List of ambassadors of the United States to Morocco
List of ambassadors of the United States to Morocco — simplified
Morocco and the United States have a long diplomatic history. Regular relations began in 1905. In 1956 Morocco gained independence and the U.S. began using a Rabat embassy with ambassadors stationed there. Below is a shortened, easy-to-read guide to the main U.S. diplomatic leaders who served in Morocco.
Tangier era (1906–1956)
- Samuel R. Gummere — Envoy (1906–1909)
- Henry Percival Dodge — Envoy (1909–1910)
- Fred W. Carpenter — Envoy (1910–1912)
- Maxwell Blake — Chargé d’Affaires (1912–1917)
- Maxwell Blake — Consul General (1917–1922)
- Joseph M. Denning — Consul General (1922–1924)
- Maxwell Blake — Consul General (1925–1933)
- Maxwell Blake — Consul General (1933–1940)
- John Campbell White — Consul General (1940–1941)
- J. Rives Childs — Chargé d’Affaires (1941–1945)
- Paul H. Alling — Consul General (1945–1947)
- Edwin A. Plitt — Consul General (1947–1951)
- John Carter Vincent — Consul General (1951–1953)
- Joseph C. Satterthwaite — Consul General (1953–1955)
- Julius C. Holmes — Consul General (1955–1956)
Rabat era (1956–present)
- Cavendish W. Cannon — Ambassador (1956–1958)
- Charles Yost — Ambassador (1958–1961)
- Philip W. Bonsal — Ambassador (1961–1962)
- John H. Ferguson — Ambassador (1962–1964)
- Henry J. Tasca — Ambassador (1965–1969)
- Stuart W. Rockwell — Ambassador (1970–1973)
- Robert G. Neumann — Ambassador (1973–1976)
- Robert Anderson — Ambassador (1976–1978)
- Richard B. Parker — Ambassador (1978–1979)
- Angier Biddle Duke — Ambassador (1979–1981)
- Joseph Verner Reed Jr. — Ambassador (1981–1985)
- Thomas Anthony Nassif — Ambassador (1985–1988)
- Michael Ussery — Ambassador (1988–1992)
- Frederick Vreeland — Ambassador (1992–1993)
- Marc Charles Ginsberg — Ambassador (1994–1997)
- Edward M. Gabriel — Ambassador (1998–2001)
- Margaret D. Tutwiler — Ambassador (2001–2003)
- Thomas Riley — Ambassador (2004–2009)
- Samuel L. Kaplan — Ambassador (2009–2013)
- Dwight L. Bush Sr. — Ambassador (2014–2017)
- David T. Fischer — Ambassador (2020–2021)
- Puneet Talwar — Ambassador (2022–2025)
- Duke Buchan — Ambassador (2025–present)
Current status
- As of 2025, the United States is headed by Ambassador Duke Buchan in Rabat. Between ambassadors, acting chargé d’affaires have sometimes led the mission.
This page was last edited on 1 February 2026, at 23:06 (CET).