List of ambassadors of the United States to Qatar

Ambassador of the United States to Qatar
سفارة الولايات المتحدة الأميركية في دولة قطر
Seal of the United States Department of State
since September 13, 2022
NominatorThe President of the United States
AppointerThe President
with Senate advice and consent
Inaugural holderWilliam Stoltzfus
as Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary
FormationDecember 9, 1971
WebsiteU.S. Embassy - Doha

The United States ambassador to Qatar is the official representative of the government of the United States to the government of Qatar.

Ambassadors

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Name Title Appointed Presented credentials Terminated mission Notes
William Stoltzfus – Career FSO Ambassador Extraordinary & Plenipotentiary December 9, 1971 March 19, 1972 August 21, 1974
Robert Peter Paganelli – Career FSO June 20, 1974 August 22, 1974 July 13, 1977
Andrew Ivy Killgore – Career FSO August 3, 1977 September 29, 1977 June 29, 1980
Charles E. Marthinsen[1] – Career FSO May 23, 1980 July 30, 1980 August 1, 1983
Charles Franklin Dunbar – Career FSO October 7, 1983 October 30, 1983 March 23, 1985
Joseph Ghougassian – Political appointee December 6, 1985 December 29, 1985 June 30, 1989
Mark Gregory Hambley – Career FSO October 10, 1989 October 30, 1989 August 15, 1992
Kenton Keith – Career FSO May 26, 1992 September 2, 1992 July 17, 1995
Patrick N. Theros – Career FSO October 3, 1995 November 12, 1995 November 23, 1998
Elizabeth Davenport McKune – Career FSO October 1, 1998 December 6, 1998 June 20, 2001
Maureen E. Quinn – Career FSO August 7, 2001 September 24, 2001 July 12, 2004
Chase Untermeyer – Political appointee August 2, 2004 December 7, 2004 August 19, 2007
Joseph LeBaron – Career FSO June 6, 2008 November 3, 2008 July 29, 2011
Susan L. Ziadeh - Career FSO July 5, 2011 October 9, 2011 August 11, 2014
Dana Shell Smith - Career FSO July 10, 2014 September 8, 2014 June 20, 2017
Greta C. Holtz - Career FSO Chargé d'Affaires June 14, 2020 June 16, 2022
Timmy T. Davis - Career FSO Ambassador Extraordinary & Plenipotentiary August 4, 2022 September 13, 2022 Incumbent

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "The Association for Diplomatic Studies and Training Foreign Affairs Oral History Project AMBASSADOR CHARLES E. MARTHINSEN" (PDF). Association for Diplomatic Studies and Training. July 18, 2003. Archived (PDF) from the original on June 27, 2024. Retrieved July 26, 2024.
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