United States Ambassador to Italy
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The United States has had diplomatic representation in the nation of Italy and its predecessor nation, the Kingdom of Sardinia, since 1840, with a break in relations from 1941 to 1944, while Italy and the United States were at war. The United States Mission to Italy is headed by the Embassy of the United States in Rome, and also includes six consular offices.
[edit] List of United States ambassadors to Italy
Listed below are the head U.S. diplomatic agents in Italy, their diplomatic rank, and the effective start and end of their service in Italy.
[edit] Heads of the U.S. Legation at Naples (1831-1860)
| Name and Title | Presentation of Credentials |
Termination of Mission |
|---|---|---|
| John Nelson, Chargé d'Affaires | October 24, 1831 | October 15, 1832 |
| Enos T. Throop, Chargé d'Affaires | September 28, 1838 | December 29, 1841 |
| William Boulware, Chargé d'Affaires | December 29, 1841 | June 24, 1845 |
| William Hawkins Polk, Chargé d'Affaires | July 24, 1845 | May 11, 1847 |
| John Rowan, Chargé d'Affaires | June 27, 1848 | November 9, 1849 |
| Edward Joy Morris, Chargé d'Affaires | April 4, 1850 | August 25, 1853 |
| Robert Dale Owen, Minister Resident | October 22, 1853 | September 20, 1858 |
| Joseph Ripley Chandler, Minister Resident | September 20, 1858 | November 6, 1860 |
Embassy at Naples closed November 6, 1860.
[edit] Heads of the U.S. Legation at Turin (1840-1865)
| Name and Title | Presentation of Credentials |
Termination of Mission |
|---|---|---|
| Hezekiah Gold Rogers, Chargé d'Affaires | September 15, 1840 | November 22, 1841 |
| Ambrose Baber, Chargé d'Affaires | December 1, 1841 | January 10, 1844 |
| Robert Wickliffe, Jr., Chargé d'Affaires | January 10, 1844 | 1847 |
| Nathaniel Niles, Chargé d'Affaires | April 28, 1848 | August 20, 1850 |
| William B. Kinney, Chargé d'Affaires | August 21, 1850 | October 8, 1853 |
| John M. Daniel, Chargé d'Affaires | October 10, 1853 | September 3, 1854 |
| John M. Daniel, Minister | September 4, 1854 | January 10, 1861 |
| George P. Marsh, Envoy | June 23, 1861 | 1865 |
[edit] Heads of the U.S. Legation at Florence (1865-1871)
| Name and Title | Presentation of Credentials |
Termination of Mission |
|---|---|---|
| George P. Marsh, Envoy | 1865 | 1871 |
[edit] Heads of the U.S. Legation at Rome (1871-1894)
| Name and Title | Presentation of Credentials |
Termination of Mission |
|---|---|---|
| George P. Marsh, Envoy | 1871 | July 23, 1882 |
| William Waldorf Astor, Envoy | November 21, 1882 | March 1, 1885 |
| John B. Stallo, Envoy | November 27, 1885 | June 6, 1889 |
| Albert G. Porter, Envoy | June 6, 1889 | July 9, 1892 |
| William Potter, Envoy | December 28, 1892 | March 8, 1894 |
[edit] Heads of the U.S. Embassy at Rome (1894-1941)
| Name and Title | Presentation of Credentials |
Termination of Mission |
|---|---|---|
| Wayne MacVeagh, Ambassador | March 11, 1894 | March 4, 1897 |
| William F. Draper, Ambassador | June 29, 1897 | June 5, 1900 |
| George V. L. Meyer, Ambassador | February 4, 1901 | April 1, 1905 |
| Henry White, Ambassador | April 16, 1905 | February 26, 1907 |
| Lloyd C. Griscom, Ambassador | March 17, 1907 | June 14, 1909 |
| John G. A. Leishman, Ambassador | July 4, 1909 | October 7, 1911 |
| Thomas J. O'Brien, Ambassador | November 13, 1911 | September 17, 1913 |
| Thomas Nelson Page, Ambassador | October 12, 1913 | June 21, 1919 |
| Robert Underwood Johnson, Ambassador | April 22, 1920 | May 20, 1921 |
| Richard Washburn Child, Ambassador | July 28, 1921 | January 20, 1924 |
| Henry P. Fletcher, Ambassador | April 2, 1924 | August 3, 1929 |
| John W. Garrett, Ambassador | November 20, 1929 | May 22, 1933 |
| Breckinridge Long, Ambassador | May 31, 1933 | April 23, 1936 |
| William Phillips, Ambassador | November 4, 1936 | October 6, 1941 |
| George Wadsworth, Chargé d'Affaires | October 6, 1941 | December 11, 1941 |
