United States Ambassador to North Yemen

Ambassadors

• Note: Until 1963 the embassy had the status of legation rather than embassy and the title of the ambassador was Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary.
• Note: Until 1957 the envoy was concurrently commissioned to the Kingdom of Yemen and Saudi Arabia, while resident at Jeddah.
• J. Rives Childs – Career FSO
• *Title: Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary
• *Appointed: August 22, 1946
• *Presented credentials: September 30, 1946
• *Terminated mission: Left Jeddah, July 21, 1950
• Raymond A. Hare – Career FSO
• *Title: Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary
• *Appointed: September 20, 1950
• *Presented credentials: July 22, 1951
• *Terminated mission: Left Jeddah, July 8, 1953
• George Wadsworth – Career FSO
• *Title: Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary
• *Appointed: October 21, 1953
• *Presented credentials: September 13, 1954
• *Terminated mission: Left Jeddah, January 1, 1958
• Note: In 1957 or 1958, the U.S. ambassador to Egypt was concurrently commissioned to Yemen while resident at Cairo.
• Donald R. Heath – Career FSO
• *Title: Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary
• *Appointed: November 27, 1957
• *Presented credentials: —
• *Terminated mission: —
• Raymond A. Hare – Career FSO
• *Title: Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary
• *Appointed: February 16, 1959
• *Presented credentials: March 11, 1959
• *Terminated mission: Left Cairo, December 18, 1959
• G. Frederick Reinhardt – Career FSO
• *Title: Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary
• *Appointed: January 27, 1960
• *Presented credentials: April 28, 1960
• *Terminated mission: Left Cairo, May 6, 1961
• Parker T. Hart – Career FSO
• *Title: Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary
• *Appointed: May 20, 1961
• *Presented credentials: October 1, 1961
• *Terminated mission: Appointment terminated, September 27, 1962
• Notes:
• *In 1962–1967 during a period of civil war in North Yemen, there was no ambassador or envoy commissioned to the Yemen Arab Republic. The Chargés d'Affaires ad interim 1962–1967 were:
• **Robert Stookey
• **James N. Cortada
• **Lee Dinsmore
• *The U.S. Legation was raised to embassy status on January 28, 1963.
• *The embassy was moved to San'a in 1966.
• *The Yemen Arab Republic severed diplomatic relations with the United States June 7, 1967 and all U.S. diplomatic personnel were withdrawn.
• *A U.S. Interest Section was established in the Italian Embassy on April 10, 1970. Principal Officers were David W. McClintock and Robert A. Stein.
• *The embassy in San'a was re-established on July 1, 1972, with Robert A. Stein as Chargé d'Affaires ad interim.
• *From 1972 the ambassador had the rank of Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary and was commissioned to the Yemen Arab Republic.
• William R. Crawford Jr. – Career FSO
• *Title: Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary
• *Appointed: October 12, 1972
• *Presented credentials: December 19, 1972
• *Terminated mission: Left post July 6, 1974
• Thomas J. Scotes – Career FSO
• *Title: Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary
• *Appointed: December 20, 1974
• *Presented credentials: January 21, 1975
• *Terminated mission: Left post April 24, 1978
• George M. Lane – Career FSO
• *Title: Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary
• *Appointed: August 11, 1978
• *Presented credentials: October 5, 1978
• *Terminated mission: Left post July 4, 1981
• David E. Zweifel – Career FSO
• *Title: Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary
• *Appointed: September 28, 1981
• *Presented credentials: October 24, 1981
• *Terminated mission: Left post June 20, 1984
• William Arthur Rugh – Career FSO
• *Title: Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary
• *Appointed: September 21, 1984
• *Presented credentials: October 28, 1984
• *Terminated mission: Left post July 4, 1987
• Note: The post was vacant July 1987–August 1988. Theodore H. Kattouf served as Chargé d'Affaires ad interim in that interval.
• Charles Franklin Dunbar – Career FSO
• *Title: Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary
• *Appointed: June 16, 1988
• *Presented credentials: August 14, 1988
• *Terminated mission: Left post June 13, 1991