List of ambassadors of Iran to the United States

This is a list of ambassadors of Iran to the United States.

On April 7, 1980, the Iranian embassy in Washington, DC closed due to severed diplomatic relations. Iran currently has no ambassador to the United States but simply a chief of the Interests Section of the Islamic Republic of Iran in the United States at the Pakistani Embassy.

+List of ambassadors of Iran to the United States Portrait Start date End date Name Role notes18881889Hossein-Gholi Khan Noori (also known as Haji Washington)Envoy extraordinary (E.E.) and minister plenipotentiary (M.P.)17 May 1897August 1897Mirza Alinaghi KhanAmbassador Extraordinary on Special Mission11 December 1900Isaac Khan (also known as Isaac Khan Mofakhamed Douley)E.E. and M.P.June 1904Morteza KhanE.E. and M.P.Appt. E.E. and M.P.

February 24, 1905, E.E. and M.P. (Minister removed from September 1911 List)31 August 1910Mirza Ali-Qoli Khan Zarabi (Ali Quli Nabil-Al-Dawla kashi) Chargé d'affaires (not ad interim)17 March 1914, E.E. and M.P.25 April 1918Mirza Ali-Qoli Khan ‌ZarabiChargés d'affaires ad interimNabil-ed-Dovleh18 June 1919Mirza Abdul Ali KhanE.E. and M.P.Sadigh-es-Saltaneh, Appt. E.E. and M.P. (August 8, 1919, August E.E. and M.P.)30 August 1921Hossein AlaiE.E. and M.P.Appt. E.E. and M.P. (November 15, 1921, E.E. and M.P.)5 October 1926Fathollah Khan Noury EsfandiaryChargés d'affaires ad interim7 December 1926Mirza Davoud Khan MeftahE.E. and M.P.17 October 1931Yadollah AzodiChargé d'affaires (not ad interim)12 June 193327 November 1935Ghaffar DjalalE.E. and M.P.Starting in April 1935, country was listed as IranChief of Protocol, Chronological Listing by Country, Formerly PERSIA; US Department of State 17 June 193314 January 1936Hossein GhodsChargés d'affaires ad interimChargé d'Affaires a.i. May 1936 Legation removed from list February 1939 Legation replaced in list25 January 1939Ali Akbar DaftaryChargés d'affaires ad interim11 January 1940H. Hadjeb-DavallouLegation (not Chargé d'affaires)7 February 1940Mohammad SchayestehE.E. and M.P.Appt. E.E. and M.P. (February 13, 1940, E.E. and M.P.)

November 29, 1945, Legation raised to embassy19 November 194518 September 1950Hossein AlaAmbassador extraordinary and plenipotentiary (Amb. E. and P.)Appt. Amb. E. and P. (November 29, 1945, Amb. E. and P.)8 September 195022 September 1952Nasrollah EntezamAmb. E. and P.Entezam served two terms18 September 195219 August 1953Allah-Yar SalehAmb. E. and P.28 September 1953Abbas AramChargés d'affaires ad interimAmbassador carried as absent22 October 1953January 1956Nasrollah EntezamAmb. E. and P.19 January 195622 May 1958Ali AminiAmb. E. and P. 14 May 195816 March 1960Aligholi ArdalanAmb. E. and P.Appt. Amb. E. and P. (May 22, 1958, Amb. E. and P.)16 March 19603 March 1962Ardeshir ZahediAmb. E. and P.Zahedi served two terms 30 March 1962Hossein Ghods-NakhaiAmb. E. and P.Appt. Amb. E. and P. (April 6, 1962, Amb. E. and P.)5 April 1963Mahmoud ForoughiAmb. E. and P.Appt. Amb. E. and P. (April 24, 1963, Amb. E. and P.)11 May 1965Khosrow KhosrovaniAmb. E. and P.Appt. Amb. E. and P. (June 7, 1965, Amb. E. and P.)17 May 19671 October 1969Hushang AnsaryAmb. E. and P. 16 October 19697 March 1973Amir-Aslan AfsharAmb. E. and P.7 March 197311 February 1979Ardeshir ZahediAmb. E. and P.(April 9, 1973, Amb. E. and P. until the Iranian Revolution) In February 1979, Shahriar Rouhani took over the revolutionary embassy and controlled it at least until April 1979 Ali Asgar Agah was in charge as the Minister Counselor and Chargé d'affaires as of June 19791979Mehdi Haeri Yazdi1979, until Iran hostage crisis. On April 7, 1980, the embassy closed due to severed diplomatic relations.

See also List of current Iranian ambassadors Iran–United States relations

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External links Pictures of the former Embassy of Iran in Washington, D. C.