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George Wadsworth
DiplAgt/Consul General
Appointment: Oct 9, 1942
Presentation of Credentials: Nov 30, 1942
Termination of Mission: Promoted to Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary
Note: Commissioned to the Republic of Syria. Also accredited to Lebanon; resident at Beirut.
George Wadsworth
Title: Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary
Appointment: Sep 21, 1944
Presentation of Credentials: Nov 17, 1944
Termination of Mission: Left Damascus, Feb 8, 1947
Note: Commissioned to the Republic of Syria; also accredited to Lebanon
Paul H. Alling
Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary
Appointment: Apr 10, 1947
Note: Commissioned to the Republic of Syria. Took oath of office, but did not
proceed to post.
James Hugh Keeley, Jr.
Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary
Appointment: Oct 8, 1947
Presentation of Credentials: Aug 2, 1948
Termination of Mission: Left post Jul 22, 1950
Cavendish W. Cannon
Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary
Appointment: Sep 20, 1950
Presentation of Credentials: Oct 30, 1950
Termination of Mission: Left post May 8, 1952
James S. Moose, Jr.
Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary
Appointment: Jun 25, 1952
Presentation of Credentials: Aug 14, 1952
Note: Commissioned to the Republic of Syria.
James S. Moose, Jr.
Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary
Appointment: Sep 11, 1952
Presentation of Credentials: Sep 30, 1952
Termination of Mission: Left post Jun 30, 1957
Charles W. Yost
Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary
Appointment: Dec 24, 1957
Presentation of Credentials: Jan 16, 1958
Termination of Mission: Syria incorporated into the United Arab Republic, Feb 22, 1958
Note: The Embassy in Damascus was reclassified as a Consulate General on Feb 25, 1958. The mission was re-established as an Embassy on Oct 10, 1961, with Ridgway B. Knight as Chargé d'Affaires ad interim.
Ridgway B. Knight
Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary
Appointment: Dec 7, 1961
Presentation of Credentials: Jan 11, 1962
Termination of Mission: Left post May 27, 1965
Hugh H. Smythe
Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary
Appointment: Jul 22, 1965
Presentation of Credentials: Oct 28, 1965
Termination of Mission: Syria severed diplomatic relations with the U.S., Jun 6, 1967; Smythe left post Jun 8, 1967
Note: A U.S. Interests Section was established on Feb 8, 1974, in the Italian Embassy with Thomas J. Scotes as Principal Officer. The Embassy in Damascus was re-established on Jun 16, 1974, with Scotes as Chargé d'Affaires ad interim.
Richard W. Murphy
Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary
Appointment: Aug 9, 1974
Presentation of Credentials: Sep 9, 1974
Termination of Mission: Left post Apr 23, 1978
Talcott W. Seelye
Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary
Appointment: Jul 31, 1978
Presentation of Credentials: Sep 17, 1978
Termination of Mission: Left post Aug 31, 1981
Robert P. Paganelli
Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary
Appointment: Sep 28, 1981
Presentation of Credentials: Nov 12, 1981
Termination of Mission: Left post Jun 13, 1984
William L. Eagleton, Jr.
Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary
Appointment: Oct 4, 1984
Presentation of Credentials: Dec 6, 1984
Termination of Mission: Left post Aug 31, 1988
Edward Peter Djerejian
Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary
Appointment: Aug 12, 1988
Presentation of Credentials: Oct 2, 1988
Termination of Mission: Left post Jul 25, 1991
Christopher W. S. Ross
Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary
Appointment: Aug 2, 1991
Presentation of Credentials: Sep 25, 1991
Termination of Mission: Left post Mar 22, 1998
Ryan Clark Crocker
Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary
Appointment: Jun 29, 1998
Presentation of Credentials: Jun 6, 1999
Termination of Mission: Left post Jun 30, 2001
Theodore H. Kattouf
Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary
Appointment: Aug 7, 2001
Presentation of Credentials: Jan 12, 2002
Termination of Mission: Left post Aug 23, 2003
Margaret Scobey
Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary
Appointment: Dec 12, 2003
Presentation of Credentials: Jan 10, 2004
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