List of ambassadors of Iran to the United States

Former Embassy of Iran, Washington, D.C. (2012)

This is a list of ambassadors of Iran to the United States.

On April 7, 1980, the Iranian embassy in Washington, DC closed due to severed diplomatic relations.[1] Iran currently has no ambassador to the United States but simply a chief of the Interests Section of the Islamic Republic of Iran in the United States at the Pakistani Embassy.

List of ambassadors of Iran to the United States
Image Start date End date Name Role Notes
1888 1889 Hossein-Gholi Khan Noori (also known as Haji Washington) Envoy extraordinary (E.E.) and minister plenipotentiary (M.P.) [2]
17 May 1897 August 1897 Mirza Alinaghi Khan Ambassador Extraordinary on Special Mission [1]
11 December 1900 Isaac Khan (also known as Isaac Khan Mofakhamed Douley) E.E. and M.P.
June 1904 Morteza Khan E.E. and M.P. Appt. E.E. and M.P.
  • February 24, 1905, E.E. and M.P. (Minister removed from September 1911 List)
31 August 1910 Mirza Ali-Gholi Khan Zarabi (Ali Quli Nabil-Al-Dawla kashi) Chargé d'affaires (not ad interim)
17 March 1914 Mehdi Khan [fa], E.E. and M.P.
25 April 1918 Mirza Ali-Gholi Khan ‌Zarabi Chargés d'affaires ad interim Nabil-ed-Dovleh
18 June 1919 Mirza Abdul Ali Khan E.E. and M.P. Sadigh-es-Saltaneh, Appt. E.E. and M.P. (August 8, 1919, August E.E. and M.P.)
30 August 1921 Hossein Alai E.E. and M.P. Appt. E.E. and M.P. (November 15, 1921, E.E. and M.P.)
5 October 1926 Fathollah Khan Noury Esfandiary Chargés d'affaires ad interim
Mirza Davoud Khan Meftah
 7 December 1926 Mirza Davoud Khan Meftah E.E. and M.P.
17 October 1931 Yadollah Azodi Chargé d'affaires (not ad interim)
12 June 1933 27 November 1935 Ghaffar Djalal E.E. and M.P. Starting in April 1935, country was listed as Iran[1]
14 January 1936 Hossein Ghods Chargés d'affaires ad interim Chargé d'Affaires a.i.
  • May 1936 Legation removed from list
  • February 1939 Legation replaced in list
25 January 1939 Ali Akbar Daftary Chargés d'affaires ad interim
11 January 1940 H. Hadjeb-Davallou Legation (not Chargé d'affaires)
7 February 1940 Mohammad Schayesteh E.E. and M.P. Appt. E.E. and M.P. (February 13, 1940, E.E. and M.P.)
  • November 29, 1945, Legation raised to embassy
19 November 1945 18 September 1950 Hossein Ala Ambassador extraordinary and plenipotentiary (Amb. E. and P.) Appt. Amb. E. and P. (November 29, 1945, Amb. E. and P.)
8 September 1950 22 September 1952 Nasrollah Entezam Amb. E. and P. Entezam served two terms
18 September 1952 19 August 1953 Allah-Yar Saleh Amb. E. and P.
28 September 1953 Abbas Aram Chargés d'affaires ad interim Ambassador carried as absent
22 October 1953 January 1956 Nasrollah Entezam Amb. E. and P.
19 January 1956 22 May 1958 Ali Amini Amb. E. and P.
14 May 1958 16 March 1960 Aligholi Ardalan Amb. E. and P. Appt. Amb. E. and P. (May 22, 1958, Amb. E. and P.)
16 March 1960 3 March 1962 Ardeshir Zahedi Amb. E. and P. Zahedi served two terms
30 March 1962 Hossein Ghods-Nakhai Amb. E. and P. Appt. Amb. E. and P. (April 6, 1962, Amb. E. and P.)
5 April 1963 Mahmoud Foroughi Amb. E. and P. Appt. Amb. E. and P. (April 24, 1963, Amb. E. and P.)
11 May 1965 Khosrow Khosrovani Amb. E. and P. Appt. Amb. E. and P. (June 7, 1965, Amb. E. and P.)
17 May 1967 1 October 1969 Hushang Ansary Amb. E. and P.
16 October 1969 7 March 1973 Amir-Aslan Afshar Amb. E. and P.
7 March 1973 11 February 1979 Ardeshir Zahedi Amb. E. and P. (April 9, 1973, Amb. E. and P. until the Iranian Revolution)
  • In February 1979, Shahriar Rouhani took over the revolutionary embassy and controlled it at least until April 1979[3][4]
  • Ali Asgar Agah was in charge as the Minister Counselor and Chargé d'affaires as of June 1979[5]
1979 Mehdi Haeri Yazdi 1979, until Iran hostage crisis. On April 7, 1980, the embassy closed due to severed diplomatic relations.

See also

References

  1. ^ a b c Chief of Protocol, Chronological Listing by Country, Formerly PERSIA; US Department of State 17 June 1933
  2. ^ Kamaly, Hossein (December 15, 2002). "Ḥāji Vāšangton". Encyclopaedia Iranica, Vol. XI, Fasc. 5. Encyclopaedia Iranica Foundation. pp. 553–554. Archived from the original on 2010-04-10. Retrieved 2022-03-23.
  3. ^ Trescott, Jacqueline (14 Feb 1979). "Iran's Point Man in Washington". Washington Post. ISSN 0190-8286. Archived from the original on 27 Nov 2020. Retrieved 25 May 2021.
  4. ^ Howe, Russell Warren; Review, Washington correspondent of The Saturday; Peddlers, coauthor of "The Power; lobists, " a book on foreign (1979-04-08). "The Ayatollah's Embassy". Washington Post. ISSN 0190-8286. Archived from the original on 2020-11-27. Retrieved 2021-05-25. {{cite news}}: |first2= has generic name (help)
  5. ^ "Report of the Staff's Study of Alleged Misconduct by Members of the House of Representatives Involving the Former Government of Iran" (PDF). Committee on Ethics. October 24, 1979. Archived (PDF) from the original on September 25, 2012.