List of ambassadors of the United States to Russia
Russian Federation (1992–present)

List of ambassadors of the United States to Russia

Section Title: Russian Federation (1992–present)
Table Section Text: None

Name	State	Appointment	Presentation	Termination	Notes

Thomas R. Pickering	New Jersey	May 12, 1993	May 21, 1993	November 1, 1996	Chargé d'Affaires ad interim: Richard M. Miles (November 1996-May 1997), and John F. Tefft (May 1997-January 1998).

James Franklin Collins	Illinois	August 1, 1996	January 26, 1998

Alexander Vershbow	Massachusetts	2001	2005	Presentation did not happen as Vershbow ignored the official ceremony of giving his letter of credence to Russian President

William Joseph Burns	District of Columbia	August 10, 2005	2005	March 2008

John Beyrle	Michigan	May 13, 2008	September 18, 2008	January 2012

Michael McFaul	Montana	December 2011	January 2012	February 26, 2014

John Francis Tefft	Wisconsin	July 31, 2014	November 19, 2014	September 28, 2017	Anthony Godfrey Chargé d'Affaires ad interim

Jon Huntsman Jr.	Utah	September 28, 2017	October 3, 2017	Incumbent

Sentence(s)

William Joseph Burns was Ambassador of the United States to the Russian Federation from 2005 until 2008.

final_sentence: William Joseph Burns was Ambassador of the United States to the Russian Federation from 2005 until 2008.