List of ambassadors of the United States to Ireland
Ambassadors
Since 1950, the official title has been Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary. Died in office (while in the United States) Interred in Ireland Still living

List of ambassadors of the United States to Ireland

Section Title: Ambassadors
Table Section Text: Since 1950, the official title has been Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary. Died in office (while in the United States) Interred in Ireland Still living

No.	Name	Appointed	Presentation of Credentials	Termination of Mission	Days in Office	Notes

1	George A. Garrett	March 17, 1950	April 18, 1950	May 27, 1951	404

2	Francis P. Matthews	July 6, 1951	October 22, 1951	September 7, 1952	321

3	William Howard Taft III	April 2, 1953	May 13, 1953	June 25, 1957	1504

4	R. W. Scott McLeod	May 9, 1957	July 17, 1957	March 15, 1961	1337

5	Edward G. Stockdale	March 29, 1961	May 17, 1961	July 7, 1962	416

6	Matthew H. McCloskey	July 12, 1962	July 19, 1962	June 7, 1964	689

7	Raymond R. Guest	March 11, 1965	April 28, 1965	June 7, 1968	1136

8	Leo J. Sheridan	September 26, 1968	November 1, 1968	June 1, 1969	212

9	John D. J. Moore	April 19, 1969	June 23, 1969	June 30, 1975	2198

10	Walter J. P. Curley Jr.	July 23, 1975	September 18, 1975	May 2, 1977	592

11	William V. Shannon	June 22, 1977	July 20, 1977	June 7, 1981	1418

12	Peter H. Dailey	March 15, 1982	April 30, 1982	January 15, 1984	625

13	Robert F. Kane	February 28, 1984	March 6, 1984	May 29, 1985	449

14	Margaret M. Heckler	December 17, 1985	January 30, 1986	August 20, 1989	1298

15	Richard A. Moore	August 7, 1989	September 19, 1989	June 15, 1992	1000

16	William H. G. FitzGerald	June 15, 1992	June 26, 1992	June 5, 1993	344

17	Jean Kennedy Smith	June 17, 1993	June 24, 1993	September 17, 1998	1911

18	Michael J. Sullivan	October 22, 1998	January 21, 1999	June 20, 2001	881

19	Richard J. Egan	August 29, 2001	September 10, 2001	January 31, 2003	508

20	James C. Kenny	October 6, 2003	October 31, 2003	August 13, 2006	1017

21	Thomas C. Foley	August 28, 2006	October 18, 2006	January 22, 2009	827

22	Daniel M. Rooney	July 1, 2009	July 3, 2009	December 14, 2012	1260

23	Kevin F. O'Malley	September 18, 2014	October 8, 2014	January 20, 2017	835

Sentence(s)

Richard A Moore was United States Ambassador to Ireland (1989–1992).

final_sentence: Richard A Moore was United States Ambassador to Ireland (1989–1992).