United States Ambassador to Yemen
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This is a list of Ambassadors of the United States to Yemen
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Prior to 1990, Yemen had consisted of two nations: North Yemen
and South Yemen. The United States had diplomatic relations with North Yemen since 1946. Relations with South Yemen had been established in 1967 and broken in 1969.
On May 22, 1990, the Yemen Arab Republic (North Yemen) and the People's Democratic Republic of Yemen (South Yemen) united and formed a united Republic of Yemen. The existing U.S. embassy in San'a (North Yemen) became the embassy for the new republic. At that time there was no U.S. ambassador to South Yemen, so the then-current ambassador to North Yemen Charles Franklin Dunbar, continued to serve as the ambassador to the united Yemen until the end of his tour in 1991.
For U.S. ambassadors to North Yemen prior to 1990, see United States Ambassador to North Yemen
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For U.S. ambassadors to South Yemen prior to 1990, see United States Ambassador to South Yemen
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Yemen
The Republic of Yemen , commonly known as Yemen , is a country located in the Middle East, occupying the southwestern to southern end of the Arabian Peninsula. It is bordered by Saudi Arabia to the north, the Red Sea to the west, and Oman to the east....
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Prior to 1990, Yemen had consisted of two nations: North Yemen
North Yemen
North Yemen is a term currently used to designate the Yemen Arab Republic , its predecessor, the Mutawakkilite Kingdom of Yemen , and their predecessors that exercised sovereignty over the territory that is now the north-western part of the state of Yemen in southern Arabia.Neither state ever...
and South Yemen. The United States had diplomatic relations with North Yemen since 1946. Relations with South Yemen had been established in 1967 and broken in 1969.
On May 22, 1990, the Yemen Arab Republic (North Yemen) and the People's Democratic Republic of Yemen (South Yemen) united and formed a united Republic of Yemen. The existing U.S. embassy in San'a (North Yemen) became the embassy for the new republic. At that time there was no U.S. ambassador to South Yemen, so the then-current ambassador to North Yemen Charles Franklin Dunbar, continued to serve as the ambassador to the united Yemen until the end of his tour in 1991.
For U.S. ambassadors to North Yemen prior to 1990, see United States Ambassador to North Yemen
United States Ambassador to North Yemen
The United States recognized the Mutawakkilite Kingdom of Yemen in 1946 and commissioned its first ambassador, J. Rives Childs to the Kingdom of Yemen on August 22, 1946. A diplomatic legation was established in Ta'izz...
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For U.S. ambassadors to South Yemen prior to 1990, see United States Ambassador to South Yemen
United States Ambassador to South Yemen
The United States recognized the People's Republic of South Yemen in 1967 and moved to establish diplomatic relations. A U.S. embassy in Aden was established on December 7, 1967, with William L. Eagleton, Jr., as Chargé d'Affaires ad interim....
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Ambassadors
- Charles Franklin Dunbar – Career FSO
- Title: Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary
- Appointed: June 16, 1988
- Presented credentials: August 14, 1988
- Terminated mission: Left post June 13, 1991
- Note: The post was vacant July 1987–August 1988. Theodore H. Kattouf served as Chargé d'Affaires ad interim during that interval.
- Arthur Hayden Hughes – Career FSO
- Title: Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary
- Appointed: August 2, 1991
- Presented credentials: October 19, 1991
- Terminated mission: Left post November 7, 1994
- David George NewtonDavid George NewtonDavid George Newton was the United States Ambassador to Iraq under Ronald Reagan from 1985 to 1988, and to Yemen under Bill Clinton from 1994 to 1997.-Biography:David George Newton was born on November 13, 1935, in Boston, Massachusetts. He received a B.A...
– Career FSO- Title: Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary
- Appointed: October 5, 1994
- Presented credentials: January 8, 1995
- Terminated mission: Left post December 16, 1997
- Barbara BodineBarbara BodineBarbara K. Bodine is a American academic and former diplomat.-Education:Bodine earned her B.A. in Political Science and Asian Studies magna cum laude from the University of California, Santa Barbara. She became a member of Kappa Alpha Theta, Gamma Rho chapter, fraternity for women...
– Career FSO- Title: Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary
- Appointed: November 7, 1997
- Presented credentials: December 22, 1997
- Terminated mission: Left post August 30, 2001
- Marjorie Ransom – Career FSO
- Title: Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary
- Appointed:
- Presented credentials:
- Terminated mission:
- Edmund James HullEdmund James HullEdmund James Hull is an American diplomat. He was the United States Ambassador to Yemen from 2001 to 2004, under George W. Bush.-Biography:Edmund James Hull was born in Keokuk, Iowa in 1949. He is a graduate of Princeton University and the University of Oxford. He was a Peace Corps volunteer in...
– Career FSO- Title: Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary
- Appointed: August 7, 2001
- Presented credentials: October 1, 2001
- Terminated mission: Left post March 13, 2004
- Thomas C. KrajeskiThomas C. KrajeskiThomas C. Krajeski is an American diplomat. He was the United States Ambassador to Yemen from 2004 to 2007.-Biography:Thomas Krajeski was born in Groveland, Massachusetts. He is a graduate of the University of Massachusetts Amherst and the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.An American...
– Career FSO- Title: Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary
- Appointed: May 12, 2004
- Presented credentials: August 16, 2004
- Terminated mission: Left post, April 16, 2007
- Stephen A. SecheStephen A. SecheStephen A. Seche was the United States Ambassador to Yemen from 2007 to September 2010.-Biography:Stephen Seche was born in 1952. He received a B.A. in journalism from the University of Massachusetts Amherst in 1974. After working as a journalist for four years, he joined the Foreign Service in...
– Career FSO- Appointed: July 2, 2007
- Presented credentials: September 5, 2007
- Terminated mission: September 2010
- Gerald M. FeiersteinGerald M. FeiersteinGerald Michael Feierstein has been the United States Ambassador to Yemen under Barack Obama since September 2010.-Biography:Feierstein received a BA in Philosophy from Point Park College and an M.A. in International Relations from Duquesne University....
- Appointed: September 17, 2010
- Presented credentials: September 25, 2010
- Terminated mission: Incumbent
See also
- United States - Yemen relations
- Foreign relations of YemenForeign relations of YemenThe foreign relations of Yemen are the relationships and policies that Yemen maintains with other countries. Yemen is a member of the United Nations, the Arab League, and the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation. Yemen participates in the nonaligned movement. The Republic of Yemen accepted...
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