassy in Jordan. 2021-11-07.
  8. Web site: Chargé d'affaires Karen Sasahara . 2021-11-07 . U.S. Embassy in Jordan . en-US . https://web.archive.org/web/20200617133557if_/https://jo.usembassy.gov/our-relationship/our-ambassador/ . June 17, 2020 . dead.
  9. Web site: Karen H. Sasahara - People - Department History - Office of the Historian .
  10. Web site: Ambassador Henry T. Wooster . 2021-11-07 . U.S. Embassy in Jordan . en-US . https://web.archive.org/web/20211107223217if_/https://jo.usembassy.gov/our-relationship/ambassador/ . 7 November 2021 . dead.
  11. Web site: National . The . 2023-08-10 . New US ambassador to Jordan Yael Lempert sworn in . 2023-08-11 . The National . en.

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