The following is a list of chiefs of mission from the United States to Jordan.
The first chief of mission, Gerald A. Drew held the title of Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary. The second chief of mission, Joseph C. Green, was appointed as an envoy but promoted to as Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, as the Legation Amman was raised to embassy status on August 27, 1952. Every chief of mission since has held the title of United States Ambassador.
Representative Training Title Appointment Presentationof credentials Terminationof mission Reason Gerald A. Drew Foreign Service Officer Envoy February 2, 1950 February 24, 1950 February 25, 1952 Relinquished charge Joseph C. Green Non-career appointee Envoy May 14, 1952 July 31, 1952 1952 Promoted Joseph C. Green Non-career appointee Ambassador September 8, 1952Recess appointment. Legation Amman was raised to Embassy status August 27, 1952. September 23, 1952 July 31, 1953 Appointment terminated Lester D. Mallory Foreign Service Officer Ambassador August 3, 1953 December 1, 1953 January 11, 1958 Relinquished charge Parker T. Hart Foreign Service Officer Ambassador February 5, 1958Took oath of office, but did not proceed to post, Jordan having united briefly with Iraq in the Arab Federation. Unknown Unknown Unknown Sheldon T. Mills Foreign Service Officer Ambassador February 16, 1959 March 12, 1959 March 18, 1961 Left post William B. Macomber Jr. Non-career appointee Ambassador March 2, 1961 April 5, 1961 December 25, 1963 Left post Robert G. Barnes Foreign Service Officer Ambassador March 4, 1964 March 15, 1964 April 23, 1966 Relinquished charge Findley Burns Jr. Foreign Service Officer Ambassador May 10, 1966 July 23, 1966 November 5, 1967 Left post Harrison M. Symmes Foreign Service Officer Ambassador October 18, 1967 November 21, 1967 May 7, 1970 Left post L. Dean Brown Foreign Service Officer Ambassador September 8, 1970 September 29, 1970 November 29, 1973 Left post Thomas R. Pickering Foreign Service Officer Ambassador February 27, 1974 March 2, 1974 July 13, 1978 Left post Nicholas A. Veliotes Foreign Service Officer Ambassador August 18, 1978 September 17, 1978 February 10, 1981 Left post Richard Noyes Viets Foreign Service Officer Ambassador July 27, 1981 August 10, 1981 August 5, 1984 Left post Paul H. Boeker Foreign Service Officer Ambassador August 13, 1984 September 1, 1984 August 13, 1987 Left post Roscoe S. Suddarth Foreign Service Officer Ambassador July 31, 1987 September 16, 1987 July 27, 1990 Left post Roger Gran Harrison Foreign Service Officer Ambassador June 27, 1990 August 7, 1990 July 9, 1993 Left post Wesley Egan Foreign Service Officer Ambassador February 11, 1994 March 19, 1994 July 13, 1998 Left post William J. Burns Foreign Service Officer Ambassador June 29, 1998 August 9, 1998 June 7, 2001 Relinquished charge Edward Gnehm Foreign Service Officer Ambassador August 7, 2001 September 20, 2001 July 12, 2004 Left post David M. Satterfield Foreign Service Officer Ambassador May 12, 2004The United States Senate confirmed Satterfield to succeed Gnehm as Ambassador to Jordan, but shortly thereafter the administration designated him Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary (having served for the previous three years as Deputy Assistant Secretary) and later that year he was sent to Iraq as Deputy Chief of Mission. As a result, he never assumed his post in Jordan. N/A N/A N/A David Hale Foreign Service Officer Ambassador November 2, 2005Served as Charge d'Affaires ad interim, July 2004–October 2005 November 7, 2005 July 9, 2008 Left post Robert S. Beecroft Foreign Service Officer Ambassador June 6, 2008 August 14, 2008 June 4, 2011 Left postStuart E. JonesForeign Service OfficerAmbassadorJune 1, 2011September 5, 2011August 14, 2014Left postAlice WellsForeign Service OfficerAmbassadorJune 19, 2014August 31, 2014March 24, 2017Left postHenry T. WoosterForeign Service OfficerChargé d'affairesMarch 24, 2017N/AJuly 30, 2018Paul MalickForeign Service OfficerChargé d'affairesJuly 30, 2018N/AMarch 14, 2019Karen SasaharaForeign Service OfficerChargé d'affairesMarch 14, 2019August 30, 2020Mike HankeyForeign Service OfficerChargé d'affairesAugust 30, 2020October 18, 2020Henry T. WoosterForeign Service OfficerAmbassadorAugust 6, 2020October 18, 2020July 16, 2023Left postRohit NepalForeign Service OfficerChargé d'affairesJuly 17, 2023September 3, 2023Yael LempertForeign Service OfficerAmbassador July 27, 2023September 3, 2023January 20, 2025ResignedRohit NepalForeign Service OfficerChargé d'affairesJanuary 20, 2025June 29, 2025Left postPeter SheaForeign Service OfficerChargé d'affairesJune 29, 2025October 23, 2025James HoltsniderForeign Service OfficerAmbassadorOctober 7, 2025December 7, 2025Present
See also Jordan – United States relations Foreign relations of Jordan Ambassadors of the United States Embassy of Jordan, Washington, D.C. List of Jordanian ambassadors to the United States
References
United States Department of State: Background notes on Jordan
External links United States Department of State: Chiefs of Mission for Jordan United States Department of State: Jordan United States Embassy in Amman