List of ambassadors of the United States to the 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]

Ambassador of the United States to the European Union
Seal of the United States Department of State
Incumbent
Mark Gitenstein
since January 24, 2022
NominatorThe President
Inaugural holderWilliam Walton Butterworth
as Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary
Formation1961
WebsiteU.S. Mission - European Union

Ambassadors to the European Union

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ImageNameHome StateAppointmentPresentationTerminationNotes
William Walton ButterworthLouisianaAugust 10, 1961October 25, 1962[2] A
John W. TuthillIllinoisOctober 23, 1962June 7, 1966[3]
J. Robert SchaetzelIllinoisSeptember 16, 1966October 25, 1972[4]
Joseph A. GreenwaldIllinoisOctober 12, 1972January 28, 1976[5]
Deane R. HintonIllinoisJanuary 29, 1976December 3, 1979[6]
Thomas O. EndersConnecticutNovember 6, 1979May 27, 1981[7]
George Southall VestMarylandSeptember 20, 1981February 27, 1985[8]
J. William MiddendorfConnecticutJuly 12, 1985February 1, 1987[9]
Alfred H. KingonNew YorkMarch 27, 1987June 23, 1989[10]
Thomas NilesWashington, D.C.June 23, 1989August 26, 1991[11]
James DobbinsNew YorkOctober 9, 1991July 31, 1993[12]
Stuart E. EizenstatWashington, D.C.August 2, 1993April 1996[13] B
A. Vernon WeaverArkansasJuly 2, 1996July 16, 1996February 28, 1999[14]
Richard MorningstarWashington, D.C.July 7, 1999September 21, 2001[15]
Rockwell A. SchnabelCaliforniaOctober 1, 2001October 9, 2001June 18, 2005[16][17]
Michael McKinley
(Acting)
Washington D.C.June 18, 2005January 20, 2006
C. Boyden GrayNorth CarolinaJanuary 17, 2006January 20, 2006December 31, 2007[18][19]
Kristen SilverbergTexasMay 2, 2008July 22, 2008January 18, 2009[20][21]
William KennardWashington, D.C.November 23, 2009December 2009July 29, 2013[22][23]
Anthony L. GardnerNew YorkFebruary 13, 2014March 18, 2014January 20, 2017[24]
Gordon SondlandWashingtonJune 28, 2018July 9, 2018February 7, 2020[25][26]
Ronald Gidwitz
(Acting)
IllinoisMay 4, 2020January 20, 2021[27]
Mark W. Libby
(Acting)
Washington D.C.January 20, 2021January 24, 2022
Mark GitensteinAlabamaDecember 18, 2021January 24, 2022Incumbent[28]

See also

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Notes

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^ 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.

References

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  1. ^ "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. ^ "William Walton Butterworth". State.gov. Retrieved June 24, 2015.
  3. ^ "John Wills Tuthill". State.gov. Retrieved June 24, 2016.
  4. ^ "John Robert Schaetzel". State.gov. Retrieved June 24, 2016.
  5. ^ "Joseph Adolph Greenwald". State.gov. Retrieved June 24, 2016.
  6. ^ "Deane Roesch Hinton". State.gov. Retrieved June 24, 2016.
  7. ^ "Thomas Ostrom Enders". State.gov. Retrieved June 24, 2016.
  8. ^ "George Southall Vest". State.gov. Retrieved June 24, 2016.
  9. ^ "John William Middendorf II". State.gov. Retrieved June 24, 2016.
  10. ^ "Alfred Hugh Kingon". State.gov. Retrieved June 24, 2016.
  11. ^ "Thomas Michael Tolliver Niles". State.gov. Retrieved June 24, 2016.
  12. ^ "James F. Dobbins". State.gov. Retrieved June 24, 2016.
  13. ^ "Stuart C. Eizenstadt". State.gov. Archived from the original on August 20, 2016. Retrieved June 24, 2016.
  14. ^ "A. Vernon Weaver". State.gov. Retrieved June 24, 2016.
  15. ^ "Richard L. Morningstar". State.gov. Retrieved June 24, 2016.
  16. ^ "Rockwell Anthony Schnabel". State.gov. Retrieved June 24, 2016.
  17. ^ "Biography: Rockwell Schnabel". State.gov. Retrieved June 24, 2016.
  18. ^ "C. Boyden Gray". State.gov. Retrieved June 24, 2016.
  19. ^ "Biography: C. Boyden Gray". State.gov. Retrieved June 24, 2016.
  20. ^ "Kristen Silverberg". State.gov. Retrieved June 24, 2016.
  21. ^ "Biography: Kristen Silverberg". State.gov. October 2008. Retrieved June 24, 2016.
  22. ^ "William E. Kennard". State.gov. Retrieved June 24, 2016.
  23. ^ "Biography: William E. Kennard". State.gov. Retrieved June 24, 2016.
  24. ^ "Anthony Luzzatto Gardner". State.gov. Retrieved June 24, 2016.
  25. ^ "U.S. Ambassador to the EU Gordon Sondland". U.S. Mission to the European Union. July 9, 2018. Archived from the original on 2017-02-02. Retrieved July 9, 2018.
  26. ^ Baker, Peter; Haberman, Maggie; Hakim, Danny; Schmidt, Michael S. (February 7, 2020). "Trump Fires Gordon Sondland Hours After Dismissing Impeachment Witness Alexander Vindman". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved February 7, 2020.
  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. ^ von der Leyen, Ursula [@@vonderleyen] (January 24, 2022). "I'm very happy to receive the credentials of the new US ambassador to the EU, Mark Gitenstein" (Tweet). Retrieved 2022-01-26 – via Twitter.
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