List of ambassadors of the United States to the European Union

This is a list of United States ambassadors to the European Union. The formal title of this position is Representative of the United States of America to the European Union (prior to May 9, 1994: European Communities), with the rank and status of Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary.

Ambassador of the United States to the European Union
Seal of the United States Department of State
Flag of a United States chief of mission
Incumbent
Andrew Puzder
since September 11, 2025
NominatorThe president
Inaugural holderWilliam Walton Butterworth
as Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary
Formation1961
WebsiteU.S. Mission - European Union

Ambassadors to the European Union

Image Name Home state Appointment Presentation Termination Notes
William Walton Butterworth Louisiana August 10, 1961 October 25, 1962 A
John W. Tuthill Illinois October 23, 1962 June 7, 1966
J. Robert Schaetzel September 16, 1966 October 25, 1972
Joseph A. Greenwald October 12, 1972 January 28, 1976
Deane R. Hinton January 29, 1976 December 3, 1979
Thomas O. Enders Connecticut November 6, 1979 May 27, 1981
George Southall Vest Maryland September 20, 1981 February 27, 1985
J. William Middendorf Connecticut July 12, 1985 February 1, 1987
Alfred H. Kingon New York March 27, 1987 June 23, 1989
Thomas Niles Washington, D.C. June 23, 1989 August 26, 1991
James Dobbins New York October 9, 1991 July 31, 1993
Stuart E. Eizenstat Washington, D.C. August 2, 1993 April 1996 B
A. Vernon Weaver Arkansas July 2, 1996 July 16, 1996 February 28, 1999
Richard Morningstar Washington, D.C. July 7, 1999 September 21, 2001
Rockwell A. Schnabel California October 1, 2001 October 9, 2001 June 18, 2005
Michael McKinley
(Acting)
Washington D.C. June 18, 2005 January 20, 2006
C. Boyden Gray North Carolina January 17, 2006 January 20, 2006 December 31, 2007
Kristen Silverberg Texas May 2, 2008 July 22, 2008 January 18, 2009
William Kennard Washington, D.C. November 23, 2009 December 2009 July 29, 2013
Anthony L. Gardner New York February 13, 2014 March 18, 2014 January 20, 2017
Gordon Sondland Washington June 28, 2018 July 9, 2018 February 7, 2020
Ronald Gidwitz
(Acting)
Illinois May 4, 2020 January 20, 2021
Mark W. Libby
(Acting)
Washington D.C. January 20, 2021 January 24, 2022
Mark Gitenstein Alabama December 18, 2021 January 24, 2022 January 17, 2025
Norman Thatcher Scharpf
(Acting)
Washington D.C. January 17, 2025 September 11, 2025
Andrew Puzder Tennessee September 11, 2025 Incumbent

See also

  • United States Mission to the European Union

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