# List of ambassadors of Lebanon to the United States

The Lebanese ambassador in Washington, D. C. is the official representative of the Government in Beirut to the Government of the United States.

## List of representatives

| Diplomatic agrément | Diplomatic accreditation | Ambassador | Observations | List of prime ministers of Lebanon | List of presidents of the United States | Term end |
| April 12, 1945 | | | Legation opened | Abdul Hamid Karami | Harry S. Truman | |
| April 12, 1945 | April 19, 1945 | Charles Malik | | Abdul Hamid Karami | Harry S. Truman | |
| May 4, 1953 | | | Legation raised to embassy | Saeb Salam | Dwight D. Eisenhower | |
| April 23, 1953 | May 4, 1953 | Charles Malik | | Khaled Chehab | Dwight D. Eisenhower | |
| September 12, 1955 | November 8, 1955 | Victor Khouri | alt. rep., Fifth GA (*1903). LL.D., U. of Paris. Counselor of legation, London, 1944 E.E. and M.P., London, 1947–present del., UN Prep. Comm., London, 1945–46 del., Goodwill Mission to Latin Am. Countries. Defence Minister Major -General | Sami as-Solh | Dwight D. Eisenhower | |
| January 20, 1958 | February 10, 1958 | Nadim Demechkie | 1970:United Kingdom | Sami as-Solh | Dwight D. Eisenhower | |
| August 8, 1962 | August 22, 1962 | Ibrahim Hussein al-Ahdab | *Diplomat, chairman of the board. (* 21 March 1904 in Beirut). Son of Hussein Ahdab and Mrs. Sabira. Married on 22 November 1922 to Miss Joumana Ahdab. | Rashid Karami | John F. Kennedy | |
| June 6, 1967 | | | When relations with U.S. were severed by several Middle East countries, Lebanese Ambassador requested his name be continued as Ambassador, although he was absent. He returned to the U.S. and served until appointment of Ambassador listed below. | Abdallah El-Yafi | Lyndon B. Johnson | |
| October 30, 1968 | November 12, 1968 | Najati Kabbani | KABBANI (Najati, Najib), Diplomate. Né en 1917 à Damas (Syrie). Fila de Najib Kabbani et de Mme, née Neemat Rached. Marié le 9 Septembre 1955 avec Mlle Raja Shérif, 2 enfants: Najib et Sawsa | Abdallah El-Yafi | Lyndon B. Johnson | |
| October 9, 1978 | | Chawki Choueiri | Chargé d'affaires | Selim Hoss | Jimmy Carter | |
| October 23, 1978 | November 16, 1978 | Khalil Itani | | Selim Hoss | Jimmy Carter | |
| May 12, 1983 | June 16, 1983 | Abdallah Bou Habib | | Selim Hoss | Ronald Reagan | |
| March 1, 1990 | April 9, 1990 | Nassib Lahoud | | Selim Hoss | George H. W. Bush | |
| June 26, 1992 | September 8, 1992 | Simon Karam | | Rachid Solh | George H. W. Bush | |
| June 23, 1994 | | Riad Bahige Tabbarah | Lebanese UN official /economist (* 21 July 1933, Baghdad, Iraq) married Education: BA in economics, American University of Beirut, Beirut, Lebanon, 1953–56 MA in economics, Northwestern University. | Rafic Hariri | Bill Clinton | |
| June 6, 1997 | September 8, 1997 | Mohamad Chatah | | Rafic Hariri | Bill Clinton | |
| March 24, 1999 | April 19, 1999 | Farid Abboud | | Selim Hoss | Bill Clinton | |
| June 4, 2008 | June 6, 2008 | Antoine Chedid | | Fouad Siniora | George W. Bush | |
| January 27, 2016 | | Carla Jazzar | Chargé d'affaires, a.i. | Najib Mikati | Barack Obama | |
| December 15, 2017 | January 24, 2018 | Gabriel Issa | | Saad Hariri | Donald Trump | January 22, 2020 |
| March 15, 2021 | | Wael Hachem | Chargé d'affaires, a.i. | Saad Hariri | Joe Biden | January 22, 2020 |
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