List of ambassadors of the United States to Oman

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.[1]

Ambassador of the United States to Oman
سفارة الولايات المتحدة الأميركية في سلطنة عمان
Seal of the United States Department of State
Incumbent
Leslie Tsou
since January 10, 2020
NominatorThe President of the United States
AppointerThe President
with Senate advice and consent
Inaugural holderWilliam A. Stoltzfus, Jr.
as Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary
FormationJuly 17, 1974
WebsiteU.S. Embassy - Muscat

The first resident U.S. ambassador, William D. Wolle, took up his post in July 1974.[2] 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.[3]

The United States Embassy in the Sultanate of Oman is located in Muscat.[4]

Ambassadors
  • William A. Stoltzfus, Jr. – Career FSO[1]
    • 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 2001
    • Terminated mission: Left post, October 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: March 6, 2006
    • Terminated mission: Left post, August 20, 2009
  • Richard J. Schmierer – Career FSO
    • Title: Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary
    • Appointed: July 13, 2009
    • Terminated mission: Left post, August 3, 2012
  • Greta C. Holtz - Career FSO
    • Title: Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary
    • Appointed: August 3, 2012
    • Terminated mission: Left post, December 7, 2015
  • Marc J. Sievers - Career FSO[5]
    • Title: Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary
    • Appointed: November 23, 2015
    • Terminated mission: November 30, 2019
  • Leslie Tsou - Career FSO
    • Title: Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary
    • Appointed: December 31, 2020
    • Arrives at Embassy: January 10, 2020
    • Terminated mission: Incumbent

Notes
  1. "US Ambassador to Oman. US GOVERNMENT OFFICE". Retrieved 2011-02-08.
  2. "U.S. State Department. Background Note: Oman". Retrieved 2011-02-08.
  3. "Marshall W. Wiley, 72, Ex-Ambassador to Oman". The New York Times. 1998-02-02. Retrieved 2011-02-08.
  4. "Oman. Country Specific Information". Archived from the original on 2011-02-09. Retrieved 2011-02-08.
  5. "U.S. Embassy in Oman". Retrieved 2017-03-26.

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