Notes: Nephew of President Franklin D. Roosevelt

Note: Commissioned to the Irish Free State.

Margaret M. O'Shaughnessy Heckler

Termination of Mission: Promoted to Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary

Jean Kennedy Smith

Francis P. Matthews

Alvin Mansfield Owsley

John Cudahy

Scott McLeod

Thomas C. Foley

Richard J. Egan

Raymond R. Guest

James C. Kenny

William V. Shannon

William Howard Taft III

There have been a total of 27 American ambassadors to Ireland, the outgoing ambassador as of 2006 is James C. Kenny who left office in October 2006. He was replaced by Thomas C. Foley. All except one, Frederick A. Sterling, have been non-career appointees, while there have been three under President George W. Bush.

Appointed: Feb 19, 1927

Presentation of Credentials: Feb 27, 1927

Termination of Mission: Left post, Mar 7, 1934

Appointment: Sep 13, 1933

Appointment: Jan 15, 1934

Presentation of Credentials: Mar 27, 1934

Termination of Mission: Died at post, Apr 9, 1934

Appointment: May 15, 1935

Presentation of Credentials: Jun 27, 1935

Termination of Mission: Left post, Jul 7, 1937

Appointment: May 28, 1937

Presentation of Credentials: Aug 23, 1937

Termination of Mission: Left post, Jan 15, 1940

Appointment: Feb 16, 1940

Presentation of Credentials: Apr 15, 1940

Termination of Mission: Left post, Jun 28, 1947

Appointment: Apr 10, 1947

Presentation of Credentials: Jul 28, 1947

Appointment: Mar 17, 1950

Presentation of Credentials: Apr 18, 1950

Termination of Mission: Left post, May 27, 1951

Appointment: Jul 6, 1951

Presentation of Credentials: Oct 22, 1951

Termination of Mission: Left post, Sep 7, 1952

Appointment: Apr 2, 1953

Presentation of Credentials: May 13, 1953

Termination of Mission: Left post, Jun 25, 1957

Appointment: May 9, 1957

Presentation of Credentials: Jul 17, 1957

Termination of Mission: Left Ireland, Mar 15, 1961

Appointment: Mar 29, 1961

Presentation of Credentials: May 17, 1961

Termination of Mission: Left post, Jul 7, 1962

Appointment: Jul 12, 1962

Presentation of Credentials: Jul 19, 1962

Termination of Mission: Left post, Jun 7, 1964

Appointment: Mar 11, 1965

Presentation of Credentials: Apr 28, 1965

Termination of Mission: Left post, Jun 7, 1968

Appointment: Sep 26, 1968

Presentation of Credentials: Nov 1, 1968

Termination of Mission: Left post, Jun 1, 1969

Appointment: Apr 19, 1969

Presentation of Credentials: Jun 23, 1969

Termination of Mission: Left post, Jun 30, 1975

Appointment: Jul 23, 1975

Presentation of Credentials: Sep 18, 1975

Termination of Mission: Left post, May 2, 1977

Appointment: Jun 22, 1977

Presentation of Credentials: Jul 20, 1977

Termination of Mission: Left post, Jun 7, 1981

Note: Not commissioned; nomination of Mar 17, 1981 not acted upon by the Senate.

Appointment: Mar 15, 1982

Presentation of Credentials: Apr 30, 1982

Termination of Mission: Left post, Jan 15, 1984

Appointment: Feb 28, 1984

Presentation of Credentials: Mar 6, 1984

Termination of Mission: May 29, 1985

Appointment: Dec 17, 1985

Presentation of Credentials: Jan 30, 1986

Termination of Mission: Left post, Aug 20, 1989

Appointment: Aug 7, 1989

Presentation of Credentials: Sep 19, 1989

Termination of Mission: Left post, Jun 15, 1992

Appointment: Jun 15, 1992

Presentation of Credentials: Jun 26, 1992

Termination of Mission: Left post, Jun 5, 1993

Appointment: Jun 17, 1993

Presentation of Credentials: Jun 24, 1993

Termination of Mission: Left post Sep 17, 1998

Appointment: Oct 22, 1998

Presentation of Credentials: Jan 21, 1999

Termination of Mission: Left post Jun 20, 2001

Appointment: Aug 29, 2001

Presentation of Credentials: Sep 10, 2001

Termination of Mission: Jan 31, 2003

Presentation of Credentials: 31 October, 2003

Termination of Mission: 18 October 2006

Presentation of Credentials: 18 October, 2006