United States Ambassador to Turkey
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The United States of America has maintained many high level contacts with Turkey since the nineteenth century.
Turkey severed diplomatic relations with the United States on April 20, 1917, after the United States declared war against Germany on April 4, 1917. Normal diplomatic relations were reestablished in 1927.
Turkish Republic
Chargé d'Affaires
- George W. ErvingGeorge W. ErvingGeorge William Erving was an American diplomat.He was U.S. Consul in London, from 1801 to 1804. He was Chargé d'Affaires of the United States in Madrid from 1804 to 1809, Special Negotiator to Copenhagen in 1811, and U.S. Minister to Spain, from 1814 to 1819...
(pre-1831) - David PorterDavid Porter (naval officer)David Porter was an officer in the United States Navy in a rank of commodore and later the commander-in-chief of the Mexican Navy.-Life:...
(1831–1839)
Minister Resident
- David PorterDavid Porter (naval officer)David Porter was an officer in the United States Navy in a rank of commodore and later the commander-in-chief of the Mexican Navy.-Life:...
(1839–1843) - Dabney Smith CarrDabney S. CarrCarr, Dabney Smith — Born in Albemarle County, Virginia, March 5, 1802. Grandnephew of Thomas Jefferson; son of Peter Carr and Hester Smith-Carr; grandson of Dabney Carr and Martha Jefferson Carr ; married to Sidney Nichols. Newspaper publisher; U. S. Resident Minister at İstanbul, to Turkey,...
(1843–1849) - George Perkins MarshGeorge Perkins MarshGeorge Perkins Marsh , an American diplomat and philologist, is considered by some to be America's first environmentalist, although "conservationist" would be more accurate...
(1849–1853) - Carroll Spence (1853–1857)
- James WilliamsJames Williams-In American politics:*James Williams , U.S. Congressman from Delaware*James D. Williams , US Representative from Indiana and governor of Indiana...
(1858–1861) - Edward Joy MorrisEdward Joy MorrisEdward Joy Morris was a Whig and Republican member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania.Morris was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. He attended the common schools and the University of Pennsylvania at Philadelphia...
(1861–1870) - Joseph J. Stewart (1870)
- Wayne MacVeaghWayne MacVeaghIsaac Wayne MacVeagh was an American lawyer, politician, diplomat and the 36th Attorney General of the United States.-Biography:...
(1870–1871) - George H. Boker (1871–1875)
- Horace MaynardHorace MaynardHorace Maynard was an American educator, attorney, politician and diplomat active primarily in the second half of the 19th century...
(1875–1880) - James LongstreetJames LongstreetJames Longstreet was one of the foremost Confederate generals of the American Civil War and the principal subordinate to General Robert E. Lee, who called him his "Old War Horse." He served under Lee as a corps commander for many of the famous battles fought by the Army of Northern Virginia in the...
(1880–1881)
Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary
- Lewis Wallace (1881–1885)
- Samuel S. CoxSamuel S. CoxSamuel Sullivan "Sunset" Cox was an American Congressman and diplomat. He represented both Ohio and New York in the United States House of Representatives, and also served as United States Ambassador to the Ottoman Empire.Cox was the grandson of New Jersey Congressman James Cox...
(1885–1886) - Oscar S. Straus (1887–1889)
- Solomon Hirsch (1889–1892)
- David P. ThompsonDavid P. ThompsonDavid Preston Thompson was an American businessman and politician in the Pacific Northwest. He was governor of the Idaho Territory from 1875 to 1876. A native of Ohio, he immigrated to the Oregon Territory in 1853...
(1892–1893) - Alexander W. TerrellAlexander W. TerrellAlexander W. Terrell was a U. S. minister to Turkey and a Confederate military officer.-Biography:Terrell was born in Patrick County, Virginia. In 1831, his Quaker family moved to Boonville, Missouri. He graduated from the University of Missouri and was admitted to the bar in 1849. He practiced...
(1893–1897) - James Burrill AngellJames Burrill AngellJames Burrill Angell was an American educator, academic administrator, and diplomat. He is best known for being the longest-serving president of the University of Michigan . Under his leadership Michigan gained prominence as an elite public university...
(1897–1898) - Oscar S. Straus (1898–1899)
- John G. A. Leishman (1899–1901)
Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary
- John G. A. Leishman (1901–1909)
- Oscar S. Straus (1909–1910)
- William Woodville RockhillWilliam Woodville RockhillWilliam Woodville Rockhill was a United States diplomat, best known as the author of the U.S.'s Open Door Policy for China and as the first American to learn to speak Tibetan and therefore as the father of modern U.S...
(1909–1913) - Henry Morgenthau, Sr.Henry Morgenthau, Sr.Henry Morgenthau was a lawyer, businessman and United States ambassador, most famous as the American ambassador to the Ottoman Empire during the First World War. He was father of the politician Henry Morgenthau, Jr. and the grandfather of Robert M. Morgenthau, who was the District Attorney of...
(1913–1916) - Abram I. ElkusAbram I. Elkus-Biography:He was born in New York City on August 6, 1867, the son of Isaac and Julia Elkus. He was educated in the public schools of the city and in the College of the City of New York. He took his law degree at Columbia and was admitted to the bar in 1888....
(1916–1917)
Turkey severed diplomatic relations with the United States on April 20, 1917, after the United States declared war against Germany on April 4, 1917. Normal diplomatic relations were reestablished in 1927.
Turkish RepublicTurkeyTurkey , known officially as the Republic of Turkey , is a Eurasian country located in Western Asia and in East Thrace in Southeastern Europe...
- Joseph GrewJoseph GrewJoseph Clark Grew was a United States diplomat and career foreign service officer. He was the chargé d'affaires at the U.S. embassy in Vienna when Austria-Hungary severed diplomatic relations with the United States on April 9, 1917. Later he was the U.S. Ambassador to Denmark 1920–1921 and U.S....
(1927–1932) - Charles Hitchcock SherrillCharles H. Sherrill (ambassador)Gen. Charles Hitchcock Sherrill was American politician, diplomat and sport officer.Son of Charles H. Sherrill, he studied Yale University and became a New York City based lawyer....
(1932–1933) - Robert P. Skinner (1933–1936)
- John Van A. MacMurray (1936–1941)
- Laurence A. Steinhardt (1941–1945)
- Edwin C. Wilson (1945–1948)
- George WadsworthGeorge Wadsworth (diplomat)George Wadsworth II was a United States diplomat, specializing in the Middle East.Wadsworth was born in Buffalo, New York and received a degree in chemical engineering from Union College in Schenectady, New York...
(1948–1952) - George C. McGheeGeorge C. McGheeGeorge Crews McGhee was an oilman and a career diplomat in the United States foreign service.-Early life:McGhee was born on March 10, 1912 in Waco, Texas, the son of a Waco banker. He studied at the University of Oklahoma, graduating with a degree in geology in 1933...
(1952–1953) - Avra M. WarrenAvra M. WarrenAvra M. Warren served as the United States Ambassador to 4 countries and minister to 3 ....
(1953–1956) - Fletcher Warren (1956–1960)
- Raymond A. HareRaymond A. HareRaymond Arthur Hare was a United States diplomat, who was Director General of the United States Foreign Service from 1954 to 1956 and Assistant Secretary of State for Near Eastern and South Asian Affairs from 1965 to 1966.-Early years, 1901—1939:...
(1960–1965) - Parker T. HartParker T. Hart-Biography:Parker T. Hart was born in Medford, Massachusetts on September 28, 1910. He received a B.A. from Dartmouth College in 1933, an M.A. from Harvard University in 1935, and a diploma from the Institute des Hautes Études Internationales in Geneva in 1936. He attended the Edmund A...
(1965–1968) - Robert KomerRobert KomerRobert William "Blowtorch Bob" Komer was a key figure in the pacification effort to win South Vietnamese "hearts and minds" during the Vietnam War, heading Civil Operations and Revolutionary Development Support....
(1968–1969) - William J. Handley (1969–1973)
- William B. Macomber, Jr.William B. Macomber, Jr.William Butts Macomber, Jr. was an official in the United States Department of State and a United States diplomat who later became the first full-time president of the Museum of Modern Art.- Early life :...
(1973–1977) - Ronald I. SpiersRonald I. SpiersRonald Ian “Ron” Spiers was a former career diplomat and United States Ambassador.-Early life and military career:Spiers was born in Orange, New Jersey July 9, 1925 but grew up in Peru, London, Paris and Brussels. During World War II, he served as an Ensign in the United States Navy in the war's...
(1977–1980) - James W. SpainJames W. SpainJames W. Spain was in the US Foreign Service with postings in Karachi, Islamabad, Istanbul, Ankara, Dar Es Salaam, and Colombo and four ambassadorships in Tanzania, Turkey, the United Nations , and Sri Lanka.His son is Patrick Spain, founder of Hoover's and HighBeam Research.-Biography:Ambassador...
(1980–1981) - Robert Strausz-HupeRobert Strausz-HupéRobert Strausz-Hupé was a U.S. diplomat and geopolitician.In 1923 he immigrated to the United States. Serving as an advisor on foreign investment to American financial institutions, he watched the Depression spread political misery across America and Europe...
(1981–1989) - Morton I. AbramowitzMorton I. AbramowitzMorton Isaac Abramowitz is an American diplomat and former State Department official.-Biography:Abramowitz was born in Lakewood Township, New Jersey on January 20, 1933. He was educated at Stanford University, receiving a B.A. in 1953. He then attended Harvard University, earning an M.A. in 1955...
(1989–1991) - Richard Clark Barkley (1991–1994)
- Marc GrossmanMarc GrossmanMarc Grossman is the United States Special Envoy to Afghanistan and Pakistan. He served as United States Ambassador to Turkey, Assistant Secretary of State for European Affairs, and Under Secretary of State for Political Affairs....
(1994–1997) - Mark Robert Parris (1997–2000)
- W. Robert PearsonW. Robert PearsonW. Robert Pearson is a former Foreign Service Officer who served as United States Ambassador to Turkey and later as Director of Human Resources in the Foreign Service until his retirement in 2006...
(2000–2003) - Eric S. EdelmanEric S. EdelmanEric Steven Edelman is a former Under Secretary of Defense for Policy, former U.S. Ambassador to Turkey , former U.S. Ambassador to the Republic of Finland , and former Principal Deputy Assistant to the Vice President for National Security Affairs . A career Foreign Service Officer, Edelman...
(2003–2005) - Ross WilsonRoss Wilson (ambassador)Ross L. Wilson is a former U.S. foreign service officer and ambassador. He was the United States Ambassador to Turkey, with the personal rank of Minister-Counselor. He currently teaches part-time at The George Washington University...
(2005–2008) - James Franklin JeffreyJames Franklin JeffreyJames Franklin Jeffrey is an American diplomat and the current United States Ambassador to Iraq.He was serving as the Deputy National Security Advisor in the administration of George W. Bush before being appointed to Turkey.-Biography:...
(2008–2010) - Francis J. Ricciardone (2011–present)
See also
- Turkish Embassy, Washington, D.C.
- Turkey – United States relations
- Foreign relations of TurkeyForeign relations of TurkeyForeign relations of the Republic of Turkey are the Turkish government's policies in its external relations with the international community...
- Ambassadors of the United States