This is a list of ambassadors (or other diplomatic representatives) of the United States to Egypt.

The United States first established diplomatic relations with Egypt in 1848, when President James K. Polk appointed Daniel Smith McCauley as the first envoy to Egypt with the title Consul General. McCauley and his family were transported to Egypt aboard the USS Constitution in 1849.

Relations between Egypt and the United States have been continuous since 1848, except for the period between 1967 and 1974. The then United Arab Republic severed relations with the U.S. following the Six-Day War; Egypt restored relations following the Yom Kippur War.

The United States Embassy in Egypt is located in Cairo.

Ambassadors +NameAppointedPresented credentialsTerminated missionNotesDaniel Smith McCauleyAugust 14, 1848March 17, 1849Died at post October 24, 1852Envoys held the title of Agent/Consul GeneralCommissioned as Consul General only and used the title Agent and Consul General with the acquiescence of the Department of State. until 1922Richard B. JonesDecember 28, 1852May 7, 1853December 14, 1853Edwin De LeonMay 24, 1853December 14, 1853March 4, 1861William Sydney Thayer March 20, 1861Unknown. Assumed charge July 1, 1861Died at post April 10, 1864Charles HaleHale was commissioned as Consul General only. He was not recommissioned when his title was changed to Agent and Consul General by Act of Congress approved June 20, 1864.May 18, 1864About October 15, 1864Presented recall, May 23, 1870George Harris ButlerMarch 15, 1870June 2, 1870July 16, 1872Richard BeardsleyJuly 23, 1872September 24, 1872Died at post January 23, 1876Elbert E. FarmanMarch 27, 1876July 17, 1876May 17, 1881Simon WolfJune 30, 1881October 22, 1881March 27, 1882George P. PomeroyDecember 16, 1881July 1, 1882July 20, 1884John CardwellOctober 2, 1885April 19, 1886October 7, 1889Eugene SchuylerSchuyler was commissioned during a recess of the Senate and died in Venice on way home [presumably for his recommissioning].June 26, 1889November 23, 1889July 2, 1890John A. AndersonFebruary 27, 1891July 13, 1891April 21, 1892Edward C. LittleNovember 15, 1892April 22, 1893August 22, 1893Frederic Courtland PenfieldMay 13, 1893December 11, 1893June 17, 1897Thomas HarrisonApril 22, 1897December 23, 1897March 22, 1899John G. LongOctober 30, 1899April 2, 1900July 15, 1903John W. RiddleSeptember 8, 1903March 28, 1904June 9, 1905Lewis M. IddingsIddings was commissioned during a recess of the Senate and recommissioned after confirmation on December 15, 1905.March 23, 1905December 23, 1905April 14, 1910Peter Augus JayDecember 21, 1909November 28, 1910October 8, 1913Olney ArnoldSeptember 2, 1913March 23, 1914January 8, 1916Hampson GaryOctober 2, 1917February 7, 1918Gary was received by the Sultan on February 7, 1918.December 7, 1919Carroll SpriggMay 11, 1920August 2, 1920Sprigg was received by the Sultan on August 2, 1920.October 31, 1921J. Morton Howell October 7, 1921UnknownNo record has been found of the date on which Howell was presented to the Sultan as Agent and Consul General.July 6, 1927The title of the envoy was changed to Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary on June 21, 1922. Franklin Mott GuntherApril 5, 1928July 19, 1928July 30, 1930William M. Jardine July 21, 1930October 13, 1930September 5, 1933Bert FishFish was also appointed as the ambassador to Saudi Arabia when that post was established on February 4, 1940. He remained resident in Cairo. September 6, 1933December 2, 1933February 28, 1941Alexander C. KirkKirk was also accredited to Saudi Arabia, while resident in Cairo, until July 18, 1943, when a minister was appointed to Saudi Arabia.Kirk was also accredited to the government-in-exile of Greece in Cairo Until Anthony J. Drexel Biddle, Jr. was appointed to that post on November 13, 1941. February 11, 1941March 29, 1941April 29, 1944S. Pinkney Tuck May 4, 1944June 14, 1944May 30, 1948The title of the envoy was changed to Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary on September 19. 1946Stanton GriffisJuly 7, 1948September 2, 1948March 18, 1949Jefferson CafferyJuly 9, 1949September 29, 1949January 11, 1955Henry A. ByroadeJanuary 24, 1955March 7, 1955September 10, 1956Raymond A. Hare August 14, 1956September 25, 1956March 10, 1958Recommissioned and reaccredited to the United Arab Republic. Egypt and Syria incorporated themselves into United Arab Republic on February 22, 1958. Subsequent ambassadors were commissioned to the UAR until 1967. Syria seceded from the UAR in September 1961 but Egypt continued to use the UAR name until 1971.Raymond A. HareHare was also the Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary to North Yemen from February 16, 1959 until December 18, 1959.Commissioned to the United Arab Republic March 10, 1958March 19, 1958December 18, 1959G. Frederick ReinhardtReinhard was also the Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary to North Yemen. January 27, 1960March 22, 1960May 6, 1961John S. Badeau May 29, 1961July 19, 1961June 9, 1964Lucius D. Battle July 31, 1964September 22, 1964March 5, 1967Richard H. Nolte April 5, 1967Did not present credentialsNolte had proceeded to his post after confirmation, but the UAR had severed relations with the U.S. before he could present his credentials.June 10, 1967The United Arab Republic (Egypt) severed diplomatic relations with the United States on June 6, 1967, during the Six-Day War with Israel.Hermann F. EiltsEilts had been the last Chargé d’Affaires at the U.S. Interests section in Cairo during the break in U.S.–Egypt relations. March 19, 1974April 20, 1974May 20, 1979Diplomatic relations between the United States and Egypt were resumed in 1974. The U.S. embassy was reestablished on February 28, 1974.Alfred L. Atherton, Jr. May 17, 1979July 2, 1979November 12, 1983Nicholas A. Veliotes October 7, 1983November 24, 1983April 1, 1986Frank G. Wisner August 18, 1986August 28, 1986June 6, 1991Robert H. Pelletreau July 2, 1992September 12, 1991December 11, 1993Edward S. Walker, Jr.May 9, 1994July 20, 1994December 7, 1997Daniel Charles KurtzerNovember 10, 1997January 13, 1998June 22, 2001C. David WelchJuly 12, 2001September 22, 2001March 15, 2005Francis J. Ricciardone, Jr.August 2, 2005November 13, 2005April 18, 2008Margaret ScobeyMarch 14, 2008June 16, 2008June 30, 2011Anne W. PattersonJune 30, 2011August 18, 2011August 31, 2013R. Stephen BeecroftJune 26, 2014February 14, 2015June 30, 2017Thomas H. GoldbergerJune 30, 2017October 16, 2019Chargé d'Affaires ad interimJonathan CohenAugust 1, 2019November 17, 2019March 31, 2022Nicole ShampaineMarch 31, 2022August 23, 2022Chargé d'Affaires ad interimDaniel RubinsteinAugust 23, 2022April 26, 2023Chargé d'Affaires ad interimJohn DesrocherApril 26, 2023August 12, 2023Chargé d'Affaires ad interimEvyenia SidereasAugust 12, 2023October 9, 2023Chargé d'Affaires ad interimA. Elizabeth JonesOctober 9, 2023November 15, 2023Chargé d'Affaires ad interimHerro MustafaNovember 1, 2023November 15, 2023January 17, 2026Evyenia SidereasJanuary 17, 2026March 9, 2026Chargé d'Affaires ad interimRobert SilvermanMarch 9, 2026PresentChargé d'Affaires ad interim

See also Egypt – United States relations Foreign relations of Egypt Ambassadors of the United States

References

United States Department of State: Background notes on Egypt

External links

United States Department of State: Chiefs of Mission for Egypt United States Department of State: Egypt United States Embassy in Cairo