The United States ambassador to Qatar is the official representative of the government of the United States to the government of Qatar.
Ambassadors +NameTitleAppointedPresented credentialsTerminated missionNotesWilliam Stoltzfus – Career FSOAmbassador Extraordinary & PlenipotentiaryDecember 9, 1971March 19, 1972August 21, 1974Robert Peter Paganelli – Career FSOJune 20, 1974August 22, 1974July 13, 1977Andrew Ivy Killgore – Career FSOAugust 3, 1977September 29, 1977June 29, 1980Charles E. Marthinsen – Career FSOMay 23, 1980July 30, 1980August 1, 1983Charles Franklin Dunbar – Career FSOOctober 7, 1983October 30, 1983March 23, 1985Joseph Ghougassian – Political appointeeDecember 6, 1985December 29, 1985June 30, 1989Mark Gregory Hambley – Career FSOOctober 10, 1989October 30, 1989August 15, 1992Kenton Keith – Career FSOMay 26, 1992September 2, 1992July 17, 1995Patrick N. Theros – Career FSOOctober 3, 1995November 12, 1995November 23, 1998Elizabeth Davenport McKune – Career FSOOctober 1, 1998December 6, 1998June 20, 2001Maureen E. Quinn – Career FSOAugust 7, 2001September 24, 2001July 12, 2004Chase Untermeyer – Political appointeeAugust 2, 2004December 7, 2004August 19, 2007Joseph LeBaron – Career FSOJune 6, 2008November 3, 2008July 29, 2011Susan L. Ziadeh - Career FSOJuly 5, 2011October 9, 2011 August 11, 2014Dana Shell Smith - Career FSOJuly 10, 2014September 8, 2014June 20, 2017Greta C. Holtz - Career FSOChargé d'AffairesJune 14, 2020 June 16, 2022Timmy T. Davis - Career FSOAmbassador Extraordinary & PlenipotentiaryAugust 4, 2022September 13, 2022June 15, 2025Stefanie Altman-Winans - Career FSOChargé d'AffairesJune 16, 2025January 16, 2026Mo Barghouty - Career FSOChargé d'AffairesJanuary 17, 2026August 5, 2026Chris Hodges - Career FSOChargé d'AffairesAugust 6, 2026Present
See also Qatar – United States relations Foreign relations of Qatar Ambassadors of the United States
References
United States Department of State: Background notes on Qatar
External links United States Department of State: Chiefs of Mission for Qatar United States Department of State: Qatar United States Embassy in Doha