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List of ambassadors of the United States to Romania 
Summary
A United States diplomatic representative to Romania has existed since 1880. The United States formally recognized Romania in 1878, following the Treaty of Berlin; diplomatic relations were opened in 1880, and American diplomats were sent to the country. Until the early 20th century, most ambassadors to Romania were also responsible for Greece, Serbia, and occasionally Bulgaria. No U.S. Embassy was established in Romania for some time; ambassadors typically operated out of Athens until about 1905, at which point an embassy was established in Bucharest.
| Ambassador of the United States to Romania | |
|---|---|
| Ambasadorilor Statelor Unite ale Americii în România | |
 Seal of the United States Department of State | |
| Nominator | The President of the United States |
| Appointer | The President with Senate advice and consent |
| Inaugural holder | Eugene Schuyler as Diplomatic Agent/Consul General |
| Formation | June 11, 1880 |
| Website | U.S. Embassy - Bucharest |
The main U.S. embassy in Romania remains in Bucharest and is located at 4-6 Dr. Liviu Librescu Blvd. For several years during World War II, following the death of Ambassador Franklin Mott Gunther, there was no American ambassador to Romania. The latter country became an Axis country, and declared war on the Allies (see Romania during World War II). Preceded by American representation in the Allied Commission after 1945, the diplomatic mission was reopened in 1947. In 1994, the U.S. embassy was expanded, and a branch office was opened in Cluj-Napoca.
Ambassadors edit
| Name | Title | Appointed | Presented credentials | Terminated mission | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Eugene Schuyler[1] | Diplomatic Agent/Consul General | June 11, 1880 | December 14, 1880[2] | September 7, 1884 | |
| Walker Fearn | Minister Resident/Consul General | April 18, 1885[3] | October 20, 1885 | October 24, 1899 | |
| A. Loudon Snowden[4] | July 1, 1889[5] | November 25, 1889 | August 18–25, 1892 | ||
| Truxtun Beale[6] | July 22, 1892 | Did not present credentials in Romania | 1893 | ||
| Eben Alexander | Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary/Consul General | April 7, 1893[7] | June 15, 1894 | Athens, August 1, 1897 | |
| William Woodville Rockhill[8] | July 8, 1897[7] | May 18, 1898 | April 27, 1899 | ||
| Arthur S. Hardy | Envoy Extraordinary/Minister Plenipotentiary | April 18, 1899[9] | July 14, 1900 | March 13, 1901 | |
| Charles Spencer Francis | December 20, 1900[7] | October 16, 1901 | December 24, 1902 | ||
| John Brinkerhoff Jackson | October 13, 1902[10] | April 7, 1903 | July 25, 1905 | ||
| John W. Riddle | March 8, 1905[11] | October 3, 1905 | January 23, 1907 | ||
| Horace G. Knowles | January 16, 1907[12] | May 7, 1907 | February 4, 1909 | ||
| Spencer F. Eddy | January 11, 1909[13] | July 9, 1909 | September 29, 1909 | ||
| John R. Carter | September 25, 1909[14] | November 14, 1909 | October 24, 1911. | ||
| John Brinkerhoff Jackson | August 12, 1911[15] | December 24, 1911 | October 28, 1913 | ||
| Charles J. Vopicka – Political Appointee | September 11, 1913[15] | November 27, 1913 | July 10, 1920 | ||
| Peter Augustus Jay – Career FSO | April 18, 1921 | June 30, 1921 | May 9, 1925 | ||
| William S. Culbertson – Political Appointee | April 28, 1925[16] | December 12, 1925 | April 15, 1928 | ||
| Charles S. Wilson – Career FSO | June 23, 1928[17] | October 13, 1928 | August 2, 1933 | ||
| Alvin Mansfield Owlsey – Political Appointee | June 13, 1933 | September 15, 1933 | June 16, 1935 | ||
| Leland Harrison – Career FSO | May 15, 1935 | July 24, 1935 | September 3, 1937 | ||
| Franklin Mott Gunther – Career FSO | July 31, 1937 | October 23, 1937 | December 22, 1941 | Romania declared war on U.S., December 12, 1941
Gunther died at Bucharest, December 22, 1941 | |
| Rudolf E. Schoenfeld – Career FSO | July 28, 1947 | September 25, 1947 | May 24, 1950 | ||
| James W. Gantenbein – Career FSO | Chargé d'Affaires ad interim | September 1950 | November 1952 | ||
| Harold Shantz – Career FSO | Envoy Extraordinary/Minister Plenipotentiary | September 27, 1952[18] | November 20, 1952 | August 30, 1955 | |
| Robert H. Thayer – Political Appointee | August 17, 1955[19] | November 10, 1955 | December 12, 1957 | ||
| Clifton R. Wharton – Career FSO | February 5, 1958 | March 7, 1958 | October 21, 1960 | ||
| William A. Crawford – Career FSO | November 28, 1961[20] | February 10, 1962 | December 24, 1964 | Promoted to Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary | |
| William A. Crawford – Career FSO | Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary | December 4, 1964 | December 24, 1964 | October 10, 1965 | |
| Richard H. Davis – Career FSO | September 24, 1965[21] | December 16, 1965 | August 6, 1969 | ||
| Leonard C. Meeker – Political Appointee | July 22, 1969[21] | September 16, 1969 | May 10, 1973 | ||
| Harry G. Barnes, Jr. – Career FSO | December 19, 1973[21] | March 14, 1974 | November 10, 1977 | ||
| O. Rudolph Aggrey – Career FSO | October 21, 1977[21] | November 22, 1977 | July 11, 1981 | ||
| David B. Funderburk – Political Appointee | October 2, 1981[21] | October 13, 1981 | May 13, 1985 | ||
| Roger Kirk – Career FSO | November 15, 1985[21] | November 29, 1985 | July 5, 1989 | ||
| Alan Green, Jr. – Political Appointee | October 10, 1989[21] | December 7, 1989 | January 11, 1992 | ||
| John R. Davis Jr. – Career FSO | December 2, 1991 | March 11, 1992 | August 9, 1994 | ||
| Alfred H. Moses – Political Appointee | September 29, 1994 | December 14, 1994 | August 11, 1997 | ||
| James Carew Rosapepe – Political Appointee | November 10, 1997 | February 4, 1998 | March 1, 2001 | ||
| Michael E. Guest – Career FSO | August 3, 2001 | September 24, 2001 | July 8, 2004 | ||
| Jack Dyer Crouch II – Political Appointee | May 25, 2004 | July 16, 2004 | February 28, 2005 | ||
| Nicholas F. Taubman – Political Appointee | November 29, 2005 | December 5, 2005 | December 3, 2008 | ||
| Mark Gitenstein – Political Appointee | July 29, 2009 | August 28, 2009 | December 14, 2012 | ||
| Duane C. Butcher – Career FSO | Chargé d'affaires ad interim | December 14, 2012 | July 2014 | ||
| Dean R. Thompson – Career FSO | July 2014[22] | September 20, 2015 | |||
| Hans G. Klemm – Career FSO | Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary | August 7, 2015 | September 21, 2015 | December 14, 2019 | |
| Adrian Zuckerman - Political appointee | November 21, 2019 | December 17, 2019 | January 20, 2021 | ||
| David Muniz | Chargé d'affaires ad interim | January 20, 2021 | February 14, 2023 | ||
| Kathleen Kavalec | Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary | December 15, 2022 | February 14, 2023 | Incumbent |
Notes edit
- ^ Later promoted to Chargé d'Affaires/Consul General, eventually as Minister Resident/Consul General at which point he was also accredited to Greece and Serbia and transferred residence to Athens.
- ^ Credentials delivered in a private audience, December 14, 1880; not formally received although the Romanian Foreign Ministry had indicated on August 13, 1880 a willingness to enter provisionally into relations with the U.S. Legation.
- ^ Commissioned during a recess of the Senate; recommissioned after confirmation on January 13, 1886. Also accredited to Greece and Serbia; resident at Athens.
- ^ Promoted to Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary
- ^ Commissioned during a recess of the Senate; recommissioned after confirmation on December 19, 1889. Also accredited to Greece and Serbia; resident at Athens.
- ^ Promoted to Minister Resident/Consul General and later Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary/Consul General
- ^ a b c Also accredited to Greece and Serbia; resident at Athens.
- ^ Later recommissioned as Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary
- ^ Commissioned during a recess of the Senate; recommissioned after confirmation on December 14, 1899. Also accredited to Greece and Serbia; resident at Athens.
- ^ Commissioned during a recess of the Senate; recommissioned after confirmation on December 8, 1902. Also accredited to Greece and Serbia; resident at Athens. Later recommissioned as Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary to Greece, Romania, and Serbia and Diplomatic Agent to Bulgaria; resident at Athens. Recommissioned during a recess of the Senate; recommissioned after confirmation on November 16, 1903.
- ^ Commissioned to Romania and Serbia; resident at Bucharest
- ^ Commissioned to Romania and Serbia; resident at Bucharest. Later Recommissioned as Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary to Romania and Serbia and Diplomatic Agent in Bulgaria during a recess of the Senate; recommissioned after confirmation on December 12, 1907.
- ^ Commissioned as Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary to Romania and Serbia and Diplomatic Agent in Bulgaria; resident at Bucharest.
- ^ Commissioned during a recess of the Senate as Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary to Romania and Serbia and Diplomatic Agent in Bulgaria; resident at Bucharest; recommissioned on December 13, 1909, after confirmation. Later recommissioned as Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary to Romania, Serbia, and Bulgaria
- ^ a b Commissioned as Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary to Romania, Serbia, and Bulgaria; resident at Bucharest.
- ^ Commissioned during a recess of the Senate; recommissioned after confirmation on December 17, 1925.
- ^ Commissioned during a recess of the Senate; recommissioned after confirmation on January 23, 1929.
- ^ Commissioned during a recess of the Senate; recommissioned after confirmation on June 4, 1953.
- ^ Commissioned during a recess of the Senate; recommissioned after confirmation on January 25, 1956.
- ^ Commissioned during a recess of the Senate; recommissioned after confirmation on January 30, 1962. Later promoted to Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Commissioned during a recess of the Senate; recommissioned after confirmation on January 18, 1965. John P. Shaw was serving as Chargé d'Affaires ad interim when the Legation in Bucharest was raised to Embassy status on June 1, 1964.
- ^ a b c d e f g Commissioned to the Socialist Republic of Romania.
- ^ Chargé d'affaires a.i.
See also edit
References edit
- United States Department of State: Background notes on Romania
- Flaviu Vasile, Rus, ed., The cultural and diplomatic relations between Romania and the United States of America. 1880-1920, Cluj-Napoca, Mega Publishing, 2018.
This article incorporates public domain material from U.S. Bilateral Relations Fact Sheets. United States Department of State.
External links edit
- United States Department of State: Chiefs of Mission for Romania
- United States Department of State: Romania
- United States Embassy in Bucharest