United States Ambassador to Iraq

This is a list of United States ambassadors, or lower-ranking heads of a diplomatic mission to Iraq. Alexander K. Sloan (1931) – Chargé d'Affaires Paul Knabenshue (1932–1942) – Minister Thomas M. Wilson (1942) – Minister Loy W. Henderson (1943–1945) – Minister George Wadsworth II (1946–1948) – Minister Edward Savage Crocker II (1948) – First ambassador Burton Y. Berry (1952–1954) Waldemar J. Gallman (1954–1958) John D. Jernegan (1958–1962) Robert C. Strong (1963–1967) Enoch S. Duncan (1967) – Chargé d'Affaires The United States broke off full ties with Iraq over the Six-Day War and did not resume them until 1984. The U.S. maintained an interests section starting in 1972, hosted by the Belgian embassy. David George Newton (1984–1988) – Initially Chargé d'Affaires, then full ambassador April Glaspie (1988–1990) Joseph C. Wilson (1990–1991) – Chargé d'Affaires until First Gulf War The American embassy in Baghdad remained closed until 2000 when it was staffed by Japanese diplomats working in proxy with the U.S. No new Ambassador or Chargé d'Affaires was appointed until after the Second Gulf War. However the U.S. Interests Section was opened at the Polish embassy in January, 1991. The Polish embassy represented interests of the U.S. until July 13, 2004. Krzysztof Biernacki (1991–2004) – the Director of the U.S. Interests Section at the Polish embassy in Baghdad, Polish diplomat John Negroponte (July 2004 – March 2005) – First post-Second Gulf War ambassador Zalmay Khalilzad (June 2005 – March 2007) Ryan Crocker (March 2007 – February 2009) Ambassador Patricia A. Butenis is Chargé d'Affaires, a.i. Christopher R. Hill (April 2009 – August 2010) James F. Jeffrey (August 2010 – June 2012) Robert S. Beecroft (October 2012 – September 2014) Stuart E. Jones (October 2014 – September 2016) Douglas Silliman (September 2016 – February 2019) Joey R. Hood (February – June 2019) - Chargé d'Affaires Matthew H. Tueller (June 2019 – June 2022) Alina Romanowski (June 2022 – present) See also Embassy of Iraq, Washington, D.C. Embassy of the United States, Baghdad Iraq–United States relations Foreign relations of Iraq Ambassadors of the United States