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Name: Daniel Smith McCauley
State of Residency: Pennsylvania
Title: Agent/Consul General
Appointment: Aug 14, 1848
Presentation of Credentials: Mar 17, 1849
Termination of Mission: Died at post, Oct 24, 1852
Note: Commissioned as Consul General only and used the title Agent and Consul General with the acquiescence of the Department of State.

Name: Richard B. Jones
State of Residency: Pennsylvania
Title: Agent/Consul General
Appointment: Dec 28, 1852
Presentation of Credentials: May 7, 1853
Termination of Mission: Superseded, Dec 14, 1853
Note: Commissioned as Consul General only and used the title Agent and Consul General with the Acquiescence of the Department of State.

Name: Edwin De Leon
State of Residency: South Carolina
Title: Agent/Consul General
Appointment: May 24, 1853
Presentation of Credentials: Dec 14, 1853
Termination of Mission: Relinquished charge, Mar 4, 1861
Note: Commissioned as Consul General only and used the title Agent and Consul General with the Acquiescence of the Department of State.
Note: Commissioned during a recess of the Senate; recommissioned after confirmation on Apr 18, 1854.

Note: De Leon's immediate successor, William Sydney Thayer, was commissioned as Consul General only and used only his consular title. Thayer was commissioned Mar 20, 1861; assumed charge, Jul 1, 1861; and died at post, Apr 10, 1864.

Name: Charles Hale
State of Residency: Massachusetts
Title: Agent/Consul General
Appointment: May 18, 1864
Presentation of Credentials: About Oct 15, 1864
Termination of Mission: Presented recall, May 23, 1870
Note: Commissioned as Consul General only; not recommissioned when his title was changed to Agent and Consul General by Act of Congress approved Jun 20, 1864.

Name: George H. Butler
State of Residency: California
Title: Agent/Consul General
Appointment: Mar 15, 1870
Presentation of Credentials: Jun 2, 1870
Termination of Mission: Left Egypt, Jul 16, 1872
Note: Commissioned as Consul General only; used the title Agent and Consul General with the acquiescence of the Department of State.

Name: Richard Beardsley
State of Residency: Indiana
Title: Agent/Consul General
Appointment: Jul 23, 1872
Presentation of Credentials: Sep 24, 1872
Termination of Mission: Died at post, Jan 23, 1876
Note: Commissioned during a recess of the Senate; recommissioned after confirmation on Dec 11, 1872.

Name: Frederick Morley
State of Residency: Michigan
Title: Agent/Consul General
Appointment: Feb 14, 1876
Note: Declined appointment.

Name: Elbert E. Farman
State of Residency: New York
Title: Agent/Consul General
Appointment: Mar 27, 1876
Presentation of Credentials: Jul 17, 1876
Termination of Mission: Left post, May 17, 1881

Name: Simon Wolf
State of Residency: District of Columbia
Title: Agent/Consul General
Appointment: Jun 30, 1881
Presentation of Credentials: Oct 22, 1881
Termination of Mission: Left post, Mar 27, 1882
Note: Commissioned during a recess of the Senate; recommissioned after confirmation on Oct 29, 1881.

Name: George P. Pomeroy
State of Residency: New Jersey
Title: Agent/Consul General
Appointment: Jul 1, 1882
Presentation of Credentials: Dec 16, 1882
Termination of Mission: Left post, Jul 20, 1884

Name: John Cardwell
State of Residency: Texas
Title: Agent/Consul General
Appointment: Oct 2, 1885
Presentation of Credentials: Apr 19, 1886
Termination of Mission: Left Egypt, Oct 7, 1889
Note: Commissioned during a recess of the Senate; recommissioned after confirmation on Jan 20, 1886.

Name: Eugene Schuyler
State of Residency: New York
Title: Agent/Consul General
Appointment: Jun 26, 1889
Presentation of Credentials: Nov 23, 1889
Termination of Mission: Left post, Jul 2, 1890
Note: Commissioned during a recess of the Senate; died in Venice on way home.

Name: John A. Anderson
State of Residency: Kansas
Title: Agent/Consul General
Appointment: Feb 27, 1891
Presentation of Credentials: Jul 13, 1891
Termination of Mission: Left post, Apr 21, 1892

Name: Edward C. Little
State of Residency: Kansas
Title: Agent/Consul General
Appointment: Nov 15, 1892
Presentation of Credentials: Apr 22, 1893
Termination of Mission: Relinquished charge, Aug 22, 1893
Note: Commissioned during a recess of the Senate; recommissioned after confirmation on Dec 8, 1892.

Name: Frederic C. Penfield
State of Residency: Pennsylvania
Title: Agent/Consul General
Appointment: May 13, 1893
Presentation of Credentials: Dec 11, 1893
Termination of Mission: Relinquished charge, Jun 17, 1897
Note: Commissioned during a recess of the Senate; recommissioned after confirmation on Aug 25, 1893.

Name: Thomas S. Harrison
State of Residency: Pennsylvania
Title: Agent/Consul General
Appointment: Apr 22, 1897
Presentation of Credentials: Dec 23, 1897
Termination of Mission: Left Egypt, Mar 22, 1899

Name: John G. Long
State of Residency: Florida
Title: Agent/Consul General
Appointment: Oct 30, 1899
Presentation of Credentials: Apr 2, 1900
Termination of Mission: Left post, Jul 15, 1903
Note: Commissioned during a recess of the Senate; recommissioned after confirmation on Dec 13, 1899.

Name: John W. Riddle
State of Residency: Minnesota
Title: Agent/Consul General
Appointment: Sep 8, 1903
Presentation of Credentials: Mar 28, 1904
Termination of Mission: Left post, Jun 9, 1905
Note: Commissioned during a recess of the Senate; recommissioned after confirmation on Nov 24, 1903.

Name: Lewis M. Iddings
State of Residency: New York
Title: Agent/Consul General
Appointment: Mar 23, 1905
Presentation of Credentials: Dec 23, 1905
Termination of Mission: Left post, Apr 14, 1910
Note: Commissioned during a recess of the Senate; recommissioned after confirmation on Dec 15, 1905.

Name: Peter Augus Jay
State of Residency: Rhode Island
Title: Agent/Consul General
Appointment: Dec 21, 1909
Presentation of Credentials: Nov 28, 1910
Termination of Mission: Left post, Oct 8, 1913

Name: Olney Arnold
State of Residency: Rhode Island
Non-career appointee
Title: Agent/Consul General
Appointment: Sep 2, 1913
Presentation of Credentials: Mar 23, 1914
Termination of Mission: Relinquished charge, Jan 8, 1916

Name: Hampson Gary
State of Residency: Texas
Non-career appointee
Title: Agent/Consul General
Appointment: Oct 2, 1917
Presentation of Credentials: [Feb 7, 1918]
Termination of Mission: Left post, Dec 7, 1919
Note: Received by the Sultan on Feb 7, 1918.

Name: Carroll Sprigg
State of Residency: Ohio
Non-career appointee
Title: Agent/Consul General
Appointment: May 11, 1920
Presentation of Credentials: [Aug 2, 1920]
Termination of Mission: Relinquished charge, Oct 31, 1921
Note: Received by the Sultan on Aug 2, 1920.

Name: J. Morton Howell
State of Residency: Ohio
Non-career appointee
Title: Agent/Consul General
Appointment: Oct 7, 1921
Presentation of Credentials: [see note below]
Termination of Mission: Promoted to Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary
Note: No record has been found of the date on which Howell was presented to the Sultan as Agent and Consul General.

Name: J. Morton Howell
State of Residency: Ohio
Non-career appointee
Title: Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary
Appointment: Jun 21, 1922
Presentation of Credentials: Aug 28, 1922
Termination of Mission: Left Egypt, Jul 6, 1927

Name: Franklin Mott Gunther
State of Residency: Virginia
Foreign Service officer
Title: Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary
Appointment: Apr 5, 1928
Presentation of Credentials: Jul 19, 1928
Termination of Mission: Left Egypt, Jul 30, 1930

Name: William M. Jardine
State of Residency: Kansas
Non-career appointee
Title: Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary
Appointment: Jul 21, 1930
Presentation of Credentials: Oct 13, 1930
Termination of Mission: Left Egypt, Sep 5, 1933

Name: Bert Fish
State of Residency: Florida
Non-career appointee
Title: Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary
Appointment: Sep 6, 1933
Presentation of Credentials: Dec 2, 1933
Termination of Mission: Left post, Feb 28, 1941
Note: Commissioned during a recess of the Senate; recommissioned after confirmation on Jan 15, 1934. Also accredited to Saudi Arabia; resident at Cairo.

Name: Alexander C. Kirk
State of Residency: Illinois
Foreign Service officer
Title: Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary
Appointment: Feb 11, 1941
Presentation of Credentials: Mar 29, 1941
Termination of Mission: Left post, Apr 29, 1944
Note: Also accredited to Saudi Arabia and to the Government of Greece established in Egypt; resident at Cairo.

Name: S. Pinkney Tuck
State of Residency: New York
Foreign Service officer
Title: Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary
Appointment: May 4, 1944
Presentation of Credentials: Jun 14, 1944
Termination of Mission: Promoted to Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary

Name: S. Pinkney Tuck
State of Residency: New York
Foreign Service officer
Title: Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary
Appointment: Sep 19, 1946
Presentation of Credentials: Oct 10, 1946
Termination of Mission: Left post, May 30, 1948
Note: Commissioned during a recess of the Senate; recommissioned after confirmation on Jan 13, 1947.

Name: Stanton Griffis
State of Residency: Connecticut
Non-career appointee
Title: Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary
Appointment: Jul 7, 1948
Presentation of Credentials: Sep 2, 1948
Termination of Mission: Left post, Mar 18, 1949
Note: Commissioned during a recess of the Senate; recommissioned after confirmation on Mar 2, 1949.

Name: Jefferson Caffery
State of Residency: Louisiana
Foreign Service officer
Title: Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary
Appointment: Jul 9, 1949
Presentation of Credentials: Sep 29, 1949
Termination of Mission: Left Egypt, Jan 11, 1955

Name: Henry A. Byroade
State of Residency: Indiana
Foreign Service officer
Title: Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary
Appointment: Jan 24, 1955
Presentation of Credentials: Mar 7, 1955
Termination of Mission: Left post, Sep 10, 1956

Name: Raymond A. Hare
State of Residency: West Virginia
Foreign Service officer
Title: Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary
Appointment: Aug 14, 1956
Presentation of Credentials: Sep 25, 1956
Termination of Mission: Recommissioned and reaccredited after formation of the United Arab Republic
Note: Commissioned during a recess of the Senate; recommissioned after confirmation on Jan 29, 1957. Also accredited to Yemen; resident at Cairo.

Name: Raymond A. Hare
State of Residency: West Virginia
Foreign Service officer
Title: Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary
Appointment: Mar 10, 1958
Presentation of Credentials: Mar 19, 1958
Termination of Mission: Left post, Dec 18, 1959
Note: Commissioned to the United Arab Republic; also accredited to Yemen and resident at Cairo.

Name: G. Frederick Reinhardt
State of Residency: California
Foreign Service officer
Title: Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary
Appointment: Jan 27, 1960
Presentation of Credentials: Mar 22, 1960
Termination of Mission: Left post, May 6, 1961
Note: Commissioned to the United Arab Republic; also accredited to Yemen and resident at Cairo.

Name: John S. Badeau
State of Residency: New York
Non-career appointee
Title: Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary
Appointment: May 29, 1961
Presentation of Credentials: Jul 19, 1961
Termination of Mission: Left post, Jun 9, 1964
Note: Commissioned to the United Arab Republic.

Name: Lucius D. Battle
State of Residency: Florida
Foreign Service officer
Title: Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary
Appointment: Jul 31, 1964
Presentation of Credentials: Sep 22, 1964
Termination of Mission: Left post, Mar 5, 1967
Note: Commissioned to the United Arab Republic.

Name: Richard H. Nolte
State of Residency: Connecticut
Non-career appointee
Title: Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary
Appointment: Apr 5, 1967
Note: Commissioned to the United Arab Republic. Proceeded to post, but did not present credentials; left post Jun 10, 1967, the United Arab Republic having severed diplomatic relations with the U.S., Jun 6, 1967.

Note: David G. Nes was serving as Chargé d'Affaires ad interim when the break in relations occurred. A U.S. Interests Section was established in the Spanish Embassy on Jun 7, 1967. Principal Officers were: Donald C. Bergus, Sep 1967-Feb 1972; Joseph N. Greene, Jr., Feb 1972-Jul 1973; and Hermann F. Eilts, Nov 1973-Feb 1974.

Name: Hermann F. Eilts
State of Residency: Pennsylvania
Foreign Service officer
Title: Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary
Appointment: Mar 19, 1974
Presentation of Credentials: Apr 20, 1974
Termination of Mission: Left post, May 20, 1979
Note: The Embassy in Cairo was reestablished Feb 28, 1974, with Ambassador-designate Eilts in charge pending his nomination, commissioning, and presentation of his letter of credence.

Name: Alfred L. Atherton, Jr.
State of Residency: Florida
Foreign Service officer
Title: Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary
Appointment: May 17, 1979
Presentation of Credentials: Jul 2, 1979
Termination of Mission: Left post, Nov 12, 1983

Name: Nicholas A. Veliotes
State of Residency: California
Foreign Service officer
Title: Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary
Appointment: Oct 7, 1983
Presentation of Credentials: Nov 24, 1983
Termination of Mission: Left post, Apr 1, 1986

Name: Frank G. Wisner
State of Residency: District of Columbia
Foreign Service officer
Title: Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary
Appointment: Aug 18, 1986
Presentation of Credentials: Aug 28, 1986
Termination of Mission: Left post, Jun 6, 1991

Name: Robert H. Pelletreau
State of Residency: Connecticut
Foreign Service officer
Title: Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary
Appointment: Jul 2, 1992
Presentation of Credentials: Sep 12, 1991
Termination of Mission: Left post, Dec 11, 1993

Name: Edward W. Walker
State of Residency: Maryland
Foreign Service officer
Title: Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary
Appointment: May 9, 1994
Presentation of Credentials: Jul 20, 1994
Termination of Mission: Left post, Dec 7, 1997

Name: Daniel Charles Kurtzer
State of Residency: Maryland
Foreign Service officer
Title: Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary
Appointment: Nov 10, 1997
Presentation of Credentials: Jan 13, 1998
Termination of Mission: Left post Jun 22, 2001

Name: C. David Welch
State of Residency: Virginia
Foreign Service officer
Title: Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary
Appointment: Jul 12, 2001
Presentation of Credentials: Sep 22, 2001
Termination of Mission: Left post, Mar 15, 2005

Name: Francis Joseph Ricciardone, Jr.
State of Residency: New Hampshire
Foreign Service officer
Title: Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary
Appointment: Aug 2, 2005
Presentation of Credentials: Nov 13, 2005
Termination of Mission: