United States Ambassador to the Holy See
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The following is the list of United States Ambassadors to the Holy See, past and present. The U.S. Ambassador to the Holy See serves as the country's official representative to Vatican City since formal diplomatic relations began in 1984.[1] In 1951, President Truman's pick of a WWII hero Mark W. Clark was defeated. Between 1951 and 1968, the United States had no official representative in the Vatican. President Nixon changed this when he appointed Henry Cabot Lodge, Jr. as his personal representative to the Holy See. President Jimmy Carter followed with the appointment of former New York City mayor Robert F. Wagner, Jr.. [1]
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- ^ Mission Statement from the website of the U.S. Embassy to the Holy See
- ^ From 1981 to 1984, Wilson was Reagan's Personal representative to the Holy See.
