United States Ambassador to Greece
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This is a list of ambassadors from the United States
to Greece
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United States
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Greece
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- Charles Keating TuckermanCharles K. TuckermanCharles K Tuckerman was an American diplomat and writer. He was born in the United States, but spent most of his working life working in Hong Kong and Greece.- Family :...
(Minister 1868-71) - John M. Francis (Minister 1871-73)
- John M. Read, Jr. (Minister 1873-77)
- John M. Read, Jr. (Chargé d'Affaires 1877-79)
- Eugene SchuylerEugene SchuylerEugene Schuyler was a nineteenth-century American scholar, writer, explorer and diplomat. Schuyler was of the first three Americans to earn a Ph.D. from an American university; and the first American translator of Ivan Turgenev and Lev Tolstoi...
(Minister 1882-84) - Walker Fearn (Minister 1885-89)
- A. Loudon Snowden (Minister 1889-92)
- Truxtun BealeTruxtun BealeTruxtun Beale was an American diplomat.-Biography:Beale was born in San Francisco to Edward Fitzgerald Beale and Mary Engle Edwards; his siblings were Mary and Emily . He was named for his grand-father Commodore Thomas Truxtun...
(Minister 1892-93) - Eben AlexanderEben AlexanderEben Alexander was an American scholar, educator, dean and ambassador.Alexander attended the University of Tennessee for two years, entered Yale in 1869, and graduated from Yale in 1873 with an A.B. He was initiated into Yale's Skull and Bones in 1873...
(Minister 1893-97) - William W. Rockhill (Minister 1897-99)
- Arthur Sherburne HardyArthur Sherburne HardyArthur Sherburne Hardy was an American engineer, educator, editor, diplomat, novelist, and poet.-Early life and education:...
(Minister 1899-1901) - Charles Spencer Francis (Minister 1901-02)
- John B. Jackson (Minister 1902-07)
- Richmond PearsonRichmond PearsonRichmond Pearson was an American diplomat and member of the U.S. House of Representatives from North Carolina.-Biography:He was born in Yadkin County, North Carolina, the fourth of five children of North Carolina Supreme Court Justice Richmond Mumford Pearson.Pearson studied law and was admitted...
(Minister 1907-09) - George H. MosesGeorge H. MosesGeorge Higgins Moses was a U.S. diplomat and political figure.He graduated from Phillips Exeter Academy in 1887 and Dartmouth College with the class of 1890....
(Minister 1909-12) - Jacob Gould Schurman (Minister 1912-13)
- George F. WilliamsGeorge F. WilliamsGeorge Fred Williams was a U.S. Representative from Massachusetts.Born in Dedham, Massachusetts, Williams attended private schools, and was graduated from the Dedham High School in 1868 and from Dartmouth College, Hanover, New Hampshire, in 1872.He studied at the Universities of Heidelberg and...
(Minister 1913-14) - Garrett DroppersGarrett Droppers-Biography:Droppers was born in Milwaukee, Wisconsin to John and Gertrude Droppers on April 12, 1860. He first married Cora Rand, who died in 1896, and later married Jean Tewkesbury Rand in 1897. From 1898 to 1906, he served as President of the University of South Dakota. In 1912, he was a delegate...
(Minister 1914-20) - Edward Capps (Minister 1920)
- Irwin Laughlin (Minister 1924-26)
- Robert P. Skinner (Minister 1926-32)
- Lincoln MacVeaghLincoln MacVeaghLincoln MacVeagh was a distinguished United States soldier, diplomat, businessman, and archaeologist. He served a long career as the United States ambassador to several countries during difficult times.-MacVeagh family:...
(Minister 1933-41) - Note: The U. S. Embassy in Athens was closed July 14, 1941 after the German occupation of Greece. The U. S. maintained diplomatic relations with the government-in-exile of Greece in London (1941–43) and then in Cairo (1943–44). Ambassador MacVeaghLincoln MacVeaghLincoln MacVeagh was a distinguished United States soldier, diplomat, businessman, and archaeologist. He served a long career as the United States ambassador to several countries during difficult times.-MacVeagh family:...
reopened the embassy on October 27, 1944. - A. J. Drexel Biddle, Jr.Anthony Joseph Drexel Biddle, Jr.Anthony Joseph Drexel Biddle, Jr. , also known as A. J. Drexel Biddle, Jr. or Tony Biddle, was a wealthy socialite who became a diplomat of the United States, and served in the United States Army during World War I and after World War II, reaching the rank of major general.-Biography:Biddle was the...
(Minister 1941-42) - Note: The U. S. Legation was raised to Embassy status on September 29, 1942. This action also would promote Minister Biddle to the rank of Ambassador, which required a new appointment. The appointment was promptly made by President RooseveltFranklin D. RooseveltFranklin Delano Roosevelt , also known by his initials, FDR, was the 32nd President of the United States and a central figure in world events during the mid-20th century, leading the United States during a time of worldwide economic crisis and world war...
and confirmed by the Senate. Ambassador Biddle presented his credentialsLetter of CredenceA letter of credence is a formal letter usually sent by one head of state to another that formally grants diplomatic accreditation to a named individual to be their ambassador in the country of the head of state receiving the letter...
to the government of Greece on October 30, 1942. - A. J. Drexel Biddle, Jr.Anthony Joseph Drexel Biddle, Jr.Anthony Joseph Drexel Biddle, Jr. , also known as A. J. Drexel Biddle, Jr. or Tony Biddle, was a wealthy socialite who became a diplomat of the United States, and served in the United States Army during World War I and after World War II, reaching the rank of major general.-Biography:Biddle was the...
(Ambassador 1942-43) - Alexander C. KirkAlexander Comstock KirkAlexander Comstock Kirk was a United States diplomat.-Early years:Alexander Comstock Kirk was born in Chicago, Illinois, on November 26, 1888, the son of James Alexander Kirk and Clara Comstock . His family lived in Hartland, Wisconsin...
(Ambassador 1943) - Lincoln MacVeaghLincoln MacVeaghLincoln MacVeagh was a distinguished United States soldier, diplomat, businessman, and archaeologist. He served a long career as the United States ambassador to several countries during difficult times.-MacVeagh family:...
(Ambassador 1943-47) - Henry F. GradyHenry F. GradyHenry Francis Grady was an American diplomat. Born in San Francisco, California to John Henry and Ellen Genevieve Grady, he earned a PhD in Economics from Columbia University. On October 18, 1917 he married Lucretia Louise del Valle Henry Francis Grady (February 12, 1882 - September 14, 1957)...
(Ambassador 1948-50) - John Emil PeurifoyJohn Emil PeurifoyJohn Emil Peurifoy was an American diplomat, an ambassador in the early years of the Cold War. He served as United States ambassador in Greece and Thailand and was the United States Ambassador to Guatemala during the 1954 coup that overthrew the democratic government of Jacobo Arbenz.-Early life...
(Ambassador 1950-53) - Cavendish W. CannonCavendish W. CannonCavendish Wells Cannon was a long-time United States foreign service officer and diplomat.During World War II Cavendish served as the Assistant Chief of the State Department's Division of Southern European Affairs. For a time Cannon's work took him to Syria.He served as U.S...
(Ambassador 1953-56) - George V. Allen (Ambassador 1956-57)
- James W. Riddleberger (Ambassador 1958-59)
- Ellis O. Briggs (Ambassador 1959-62)
- Henry Richardson Labouisse, Jr.Henry Richardson Labouisse, Jr.Henry Richardson Labouisse, Jr. was an American diplomat and statesman. He was the third Director of the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East from 1954 to 1958. He was the director of the United Nations Children's Fund for fifteen years...
(Ambassador 1962-65) - Phillips TalbotPhillips TalbotWilliam Phillips Talbot was a United States Ambassador to Greece and, at his death, member of the American Academy of Diplomacy, the Council of American Ambassadors and the Council on Foreign Relations....
(Ambassador 1965-69) - Henry Joseph Tasca (Ambassador 1969-74)
- Jack Bloom Kubisch (Ambassador 1974-77)
- Robert J. McCloskeyRobert J. McCloskeyRobert James McCloskey was born November 25, 1922 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania – son of Thomas McCloskey and Anna Wallace; died November 28, 1996 in Chevy Chase, Maryland...
(Ambassador 1978-81) - Monteagle StearnsMonteagle StearnsMonteagle Sterns is an American diplomat and former United States Ambassador to Côte d'Ivoire and Greece . He attended Columbia University in 1948 and graduated with his B.A. He is a member of the American Academy of Diplomacy and Council on Foreign Relations...
(Ambassador 1981-85) - Robert Vossler Keeley (Ambassador 1985-89)
- Michael G. Sotirhos (Ambassador 1989-93)
- Thomas M. T. Niles (Ambassador 1993-97)
- R. Nicholas BurnsR. Nicholas BurnsR. Nicholas Burns is a retired American diplomat. He is currently Professor of the Practice of Diplomacy and International Politics at Harvard's John F. Kennedy School of Government and a member of the Board of Directors of the school's Belfer Center for Science and International Affairs...
(Ambassador 1997-2001) - Thomas J. MillerThomas J. Miller (diplomat)Thomas J. Miller is an American diplomat and previous U.S. Ambassador who currently serves as Director of the Washington, DC office of Independent Diplomat....
(Ambassador 2001-04) - Charles P. RiesCharles P. RiesCharles P. Ries is currently a senior fellow at the Rand Corporation.- Diplomatic career :He was the United States Minister for Economic Affairs and Coordinator for Economic Transition in Iraq, serving at American Embassy Baghdad....
(Ambassador 2004-2007) - Daniel V. SpeckhardDaniel V. SpeckhardDaniel V. Speckhard is a United States diplomat who is formerly the United States Ambassador to Greece.-Early life and education:Born in Clintonville, Wisconsin, Speckhard received a Bachelors Degree from the University of Wisconsin–Madison as well as a Masters Degree in Public Policy and...
(Ambassador 2007-2010) - Daniel Bennett Smith (Ambassador 2010–present)
See also
- Embassy of the United States in AthensEmbassy of the United States in AthensThe Embassy of the United States in Athens is the embassy of the United States in Greece, in the capital city of Athens. The embassy is charged with diplomacy and Greece–United States relations. The United States Ambassador to Greece is the head of the diplomatic mission of the United States to...
- Greece – United States relations
- Foreign relations of GreeceForeign relations of GreeceProminent issues in Greek foreign policy include the enduring dispute over Cyprus and differences with Turkey over the Aegean, the dispute over the name of the Republic of Macedonia , and relations with the United States.-Overview:Greece has diplomatic relations with almost all the...
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