List of ambassadors of the United States to Qatar

Ambassador of the United States to Qatar
سفارة الولايات المتحدة الأميركية في دولة قطر
Seal of the United States Department of State
Incumbent Timmy T. Davis since September 13, 2022
Nominator	The President of the United States
Appointer	The President with Senate advice and consent
Inaugural holder	William Stoltzfus as Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary
Formation	December 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.

Ambassadors

U.S. diplomatic terms
Career FSO After 1915, The United States Department of State began classifying ambassadors as career Foreign Service Officers (FSOs) for those who have served in the Foreign Service for a specified amount of time. Political appointee A person who is not a career foreign service officer, but is appointed by the president (often as a reward to political friends). Appointed The date that the ambassador took the oath of office; also known as "commissioning". It follows confirmation of a presidential appointment by the Senate, or a Congressional recess appointment by the president. In the case of a recess appointment, the ambassador requires subsequent confirmation by the Senate to remain in office. Presented credentials The date that the ambassador presented his letter of credence to the head of state or appropriate authority of the receiving nation. At this time the ambassador officially becomes the representative of his country. This would normally occur a short time after the ambassador's arrival on station. The host nation may reject the ambassador by not receiving the ambassador's letter, but this occurs only rarely. Terminated mission Usually the date that the ambassador left the country. In some cases a letter of recall is presented, ending the ambassador's commission, either as a means of diplomatic protest or because the diplomat is being reassigned elsewhere and replaced by another envoy. Chargé d'affaires The person in charge of the business of the embassy when there is no ambassador commissioned to the host country. Ad interim Latin phrase meaning "for the time being", "in the meantime".

U.S. diplomatic terms

Career FSO
After 1915, The United States Department of State began classifying ambassadors as career Foreign Service Officers (FSOs) for those who have served in the Foreign Service for a specified amount of time.

Political appointee
A person who is not a career foreign service officer, but is appointed by the president (often as a reward to political friends).

Appointed
The date that the ambassador took the oath of office; also known as "commissioning". It follows confirmation of a presidential appointment by the Senate, or a Congressional recess appointment by the president. In the case of a recess appointment, the ambassador requires subsequent confirmation by the Senate to remain in office.

Presented credentials
The date that the ambassador presented his letter of credence to the head of state or appropriate authority of the receiving nation. At this time the ambassador officially becomes the representative of his country. This would normally occur a short time after the ambassador's arrival on station. The host nation may reject the ambassador by not receiving the ambassador's letter, but this occurs only rarely.

Terminated mission
Usually the date that the ambassador left the country. In some cases a letter of recall is presented, ending the ambassador's commission, either as a means of diplomatic protest or because the diplomat is being reassigned elsewhere and replaced by another envoy.

Chargé d'affaires
The person in charge of the business of the embassy when there is no ambassador commissioned to the host country.

Ad interim
Latin phrase meaning "for the time being", "in the meantime".


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

References

United States Department of State: Background notes on Qatar
This article incorporates public domain material from U.S. Bilateral Relations Fact Sheets. United States Department of State.