# List of ambassadors of Myanmar to the United States

The Myanmar Ambassador in Washington, D.C. is the official representative of the Government in Naypyidaw to the Government of the United States.

## List of representatives

| Diplomatic agreement/designated | Diplomatic accreditation | Ambassador | Observations | List of presidents of Myanmar | List of presidents of the United States | Term end |
| November 21, 1947 | | | Embassy opened | Hubert Rance | Harry S. Truman | |
| November 21, 1947 | December 10, 1947 | So Nyun | (*1897) Oxford – educated Barrister-at-law, Mayor of Rangoon, U So Nyun said that he did not think the Chinese population in Burma would sympathize with the Chinese Communists, because they were mostly businessmen and independent craftsmen. | Hubert Rance | Harry S. Truman | |
| September 27, 1950 | October 11, 1950 | James Barrington (Burmese diplomat) | | Sao Shwe Thaik | Harry S. Truman | |
| November 30, 1955 | December 5, 1955 | Win (Burmese diplomat) | (* 15 Feb. 1905) B.A., B. Ed., B. L.; Burmese politician and lawyer; married to Daw Mya Mya Win; s. Khin Maung Win, Tin Maung Win, Bo Bo Win, dau, Tin Tin Win *until 1942 educationist. formerly President, Trade Union Congress of Burma; Minister for Home Affairs, Religions Affairs and Defence; member (Soc.), Chamber of Deputies. October 9, 1958 co-accredited as Myanmar Ambassador to Canada. | Ba U | Dwight D. Eisenhower | |
| August 21, 1959 | August 21, 1959 | Ohn Sein | Education Minister U Than Aung became Myanmar Ambassador to India and Member of Parliament U Ohn Sein Myanmar Ambassador to Pakistan, both as Ambassadors in 1956. U Than Aung retired from New Delhi, Sithu U Ohn Sein moved in 1959 to Washington. October 9, 1959 co-accredited as Myanmar Ambassador to Canada. | Win Maung | Dwight D. Eisenhower | |
| February 21, 1966 | February 25, 1966 | Tun Win | Till January 1966 editor of the organ of the AFPFL, Mandaing daily newspaper. was Minister for Information in U Nu's government | Ne Win | Lyndon B. Johnson | |
| June 18, 1969 | June 27, 1968 | Hla Maung | (* September 20, 1911 at Meiktila). (ICS 1935; assistant warden, Chauk; during the war served as secretary to the government), | Ne Win | Richard Nixon | |
| January 15, 1970 | February 20, 1970 | San Maung | *From 1981 to 1984 he was Myanmar Ambassador to Serbia. | Ne Win | Richard Nixon | |
| May 5, 1972 | | Win (Burmese diplomat) | Chargé d'affaires | Ne Win | Richard Nixon | |
| June 28, 1972 | July 21, 1972 | Lwin | (*10 Dec. 1912) Burmese diplomatist and politician. married, two sons. two daughters. fmr. officer, Burma army; Mil. Adviser, Burma Del. to UN Gen. Assembly 1953; From 1966 to 1971 he was Myanmar Ambassador to Germany, also to Netherlands 1969-71. From 1971 to 1972 he was Myanmar Permanent Representative next the Headquarters of the United Nations From 1972 to 1975 he was Minister for Planning and Finance. From 1975 to 1977 he was Minister for Information. From 1974 to 1977 he was Deputy Prime Minister. In 1977 he was withdrawn from Cen. Cttee. of Burma Socialist Programme Party. Gen. Sec. Nat. League for Democracy (NLD). | Ne Win | Richard Nixon | |
| August 7, 1975 | September 3, 1975 | Tin Lat | 1971 first secretary of the Burmese Embassy in Peking | Ne Win | Gerald Ford | |
| July 12, 1978 | August 2, 1978 | Hla Shwe | | Ne Win | Jimmy Carter | |
| September 26, 1980 | November 24, 1980 | Kyaw Khaing | 1975 he was Deputy Minister for Labour U Kyaw Khaing November 24, 1982 co-accredited as Myanmar Ambassador to Canada. | Ne Win | Jimmy Carter | |
| September 24, 1982 | November 22, 1982 | Kyee Myint | In 1981:The Argentina Government has agreed to the appointment of U Kyaw Khaing as Myanmar Ambassador to Argentina. November 22, 1984 co-accredited as Myanmar Ambassador to Canada. | San Yu | Ronald Reagan | |
| August 31, 1984 | November 26, 1984 | Maung Maung Gyi (Burmese diplomat) | ( * September 20, 1920 in Henzada, Burma, July 2, 1988 in Lewiston, Maine) will be remembered in many ways: as the author of Burmese Political Values. In 1971 he was First Secretary in London. November 26, 1984 co-accredited as Myanmar Ambassador to Canada. U Maung Maung Gyi (1855–1933), the last court harpist, was given the title Deiwa-Einda (“Heavenly Musician”) | San Yu | Ronald Reagan | |
| July 31, 1986 | September 15, 1986 | Myo Aung | | San Yu | Ronald Reagan | |
| July 19, 1991 | August 6, 1991 | Thaung | Daw Thaung May 21, 1992 co-accredited as Myanmese Ambassador to Canada. | Saw Maung | George H. W. Bush | |
| August 28, 1996 | October 9, 1996 | Tin Winn | Minister of the prime ministers office of detention of General Khin Nyunt sent to retirement on 24 October 2004. | Than Shwe | Bill Clinton | |
| May 30, 2001 | June 20, 2001 | Linn Myaing | graduated from the Defense Services Academy with a Bachelor of Science degree. In 1993 he was transferred from the Navy to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. He was, Myanmese Ambassador to France with concurrent accreditations to Switzerland, Belgium and the Netherlands. Headed the Myanmar Delegation to the European Union in Brussels and Permanent Delegate of Myanmar to UNESCO in Paris. He serves as a Director of Serge Pun & Associates (Myanmar) Limited. He held positions in the Foreign Service include Minister, Deputy Permanent Representative at the Permanent Mission of Myanmar to the UN Office in Geneva. Deputy Director of the Americas Division, Political Department. During his diplomatic career, he attended many UN related fora, including UN General Assembly Sessions in New York. In 2000 headed the Myanmar Delegation to the Sixth Meeting of the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change Conferences of the Parties held in the Hague, Netherlands. serves as the Chief Operating Officer of First Myanmar Investment Co., Ltd. Mr. Myaing serves as Managing Director of Myanmar Agri - Tech Carbon Capital Ltd. since 2006 served as an Advisor of Serge Pun & Associates (Myanmar) Limited (also known as SPA (Myanmar) Ltd.) and the Group Public Relations and Protocol Department. since November 2011 he headed the Corporate Secretariat Department at Myanmar. | Than Shwe | George W. Bush | |
| July 25, 2012 | July 30, 2012 | Than Swe | (* June 19, 1953) In 1975 BA Burma Defence Services Academy. In 2000 MA in Defense Studies. Leaving the military, From May 2000 to March 2008 he was director general for the Progress of Border Areas and National Races in the Ministry of Progress of Border Areas and National Races and Development Affairs | Thein Sein | Barack Obama | 2016 |
| September 27, 2013 | December 3, 2013 | Kyaw Myo Htut | (* 1957) In 2008 he changed from the Burmese Army to the Foreign Ministry In 2009 he was deputy permanent representative to the United Nations mission Geneva and defended the position of the Myanma government against European Union criticisms of its treatment of Nobel Peace Prize winner Aung San Suu Kyu. From 2011 to 2012 he was Mynamese Ambassador to the United Kingdom. | Thein Sein | Barack Obama | 2016 |
| July 18, 2016 | September 16, 2016 | Aung Lynn | (*Feb. 9, 1958 in Yangon ) | Htin Kyaw | Barack Obama | 2018 |
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