List of ambassadors of the United States to Iraq


This is a list of all official heads of diplomatic missions of the United states to the modern state of Iraq.
The two countries have had official diplomatic relations since 1931, with the exception of two separate periods during which these relations were severed; namely in 1967 and 1991. The embassy of the United States in Iraq was established in 28 December 1946.

List

The following list includes ambassadors and lower-ranking chargés d'affaires.
The United States broke off full ties with Iraq over the Six-Day War and did not resume them until 1984. The U.S. maintained an interests section starting in 1972, hosted by the Belgian embassy.
Diplomatic relations were again severed due to the Gulf War. The American embassy in Baghdad remained closed until 2000 when it was staffed by Japanese diplomats working in proxy with the U.S. No new ambassador or chargé d'affaires was appointed until after the Second Gulf War. However the U.S. interests section was opened at the Polish embassy in January 1991. The Polish embassy represented the interests of the U.S. until July 13, 2004.