United States Ambassador to the Organization of American States

Ambassador of the United States to the Organization of American States
Seal of the United States Department of State
Incumbent Carmen Lomellin since November 23, 2009
Nominator	Barack Obama
Inaugural holder	William Dawson as Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary
Formation	1948
Website	U.S. Mission - OAS

The following is a list of people who have served as United States Ambassador to the Organization of American States, or the full title, Representative of the United States of America to the Organization of American States, with the rank and status of Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary.

Name	Years served	OAS Secretary(ies) General	U.S. President(s)
William Dawson	1948	Alberto Lleras Camargo	Harry S. Truman
Paul C. Daniels	1948 – 1951	Alberto Lleras Camargo	Harry S. Truman
John C. Dreier	1951 – 1960	Alberto Lleras Camargo, Carlos Davila, José A. Mora	Harry S. Truman, Dwight Eisenhower
deLesseps S. Morrison	1961 – 1963	José A. Mora	John Kennedy
Ellsworth Bunker	1964 – 1966	José A. Mora	Lyndon Johnson
Sol M. Linowitz	1966 – 1969	José A. Mora, Galo Plaza	Lyndon Johnson
Joseph J. Jova	1969 – 1974	Galo Plaza	Richard Nixon
William S. Mailliard	1974 – 1977	Galo Plaza, Alejandro Orfila	Gerald Ford
Gale W. McGee	1977 – 1981	Alejandro Orfila	Jimmy Carter, Ronald Reagan
J. William Middendorf	1981 – 1985	Alejandro Orfila, João Clemente Baena Soares	Ronald Reagan
Richard Thomas McCormack	1985 – 1989	João Clemente Baena Soares	Ronald Reagan
Luigi R. Einaudi	1989 – 1993	João Clemente Baena Soares	George H. W. Bush, Bill Clinton
Harriet C. Babbitt	1993 – 1997	João Clemente Baena Soares, César Gaviria	Bill Clinton
Luis J. Lauredo	2000 – 2001	César Gaviria	Bill Clinton
Roger Francisco Noriega	2001 – 2003	César Gaviria	George W. Bush
John F. Maisto	2003 – 2007	César Gaviria, Miguel Ángel Rodríguez, Luigi R. Einaudi (acting), José Miguel Insulza	George W. Bush
Hector Morales	2007 – 2009	José Miguel Insulza	George W. Bush
Carmen Lomellin	2009 – Incumbent	José Miguel Insulza	Barack Obama

External links

• United States Mission to the Organization of American States