United States Ambassador to North Yemen
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Mutawakkilite Kingdom of Yemen
The Mutawakkilite Kingdom of Yemen , sometimes spelled Mutawakelite Kingdom of Yemen, also known as the Kingdom of Yemen or as North Yemen, was a country from 1918 to 1962 in the northern part of what is now Yemen...
in 1946 and commissioned its first ambassador, J. Rives Childs to the Kingdom of Yemen on August 22, 1946. A diplomatic legation
Legation
A legation was the term used in diplomacy to denote a diplomatic representative office lower than an embassy. Where an embassy was headed by an Ambassador, a legation was headed by a Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary....
was established in Ta'izz
Ta'izz
Ta'izz , or Taiz, is a city in the Yemeni Highlands, near the famous Mocha port on the Red Sea, lying at an elevation of about 1,400 metres above sea level. It is the capital of Ta'izz Governorate...
. At that time the ambassador to Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabia
The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia , commonly known in British English as Saudi Arabia and in Arabic as as-Sa‘ūdiyyah , is the largest state in Western Asia by land area, constituting the bulk of the Arabian Peninsula, and the second-largest in the Arab World...
was concurrently commissioned to Yemen while resident in Jeddah
Jeddah
Jeddah, Jiddah, Jidda, or Jedda is a city located on the coast of the Red Sea and is the major urban center of western Saudi Arabia. It is the largest city in Makkah Province, the largest sea port on the Red Sea, and the second largest city in Saudi Arabia after the capital city, Riyadh. The...
, Saudi Arabia.
Following a coup d’état in North Yemen in 1962, the nation was renamed Yemen Arab Republic
Yemen Arab Republic
The Yemen Arab Republic , also known as North Yemen or Yemen , was a country from 1962 to 1990 in the western part of what is now Yemen...
. A period of civil war ensued for the next five years. The United States maintained diplomatic relations with the Kingdom but no ambassador was accredited to the nation. A series of chargés d’affaires
Chargé d'affaires
In diplomacy, chargé d’affaires , often shortened to simply chargé, is the title of two classes of diplomatic agents who head a diplomatic mission, either on a temporary basis or when no more senior diplomat has been accredited.-Chargés d’affaires:Chargés d’affaires , who were...
maintained the legation during that period. Also during that time, the legation in Ta'izz was raised to embassy status on January 28, 1963 and the embassy was transferred to San'a in 1966.
The Yemen Arab Republic severed relations with the United States June 7, 1967. A U.S. Interests Section was established in the Italian Embassy on April 10, 1970. The Embassy in San'a was re-established on July 1, 1972. The first Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, William R. Crawford, Jr., was appointed on October 12, 1972.
On May 22, 1990, the Yemen Arab Republic and the People's Democratic Republic of Yemen
People's Democratic Republic of Yemen
The People's Democratic Republic of Yemen — also referred to as South Yemen, Democratic Yemen or Yemen — was a socialist republic in the present-day southern and eastern Provinces of Yemen...
(South Yemen) announced that they were forming a united Republic of Yemen.
For subsequent ambassadors to the Republic of Yemen, see United States Ambassador to Yemen
United States Ambassador to Yemen
This is a list of Ambassadors of the United States to Yemen.Prior to 1990, Yemen had consisted of two nations: North Yemen and South Yemen. The United States had diplomatic relations with North Yemen since 1946...
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For ambassadors to South Yemen, see United States Ambassador to South Yemen
United States Ambassador to South Yemen
The United States recognized the People's Republic of South Yemen in 1967 and moved to establish diplomatic relations. A U.S. embassy in Aden was established on December 7, 1967, with William L. Eagleton, Jr., as Chargé d'Affaires ad interim....
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Ambassadors
- Note: Until 1963 the embassy had the status of legationLegationA legation was the term used in diplomacy to denote a diplomatic representative office lower than an embassy. Where an embassy was headed by an Ambassador, a legation was headed by a Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary....
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 ArabiaSaudi ArabiaThe Kingdom of Saudi Arabia , commonly known in British English as Saudi Arabia and in Arabic as as-Sa‘ūdiyyah , is the largest state in Western Asia by land area, constituting the bulk of the Arabian Peninsula, and the second-largest in the Arab World...
, while resident at JeddahJeddahJeddah, Jiddah, Jidda, or Jedda is a city located on the coast of the Red Sea and is the major urban center of western Saudi Arabia. It is the largest city in Makkah Province, the largest sea port on the Red Sea, and the second largest city in Saudi Arabia after the capital city, Riyadh. The...
. - 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. HareRaymond A. HareRaymond Arthur Hare was a United States diplomat, who was Director General of the United States Foreign Service from 1954 to 1956 and Assistant Secretary of State for Near Eastern and South Asian Affairs from 1965 to 1966.-Early years, 1901—1939:...
– 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 WadsworthGeorge Wadsworth (diplomat)George Wadsworth II was a United States diplomat, specializing in the Middle East.Wadsworth was born in Buffalo, New York and received a degree in chemical engineering from Union College in Schenectady, New York...
– 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 (records unclear), the U.S. ambassador to EgyptEgyptEgypt , officially the Arab Republic of Egypt, Arabic: , is a country mainly in North Africa, with the Sinai Peninsula forming a land bridge in Southwest Asia. Egypt is thus a transcontinental country, and a major power in Africa, the Mediterranean Basin, the Middle East and the Muslim world...
was concurrently commissioned to Yemen while resident at CairoCairoCairo , is the capital of Egypt and the largest city in the Arab world and Africa, and the 16th largest metropolitan area in the world. Nicknamed "The City of a Thousand Minarets" for its preponderance of Islamic architecture, Cairo has long been a centre of the region's political and cultural life...
. - Donald R. HeathDonald R. HeathDonald Read Heath was a member of the United States Foreign Service for more than four decades including service as the Ambassador to Cambodia , Laos , Vietnam , Lebanon and Saudi Arabia...
– Career FSO- Title: Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary
- Appointed: November 27, 1957
- Presented credentials: —
- Terminated mission: —
- Raymond A. HareRaymond A. HareRaymond Arthur Hare was a United States diplomat, who was Director General of the United States Foreign Service from 1954 to 1956 and Assistant Secretary of State for Near Eastern and South Asian Affairs from 1965 to 1966.-Early years, 1901—1939:...
– 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 ReinhardtG. Frederick ReinhardtGeorge Frederick "Fred" Reinhardt was an American diplomat during the middle third of the 20th century.He was born in Berkeley, California, and matriculated at the University of California, Berkeley, where he was admitted to the Zeta Psi fraternity, graduating in 1933. Reinhardt was the U.S...
– 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. HartParker T. Hart-Biography:Parker T. Hart was born in Medford, Massachusetts on September 28, 1910. He received a B.A. from Dartmouth College in 1933, an M.A. from Harvard University in 1935, and a diploma from the Institute des Hautes Études Internationales in Geneva in 1936. He attended the Edmund A...
– 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 (1963)
- James N. Cortada (February 1963–August 1964)
- Lee Dinsmore (August 1964–June 1967)
- 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 (April 1970–February 1972) and Robert A. Stein (February–July 1972).
- The Embassy in San'a was re-established on July 1, 1972, with Robert A. Stein as Chargé d'Affaires ad interimAd interimThe Latin phrase ad interim literally means "in the time between" denotes the meaning of "in the meantime", "for an intervening time" or "temporarily" in the English language...
. - From 1972 the ambassador had the rank of Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary and was commissioned to the Yemen Arab Republic.
- 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:
- 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. ZweifelDavid E. ZweifelDavid Eugene Zweifel was United States Ambassador to North Yemen from 1981-1984. Zweifel entered the US Foreign Service in 1962, undertaking an assignment as a political officer in Brazil.-List of foreign assignments:...
– 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
On May 22, 1990, the Yemen Arab Republic and the People's Democratic Republic of Yemen united to form the "Republic of Yemen." For ambassadors to the Republic of Yemen, see United States Ambassador to Yemen
United States Ambassador to Yemen
This is a list of Ambassadors of the United States to Yemen.Prior to 1990, Yemen had consisted of two nations: North Yemen and South Yemen. The United States had diplomatic relations with North Yemen since 1946...
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