# List of ambassadors of the United States to the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development

The following is a list of United States ambassadors to the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development in Paris, France. The official title for the position is the Representative of the U.S.A. to the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development, with the rank of Ambassador. In the absence of an ambassador, the Deputy Permanent Representative assumes the role of interim Permanent Representative and heads USOECD as Chargé d'Affaires. The current Chargé d'affaires is Karen Enstrom.

## Office holders

The following is a chronological list of those who have held the office:
| No. | Ambassador | Time served | Classification | OECD Secretary-General | U.S. President |
| 1 | John W. Tuthill | October 4, 1961 – October 22, 1962 | Career FSO | Thorkil Kristensen | John F. Kennedy |
| 2 | John M. Leddy | October 3, 1962 – June 15, 1965 | Political appointee | Thorkil Kristensen | John F. Kennedy |
| 2 | John M. Leddy | October 3, 1962 – June 15, 1965 | Political appointee | Thorkil Kristensen | Lyndon B. Johnson |
| 3 | Philip H. Trezise | October 26, 1965 – July 7, 1969 | Career FSO | Thorkil Kristensen | Lyndon B. Johnson |
| 3 | Philip H. Trezise | October 26, 1965 – July 7, 1969 | Career FSO | Thorkil Kristensen | Richard Nixon |
| 4 | Joseph A. Greenwald | July 22, 1969 – October 12, 1972 | Career FSO | Thorkil Kristensen | Richard Nixon |
| 4 | Joseph A. Greenwald | July 22, 1969 – October 12, 1972 | Career FSO | Emiel van Lennep | Richard Nixon |
| 5 | William C. Turner | May 23, 1974 – May 1, 1977 | Political appointee | Emiel van Lennep | Richard Nixon |
| 5 | William C. Turner | May 23, 1974 – May 1, 1977 | Political appointee | Emiel van Lennep | Gerald Ford |
| 5 | William C. Turner | May 23, 1974 – May 1, 1977 | Political appointee | Emiel van Lennep | Jimmy Carter |
| 6 | Herbert Salzman | June 8, 1977 – March 30, 1981 | Political appointee | Emiel van Lennep | Jimmy Carter |
| 6 | Herbert Salzman | June 8, 1977 – March 30, 1981 | Political appointee | Emiel van Lennep | Ronald Reagan |
| 7 | Abraham Katz | July 30, 1981 – May 24, 1984 | Career FSO | Emiel van Lennep | Ronald Reagan |
| 8 | Edward Streator | August 13, 1984 – June 15, 1987 | Career FSO | Emiel van Lennep | Ronald Reagan |
| 8 | Edward Streator | August 13, 1984 – June 15, 1987 | Career FSO | Jean-Claude Paye | Ronald Reagan |
| 9 | Denis Lamb | June 15, 1987 – June 28, 1990 | Career FSO | Jean-Claude Paye | Ronald Reagan |
| 9 | Denis Lamb | June 15, 1987 – June 28, 1990 | Career FSO | Jean-Claude Paye | George H. W. Bush |
| 10 | Alan Philip Larson | June 28, 1990 – June 23, 1993 | Career FSO | Jean-Claude Paye | George H. W. Bush |
| 10 | Alan Philip Larson | June 28, 1990 – June 23, 1993 | Career FSO | Jean-Claude Paye | Bill Clinton |
| 11 | David Laurence Aaron | August 2, 1993 – November 26, 1997 | Political appointee | Jean-Claude Paye | Bill Clinton |
| 12 | Amy L. Bondurant | November 28, 1997 – July 31, 2001 | Political appointee | Donald Johnston | Bill Clinton |
| 13 | Jeanne L. Phillips | August 7, 2001 – June 2, 2003 | Political appointee | Donald Johnston | George W. Bush |
| 14 | Connie Morella | August 1, 2003 – August 6, 2007 | Political appointee | Donald Johnston | George W. Bush |
| 15 | Christopher F. Egan | October 29, 2007 – January 20, 2009 | Political appointee | José Ángel Gurría | George W. Bush |
| 15 | Christopher F. Egan | October 29, 2007 – January 20, 2009 | Political appointee | José Ángel Gurría | Barack Obama |
| 16 | Karen Kornbluh | August 12, 2009 – June 23, 2012 | Political appointee | José Ángel Gurría | Barack Obama |
| 17 | Daniel Yohannes | May 2, 2014 – January 20, 2017 | Political appointee | José Ángel Gurría | Barack Obama |
| 18 | Jack Markell | February 11, 2022 – August 21, 2023 | Political appointee | Mathias Cormann | Joe Biden |
| 19 | Sean Patrick Maloney | April 2, 2024 – January 20, 2025 | Political appointee | Mathias Cormann | Joe Biden |