# List of ambassadors of the United States to Romania

A United States diplomatic representative to Romania has existed since 1880. The United States formally recognized Romania in 1878, following the Treaty of Berlin; diplomatic relations were opened in 1880, and American diplomats were sent to the country. Until the early 20th century, most ambassadors to Romania were also responsible for Greece, Serbia, and occasionally Bulgaria. No U.S. Embassy was established in Romania for some time; ambassadors typically operated out of Athens until about 1905, at which point an embassy was established in Bucharest.
The main U.S. embassy in Romania remains in Bucharest and is located at 4-6 Dr. Liviu Librescu Blvd. For several years during World War II, following the death of Ambassador Franklin Mott Gunther, there was no American ambassador to Romania. The latter country became an Axis country, and declared war on the Allies (see Romania during World War II). Preceded by American representation in the Allied Commission after 1945, the diplomatic mission was reopened in 1947. In 1994, the U.S. embassy was expanded, and a branch office was opened in Cluj-Napoca.

## Ambassadors

| Name | Title | Appointed | Presented credentials | Terminated mission | Notes |
| Eugene Schuyler | Diplomatic Agent/Consul General | June 11, 1880 | December 14, 1880 | September 7, 1884 | |
| Walker Fearn | Minister Resident/Consul General | April 18, 1885 | October 20, 1885 | October 24, 1899 | |
| A. Loudon Snowden | Minister Resident/Consul General | July 1, 1889 | November 25, 1889 | August 18–25, 1892 | |
| Truxtun Beale | Minister Resident/Consul General | July 22, 1892 | Did not present credentials in Romania | 1893 | |
| Eben Alexander | Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary/Consul General | April 7, 1893 | June 15, 1894 | Athens, August 1, 1897 | |
| William Woodville Rockhill | Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary/Consul General | July 8, 1897 | May 18, 1898 | April 27, 1899 | |
| Arthur S. Hardy | Envoy Extraordinary/Minister Plenipotentiary | April 18, 1899 | July 14, 1900 | March 13, 1901 | |
| Charles Spencer Francis | Envoy Extraordinary/Minister Plenipotentiary | December 20, 1900 | October 16, 1901 | December 24, 1902 | |
| John Brinkerhoff Jackson | Envoy Extraordinary/Minister Plenipotentiary | October 13, 1902 | April 7, 1903 | July 25, 1905 | |
| John W. Riddle | Envoy Extraordinary/Minister Plenipotentiary | March 8, 1905 | October 3, 1905 | January 23, 1907 | |
| Horace G. Knowles | Envoy Extraordinary/Minister Plenipotentiary | January 16, 1907 | May 7, 1907 | February 4, 1909 | |
| Spencer F. Eddy | Envoy Extraordinary/Minister Plenipotentiary | January 11, 1909 | July 9, 1909 | September 29, 1909 | |
| John R. Carter | Envoy Extraordinary/Minister Plenipotentiary | September 25, 1909 | November 14, 1909 | October 24, 1911. | |
| John Brinkerhoff Jackson | Envoy Extraordinary/Minister Plenipotentiary | August 12, 1911 | December 24, 1911 | October 28, 1913 | |
| Charles J. Vopicka – Political Appointee | Envoy Extraordinary/Minister Plenipotentiary | September 11, 1913 | November 27, 1913 | July 10, 1920 | |
| Peter Augustus Jay – Career FSO | Envoy Extraordinary/Minister Plenipotentiary | April 18, 1921 | June 30, 1921 | May 9, 1925 | |
| William S. Culbertson – Political Appointee | Envoy Extraordinary/Minister Plenipotentiary | April 28, 1925 | December 12, 1925 | April 15, 1928 | |
| Charles S. Wilson – Career FSO | Envoy Extraordinary/Minister Plenipotentiary | June 23, 1928 | October 13, 1928 | August 2, 1933 | |
| Alvin Mansfield Owlsey – Political Appointee | Envoy Extraordinary/Minister Plenipotentiary | June 13, 1933 | September 15, 1933 | June 16, 1935 | |
| Leland Harrison – Career FSO | Envoy Extraordinary/Minister Plenipotentiary | May 15, 1935 | July 24, 1935 | September 3, 1937 | |
| Franklin Mott Gunther – Career FSO | Envoy Extraordinary/Minister Plenipotentiary | July 31, 1937 | October 23, 1937 | December 22, 1941 | Romania declared war on U.S., December 12, 1941 Gunther died at Bucharest, December 22, 1941 |
| Rudolf E. Schoenfeld – Career FSO | Envoy Extraordinary/Minister Plenipotentiary | July 28, 1947 | September 25, 1947 | May 24, 1950 | |
| James W. Gantenbein – Career FSO | Chargé d'Affaires ad interim | September 1950 | | November 1952 | |
| Harold Shantz – Career FSO | Envoy Extraordinary/Minister Plenipotentiary | September 27, 1952 | November 20, 1952 | August 30, 1955 | |
| Robert H. Thayer – Political Appointee | Envoy Extraordinary/Minister Plenipotentiary | August 17, 1955 | November 10, 1955 | December 12, 1957 | |
| Clifton R. Wharton – Career FSO | Envoy Extraordinary/Minister Plenipotentiary | February 5, 1958 | March 7, 1958 | October 21, 1960 | |
| William A. Crawford – Career FSO | Envoy Extraordinary/Minister Plenipotentiary | November 28, 1961 | February 10, 1962 | December 24, 1964 | Promoted to Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary |
| William A. Crawford – Career FSO | Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary | December 4, 1964 | December 24, 1964 | October 10, 1965 | |
| Richard H. Davis – Career FSO | Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary | September 24, 1965 | December 16, 1965 | August 6, 1969 | |
| Leonard C. Meeker – Political Appointee | Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary | July 22, 1969 | September 16, 1969 | May 10, 1973 | |
| Harry G. Barnes, Jr. – Career FSO | Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary | December 19, 1973 | March 14, 1974 | November 10, 1977 | |
| O. Rudolph Aggrey – Career FSO | Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary | October 21, 1977 | November 22, 1977 | July 11, 1981 | |
| David B. Funderburk – Political Appointee | Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary | October 2, 1981 | October 13, 1981 | May 13, 1985 | |
| Roger Kirk – Career FSO | Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary | November 15, 1985 | November 29, 1985 | July 5, 1989 | |
| Alan Green, Jr. – Political Appointee | Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary | October 10, 1989 | December 7, 1989 | January 11, 1992 | |
| John R. Davis Jr. – Career FSO | Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary | December 2, 1991 | March 11, 1992 | August 9, 1994 | |
| Alfred H. Moses – Political Appointee | Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary | September 29, 1994 | December 14, 1994 | August 11, 1997 | |
| James Carew Rosapepe – Political Appointee | Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary | November 10, 1997 | February 4, 1998 | March 1, 2001 | |
| Michael E. Guest – Career FSO | Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary | August 3, 2001 | September 24, 2001 | July 8, 2004 | |
| Jack Dyer Crouch II – Political Appointee | Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary | May 25, 2004 | July 16, 2004 | February 28, 2005 | |
| Nicholas F. Taubman – Political Appointee | Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary | November 29, 2005 | December 5, 2005 | December 3, 2008 | |
| Mark Gitenstein – Political Appointee | Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary | July 29, 2009 | August 28, 2009 | December 14, 2012 | |
| Duane C. Butcher – Career FSO | Chargé d'affaires ad interim | December 14, 2012 | | July 2014 | |
| Dean R. Thompson – Career FSO | Chargé d'affaires ad interim | July 2014 | | September 20, 2015 | |
| Hans G. Klemm – Career FSO | Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary | August 7, 2015 | September 21, 2015 | December 14, 2019 | |
| Adrian Zuckerman - Political appointee | Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary | November 21, 2019 | December 17, 2019 | January 20, 2021 | |
| David Muniz | Chargé d'affaires ad interim | January 20, 2021 | | February 14, 2023 | |
| Kathleen Kavalec – Career FSO | Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary | December 15, 2022 | February 14, 2023 | Incumbent | |