United States Ambassador to Syria

United States Ambassador to Syria

This is a list of United States ambassadors to Syria. The American embassy to Syria was established 1952-09-11. [US Department of State list]

Prior to 1952:
* George Wadsworth (1942-1944) (Consul General), promoted to Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary (1944-1947)
* James Hugh Keeley, Jr. (1947-1950) (Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary)
* Cavendish W. Cannon (1950-1952) (Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary)

Post 1952:
* James S. Moose, Jr. (19521957)
* Charles W. Yost (19571958)

From 1958-02-25 the Embassy in Damascus was reclassified as a Consulate General and the mission was re-established as an Embassy on 1961-10-10.

* Ridgway B. Knight (19611965)
* Hugh H. Smythe (19651967)

Syria severed diplomatic relations with the U.S. on 1967-06-06. The U.S. established a U.S. Interests Section on 1974-02-08 in the Italian Embassy with Thomas J. Scotes as Principal Officer. The Embassy in Damascus was re-established on 1974-06-16 with Scotes as Charge d'Affaires ad interim.

* Richard W. Murphy (1974-1978)
* Talcott W. Seelye (1978-1981)
* Robert P. Paganelli (1981-1984)
* William L. Eagleton, Jr. (1984-1988)
* Edward Peter Djerejian (1988-1991)
* Christopher W.S. Ross (1991-1998)
* Ryan Clark Crocker (1998-2001)
* Theodore H. Kattouf (2001-2003)
* Margaret Scobey (2003-)

Notes and references

* [http://www.state.gov/r/pa/ho/po/com/11286.htm United States Department of State - Chiefs of Mission for Syria list]


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