United States Ambassador to Morocco
| Ambassador of the United States to Morocco | |
|---|---|
|
Seal of the United States Department of State | |
| Nominator | Barack Obama |
| Inaugural holder |
Samuel R. Gummere as Envoy |
| Formation | 1906 |
| Website | U.S. Embassy - Rabat |
This is a list of Ambassadors of the United States to Morocco. Morocco was the first Arab country to recognize the United States of America in 1786. Regular diplomatic relations were established in 1905. In 1912 Morocco came under the control of France and Spain as protectorates. The United States did not initially recognize the French and Spanish protectorates over Morocco. However, in 1917 upon U.S. entry into the First World War, the U.S. government recognized the protectorates. The U.S. Minister at Tangier was downgraded to the status of Diplomatic Agent. In 1956 the U. S. recognized Morocco’s independence, established an embassy in Rabat, and appointed a ranking ambassador, Cavendish W. Cannon.[1]
Heads of the U.S. Legation at Tangier (1906-1917)
| Name | Title | Start | End |
|---|---|---|---|
| Samuel R. Gummere | Envoy | 1906 | 1909 |
| Henry Percival Dodge | Envoy | 1909 | 1910 |
| Fred W. Carpenter | Envoy | 1910 | 1912 |
| Maxwell Blake | Chargé d'Affaires | 1912 | 1917 |
Heads of the U.S. Consulate General at Tangier (1917-1933)
| Name | Title | Start | End |
|---|---|---|---|
| Maxwell Blake | Consul General | 1917 | 1922 |
| Joseph M. Denning | Consul General | 1922 | 1924 |
| Maxwell Blake | Consul General | 1925 | 1933 |
Heads of the U.S. Legation at Tangier (1933-1956)
| Name | Title | Start | End |
|---|---|---|---|
| Maxwell Blake | Consul General | 1933 | 1940 |
| John Campbell White | Consul General | 1940 | 1941 |
| J. Rives Childs | Chargé d'Affaires | 1941 | 1945 |
| Paul H. Alling | Consul General | 1945 | 1947 |
| Edwin A. Plitt | Consul General | 1947 | 1951 |
| John Carter Vincent | Consul General | 1951 | 1953 |
| Joseph C. Satterthwaite | Consul General | 1953 | 1955 |
| Julius C. Holmes | Consul General | 1955 | 1956 |
Heads of the U.S. Embassy at Rabat (1956-present)
| Name | Title | Start | End |
|---|---|---|---|
| William J. Porter | Chargé d'Affaires | 1956 | 1956 |
| Cavendish W. Cannon | Ambassador | 1956 | 1958 |
| Charles W. Yost | Ambassador | 1958 | 1961 |
| Philip W. Bonsal | Ambassador | 1961 | 1962 |
| John H. Ferguson | Ambassador | 1962 | 1964 |
| Henry J. Tasca | Ambassador | 1965 | 1969 |
| Stuart W. Rockwell | Ambassador | 1970 | 1973 |
| Robert G. Neumann | Ambassador | 1973 | 1976 |
| Robert Anderson | Ambassador | 1976 | 1978 |
| Richard B. Parker | Ambassador | 1978 | 1979 |
| Angier Biddle Duke | Ambassador | 1979 | 1981 |
| Joseph Verner Reed, Jr. | Ambassador | 1981 | 1985 |
| Thomas Anthony Nassif | Ambassador | 1985 | 1988 |
| Michael Ussery | Ambassador | 1988 | 1991 |
| Frederick Vreeland | Ambassador | 1991 | 1993 |
| Marc Charles Ginsberg | Ambassador | 1994 | 1997 |
| Gary S. Usrey | Chargé d'Affaires | 1997 | 1998 |
| Edward M. Gabriel | Ambassador | 1998 | 2001 |
| Margaret D. Tutwiler | Ambassador | 2001 | 2003 |
| Thomas Riley | Ambassador | 2004 | 2009 |
| Samuel L. Kaplan | Ambassador | 2009 | 2013 |
| Dwight L. Bush Sr. | Ambassador | 2014[2] | Incumbent |
See also
References
- ↑ "Morocco". United States Department of State. Retrieved 2011-07-02.
- ↑ Filling seats: Netherlands and Morocco get U.S. ambassadors
- United States Department of State: Background notes on Morocco
This article incorporates public domain material from the United States Department of State website http://www.state.gov/r/pa/ei/bgn/index.htm (Background Notes).
External links
- United States Department of State: Chiefs of Mission for Morocco
- United States Department of State: Morocco
- United States Embassy in Rabat
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