List of ambassadors of Iran to the United States

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This is a list of ambassadors of Iran to the United States .

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On April 7, 1980, the Iranian embassy in Washington, DC closed due to severed diplomatic relations. [1] Iran currently has no ambassador to the United States but simply a chief of the Interests Section of the Islamic Republic of Iran in the United States at the Pakistani Embassy.

List of ambassadors of Iran to the United States
ImageStart dateEnd dateNameRoleNotes
Hoseingholi Khan Nuri.jpg 18881889 Hossein-Gholi Khan Noori (also known as Haji Washington) Envoy extraordinary (E.E.) and minister plenipotentiary (M.P.) [2]
17 May 1897August 1897 Mirza Alinaghi Khan Ambassador Extraordinary on Special Mission [1]
Isaac Khan.jpg 11 December 1900 Isaac Khan (also known as Isaac Khan Mofakhamed Douley)E.E. and M.P.
June 1904 Morteza Khan E.E. and M.P.Appt. E.E. and M.P.
  • February 24, 1905, E.E. and M.P. (Minister removed from September 1911 List)
31 August 1910Mirza Ali-Gholi Khan Zarabi (Ali Quli Nabil-Al-Dawla kashi) Chargé d'affaires (not ad interim)
17 March 1914 Mehdi Khan  [ fa ],E.E. and M.P.
25 April 1918Mirza Ali-Gholi Khan ‌Zarabi Chargés d'affairesad interim Nabil-ed-Dovleh
18 June 1919Mirza Abdul Ali KhanE.E. and M.P.Sadigh-es-Saltaneh, Appt. E.E. and M.P. (August 8, 1919, August E.E. and M.P.)
30 August 1921 Hossein Alai E.E. and M.P.Appt. E.E. and M.P. (November 15, 1921, E.E. and M.P.)
5 October 1926 Fathollah Khan Noury Esfandiary Chargés d'affairesad interim
Mirza Davoud Khan Meftah Mirza Davoud Khan Meftah.jpg
Mirza Davoud Khan Meftah
7 December 1926 Mirza Davoud Khan Meftah E.E. and M.P.
17 October 1931 Yadollah Azodi Chargé d'affaires (not ad interim)
12 June 193327 November 1935 Ghaffar Djalal E.E. and M.P.Starting in April 1935, country was listed as Iran [1]
14 January 1936 Hossein Ghods Chargés d'affairesad interimChargé d'Affaires a.i.
  • May 1936 Legation removed from list
  • February 1939 Legation replaced in list
25 January 1939 Ali Akbar Daftary Chargés d'affairesad interim
11 January 1940 H. Hadjeb-Davallou Legation (not Chargé d'affaires)
7 February 1940 Mohammad Schayesteh E.E. and M.P.Appt. E.E. and M.P. (February 13, 1940, E.E. and M.P.)
  • November 29, 1945, Legation raised to embassy
Hosein Ala.jpg 19 November 194518 September 1950 Hossein Ala Ambassador extraordinary and plenipotentiary (Amb. E. and P.)Appt. Amb. E. and P. (November 29, 1945, Amb. E. and P.)
Nas entezam.jpg 8 September 195022 September 1952 Nasrollah Entezam Amb. E. and P.Entezam served two terms
Allahyar Saleh.jpg
18 September 195219 August 1953 Allah-Yar Saleh Amb. E. and P.
Abbas Aram.JPG 28 September 1953 Abbas Aram Chargés d'affairesad interimAmbassador carried as absent
Nas entezam.jpg 22 October 1953January 1956Nasrollah EntezamAmb. E. and P.
Ali Amini Portrait (cropped).jpg 19 January 195622 May 1958 Ali Amini Amb. E. and P.
Ali-Qoli Ardalan.jpg 14 May 195816 March 1960 Aligholi Ardalan Amb. E. and P.Appt. Amb. E. and P. (May 22, 1958, Amb. E. and P.)
Amb.Zahedi.jpg 16 March 19603 March 1962 Ardeshir Zahedi Amb. E. and P.Zahedi served two terms
NakhaiPortrait.JPG 30 March 1962 Hossein Ghods-Nakhai Amb. E. and P.Appt. Amb. E. and P. (April 6, 1962, Amb. E. and P.)
5 April 1963 Mahmoud Foroughi Amb. E. and P.Appt. Amb. E. and P. (April 24, 1963, Amb. E. and P.)
11 May 1965 Khosrow Khosrovani Amb. E. and P.Appt. Amb. E. and P. (June 7, 1965, Amb. E. and P.)
Hushang Ansary 1.jpg 17 May 19671 October 1969 Hushang Ansary Amb. E. and P.
16 October 19697 March 1973 Amir-Aslan Afshar Amb. E. and P.
Amb.Zahedi.jpg 7 March 197311 February 1979 Ardeshir Zahedi Amb. E. and P.(April 9, 1973, Amb. E. and P. until the Iranian Revolution)
  • In February 1979, Shahriar Rouhani took over the revolutionary embassy and controlled it at least until April 1979 [3] [4]
  • Ali Asgar Agah was in charge as the Minister Counselor and Chargé d'affaires as of June 1979 [5]
1979 Mehdi Haeri Yazdi 1979, until Iran hostage crisis. On April 7, 1980, the embassy closed due to severed diplomatic relations.

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