List of ambassadors of Bahrain to the United States

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Ambassador of Bahrain to United States
Embassy of Bahrain, Washington, D.C.
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Incumbent
Abdullah Bin Rashid Al Khalifa
since November 26, 2013
Inaugural holder Abdulaziz Abdulrahman Buali
FormationAugust 23, 1976

The Bahraini ambassador in Washington, D. C. is the official representative of the Government in Manama to the Government of the United States.

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List of representatives

Diplomatic agrément Diplomatic accreditation ambassador Observations Prime Minister of Bahrain List of presidents of the United States Term end
August 15, 1971The government of Richard Nixon announces the recognition of the government of Khalifa bin Salman Al Khalifa Khalifa bin Salman Al Khalifa Richard Nixon
August 23, 1976November 18, 1976 Abdulaziz Abdulrahman Buali (* 1939) Buali, Abdulaziz Abdulrahman. Ambassador to USA, Embassy of Bahrain, Bahrain. Hedd, Bahrain November 29, 1939. University of Baghdad, B.A. Reading Univ., England. Diploma for Graduate Studies. High School Principal, Bahrain, In 1972, Buali had been appointed to serve as Bahrain's first Ambassador to Iran." [1] Khalifa bin Salman Al Khalifa Gerald Ford
November 23, 1984December 10, 1984 Ghazi Muhammed Al-Gosaibi Khalifa bin Salman Al Khalifa Ronald Reagan
November 14, 1991November 25, 1991 Abdul Rahman bin Fares Al Khalifa (* 1942) studied at the University of Cairo.
  • In 1971 joined Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Dir of Admin, Financial, Legal and Consular divisions, Chief of Protocol,
  • From 1993 to 2001 he was Ambassador to the Court of St James’s with concurrent accreditation to Ireland and Denmark.
  • From 1990 to 1991 he was chairman of the Joint Governmental Committee.
  • He married Shaikha Latifa bint Salman al-Khalifa. He has issue, one son and five daughters.[ citation needed ]
 Khalifa bin Salman Al Khalifa George H. W. Bush
January 14, 1994February 14, 1994 Muhammad Abdul Ghaffar Abdulla Khalifa bin Salman Al Khalifa Bill Clinton
September 26, 2001October 10, 2001 Khalifa Ali Khalifa minister of foreign Affairs Khalifa bin Salman Al Khalifa George W. Bush
January 1, 2002The name of the state was changed by constitutional referendum from “The State of Bahrain” to “The Kingdom of Bahrain” Khalifa bin Salman Al Khalifa George W. Bush
September 7, 2005October 3, 2005 Naser Mohamed Yusaf Albalooshi Khalifa bin Salman Al Khalifa George W. Bush
July 24, 2008July 28, 2008 Houda Nonoo Khalifa bin Salman Al Khalifa George W. Bush
November 26, 2013December 3, 2013 Abdullah Bin Mohammad Bin Rashed Al Khalifa Khalifa bin Salman Al Khalifa Barack Obama and Donald J. Trump
July 22, 2017 [2] Abdullah Bin Rashid Al Khalifa [3] Khalifa bin Salman Al Khalifa and Salman bin Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa Donald J. Trump and Joe Biden

Coordinates: 38°56′28.5″N77°3′57″W / 38.941250°N 77.06583°W / 38.941250; -77.06583

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References

  1. ↑ Abdulaziz Abdulrahman Buali
  2. ↑ Bahrain MoI’s Son Presents Credentials to US President as Ambassador in Washington, Bahrain Mirror, July 24, 2017
  3. ↑ Embassy of the Kingdom of Bahrain website, retrieved December 16, 2020.
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