Diplomatic presence of the United States of America in Oman started in 1880 when the U.S. set up its consulate in Muscat. The consulate operated in Oman through 1915. U.S. interests in Oman, thereafter, were handled by U.S. diplomats resident in neighboring countries. In 1972, the U.S. ambassador to Kuwait, William Stoltzfus was accredited as the first U.S. ambassador to Oman, and the U.S. embassy, headed by a resident chargé d'affaires, was opened on July 4, 1972.
The first resident U.S. ambassador, William D. Wolle, took up his post in July 1974. U.S. Ambassador Wiley has played important roles in the development of Oman – United States relations, the staging of the Iran Hostage Rescue Attempt from Oman, and making it one of the most reliable Middle Eastern allies of the United States.
The United States Embassy in the Sultanate of Oman is located in the Shatti al-Qurum district in Muscat.
Ambassadors William A. Stoltzfus, Jr. – Career FSO Title: Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary. Resident in Kuwait Appointed: April 17, 1972 Terminated mission: Left post, July 16, 1974 William D. Wolle – Career FSO Title: Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary. Appointed: July 17, 1974 Terminated mission: Left post, April 25, 1978 Marshall W. Wiley – Career FSO Title: Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary. Appointed: November 7, 1978 Terminated mission: Left post, May 19, 1981 John R. Countryman – Career FSO Title: Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary. Appointed: October 14, 1981 Terminated mission: Left post, July 29, 1985 George Cranwell Montgomery – Political appointee Title: Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary. Appointed: September 11, 1985 Terminated mission: Left post, January 18, 1989 Richard Wood Boehm – Career FSO Title: Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary. Appointed: November 12, 1989 Terminated mission: Left post, October 12, 1992 David J. Dunford – Career FSO Title: Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary. Appointed: November 1, 1992 Terminated mission: Left post, June 21, 1995 Frances D. Cook – Career FSO Title: Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary. Appointed: January 2, 1996 Terminated mission: Left post, January 10, 1999 John B. Craig – Career FSO Title: Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary. Appointed: February 15, 1999 Terminated mission: Left post, September 22, 2001 Robert W. Dry – Career FSO Title: Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary. Ad Interim Appointed: September 22, 2001 Terminated mission: Left post, October 16, 2002 Richard L. Baltimore III – Career FSO Title: Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary. Appointed: November 5, 2002 Terminated mission: Left post, March 5, 2006 Gary A. Grappo – Career FSO Title: Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary. Appointed: September 17, 2006 Terminated mission: Left post, June 1, 2009 Richard J. Schmierer – Career FSO Title: Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary Appointed: August 20, 2009 Terminated mission: Left post, August 3, 2012 Greta C. Holtz - Career FSO Title: Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary Appointed: October 9, 2012 Terminated mission: Left post, December 7, 2015 Marc J. Sievers - Career FSO Title: Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary Appointed: January 7, 2016 Terminated mission: November 30, 2019 Leslie Tsou - Career FSO Title: Ambassador Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary Appointed: December 31, 2019 Presented credentials: January 10, 2020 Terminated mission: March 30, 2023 Ana A. Escrogima - Career FSO Title: Ambassador Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary Appointed: October 17, 2023 Presented credentials: December 4, 2023 Terminated mission: Incumbent
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See also Oman – United States relations Foreign relations of Oman Ambassadors of the United States
References United States Department of State: Background notes on Oman
External links United States Department of State: Chiefs of Mission for Oman United States Department of State: Oman United States Embassy in Muscat