List of ambassadors of the United States to Algeria

The Ambassador of the United States to Algeria is the official representative of the President of the United States to the head of state of Algeria.

Ambassador of the United States to Algeria
سفارة الولايات المتحدة في الجزائر
Seal of the United States Department of State
Incumbent
Gautam Rana
Chargé d'Affaires
since January 20, 2021
NominatorThe President of the United States
AppointerThe President
with Senate advice and consent
Inaugural holderWilliam J. Porter
FormationSeptember 29, 1962
WebsiteU.S. Embassy - Algiers

Until 1962, Algeria had been under the dominion of France. Independence from France was formally declared on July 3, 1962. The United States and France both formally recognized Algeria on that same day.[1] The Algerian government had recognized the United States in 1795, but formal diplomatic relations had not been established.[1]

The U.S. has had consular representation in Algeria intermittently since 1796. On September 29, 1962, diplomatic relations between Algeria and the United States were formally established when the U.S. Consulate General in Algiers was raised to embassy status. William J. Porter was appointed as the first chargé d'affaires ad interim pending appointment of an ambassador to Algiers. He was promoted to ambassador on November 29, 1962.[1]

Algeria severed diplomatic relations with the United States on June 6, 1967, in the wake of the June 1967 Arab-Israeli War. A U.S. Interests Section was established in the Swiss Embassy. The United States and Algeria reestablished diplomatic relations, and their respective embassies in Algiers and Washington reopened on November 12, 1974.[1]

Ambassadors and chiefs of mission
  • William J. Porter – Career FSO
    • Title: Chargé d'Affaires
    • Appointed: July 3, 1962
    • Presented credentials: —
    • Terminated mission: Promoted to ambassador, November 17, 1962
  • William J. Porter – Career FSO[2]
    • Title: Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary
    • Appointed: November 29, 1962
    • Presented credentials: December 17, 1962
    • Terminated mission: Left post July 29, 1965
  • John D. Jernegan – Career FSO
    • Title: Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary
    • Appointed: July 22, 1965
    • Presented credentials: October 13, 1965
    • Terminated mission: Left post June 10, 1967 after Algeria severed diplomatic relations with the U.S.
  • From 1967 to 1974, the United States maintained an Interests Section through the Swiss embassy in Algeria. The chiefs of mission (titled Principal Officer) at the U.S. Interests Section were:
  • Richard Bordeaux Parker – Career FSO
    • Title: Chargé d'Affaires a.i.
    • Appointed: November 12, 1974
    • Presented credentials: —
    • Terminated mission: Promoted to ambassador, December 18, 1974
  • Richard Bordeaux Parker – Career FSO
    • Title: Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary
    • Appointed: December 18, 1974
    • Presented credentials: January 17, 1975
    • Terminated mission: Left post February 12, 1977
  • Ulric St. Clair Haynes, Jr. – Political appointee
    • Title: Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary
    • Appointed: May 11, 1977
    • Presented credentials: July 13, 1977
    • Terminated mission: Left post January 28, 1981
  • Michael H. Newlin – Career FSO
    • Title: Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary
    • Appointed: September 28, 1981
    • Presented credentials: October 28, 1981
    • Terminated mission: Left post July 21, 1985
  • L. Craig Johnstone – Career FSO
    • Title: Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary
    • Appointed: July 12, 1985
    • Presented credentials: September 9, 1985
    • Terminated mission: Left post July 10, 1988
  • Christopher W.S. Ross – Career FSO
    • Title: Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary
    • Appointed: August 12, 1988
    • Presented credentials: September 20, 1988
    • Terminated mission: Left post August 14, 1991
  • Mary Ann Casey – Career FSO
    • Title: Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary
    • Appointed: July 2, 1991
    • Presented credentials: September 8, 1991
    • Terminated mission: Left post October 19, 1994
  • Ronald E. Neumann – Career FSO
    • Title: Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary
    • Appointed: July 5, 1994
    • Presented credentials: September 18, 1994
    • Terminated mission: Left post September 19, 1997
  • Cameron R. Hume – Career FSO
    • Title: Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary
    • Appointed: November 10, 1997
    • Presented credentials: December 28, 1997
    • Terminated mission: Left post September 13, 2000
  • Janet A. Sanderson – Career FSO
    • Title: Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary
    • Appointed: September 15, 2000
    • Presented credentials: October 30, 2000
    • Terminated mission: Left post May 13, 2003
  • Richard W. Erdman – Career FSO
    • Title: Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary
    • Appointed: May 23, 2003
    • Presented credentials: July 26, 2003
    • Terminated mission: Left post January 9, 2006
  • Robert Stephen Ford – Career FSO
    • Title: Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary
    • Appointed: May 30, 2006
    • Presented credentials: September 4, 2006
    • Terminated mission: Left post June 26, 2008
  • David D. Pearce – Career FSO[3]
    • Title: Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary
    • Appointed: August 4, 2008
    • Presented credentials: September 2, 2008
    • Terminated mission: c. April 2011
  • W. William Jordan – Career FSO
    • Deputy Chief of Mission April–August 2011
  • Henry S. Ensher – Career FSO
    • Title: Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary
    • Appointed: c. July 2011
    • Presented credentials: August 10, 2011
    • Terminated mission:
  • Joan A. Polaschik - Career FSO
    • Title: Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary
    • Confirmed: July 29, 2014
    • Presented credentials: August 15, 2014
    • Terminated mission: April 27, 2017
  • John Desrocher - Career FSO
    • Title: Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary
    • Confirmed: August 3, 2017
    • Presented credentials: September 5, 2017
    • Terminated mission: January 20, 2021

See also

References
  1. "Algeria". United States Department of State. Retrieved 2011-07-09.
  2. Porter was commissioned during a recess of the Senate and recommissioned after confirmation on Mar 9, 1963.
  3. "List of Chiefs of Mission as of June 6, 2011" (PDF). U.S. Department of State. Retrieved 2011-06-07.
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