Formation November 1, 1946 | ||
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Nominator The President of the United States Inaugural holder George R. Merrell
as Chargé d'Affaires ad interim Website U.S. Embassy - New Delhi | ||
The United States Ambassador to India is the chief diplomatic representative of United States in India. The U.S. Ambassador's office is situated at the U.S. Embassy in New Delhi.
U.S. Ambassadors to the Dominion of India (1947-1950)
President George Washington, on November 19, 1792, nominated Benjamin Joy of Newbury Port as the first American Consul to Kolkata and later commissioned Joy to that office on November 21, 1792.
References
United States Ambassador to India Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA