List of ambassadors of the United States to Morocco

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Ambassador of the United States to Morocco
US Department of State official seal.svg
Seal of the United States Department of State
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Incumbent
Puneet Talwar
since November 21, 2022
NominatorThe President of the United States
AppointerThe President
with Senate advice and consent
Inaugural holder Samuel R. Gummere
as Envoy
Formation1906
Website U.S. Embassy - Rabat

This is a list of ambassadors of the United States to Morocco. Morocco was the first country to recognize the United States of America in 1777. Regular diplomatic relations were established in 1905. In 1912 Morocco came under the control of France and Spain as protectorates. The United States did not initially recognize the French and Spanish protectorates over Morocco. However, in 1917 upon U.S. entry into the First World War, the U.S. government recognized the protectorates. The U.S. Minister at Tangier was downgraded to the status of Diplomatic Agent. In 1956 the U.S. recognized Morocco’s independence, established an embassy in Rabat, and appointed a ranking ambassador, Cavendish W. Cannon. [1]

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The Koutoubia Mosque in Marrakech, Morocco. Koutbia.jpg
The Koutoubia Mosque in Marrakech, Morocco.

Heads of the U.S. Legation at Tangier (1906–1917)

NameTitleStartEnd
Samuel R. Gummere Envoy 19061909
Henry Percival Dodge Envoy19091910
Fred W. Carpenter Envoy19101912
Maxwell Blake Chargé d'Affaires 19121917

Heads of the U.S. Consulate General at Tangier (1917–1933)

NameTitleStartEnd
Maxwell Blake Consul General19171922
Joseph M. Denning Consul General19221924
Maxwell BlakeConsul General19251933

Heads of the U.S. Legation at Tangier (1933–1956)

NameTitleStartEnd
Maxwell BlakeConsul General19331940
John Campbell White Consul General19401941
J. Rives Childs Chargé d'Affaires19411945
Paul H. Alling Consul General19451947
Edwin A. Plitt Consul General19471951
John Carter Vincent Consul General19511953
Joseph C. Satterthwaite Consul General19531955
Julius C. Holmes Consul General19551956

Heads of the U.S. Embassy at Rabat (1956–present)

NameTitleStartEnd
William J. Porter Chargé d'Affaires19561956
Cavendish W. Cannon Ambassador 19561958
Charles Yost Ambassador19581961
Philip W. Bonsal Ambassador19611962
John H. Ferguson Ambassador19621964
Henry J. Tasca Ambassador19651969
Stuart W. Rockwell Ambassador19701973
Robert G. Neumann Ambassador19731976
Robert Anderson Ambassador19761978
Richard B. Parker Ambassador19781979
Angier Biddle Duke Ambassador19791981
Joseph Verner Reed Jr. Ambassador19811985
Thomas Anthony Nassif [2] Ambassador19851988
Michael Ussery Ambassador19881992
Frederick Vreeland Ambassador19921993
Marc Charles Ginsberg Ambassador19941997
Gary S. UsreyChargé d'Affaires19971998
Edward M. Gabriel Ambassador19982001
Margaret D. Tutwiler Ambassador20012003
Thomas Riley Ambassador20042009
Samuel L. Kaplan Ambassador20092013
Matthew Lussenhop Chargé d'Affaires20132014 [3]
Dwight L. Bush Sr. Ambassador2014 [4] 2017
Stephanie Miley Chargé d'Affaires20172019
David Greene Chargé d'Affaires20192020
David T. Fischer Ambassador20202021
David GreeneChargé d'Affaires20212022
Aimee CutronaChargé d'Affaires20222022
Puneet Talwar Ambassador2022

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<span class="mw-page-title-main">American Legation, Tangier</span> Historic building in Morocco

The Tangier American Legation, officially the Tangier American Legation Institute for Moroccan Studies (TALIMS), is a building in the medina of Tangier, Morocco that formerly housed the United States diplomatic mission to Morocco. It was the first American public property abroad and is the only U.S. National Historic Landmark in a foreign country.

References

  1. ↑ "Morocco". United States Department of State. Retrieved July 2, 2011.
  2. ↑ "The Association for Diplomatic Studies and Training Foreign Affairs Oral History Project AMBASSADOR THOMAS A. NASSIF" (PDF). Association for Diplomatic Studies and Training. November 19, 1998. Archived (PDF) from the original on July 11, 2024. Retrieved July 11, 2024.
  3. ↑ "Deputy Chief of Mission Matthew Lussenhop | U.S. Embassy in Belgium". Archived from the original on January 13, 2017.
  4. ↑ Filling seats: Netherlands and Morocco get U.S. ambassadors
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