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The President of the United States William A. Stoltzfus, Jr.
as Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary |
Diplomatic presence of the United States of America in Oman started in 1880 when the U.S. set up its consulate in Muscat. The consulate operated in Oman through 1915. U.S. interests in Oman, thereafter, were handled by U.S. diplomats resident in neighboring countries. In 1972, the U.S. ambassador in Kuwait William Stoltzfus was accredited as the first U.S. ambassador to Oman, and the U.S. embassy, headed by a resident chargé d'affaires, was opened on July 4, 1972.
The first resident U.S. ambassador William D. Wolle took up his post in July 1974. U.S. Ambassador Wiley has played important role in development of Oman – United States relations, staging of Iran Hostage Rescue Attempt from Oman and making Oman one of the most reliable allies of the United States.
The United States Embassy in Sultanate of Oman is located in Muscat.
William A. Stoltzfus, Jr. – Career FSOTitle: Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary. Resident in Kuwait
Appointed: April 17, 1972
Terminated mission: Left post, July 16, 1974
William D. Wolle – Career FSO
Title: Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary.
Appointed: July 17, 1974
Terminated mission: Left post, April 25, 1978
Marshall W. Wiley – Career FSO
Title: Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary.
Appointed: November 7, 1978
Terminated mission: Left post, May 19, 1981
John R. Countryman – Career FSO
Title: Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary.
Appointed: October 14, 1981
Terminated mission: Left post, July 29, 1985
George Cranwell Montgomery – Political appointee
Title: Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary.
Appointed: September 11, 1985
Terminated mission: Left post, January 18, 1989
Richard Wood Boehm – Career FSO
Title: Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary.
Appointed: November 12, 1989
Terminated mission: Left post, October 12, 1992
David J. Dunford – Career FSO
Title: Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary.
Appointed: November 1, 1992
Terminated mission: Left post, June 21, 1995
Frances D. Cook – Career FSO
Title: Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary.
Appointed: January 2, 1996
Terminated mission: Left post, January 10, 1999
John B. Craig – Career FSO
Title: Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary.
Appointed: February 15, 1999
Terminated mission: Left post, September 22, 2001
Robert W. Dry – Career FSO
Title: Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary. Ad Interim
Appointed: September 2001
Terminated mission: Left post, October 2002
Richard L. Baltimore III – Career FSO
Title: Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary.
Appointed: November 5, 2002
Terminated mission: Left post, March 5, 2006
Gary A. Grappo – Career FSO
Title: Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary.
Appointed: March 6, 2006
Terminated mission: Left post, August 20, 2009
Richard J. Schmierer – Career FSO
Title: Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary
Appointed: August 20, 2009
Terminated mission: Left post, August, 2012
Greta C. Holtz - Career FSO
Title: Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary
Appointed: January 2017
Marc J. Sievers - Career FSOTitle: Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary
Terminated mission: Incumbent
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