United States Special Envoy to the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation

Summary

The United States Representative to the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation (full title: Representative of the United States of America to the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation [1]) serves as the official representative of the United States of America to the OIC in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia. Established in 2008, the first two U.S. Representatives held the title of Special Envoy and were based in Washington, D.C. After five years without a permanent representative, starting in 2020 the U.S. Consul General in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia was given the concurrent accreditation as official U.S. Representative to the OIC.

No. Image US Representative to the OIC Years served O.I.C. Secretary-General U.S. President
1 Sada Cumber 2008–2009 Ekmeleddin İhsanoğlu George W. Bush
2 Rashad Hussain 2010–2015 Ekmeleddin İhsanoğlu
Iyad bin Amin Madani
Barack H. Obama
3 Ryan M. Gliha[2] 2020–2021 Yousef Al-Othaimeen Donald Trump
Joseph Biden
4 Faris Y. Asad 2021–present Yousef Al-Othaimeen Joseph Biden

References edit

  1. ^ U.S. Department of State, biography of Sada Cumber
  2. ^ Consul General Gliha appointed as official US representative to OIC