List of ambassadors of the United States to Denmark
Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary (1890-1947)

List of ambassadors of the United States to Denmark

Section Title: Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary (1890-1947)
Table Section Text: None

Name	Portrait	Appointed	Presented Credentials	Terminated Mission

Clark E. Carr	July 30, 1890	September 22, 1890	Presented recall on July 14, 1893

John E. Risley	March 27, 1893	July 14, 1890	Presented recall on December 11, 1897

Laurits S. Swenson	-	October 4, 1897	December 11, 1897	Presented recall on May 27, 1905

Thomas J. O'Brien	-	March 6, 1905	May 27, 1905	Left post on June 5, 1907

Maurice Francis Egan Political appointee	-	June 10, 1907	September 6, 1907	Left post on December 16, 1917

Norman Hapgood Political appointee	-	April 16, 1919	June 17, 1919	Left post on December 9, 1919

Joseph C. Grew Career FSO	-	April 7, 1920	June 9, 1920	Left post on October 14, 1921

John Dyneley Prince Political appointee	August 24, 1921	November 23, 1921	Presented recall on March 30, 1926

Henry Percival Dodge Career FSO	-	February 23, 1926	August 24, 1926	Left post on March 1, 1930

Ralph H. Booth Political appointee	January 22, 1930	June 13, 1930	Relinquished charge on May 11, 1931

Frederick W. B. Coleman Political appointee	September 23, 1931	February 10, 1932	Appointment terminated on May 1, 1933

Ruth Bryan Owen Political appointee	-	April 13, 1933	May 29, 1933	Left post on June 27, 1936

Alvin Mansfield Owsley Political appointee	-	May 28, 1937	June 16, 1937	Left post on May 15, 1939

Ray Atherton Career FSO	-	August 7, 1939	September 8, 1939	Left post on June 5, 1940

Monnett B. Davis Career FSO	-	June 8, 1945	June 21, 1945	Left post on January 10, 1946

Josiah Marvel, Jr. Political appointee	March 13, 1946	April 23, 1946	Promoted to Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary on February 27, 1947

Sentence(s)

Ray Atherton was the Minister Plenipotentiary to Denmark, serving there from September 8, 1939 until June 5, 1940.

final_sentence: Ray Atherton was the Minister Plenipotentiary to Denmark, serving there from September 8, 1939 until June 5, 1940.