Ambassador to the United States

Ambassadors Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary from His/Her Britannic Majesty to the United States of America
Name 	Appointed 	Received	Left Post 	Notes
Sir Julian Pauncefote later The Lord Pauncefote 	1893 	 	1902 	
Hon. Sir Michael Herbert 	4 June 1902 	 	1903 	
Rt. Hon. Sir Mortimer Durand 	23 October 1903	 	1907 	
Rt. Hon. James Bryce 	3 February 1907	 	1913 	
Sir Cecil Spring-Rice 	19 April 1913 	 	1918 	
The Earl of Reading 	1918 	 	1919 	
The Viscount Grey of Fallodon 	1919 	 	1920 	
Rt. Hon. Sir Auckland Geddes 	1920 	 	1924 	
Rt. Hon. Sir Esme Howard 	2 February 1924	 	1930 	
Rt. Hon. Sir Ronald Lindsay 	11 March 1930 	 	September 1939 	
The Marquess of Lothian 	September 1939 	 	12 December 1940	
The Viscount Halifax 	January 1941 	 	1946 	
The Lord Inverchapel 	1946 	 	1948 	
Sir Oliver Franks 	1948 	 	1952 	
Sir Roger Makins 	1953 	 	1956 	
Sir Harold Caccia 	1956 	 	1961 	
Rt. Hon. Sir David Ormsby-Gore later The Lord Harlech	1961 	 	1965 	
Sir Patrick Dean 	1965 	 	1969 	
Rt. Hon. John Freeman 	1969 	 	1971 	
The Earl of Cromer 	1971 	 	1974 	
Hon. Sir Peter Ramsbotham 	1974 	 	1977 	
Hon. Peter Jay 	1977 	 	1979 	
Sir Nicholas Henderson 	1979 	 	1982 	
Sir Oliver Wright 	1982 	 	1986 	
Sir Antony Acland 	1986 	 	1991 	
Sir Robin Renwick 	1991 	 	1995 	
Sir John Kerr 	1995 	 	1997 	
Sir Christopher Meyer 	1997 	 	2003 	
Sir David Manning 	2003 	 	2007 	
Sir Nigel Sheinwald 	2007 	 	2012 	
Sir Peter Westmacott 	2012