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. Chiefs of Mission to Egypt, beginning in 1849.

Name From To
Daniel Smith McClaule, PA, Consul General March 17, 1849 October 24, 1852
Richard B. Jones, PA, Consul General May 7, 1853 December 14, 1853
Edwin De Leon, SC, Consul December 14, 1853 March 4, 1861
Charles Hale, MA, Consul General October 15, 1864 May 23, 1870
George H. Butler, CA, Consul General June 2, 1870 July 16, 1872
Elbert Eli Farman, NY, Consul General July 17, 1876 May 17, 1881
Simon Wolf, DC, Consul General October 22, 1881 March 27, 1882
George Potwin Pomeroy, NJ, Consul General December 16, 1882 July 20, 1884
John Cardwell, TX, Consul General April 19, 1886 October 7, 1889
Eugene Schuyler, NY, Consul General November 23, 1889 July 2, 1890
John A. Anderson, KS, Consul General July 13, 1891 April 21, 1892
Edward Campbell Little, KS, Consul General April 22, 1893 August 22, 1893
Frederick Courtland Pennfield, PA, Consul General December 11, 1893 June 17, 1897
Thomas Skelton Harrison, PA, Consul General December 23, 1897 March 22, 1899
John G. Long, FL, Consul General April 2, 1900 July 15, 1903
John Wallace Riddle, MN, Consul General March 28, 1904 June 9, 1905
Lewis M. Iddings, NY, Consul General December 23, 1905 April 14, 1910
Peter Augustus Jay, RI, Consul General November 28, 1910 October 8, 1913
Olney Arnold, RI, Consul General March 23, 1914 January 8, 1916
Hampson Gary, TX, Consul General February 7, 1918 December 7, 1919
Carrol Sprigg, OH, Consul General August 2, 1920 October 31, 1921
Joseph Morton Howell, OH, Consul General October 7, 1921 August 28, 1922
Joseph Morton Howell, OH, Minister August 28, 1922 July 6, 1927
Franklin Mott Gunther, VA, Minister July 19, 1928 July 30, 1930
William Marion Jardine, KS, Minister October 13, 1930 September 5, 1933
Bert Fish, FL, Minister December 2, 1933 February 28, 1941
Alex C. Kirk, IL, Minister March 9, 1941 April 29, 1944
S. Pinckney Tuck, NY, Minister June 14, 1944 October 10, 1946
S. Pinckney Tuck, NY, Ambassador October 10, 1946 May 30, 1948
Stanton Griffs, CT, Ambassador September 2, 1948 March 18, 1949
Jefferson Caffrey, LA, Ambassador September 29, 1949 January 11, 1955
Henry A. Byroade, IN, Ambassador March 7, 1955 September 10, 1956
Raymond A. Hare, WV, Ambassador September 25, 1956 March 1958
G. Frederick Reinhardt, CA, Ambassador March 22, 1960 May 6, 1961
John S. Badeau, NY, Ambassador July 19, 1961 June 9, 1964
Lucius D. Battle, FL, Ambassador September 22, 1964 March 5, 1967
Richard H. Nolte, CT, Ambassador Did Not Present Credential
Donald C. Bergus, PA, Principal Officer September 1967 February 1972
Joseph N. Greene, Jr., DC, Principal Officer February 1972 July 1973
Herman F. Eitts, DC, Principal Officer November 1973 February 1974
Herman F. Eitts, DC, Ambassador April 20, 1974 May 20, 1979
Alfred Atherton, Jr., FL, Ambassador July 2, 1979 November 12, 1983
Nichola A. Veliotes, CA, Ambassador November 24, 1983 April 1, 1986
Frank G. Wisner II, NY, Ambassador September 21, 1986 June 6, 1991
Robert H. Pelletreau Jr., NY, Ambassador August 5, 1991 November 21, 1993
Edward S Walker, Jr., PA, Ambassador July 20, 1994 December 6, 1997
Daniel Kurtzer, MD, Ambassador January 8, 1998 June 21, 2001
C. David Welch, VA, Ambassador September 21, 2001 18 March 2005
Francis Joseph Ricciardone, MA, Ambassador July 29, 2005 April 18, 2008
Margaret Scobey, TN, Ambassador June 16, 2008 June 30, 2011
Anne W. Patterson, AR, Ambassador August 1, 2011 August 31, 2013
David M. Satterfield, MO, Chargé d’Affaires September 1, 2013 January 21, 2014
Marc J. Sievers, UT, Chargé d’Affaires January 22, 2014 August 10, 2014
David J. Ranz, NY, Chargé d’Affaires August 10, 2014 September 2, 2014
Thomas H. Goldberger, NJ, Chargé d’Affaires September 2, 2014 December 18, 2014
R. Stephen Beecroft, CA, Ambassador December 18, 2014 July 2, 2017
Thomas H. Goldberger, NJ, Chargé d’Affaires July 3, 2017 October 16, 2019
Jonathan R. Cohen, CA, Ambassador November 17, 2019 March 31, 2022
Nicole Shampaine, CA, Chargé d’Affaires March 31, 2022 August 23, 2022
Daniel H. Rubinstein, VA, Chargé d’Affaires August 23, 2022 April 26, 2023
John P. Desrocher, NY, Chargé d’Affaires April 26, 2023 August 12, 2023
Evyenia Sidereas, Chargé d’Affaires August 12, 2023 October 9, 2023
A. Elizabeth Jones, Chargé d’Affaires October 9, 2023 November 15, 2023
Herro Mustafa Garg, CA, Ambassador November 15, 2023