List of ambassadors of the United States to Lebanon

Ambassador of the United States to Lebanon
السفارة الأمريكية في لبنان
Seal of the United States Department of State
Incumbent Lisa A. Johnson since January 11, 2024
Nominator	The President of the United States
Appointer	The President with Senate advice and consent
Inaugural holder	George Wadsworth as Consul General
Formation	1942
Website	U.S. Embassy - Beirut

This is a list of ambassadors of the United States and other Heads of Mission to Lebanon.

• George Wadsworth (1942–1947) – Consul General, later promoted to Envoy. Also was head of mission to Syria but resident in Beirut.
• Lowell C. Pinkerton (1946–1951) – Envoy
• Harold B. Minor (1951–1953) – Envoy, promoted to first ambassador.
• Raymond A. Hare (1953–1954)
• Donald R. Heath (1955–1958)
• Robert McClintock (1958–1961)
• Armin H. Meyer (1961–1965)
• Dwight J. Porter (1965–1970)
• William B. Buffum (1970–1974)
• G. McMurtrie Godley (1974–1976)
• Francis E. Meloy, Jr. (1976) – Assassinated prior to presenting credentials.
• Richard B. Parker (1977–1978)
• John Gunther Dean (1978–1981)
• Robert Sherwood Dillon (1981–1983)
• Reginald Bartholomew (1983–1986)
• John Hubert Kelly (1986–1988)

On September 6, 1989, all United States personnel were withdrawn from Beirut during unrest resulting from there being no clear successor to President Amin Gemayel. Ambassador Ryan C. Crocker did not formally present his credentials until 1990 to René Moawad.

• John Thomas McCarthy (1988–1990)
• Ryan Clark Crocker (1990–1993)
• Mark Gregory Hambley (1993–1994)
• Vincent M. Battle (1994) – Charges d'Affaires ad interim.
• Ronald L. Schlicher (1994–1996) – Charges d'Affaires ad interim.
• Richard Henry Jones (1996–1998)
• David Michael Satterfield (1998–2001)
• Vincent M. Battle (2001–2004)
• Jeffrey D. Feltman (2004–2008)
• Michele J. Sison (2008–2010)
• Maura Connelly (2010–2013)
• David Hale (2013–2015)
• Richard Henry Jones (2015-2016) – Charges d'Affaires ad interim.
• Elizabeth Holzhall Richard (2016–2020)
• Dorothy Shea (2020–2023)
• Lisa A. Johnson (2024-)

See also

• Lebanon – United States relations
• Foreign relations of Lebanon
• Ambassadors of the United States

References

• United States Department of State: Background notes on Lebanon
•  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 Lebanon
• United States Department of State: Lebanon
• United States Embassy in Beirut

This page was last edited on 13 April 2024, at 16:28