List of ambassadors of the United States to Greece
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This is a list of United States ambassadors to Greece.
- The president
- with Senate advice and consent
as Minister
| Ambassador of the United States to Greece | |
|---|---|
| Πρέσβης των Ηνωμένων Πολιτειών της Αμερικής στην Ελλάδα | |
Seal of the United States Department of State | |
 Flag of a United States ambassador | |
| Status | Incumbent |
| Nominator | The president of the United States |
| Appointer |
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| Inaugural holder | Charles Keating Tuckerman as Minister |
| Formation | 1868 |
| Website | U.S. Embassy - Athens |
List of ambassadors
List of ambassadors from the United States to Greece.[1]
- 1868–1899
- Charles Keating Tuckerman (Minister 1868–71)
- John M. Francis (Minister 1871–73)
- John M. Read, Jr. (Minister 1873–77)
- John M. Read, Jr. (Chargé d'Affaires 1877–79)
- Eugene Schuyler (Minister 1882–84)
- Walker Fearn (Minister 1885–89)
- A. Loudon Snowden (Minister 1889–92)
- Truxtun Beale (Minister 1892–93)
- Eben Alexander (Minister 1893–97)
- William W. Rockhill (Minister 1897–99)
- 1899–1942
- Arthur Sherburne Hardy (Minister 1899–1901)
- Charles Spencer Francis (Minister 1901–02)
- John Brinkerhoff Jackson (Minister 1902–07)
- Richmond Pearson (Minister 1907–09)
- George H. Moses (Minister 1909–12)
- Jacob Gould Schurman (Minister 1912–13)
- George F. Williams (Minister 1913–14)
- Garrett Droppers (Minister 1914–20)
- Edward Capps (Minister 1920)
- Irwin Laughlin (Minister 1924–26)
- Robert Peet Skinner (Minister 1926–32)
- Lincoln MacVeagh (Minister 1933–41)
- A. J. Drexel Biddle, Jr. (Minister 1941–42)
- 1942–1997
- A. J. Drexel Biddle, Jr. (Ambassador 1942–43)
- Alexander C. Kirk (Ambassador 1943)
- Lincoln MacVeagh (Ambassador 1943–47)
- Henry F. Grady (Ambassador 1948–50)
- John Emil Peurifoy (Ambassador 1950–53)
- Cavendish W. Cannon (Ambassador 1953–56)
- George V. Allen (Ambassador 1956–57)
- James Williams Riddleberger (Ambassador 1958–59)
- Ellis O. Briggs (Ambassador 1959–62)
- Henry Richardson Labouisse, Jr. (Ambassador 1962–65)
- Phillips Talbot (Ambassador 1965–69)
- Henry J. Tasca (Ambassador 1969–74)
- Jack Bloom Kubisch (Ambassador 1974–77)
- Robert J. McCloskey (Ambassador 1978–81)
- Monteagle Stearns (Ambassador 1981–85)
- Robert Vossler Keeley (Ambassador 1985–89)
- Michael G. Sotirhos (Ambassador 1989–93)
- Thomas M. T. Niles (Ambassador 1993–97)
- 1997–2025
- R. Nicholas Burns (Ambassador 1997–2001)
- Thomas J. Miller (Ambassador 2001–04)
- Charles P. Ries (Ambassador 2004–07)
- Daniel V. Speckhard (Ambassador 2007–10)
- Daniel Bennett Smith (Ambassador 2010–13)
- David D. Pearce (Ambassador 2013–16)
- Geoffrey R. Pyatt (Ambassador 2016–22)[2]
- George J. Tsunis (Ambassador 2022–25)[3]
- Kimberly Guilfoyle (Ambassador 2025–present)[4]
Notes
The U.S. Embassy in Athens was closed July 14, 1941, after the German occupation of Greece. The United States maintained diplomatic relations with the government-in-exile of Greece in London (1941–43) and then in Cairo (1943–44). Ambassador MacVeagh reopened the embassy on October 27, 1944.[5]
The U.S. Legation was raised to Embassy status on September 29, 1942. This action also would promote Minister Biddle to the rank of Ambassador, which required a new appointment. The appointment was promptly made by President Roosevelt and confirmed by the Senate. Ambassador Biddle presented his credentials to the government of Greece on October 30, 1942.[5]
