Ambassador of the United States to Egypt | |
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سفير الولايات المتحدة الأمريكية فى مصر | |
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since November 15, 2023 | |
Nominator | The President of the United States |
Appointer | The President with Senate advice and consent |
Inaugural holder | Daniel Smith McCauley as Agent/Consul General |
Formation | August 14, 1848 |
Website | U.S. Embassy - Cairo |
This is a list of ambassadors of the United States to Egypt.
The United States first established diplomatic relations with Egypt in 1848, when President James K. Polk appointed Daniel Smith McCauley as the first envoy to Egypt with the title Consul General. McCauley and his family were transported to Egypt aboard the USS Constitution in 1849.
Relations between Egypt and the United States have been continuous since 1848, except for the period between 1967 and 1974. The then United Arab Republic severed relations with the U.S. following the Six-Day War; Egypt restored relations following the Yom Kippur War.
The United States Embassy in Egypt is located in Cairo.