List of ambassadors of the United States to India
U.S. Ambassadors to the Dominion of India (1947-1950)
President George Washington, on November 19, 1792, nominated Benjamin Joy of Newbury Port as the first American Consul to Kolkata and later commissioned Joy to that office on November 21, 1792.

List of ambassadors of the United States to India

Section Title: U.S. Ambassadors to the Dominion of India (1947-1950)
Table Section Text: President George Washington, on November 19, 1792, nominated Benjamin Joy of Newbury Port as the first American Consul to Kolkata and later commissioned Joy to that office on November 21, 1792.

Name	State	Status	Title	Appointment	Credentials Presented	Termination of Mission	Notes

Henry F. Grady	California	Non-career appointee	Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary	April 10, 1947	July 1, 1947	Left post, June 22, 1948	Accredited also to Nepal; resident at New Delhi.

Loy W. Henderson	Colorado	Foreign Service officer	Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary	July 14, 1948	November 19, 1948	Re-accredited when India became a republic; presented new credentials February 24, 1950	Commissioned during a recess of the Senate; recommissioned after confirmation on March 2, 1949. Also accredited to Nepal; resident at New Delhi.

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Grady was the first US Ambassador to India, serving from 1947 to 1948 (concurrently US Ambassador to Nepal).

final_sentence: Grady was the first US Ambassador to India, serving from 1947 to 1948 (concurrently US Ambassador to Nepal).