# List of ambassadors of Tunisia to the United States

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

## List of representatives

| Diplomatic agrément | Diplomatic accreditation | Ambassador | Observations | Heads of government of Tunisia | List of presidents of the United States | Term end |
| August 6, 1956 | | Habib Bourguiba, Jr. | As Chargé d'affaires he opened the embassy. | Habib Bourguiba | Dwight D. Eisenhower | |
| August 30, 1956 | September 6, 1956 | Mongi Slim | | Habib Bourguiba | Dwight D. Eisenhower | |
| March 3, 1961 | March 10, 1961 | Habib Bourguiba, Jr. | | Habib Bourguiba | John F. Kennedy | |
| March 10, 1964 | April 8, 1964 | Rachid Driss | | Habib Bourguiba | Lyndon B. Johnson | |
| December 11, 1969 | December 18, 1969 | Slaheddine El-Goulli | "(* June 22, 1919 in Sousse) He was the son of Abdesselam el-Goulli and Helena el-Goulli. He visited the College, de Sousse, College Sainte Barbe, Sorbonne and University de Paris. From 1947 to 1956 he was Director General of cos.. From 1956 to 1957 he was ConsulGen. Marseilles. From 1958 to 1961 he was Minister, Washington. 1961 Alternate Executive Director World Bank . 1962–1969Ambassador to Belgium, also accredited to Netherlands and Luxembourg, concurrently Perm. 1969Representative to European Economic Community. Perm. Representative. From 1970 to 1973 he was Ambassador to United States of America. From 1970 to 1973 also accredited to Mexico From 1972 to 1973 also to Venezuela. From 1974 to 1976 he was Special Adviser to Foreign Minister. From 1976 to 1978 he was Ambassador to the Netherlands. In 1979 he was Adviser Foreign Ministry. Since 1980 he was Chairman PDGPhilips (Tunisia) Tunis . President Tunis World Trade Center. 1966 Grand Cordon de l’Ordre de la Republique Tunisienne, also decorations from Belgium, Netherlands and Luxembourg." | Bahi Ladgham | Richard Nixon | |
| January 11, 1974 | February 1, 1974 | Ali Hedda | (born October 30, 1930, in Sousse) graduated in Political Science of the Institut des Sciences Politiques de Paris | Hédi Nouira | Gerald Ford | |
| November 23, 1981 | December 8, 1981 | Habib Ben Yahia | | Mohamed Mzali | Ronald Reagan | |
| October 13, 1988 | November 9, 1988 | Abdelaziz Hamzaoui | | Zine el-Abidine Ben Ali | Ronald Reagan | |
| March 6, 1991 | April 11, 1991 | Ismail Khelil | | Hamed Karoui | George H. W. Bush | |
| October 21, 1994 | November 21, 1994 | Azouz Ennifar | | Hamed Karoui | Bill Clinton | |
| October 23, 1997 | November 12, 1997 | Noureddine Mejdoub | | Hamed Karoui | Bill Clinton | |
| October 6, 2000 | October 19, 2000 | Hatem Atallah | | Mohamed Ghannouchi | Bill Clinton | |
| March 4, 2005 | March 8, 2005 | Mohamed Nejib Hachana | | Mohamed Ghannouchi | George W. Bush | |
| April 4, 2009 | May 20, 2009 | Habib Mansour | | Mohamed Ghannouchi | Barack Obama | |
| October 1, 2010 | December 7, 2010 | Mohamed Salah Tekaya | | Mohamed Ghannouchi | Barack Obama | |
| April 9, 2013 | April 15, 2013 | Mokhtar Chaouachi | | Ali Laarayedh | Barack Obama | |
| December 13, 2013 | March 10, 2014 | Mhamad Ezzine Chelaifa | | Ali Laarayedh | Barack Obama | |
| May 8, 2015 | May 18, 2015 | Faycal Gouia | | Habib Essid | Barack Obama | August 27, 2016 |
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* United States–Tunisia relations