List of ambassadors of the United States to the European Union
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This is a list of United States ambassadors to the European Union. The formal title of this position is Representative of the United States of America to the European Union (prior to May 9, 1994: European Communities), with the rank and status of Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary.[1]
NominatorThe president
Inaugural holderWilliam Walton Butterworth
as Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary
as Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary
Formation1961
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Seal of the United States Department of State | |
 Flag of a United States chief of mission | |
| Nominator | The president |
| Inaugural holder | William Walton Butterworth as Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary |
| Formation | 1961 |
| Website | U.S. Mission - European Union |
Ambassadors to the European Union
| Image | Name | Home state | Appointment | Presentation | Termination | Notes |
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William Walton Butterworth | Louisiana | August 10, 1961 | October 25, 1962 | [2] A | |
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John W. Tuthill | Illinois | October 23, 1962 | June 7, 1966 | [3] | |
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J. Robert Schaetzel | September 16, 1966 | October 25, 1972 | [4] | ||
| Joseph A. Greenwald | October 12, 1972 | January 28, 1976 | [5] | |||
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Deane R. Hinton | January 29, 1976 | December 3, 1979 | [6] | ||
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Thomas O. Enders | Connecticut | November 6, 1979 | May 27, 1981 | [7] | |
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George Southall Vest | Maryland | September 20, 1981 | February 27, 1985 | [8] | |
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J. William Middendorf | Connecticut | July 12, 1985 | February 1, 1987 | [9] | |
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Alfred H. Kingon | New York | March 27, 1987 | June 23, 1989 | [10] | |
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Thomas Niles | Washington, D.C. | June 23, 1989 | August 26, 1991 | [11] | |
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James Dobbins | New York | October 9, 1991 | July 31, 1993 | [12] | |
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Stuart E. Eizenstat | Washington, D.C. | August 2, 1993 | April 1996 | [13] B | |
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A. Vernon Weaver | Arkansas | July 2, 1996 | July 16, 1996 | February 28, 1999 | [14] |
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Richard Morningstar | Washington, D.C. | July 7, 1999 | September 21, 2001 | [15] | |
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Rockwell A. Schnabel | California | October 1, 2001 | October 9, 2001 | June 18, 2005 | [16][17] |
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Michael McKinley (Acting) |
Washington D.C. | June 18, 2005 | January 20, 2006 | ||
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C. Boyden Gray | North Carolina | January 17, 2006 | January 20, 2006 | December 31, 2007 | [18][19] |
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Kristen Silverberg | Texas | May 2, 2008 | July 22, 2008 | January 18, 2009 | [20][21] |
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William Kennard | Washington, D.C. | November 23, 2009 | December 2009 | July 29, 2013 | [22][23] |
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Anthony L. Gardner | New York | February 13, 2014 | March 18, 2014 | January 20, 2017 | [24] |
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Gordon Sondland | Washington | June 28, 2018 | July 9, 2018 | February 7, 2020 | [25][26] |
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Ronald Gidwitz (Acting) |
Illinois | May 4, 2020 | January 20, 2021 | [27] | |
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Mark W. Libby (Acting) |
Washington D.C. | January 20, 2021 | January 24, 2022 | ||
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Mark Gitenstein | Alabama | December 18, 2021 | January 24, 2022 | January 17, 2025 | [28] |
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Norman Thatcher Scharpf (Acting) |
Washington D.C. | January 17, 2025 | September 11, 2025 | ||
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Andrew Puzder | Tennessee | September 11, 2025 | Incumbent |
See also
Notes
- ^ Previously representative (beginning in 1959) to several of the pre-EU (European Communities) groups including the European Coal and Steel Community, European Economic Community, and European Atomic Energy Community. First ambassador.
- ^ Title changed from "European Communities" to "European Union" on May 9, 1994.
