| Ambassadrice of Jordan to United States | |
|---|---|
| Incumbent Dina Kawar since June 2016 | |
| Inaugural holder | Abdelmunim al-Rifai |
| Formation | December 14, 1953 |
The Jordanian Ambassador in Washington, D.C. is the representative of the government in Amman (Jordan) to the government of the United States.
List of representatives
Below is a sortable list of individuals appointed as Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary from the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan to the United States of America.
| Diplomatic agrément | Diplomatic accreditation | Ambassador | Observations |
|---|---|---|---|
| May 23, 1949 | June 1, 1949 | Yousef Haikal | |
| December 14, 1953 | Legation was elevated to Embassy status | ||
| December 7, 1953 | December 14, 1953 | Abdelmunim al-Rifai | |
| June 22, 1957 | August 2, 1957 | Yousef Haikal | Dr. |
| October 27, 1958 | November 18, 1958 | Madhat Ibraheem Jumaa | |
| October 6, 1959 | October 20, 1959 | Yousef Haikal | Dr. |
| October 26, 1962 | December 5, 1962 | Saad Jumaa | |
| October 28, 1965 | November 16, 1965 | Farhan Shubeilat | |
| August 28, 1967 | August 30, 1967 | Abdelhamid Sharaf | |
| March 21, 1972 | March 27, 1972 | Zuhayr Mahmud Al-Mufti | |
| June 6, 1973 | June 14, 1973 | Abdullah Salah | |
| May 5, 1980 | June 6, 1980 | Sherif Fawaz Sharaf | |
| October 20, 1981 | October 26, 1981 | Abdul Hadi Majali | General, a younger brother of Abdelsalam al-Majali |
| May 30, 1983 | Sultan Lufti | Charge d'Affaires | |
| June 29, 1983 | May 22, 1985 | Ibrahim Youssouf Ibrahim Izziddin | |
| May 17, 1985 | May 22, 1985 | Mohammed Kamal | |
| August 29, 1988 | September 19, 1988 | Hussein Hammami | |
| February 4, 1993 | April 14, 1993 | Fayez Tarawneh | |
| September 8, 1997 | Marwan al-Muasher | ||
| July 1, 2002 | January 15, 2007 | Karim Kawar | |
| January 22, 2007 | February 27, 2007 | Prince Zeid bin Ra'ad | H.R.H. |
| September 14, 2010 | September 16, 2010 | Alia Hatough Bouran | |
| June 2016 | Dina Kawar |
38°56′28.5″N 77°03′59″W / 38.941250°N 77.06639°W / 38.941250; -77.06639 The Ambassador can be contacted through the Embassy of the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan located at 3504 International Drive, N.W., North Cleveland Park, Washington, D.C. 20008.
See also
- Jordan–United States relations
- Embassy of Jordan, Washington, D.C.
- United States Ambassador to Jordan
References
- Foreign Embassies in the U.S. and Their Ambassadors
- Jordanian embassy Washington, D.C.: http://www.jordanembassyus.org/ Archived 2011-08-05 at the Wayback Machine