United States Ambassador to Iran
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Prior to 1944, the United States did not consider Persia important enough to be served by a full ambassador. Instead, a lower-ranking Diplomatic minister was sent instead. The United States terminated diplomatic relations with Iran in 1980. No subsequent ambassadors have been appointed.
[edit] List of Ambassdors
This is a list of United States ambassadors and other heads of diplomatic missions to Persia and Iran.
[edit] Persia
- Henry H. Jessup - nominated for Chargé d'Affaires but withdrawn before approval
- S.G.W. Benjamin (1883 - 1885) - first Chargé d'Affaires, but promoted to Minister Resident almost immediately
- Bayless W. Hanna (1885) - Minister Resident - took oath of office but did not go to Persia
- Frederick H. Winston (1885 - 1886) - Minister Resident
- E. Spencer Pratt (1886 - 1891) - Minister Resident
- Truxtun Beale (1891 - 1892) - Minister Resident
- Watson R. Sperry (1892 - 1893) - Minister Resident
- Alexander McDonald (1893 - 1897) - Minister Plenipotentiary, later Minister Resident
- Arthur S. Hardy (1897 - 1899) - Minister Resident
- William P. Lord (1899) - would have been Minister Resident, but declined appointment
- Herbert W. Bowen (1899 - 1901) - Minister Resident
- Lloyd C. Griscom (1901 - 1902) - Minister Plenipotentiary
- Richmond Pearson (1902 - 1907) - Minister Plenipotentiary
- John B. Jackson (1907 - 1909) - Minister Plenipotentiary
- Charles W. Russell (1909 - 1914) - Minister Plenipotentiary
- John L. Caldwell (1914 - 1921) - Minister Plenipotentiary
- Joseph Saul Kornfeld (1921 - 1924) - Minister Plenipotentiary
- Hoffman Philip (1925 - 1928) - Minister Plenipotentiary
- Charles C. Hart (1929 - 1933) - Minister Plenipotentiary, last envoy to Persia
[edit] Iran
- William H. Hornibrook (1934 - 1936) - Minister Plenipotentiary
- Gordon P. Merria (1936 - 1937) - Chargé d'Affaires
- Cornelius Van H. Engert (1937 - 1940) - Chargé d'Affaires
- Louis G. Dreyfus, Jr. (1940 - 1943) - Minister Plenipotentiary
- Leland B. Morris (1944 - 1945) - First ambassador
- Wallace Murray (1945 - 1946)
- George V. Allen (1946 - 1948)
- John C. Wiley (1948 - 1950)
- Henry F. Grady (1950 - 1951)
- Loy W. Henderson (1951 - 1954)
- Julius C. Holmes - nonimated, but nomination withdrawn before approved
- Selden Chapin (1955 - 1958)
- Edward T. Wailes (1958 - 1961)
- Julius C. Holmes (1961 - 1965)
- Armin H. Meyer (1965 - 1969)
- Douglas MacArthur II (1969 - 1972)
- Joseph S. Farland (1972 - 1973)
- Richard Helms (1973 - 1977)
- William H. Sullivan (1977 - 1979)
- Walter L. Cutler - nominated, but rejected by Iran
- Bruce Laingen (1979) - Chargé d'Affaires, seized with the embassy on November 4, 1979 . He was later released.
