List of ambassadors of the United States to Qatar

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Ambassador of the United States to Qatar
سفارة الولايات المتحدة الأميركية في دولة قطر
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Incumbent
Timmy T. Davis
since September 13, 2022
NominatorThe President of the United States
AppointerThe President
with Senate advice and consent
Inaugural holder William Stoltzfus
as Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary
FormationDecember 9, 1971
Website U.S. Embassy - Doha

The United States ambassador to Qatar is the official representative of the government of the United States to the government of Qatar.

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Ambassadors

NameTitleAppointed Presented credentials Terminated missionNotes
William Stoltzfus – Career FSOAmbassador Extraordinary & PlenipotentiaryDecember 9, 1971March 19, 1972August 21, 1974
Robert Peter Paganelli – Career FSOJune 20, 1974August 22, 1974July 13, 1977
Andrew Ivy Killgore – Career FSOAugust 3, 1977September 29, 1977June 29, 1980
Charles E. Marthinsen – Career FSOMay 23, 1980July 30, 1980August 1, 1983
Charles Franklin Dunbar – Career FSOOctober 7, 1983October 30, 1983March 23, 1985
Joseph Ghougassian – Political appointeeDecember 6, 1985December 29, 1985June 30, 1989
Mark Gregory Hambley – Career FSOOctober 10, 1989October 30, 1989August 15, 1992
Kenton Keith – Career FSOMay 26, 1992September 2, 1992July 17, 1995
Patrick N. Theros – Career FSOOctober 3, 1995November 12, 1995November 23, 1998
Elizabeth Davenport McKune – Career FSOOctober 1, 1998December 6, 1998June 20, 2001
Maureen E. Quinn – Career FSOAugust 7, 2001September 24, 2001July 12, 2004
Chase Untermeyer – Political appointeeAugust 2, 2004December 7, 2004August 19, 2007
Joseph LeBaron – Career FSOJune 6, 2008November 3, 2008July 29, 2011
Susan L. Ziadeh - Career FSOJuly 5, 2011October 9, 2011August 11, 2014
Dana Shell Smith - Career FSOJuly 10, 2014September 8, 2014June 20, 2017
Greta C. Holtz - Career FSOChargé d'AffairesJune 14, 2020—June 16, 2022
Timmy T. Davis - Career FSOAmbassador Extraordinary & PlenipotentiaryAugust 4, 2022September 13, 2022Incumbent

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