United States Ambassador to Lebanon

United States Ambassador to Lebanon

This is a list of United States ambassadors 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On September 6 1989, all United States personnel were withdrawn from Beirut during unrest resulting from there being no clear successor to President Amin Gemayel.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 McCarthy did not formally present his credentials until 1989 to Rene 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–"Present")

External links

* [http://www.state.gov/r/pa/ho/po/com/10904.htm United States Department of State – Chiefs of Mission for Lebanon list]


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