Policy & History

The United States stands with Egypt and the Egyptian people in their pursuit of a stable, democratic, prosperous country which ensures the rights and freedoms of its citizens.  We share with Egypt a deep relationship that is rooted in cultural, economic, and military ties and in shared interests.  The success of Egypt is critical for the region and is also in America’s best interests due to the important role Egypt plays both in the region and in world affairs.


Below is a list of U.S. Ambassadors and Consul Generals to Egypt, beginning in 1849.

No. Name From To
1. Mr. Daniel Smith McClaule,
PA, Consul General
March 17, 1849 October 24, 1852
2. Edwin De Leon, SC, Consul December 14, 1853 March 4, 1861
3. Mr. Charles Hale, MASS,
Consul General
October 15, 1864 May 23, 1870
4. Corge H. Butler, CA,
Consul General
June 2, 1870 July 16, 1872
5. Albert Farman, NY,
Consul General
July 17, 1876 May 17, 1881
6. Mr. Simon Wolf, D.C.,
Consul General
October 22, 1881 March 27,1882
7. John Cardwell, TX,
Consul General
April 19, 1886 October 7, 1889
8. Eugene Schuyler, NY,
Consul General
November 23, 1889 July 2, 1890
9. John a. Anderson, KS
Consul General
July 13, 1891 April 21, 1892
10. Frederick Courtland Pennfield, PA, Consul General December 11, 1893 June 17, 1897
11. Thomas Skelton Harrison, PA
Consul General
December 23, 1897 March 22, 1899
12. John Wallace Riddle, MNN
Consul General
March 28, 1904 June 9, 1905
13. Lewis M. Iddings, NY,
Consul General
December 23, 1905 April 14, 1910
14. Peter Augustus Jay, RI,
Consul General
November 28, 1910 October 8, 1913
15. Hampson Gary, TX,
Consul General
February 7, 1918 December 7, 1919
16. Carrol Sprig, OH,
Consul General
August 2, 1920 October 31, 1921
17. Joseph Morton Howell, OH,
Ambassador
August 28, 1922 July 6, 1927
18. Franklin Mott Gunther, VA,
Ambassador
July 19, 1928 July 30, 1930
19. William Marion Jardine, KS,
Ambassador
October 13, 1930 Septemeber 5, 1933
20. Bert Fish, FL,
Ambasador
December 2, 1933 February 28, 1941
21. Alex C. Kirk, IL, Ambassador March 9, 1941 April 29, 1944
22. S. Pinckney Tuck, NY, Ambassador June 14, 1944 May 30, 1948
23. Stanton Griffs, CT, Ambassador September 2, 1948 March 18, 1949
24. Jefferson Caffrey, LA, Ambassador September 29, 1949 January 11, 1955
25. Henry A. Byroade, IN, Ambassador March 7, 1955 September 10, 1956
26. Raymond A. Hare, WV, Ambassador September 25, 1956 March 1958
27. G. Frederick Reinhardt, CA,
Ambassador
March 22, 1960 May 6, 1961
28. John S. Badeau, NY, Ambassador July 19, 1961 June 9, 1964
29. Lucius D. Battle, FL, Ambassador September 22, 1964 March 5, 1967
30. Richard H. Nolte, CT, Ambassador Never Served
31. Donald C. Bergus, PA,
Principal Officer, US Interests Section
September 1967 February 1972
32. Joseph N. Greene, Jr., D.C.,
Principal Officer US Interests Section
February 1972 July 1973
33. Herman F. Eitts, D.C.,
Principal Officer US Interests Section
November 1973 March 1974
34. Alfred Atherton, Jr., FL, Ambassador July 2, 1979 November 12, 1983
35. Nichola A. Veliotes, CA, Ambassador November 24, 1983 April 1, 1986
36. Frank G. Wisner, NY, Ambassador September 21, 1986 June 6, 1991
37. Robert H. Pelletreau Jr., NY,
Ambassador
August 5, 1991 November 21, 1993
38. Edward S Walker, Jr., PA, Ambassador July 20, 1994 December 6, 1997
39. Daniel Kurtzer, MD, Ambassador January 8, 1998 June 21, 2001
40. C. David Welch, VA, Ambassador September 21, 2001 18 March 2005
41. Francis Joseph Ricciardone, MA, Ambassador July 29, 2005 April 18, 2008
42. Margaret Scobey, , TN, Ambassador June 16, 2008 June 30, 2011
43. Anne W. Patterson, AR, Ambassador August 1, 2011 August 31, 2013
44. Ambassador
David M. Satterfield, MO, Chargé d’Affaires
September 1, 2013 January 21, 2014
45. Marc J. Sievers, UT, Chargé d’Affaires January 22, 2014 August 10, 2014
46. David J. Ranz, NY, Chargé d’Affaires August 10, 2014 September 2, 2014
46. Thomas H. Goldberger, NJ, Chargé d’Affaires September 2, 2014 December 18, 2014
47. R. Stephen Beecroft, CA, Ambassador December 18, 2014 July 2, 2017
48. Thomas Goldberger, Chargé d’Affaires July 3, 2017 October 16, 2019
49. Jonathan R. Cohen, Ambassador November 17, 2019 March 31, 2022