List of ambassadors of the United States to Italy explained

Post:Ambassador
Body:the United States to Italy
Insignia:US Department of State official seal.svg
Insigniasize:120
Insigniacaption:Seal of the United States Department of State
Incumbent:Jack Markell
Incumbentsince:September 23, 2023[1]
Residence:Villa Taverna, Rome
Nominator:The President of the United States
Appointer:The President
Appointer Qualified:with Senate advice and consent
Inaugural:John Nelson
as Chargé d'Affaires
Formation:October 24, 1831
Website:U.S. Embassy – Rome

Since 1840, the United States has had diplomatic representation in the Italian Republic and its predecessor nation, the Kingdom of Italy, with a break in relations from 1941 to 1944 while Italy and the U.S. were at war during World War II. The U.S. Mission to Italy is headed by the Embassy of the United States in Rome, and also includes six consular offices.

Beginning in 2006, the U.S. Ambassador to Italy is concurrently accredited as the U.S. Ambassador to San Marino.[2] [3]

List of U.S. ambassadors to Italy

Listed below are the head U.S. diplomatic agents in Italy, their diplomatic rank, and the effective start and end of their service in Italy.

Heads of the U.S. Legation at Naples (1831–1860) to the Kingdom of the Two Sicilies
align=center valign=bottom width="50%"Name and titlevalign=bottom width="25%"Presentation of
credentials		valign=bottom width="25%"Termination of
mission
John Nelson, Chargé d'Affairesalign=center October 24, 1831align=center October 15, 1832
Enos T. Throop, Chargé d'Affairesalign=center September 28, 1838align=center December 29, 1841
William Boulware, Chargé d'Affairesalign=center December 29, 1841align=center June 24, 1845
William Hawkins Polk, Chargé d'Affairesalign=center July 24, 1845align=center May 11, 1847
John Rowan, Chargé d'Affairesalign=center June 27, 1848align=center November 9, 1849
Edward Joy Morris, Chargé d'Affairesalign=center April 4, 1850align=center August 25, 1853
Robert Dale Owen, Minister Residentalign=center October 22, 1853align=center September 20, 1858
Joseph Ripley Chandler, Minister Residentalign=center September 20, 1858align=center November 6, 1860
The Embassy at Naples closed November 6, 1860.
Heads of the U.S. Legation at Turin (1840–1865)
align=center valign=bottom width="50%"Name and titlevalign=bottom width="25%"Presentation of
credentials		valign=bottom width="25%"Termination of
mission
Hezekiah Gold Rogers, Chargé d'Affairesalign=center September 15, 1840align=center November 22, 1841
Ambrose Baber, Chargé d'Affairesalign=center December 1, 1841align=center January 10, 1844
Robert Wickliffe, Jr., Chargé d'Affairesalign=center January 10, 1844align=center 1847
Nathaniel Niles, Chargé d'Affairesalign=center April 28, 1848align=center August 20, 1850
William B. Kinney, Chargé d'Affairesalign=center August 21, 1850align=center October 8, 1853
John Moncure Daniel, Chargé d'Affairesalign=center October 10, 1853align=center September 3, 1854
John Moncure Daniel, Ministeralign=center September 4, 1854align=center January 10, 1861
George P. Marsh, Envoyalign=center June 23, 1861align=center 1865
Heads of the U.S. Legation at Florence (1865–1871)
align=center valign=bottom width="50%"Name and titlevalign=bottom width="25%"Presentation of
credentials		valign=bottom width="25%"Termination of
mission
George P. Marsh, Envoyalign=center 1865align=center 1871
Heads of the U.S. Legation at Rome (1871–1894)
align=center valign=bottom width="50%"Name and titlevalign=bottom width="25%"Presentation of
credentials		valign=bottom width="25%"Termination of
mission
George P. Marsh, Envoyalign=center 1871align=center July 23, 1882
William Waldorf Astor, Envoyalign=center November 21, 1882align=center March 1, 1885
John B. Stallo, Envoyalign=center November 27, 1885align=center June 6, 1889
Albert G. Porter, Envoyalign=center June 6, 1889align=center July 9, 1892
William Potter, Envoyalign=center December 28, 1892align=center March 8, 1894
Heads of the U.S. Embassy in Rome (1894–1941)
align=center valign=bottom width="50%"Name and titlevalign=bottom width="25%"Presentation of
credentials		valign=bottom width="25%"Termination of
mission
Wayne MacVeagh, Ambassadoralign=center March 11, 1894align=center March 4, 1897
William F. Draper, Ambassadoralign=center June 29, 1897align=center June 5, 1900
George V. L. Meyer, Ambassadoralign=center February 4, 1901align=center April 1, 1905
Henry White, Ambassadoralign=center April 16, 1905align=center February 26, 1907
Lloyd C. Griscom, Ambassadoralign=center March 17, 1907align=center June 14, 1909
John G. A. Leishman, Ambassadoralign=center July 4, 1909align=center October 7, 1911
Thomas J. O'Brien, Ambassadoralign=center November 13, 1911align=center September 17, 1913
Thomas Nelson Page, Ambassadoralign=center October 12, 1913align=center June 21, 1919
Robert Underwood Johnson, Ambassadoralign=center April 22, 1920align=center May 20, 1921
Richard Washburn Child, Ambassadoralign=center July 28, 1921align=center January 20, 1924
Henry P. Fletcher, Ambassadoralign=center April 2, 1924align=center August 3, 1929
John W. Garrett, Ambassadoralign=center November 20, 1929align=center May 22, 1933
Breckinridge Long, Ambassadoralign=center May 31, 1933align=center April 23, 1936
William Phillips, Ambassadoralign=center November 4, 1936align=center October 6, 1941
George Wadsworth, Chargé d'Affairesalign=center October 6, 1941align=center December 11, 1941

Diplomatic relations were severed and the U.S. Embassy in Rome was closed on December 11, 1941, after Italy declared war on the United States. Diplomatic relations were reestablished on October 16, 1944. Ambassador Alexander C. Kirk reopened the U.S. Embassy in Rome when he presented his credentials on January 8, 1945.[4]

Heads of the U.S. Embassy in Rome (1945–present)
align=center valign=bottom width="50%"Name and titlevalign=bottom width="25%"Presentation of
credentials		valign=bottom width="25%"Termination of
mission
Alexander C. Kirk, Ambassadoralign=center January 8, 1945align=center March 5, 1946
James Clement Dunn, Ambassadoralign=center February 6, 1947align=center March 17, 1952
Ellsworth Bunker, Ambassadoralign=center May 7, 1952align=center April 3, 1953
Clare Boothe Luce, Ambassadoralign=center May 4, 1953align=center December 27, 1956
James David Zellerbach, Ambassadoralign=center February 6, 1957align=center December 10, 1960
G. Frederick Reinhardt, Ambassadoralign=center May 17, 1961align=center March 3, 1968
H. Gardner Ackley, Ambassadoralign=center April 3, 1968align=center August 27, 1969
Graham A. Martin, Ambassadoralign=center October 30, 1969align=center February 10, 1973
John A. Volpe, Ambassadoralign=center March 6, 1973align=center January 24, 1977
Richard N. Gardner, Ambassadoralign=center March 21, 1977align=center February 27, 1981
Maxwell M. Rabb, Ambassadoralign=center July 1, 1981align=center June 3, 1989
Peter F. Secchia, Ambassadoralign=center July 3, 1989align=center January 20, 1993
Reginald Bartholomew, Ambassadoralign=center October 14, 1993align=center September 28, 1997
Thomas M. Foglietta, Ambassadoralign=center December 11, 1997align=center March 1, 2001
Melvin Floyd Sembler, Ambassadoralign=center December 10, 2001align=center July 26, 2005
Ronald P. Spogli, Ambassador[5] align=center August 12, 2005align=center February 6, 2009
David H. Thorne, Ambassadoralign=center September 4, 2009[6] align=center July 30, 2013
John R. Phillips, AmbassadorSeptember 13, 2013align=center January 18, 2017
Kelly C. Degnan, Chargé d'AffairesJanuary 18, 2017align=center October 1, 2017
Lewis Eisenberg, AmbassadorOctober 4, 2017align=center January 4, 2021
Thomas D. Smitham, Chargé d'AffairesJanuary 4, 2021align=center July 15, 2022
Shawn P. Crowley, Chargé d'AffairesJuly 18, 2022align=center August 26, 2023
Jack Markell, AmbassadorSeptember 23, 2023align=center Incumbent

See also

References

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: U.S. Embassy to Italy - Ambasciata Americana a Roma . September 24, 2023 . Da Villa Taverna al Quirinale, l'Ambasciatore Jack Markell ricevuto dal Presidente Mattarella per la presentazione delle credenziali. . Facebook.
  2. Web site: San Marino. United States Department of State. 2011-07-03.
  3. Web site: Chiefs of Mission for San Marino. United States Department of State. 2011-07-03.
  4. Web site: Italy. United States Department of State. 2011-07-03.
  5. Also accredited to San Marino.
  6. Between August 28, 2009 and September 14, 2009, based on Remarks on arrival and Remarks at IFTAR dinner

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