List of ambassadors of the United States to Qatar
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| Ambassador of the United States to Qatar | |
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| سفارة الولايات المتحدة الأميركية في دولة قطر | |
 Seal of the United States Department of State | |
| Nominator | The President of the United States |
| Appointer | The President with Senate advice and consent |
| Inaugural holder | William Stoltzfus as Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary |
| Formation | December 9, 1971 |
| Website | U.S. Embassy - Doha |
The United States ambassador to Qatar is the official representative of the government of the United States to the government of Qatar.
Ambassadors
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Career FSO After 1915, The United States Department of State began classifying ambassadors as career Foreign Service Officers (FSOs) for those who have served in the Foreign Service for a specified amount of time. Political appointee A person who is not a career foreign service officer, but is appointed by the president (often as a reward to political friends). Appointed The date that the ambassador took the oath of office; also known as "commissioning". It follows confirmation of a presidential appointment by the Senate, or a Congressional recess appointment by the president. In the case of a recess appointment, the ambassador requires subsequent confirmation by the Senate to remain in office. Presented credentials The date that the ambassador presented his letter of credence to the head of state or appropriate authority of the receiving nation. At this time the ambassador officially becomes the representative of his country. This would normally occur a short time after the ambassador's arrival on station. The host nation may reject the ambassador by not receiving the ambassador's letter, but this occurs only rarely. Terminated mission Usually the date that the ambassador left the country. In some cases a letter of recall is presented, ending the ambassador's commission, either as a means of diplomatic protest or because the diplomat is being reassigned elsewhere and replaced by another envoy. Chargé d'affaires The person in charge of the business of the embassy when there is no ambassador commissioned to the host country. Ad interim Latin phrase meaning "for the time being", "in the meantime". |
| Name | Title | Appointed | Presented credentials | Terminated mission | Notes |
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| William Stoltzfus – Career FSO | Ambassador Extraordinary & Plenipotentiary | December 9, 1971 | March 19, 1972 | August 21, 1974 | |
| Robert Peter Paganelli – Career FSO | June 20, 1974 | August 22, 1974 | July 13, 1977 | ||
| Andrew Ivy Killgore – Career FSO | August 3, 1977 | September 29, 1977 | June 29, 1980 | ||
| Charles E. Marthinsen – Career FSO | May 23, 1980 | July 30, 1980 | August 1, 1983 | ||
| Charles Franklin Dunbar – Career FSO | October 7, 1983 | October 30, 1983 | March 23, 1985 | ||
| Joseph Ghougassian – Political appointee | December 6, 1985 | December 29, 1985 | June 30, 1989 | ||
| Mark Gregory Hambley – Career FSO | October 10, 1989 | October 30, 1989 | August 15, 1992 | ||
| Kenton Keith – Career FSO | May 26, 1992 | September 2, 1992 | July 17, 1995 | ||
| Patrick N. Theros – Career FSO | October 3, 1995 | November 12, 1995 | November 23, 1998 | ||
| Elizabeth Davenport McKune – Career FSO | October 1, 1998 | December 6, 1998 | June 20, 2001 | ||
| Maureen E. Quinn – Career FSO | August 7, 2001 | September 24, 2001 | July 12, 2004 | ||
| Chase Untermeyer – Political appointee | August 2, 2004 | December 7, 2004 | August 19, 2007 | ||
| Joseph LeBaron – Career FSO | June 6, 2008 | November 3, 2008 | July 29, 2011 | ||
| Susan L. Ziadeh - Career FSO | July 5, 2011 | October 9, 2011 | August 11, 2014 | ||
| Dana Shell Smith - Career FSO | July 10, 2014 | September 8, 2014 | June 20, 2017 | ||
| Greta C. Holtz - Career FSO | Chargé d'Affaires | June 14, 2020 | June 16, 2022 | ||
| Timmy T. Davis - Career FSO | Ambassador Extraordinary & Plenipotentiary | August 4, 2022 | September 13, 2022 | Incumbent |
See also
References
- United States Department of State: Background notes on Qatar
This article incorporates public domain material from U.S. Bilateral Relations Fact Sheets. United States Department of State.
External links
- United States Department of State: Chiefs of Mission for Qatar
- United States Department of State: Qatar
- United States Embassy in Doha
