United States Ambassador to the European Union
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This is a list of United States ambassadors to the European Union. The formal title of this position is Representative of the U.S.A. to the European Union, with the rank and status of Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary.
- William Walton Butterworth (1961 - 1962) - Previously representative (beginning in 1959) to several of the pre-EU (European Communities) groups including the European Coal and Steel Community, European Economic Community, and European Atomic Energy Community. First ambassador.
- John W. Tuthill (1962 - 1966)
- J. Robert Schaetzel (1966 - 1972)
- Joseph A. Greenwald (1972 - 1976)
- Deane R. Hinton (1976 - 1979)
- Thomas O. Enders (1979 - 1981)
- George Southall Vest (1981 - 1985)
- J. William Middendorf II (1985 - 1987)
- Alfred Hugh Kingon (1987 - 1989)
- Thomas Michael Tolliver Niles (1989 - 1991)
- James F. Dobbins (1991 - 1993)
Title changed from "European Communities" to "European Union"
- Stuart E. Eizenstat (1993 - 1994)
- A. Vernon Weaver (1996 - 2001)
- Rockwell Schnabel (2001 - 2005)
- C. Boyden Gray (2006 - 2008)
- (New Ambassador to be confirmed)
