List of ambassadors of the United States to Italy


Since 1840, the United States has had diplomatic representation in the Italian Republic and its predecessor nation, the Kingdom of Italy, with a break in relations from 1941 to 1944 while Italy and the U.S. were at war during World War II. The U.S. Mission to Italy is headed by the Embassy of the United States in Rome, and also includes six consular offices
Beginning in 2006, the U.S. Ambassador to Italy is concurrently accredited as the U.S. Ambassador to San Marino.

List of U.S. ambassadors to Italy

Listed below are the head U.S. diplomatic agents in Italy, their diplomatic rank, and the effective start and end of their service in Italy.
Name and TitlePresentation of
Credentials		Termination of
Mission
John Nelson, Chargé d'AffairesOctober 24, 1831October 15, 1832
Enos T. Throop, Chargé d'AffairesSeptember 28, 1838December 29, 1841
William Boulware, Chargé d'AffairesDecember 29, 1841June 24, 1845
William Hawkins Polk, Chargé d'AffairesJuly 24, 1845May 11, 1847
John Rowan, Chargé d'AffairesJune 27, 1848November 9, 1849
Edward Joy Morris, Chargé d'AffairesApril 4, 1850August 25, 1853
Robert Dale Owen, Minister ResidentOctober 22, 1853September 20, 1858
Joseph Ripley Chandler, Minister ResidentSeptember 20, 1858November 6, 1860

The Embassy at Naples closed November 6, 1860.
Name and TitlePresentation of
Credentials		Termination of
Mission
Hezekiah Gold Rogers, Chargé d'AffairesSeptember 15, 1840November 22, 1841
Ambrose Baber, Chargé d'AffairesDecember 1, 1841January 10, 1844
Robert Wickliffe, Jr., Chargé d'AffairesJanuary 10, 18441847
Nathaniel Niles, Chargé d'AffairesApril 28, 1848August 20, 1850
William B. Kinney, Chargé d'AffairesAugust 21, 1850October 8, 1853
John Moncure Daniel, Chargé d'AffairesOctober 10, 1853September 3, 1854
John Moncure Daniel, MinisterSeptember 4, 1854January 10, 1861
George P. Marsh, EnvoyJune 23, 18611865

Name and TitlePresentation of
Credentials		Termination of
Mission
George P. Marsh, Envoy18651871

Name and TitlePresentation of
Credentials		Termination of
Mission
George P. Marsh, Envoy1871July 23, 1882
William Waldorf Astor, EnvoyNovember 21, 1882March 1, 1885
John B. Stallo, EnvoyNovember 27, 1885June 6, 1889
Albert G. Porter, EnvoyJune 6, 1889July 9, 1892
William Potter, EnvoyDecember 28, 1892March 8, 1894

Name and TitlePresentation of
Credentials		Termination of
Mission
Wayne MacVeagh, AmbassadorMarch 11, 1894March 4, 1897
William F. Draper, AmbassadorJune 29, 1897June 5, 1900
George V. L. Meyer, AmbassadorFebruary 4, 1901April 1, 1905
Henry White, AmbassadorApril 16, 1905February 26, 1907
Lloyd C. Griscom, AmbassadorMarch 17, 1907June 14, 1909
John G. A. Leishman, AmbassadorJuly 4, 1909October 7, 1911
Thomas J. O'Brien, AmbassadorNovember 13, 1911September 17, 1913
Thomas Nelson Page, AmbassadorOctober 12, 1913June 21, 1919
Robert Underwood Johnson, AmbassadorApril 22, 1920May 20, 1921
Richard Washburn Child, AmbassadorJuly 28, 1921January 20, 1924
Henry P. Fletcher, AmbassadorApril 2, 1924August 3, 1929
John W. Garrett, AmbassadorNovember 20, 1929May 22, 1933
Breckinridge Long, AmbassadorMay 31, 1933April 23, 1936
William Phillips, AmbassadorNovember 4, 1936October 6, 1941
George Wadsworth, Chargé d'AffairesOctober 6, 1941December 11, 1941

Diplomatic relations were severed and the U.S. Embassy in Rome was closed on December 11, 1941, after Italy declared war on the United States. Diplomatic relations were reestablished on October 16, 1944. Ambassador Alexander C. Kirk reopened the U.S. Embassy in Rome when he presented his credentials on January 8, 1945.
Name and TitlePresentation of
Credentials		Termination of
Mission
Alexander C. Kirk, AmbassadorJanuary 8, 1945March 5, 1946
James Clement Dunn, AmbassadorFebruary 6, 1947March 17, 1952
Ellsworth Bunker, AmbassadorMay 7, 1952April 3, 1953
Clare Boothe Luce, AmbassadorMay 4, 1953December 27, 1956
James David Zellerbach, AmbassadorFebruary 6, 1957December 10, 1960
G. Frederick Reinhardt, AmbassadorMay 17, 1961March 3, 1968
H. Gardner Ackley, AmbassadorApril 3, 1968August 27, 1969
Graham A. Martin, AmbassadorOctober 30, 1969February 10, 1973
John A. Volpe, AmbassadorMarch 6, 1973January 24, 1977
Richard N. Gardner, AmbassadorMarch 21, 1977February 27, 1981
Maxwell M. Rabb, AmbassadorJuly 1, 1981June 3, 1989
Peter F. Secchia, AmbassadorJuly 3, 1989January 20, 1993
Reginald Bartholomew, AmbassadorOctober 14, 1993September 28, 1997
Thomas M. Foglietta, AmbassadorDecember 11, 1997March 1, 2001
Melvin Floyd Sembler, AmbassadorDecember 10, 2001July 26, 2005
Ronald P. Spogli, AmbassadorAugust 12, 2005February 6, 2009
David H. Thorne, AmbassadorAug–Sep 2009September 2013
John R. Phillips, AmbassadorSeptember 13, 2013January 18, 2017
Kelly C. Degnan, Chargé d'AffairesJanuary 18, 2017October 3, 2017
Lewis Eisenberg, AmbassadorOctober 4, 2017Incumbent