This is a list of ambassadors of the United States to Yemen.
Before 1990, Yemen had consisted of two states: North Yemen and South Yemen. The United States had diplomatic relations with North Yemen since 1946. Relations with South Yemen had been established in 1967 and broken in 1969.
On May 22, 1990, the Yemen Arab Republic (North Yemen) and the People's Democratic Republic of Yemen (South Yemen) united and formed a united Republic of Yemen. The existing U.S. embassy in San'a (North Yemen) became the embassy for the new republic. At that time, there was no U.S. ambassador to South Yemen, so the then-current ambassador to North Yemen Charles Franklin Dunbar, continued to serve as the ambassador to united Yemen until the end of his tour in 1991.
The U.S. Embassy in Sanaa suspended operations on February 11, 2015, and all U.S. personnel were withdrawn after security conditions deteriorated in the midst of the Yemeni civil war; however, the United States did not sever diplomatic relations with Yemen. Working from the U.S. Embassy in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia under the authority of the U.S. Ambassador to Yemen, U.S. diplomats in the Yemen Affairs Unit maintained regular dialogue with the Republic of Yemen Government.
For U.S. ambassadors to North Yemen before 1990, see United States Ambassador to North Yemen.
For U.S. ambassadors to South Yemen prior to 1990, see United States Ambassador to South Yemen.
List of ambassadors #ImageAmbassadorAppointedPresentationTerm endAppointer1Charles Franklin DunbarDunbar was serving as the ambassador to the Yemen Arab Republic when North and South Yemen united to form the Republic of Yemen. He continued to serve as the ambassador to the Republic of Yemen.Dunbar was renominated on January 27, 1988, an earlier nomination not having been acted upon by the Senate.June 16, 1988August 14, 1988June 13, 1991Ronald Reagan2Arthur Hayden HughesAugust 2, 1991October 19, 1991November 7, 1994George H. W. Bush3David George NewtonOctober 5, 1994January 8, 1995December 16, 1997Bill Clinton4Barbara BodineNovember 7, 1997December 22, 1997August 30, 20015Edmund HullAugust 7, 2001October 1, 2001March 13, 2004George W. Bush6Thomas C. KrajeskiMay 12, 2004August 16, 2004April 16, 20077Stephen SecheJuly 2, 2007September 5, 2007May 17, 20108Gerald M. FeiersteinSeptember 17, 2010September 25, 2010September 27, 2013Barack Obama9Matthew H. TuellerMay 8, 2014May 27, 2014May 16, 201910Christopher P. HenzelJanuary 7, 2019May 20, 2019May 2021Donald Trump10Steven FaginApril 7, 2022June 1, 2022July 3, 2026Joe Biden
See also United States - Yemen relations Foreign relations of Yemen Ambassadors of the United States
Notes
References United States Department of State: Background Notes on Yemen
External links United States Department of State: Chiefs of Mission for Yemen United States Department of State: Yemen United States Embassy in Sana'a