List of ambassadors of the United States to Morocco


This is a list of ambassadors of the United States to Morocco. Morocco was the first country to recognize the United States of America in 1777. Regular diplomatic relations were established in 1905. In 1912 Morocco came under the control of France and Spain as protectorates. The United States did not initially recognize the French and Spanish protectorates over Morocco. However, in 1917 upon U.S. entry into the First World War, the U.S. government recognized the protectorates. The U.S. Minister at Tangier was downgraded to the status of Diplomatic Agent. In 1956 the U.S. recognized Morocco’s independence, established an embassy in Rabat, and appointed a ranking ambassador, Cavendish W. Cannon.
WWW morocco.usembassy.gov

Heads of the U.S. Consulate General at Tangier (1917–1933)

NameTitleStartEnd
Maxwell BlakeConsul General19171922
Joseph M. DenningConsul General19221924
Maxwell BlakeConsul General19251933

Heads of the U.S. Legation at Tangier (1933–1956)

NameTitleStartEnd
Maxwell BlakeConsul General19331940
John Campbell WhiteConsul General19401941
J. Rives ChildsChargé d'Affaires19411945
Paul H. AllingConsul General19451947
Edwin A. PlittConsul General19471951
John Carter VincentConsul General19511953
Joseph C. SatterthwaiteConsul General19531955
Julius C. HolmesConsul General19551956

Heads of the U.S. Embassy at Rabat (1956–present)

NameTitleStartEnd
William J. PorterChargé d'Affaires19561956
Cavendish W. CannonAmbassador19561958
Charles YostAmbassador19581961
Philip W. BonsalAmbassador19611962
John H. FergusonAmbassador19621964
Henry J. TascaAmbassador19651969
Stuart W. RockwellAmbassador19701973
Robert G. NeumannAmbassador19731976
Robert AndersonAmbassador19761978
Richard B. ParkerAmbassador19781979
Angier Biddle DukeAmbassador19791981
Joseph Verner Reed Jr.Ambassador19811985
Thomas Anthony NassifAmbassador19851988
Michael UsseryAmbassador19881992
Frederick VreelandAmbassador19921993
Marc Charles GinsbergAmbassador19941997
Gary S. UsreyChargé d'Affaires19971998
Edward M. GabrielAmbassador19982001
Margaret D. TutwilerAmbassador20012003
Thomas RileyAmbassador20042009
Samuel L. KaplanAmbassador20092013
Matthew LussenhopChargé d'Affaires20132014
Dwight L. Bush Sr.Ambassador20142017
Stephanie MileyChargé d'Affaires20172019
David GreeneChargé d'Affaires20192020
David T. FischerAmbassador20202021
David GreeneChargé d'Affaires20212022
Aimee CutronaChargé d'Affaires20222022
Puneet TalwarAmbassador20222025
Aimee CutronaChargé d'Affaires20252025
Ben ZiffChargé d'Affaires20252025
Duke BuchanAmbassador2025Incumbent