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Hornibrook \u2013 Political appointee[2]Envoy Extraordinary and Minister PlenipotentiaryJanuary 22, 1935May 4, 1935Left Tehran March 16, 1936The names of the charg\u00e9s heading the Afghanistan mission between Hornibrook\u2019s departure in 1936 and the arrival of Dreyfus in 1941 have not been recorded.Louis G. Dreyfus, Jr. \u2013 Career FSO[2]Envoy Extraordinary and Minister PlenipotentiaryFebruary 16, 1940May 19, 1941Superseded by establishment of legation in Kabul, July 25, 1942Legation Kabul was opened June 6, 1942 with Charles W. Thayer as Charg\u00e9 d\u2019Affaires ad interim.Cornelius Van Hemert Engert \u2013 Career FSOEnvoy Extraordinary and Minister PlenipotentiaryMay 2, 1942July 2, 1942Left post August 17, 1945Ely Palmer \u2013 Career FSOEnvoy Extraordinary and Minister PlenipotentiaryFebruary 9, 1945December 6, 1945Promoted to Ambassador Extraordinary and PlenipotentiaryDuring Palmer\u2019s tenure as envoy, the Legation was elevated to Embassy status on June 5, 1948, when Palmer presented his credentials to the Afghan government.Ely Palmer \u2013 Career FSOAmbassador Extraordinary and PlenipotentiaryMay 6, 1948June 5, 1948Left post November 18, 1948Louis G. Dreyfus, Jr. \u2013 Career FSOAmbassador Extraordinary and PlenipotentiaryApril 21, 1949August 16, 1949Left post January 19, 1951George Robert Merrell \u2013 Career FSOAmbassador Extraordinary and PlenipotentiaryApril 19, 1951June 28, 1951Left post May 3, 1952Angus I. Ward \u2013 Career FSOAmbassador Extraordinary and PlenipotentiaryJune 27, 1952November 8, 1952Left post March 3, 1956Sheldon T. Mills \u2013 Career FSOAmbassador Extraordinary and PlenipotentiaryMarch 28, 1956May 6, 1956Left post February 3, 1959Henry A. Byroade \u2013 Career FSOAmbassador Extraordinary and PlenipotentiaryJanuary 29, 1959March 21, 1959Left post January 19, 1962John M. Steeves \u2013 Career FSOAmbassador Extraordinary and PlenipotentiaryFebruary 7, 1962March 20, 1962Left post July 21, 1966Robert G. Neumann \u2013 Political appointeeAmbassador Extraordinary and PlenipotentiaryNovember 3, 1966February 19, 1967Left post September 10, 1973Theodore L. Eliot, Jr. \u2013 Career FSOAmbassador Extraordinary and PlenipotentiarySeptember 20, 1973November 21, 1973Left post June 14, 1978Adolph Dubs \u2013 Career FSOAmbassador Extraordinary and PlenipotentiaryJune 27, 1978July 12, 1978Assassinated at post February 14, 1979J. Bruce Amstutz \u2013 Career FSOCharg\u00e9 d\u2019Affaires a.i.February 14, 1979February 1980Hawthorne Q. Mills \u2013 Career FSOCharg\u00e9 d\u2019Affaires a.i.February 1980January 1982Charles Franklin Dunbar \u2013 Career FSOCharg\u00e9 d\u2019Affaires a.i.January 1982June 1983Edward Hurwitz \u2013 Career FSOCharg\u00e9 d\u2019Affaires a.i.June 1983March 1986James Maurice EalumCharg\u00e9 d\u2019Affaires a.i.March 1986September 1987Jon D. GlassmanCharg\u00e9 d\u2019Affaires a.i.September 1987January 30, 1989Peter Tomsen served as Special Envoy to Afghanistan (to the Northern Alliance) 1989\u20131992.    The U.S. Embassy Kabul was closed in January 1989. The Embassy was reopened January 17, 2002.[1]James F. Dobbins \u2013 Career FSOAmbassador (in charge of reestablishing U.S. Embassy)December 17, 2001January 2, 2002Ryan Crocker \u2013 Career FSOCharg\u00e9 d\u2019Affaires a.i.January 2, 2002[3]UnknownApril 3, 2002Robert Finn \u2013 Career FSOAmbassador Extraordinary and PlenipotentiaryMarch 21, 2002April 3, 2002Left post August 1, 2004Zalmay Khalilzad \u2013 Political appointeeAmbassador Extraordinary and PlenipotentiaryAugust 17, 2004September 28, 2004Left post June 20, 2005Ronald E. Neumann \u2013 Career FSOAmbassador Extraordinary and PlenipotentiaryJune 27, 2005August 1, 2005Left post April 10, 2007William Braucher Wood \u2013 Career FSOAmbassador Extraordinary and PlenipotentiaryMarch 28, 2007April 16, 2007April 9, 2009Karl Eikenberry \u2013 Political appointeeAmbassador Extraordinary and PlenipotentiaryApril 3, 2009May 21, 2009July 25, 2011Ryan Crocker \u2013 Career FSO[4][5]Ambassador Extraordinary and PlenipotentiaryJuly 7, 2011[6]July 25, 2011[7]July 13, 2012James B. Cunningham – Career FSOAmbassador Extraordinary and PlenipotentiaryAugust 2012, Sworn in as ambassador August 12, 2012.August 13, 2012[8]December 7, 2014P. Michael McKinley – Career FSO[9]Ambassador Extraordinary and PlenipotentiaryDecember 2014January 6, 2015[10]December 18, 2016Hugo LlorensCareer Ambassador and Special Charg\u00e9 d\u2019AffairesDecember 19, 2016November 17, 2017John R. BassAmbassador Extraordinary and PlenipotentiarySeptember 28, 2017December 12, 2017January 6, 2020[11]Ross WilsonCharg\u00e9 d\u2019Affaires[12]January 18, 2020August 31, 2021The U.S. Embassy in Kabul transferred operations to Doha, Qatar, on August 31, 2021, following the fall of Kabul to the Taliban.[13][14] Since December 31, the U.S. Interests Section at the Embassy of Qatar in Kabul has served as the protecting power for the U.S. in Afghanistan.[15]Ian McCaryCharg\u00e9 d\u2019AffairesAugust 31, 2021[16][17][18]July 31, 2022Karen B. DeckerCharg\u00e9 d\u2019AffairesAugust 1, 2022[19]Incumbent"},{"@context":"http:\/\/schema.org\/","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"https:\/\/wiki.edu.vn\/en\/wiki43\/#breadcrumbitem","name":"Enzyklop\u00e4die"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"https:\/\/wiki.edu.vn\/en\/wiki43\/list-of-ambassadors-of-the-united-states-to-afghanistan\/#breadcrumbitem","name":"List of ambassadors of the United States to Afghanistan"}}]}]