List of ambassadors of the United States to Qatar

The United States ambassador to Qatar is the official representative of the government of the United States to the government of Qatar.

Ambassador of the United States to Qatar
سفارة الولايات المتحدة الأميركية في دولة قطر
Seal of the United States Department of State
Flag of a United States ambassador
Incumbent Stefanie Altman-Winans Chargé d'affaires since June 16, 2025
Nominator	The president of the United States
Appointer	The president with Senate advice and consent
Inaugural holder	William Stoltzfus as Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary
Formation	December 9, 1971
Website	U.S. Embassy - Doha

Ambassadors

Name	Title	Appointed	Presented credentials	Terminated mission	Notes
William Stoltzfus – Career FSO	Ambassador Extraordinary & Plenipotentiary	December 9, 1971	March 19, 1972	August 21, 1974
Robert Peter Paganelli – Career FSO		June 20, 1974	August 22, 1974	July 13, 1977
Andrew Ivy Killgore – Career FSO		August 3, 1977	September 29, 1977	June 29, 1980
Charles E. Marthinsen[1] – Career FSO		May 23, 1980	July 30, 1980	August 1, 1983
Charles Franklin Dunbar – Career FSO		October 7, 1983	October 30, 1983	March 23, 1985
Joseph Ghougassian – Political appointee		December 6, 1985	December 29, 1985	June 30, 1989
Mark Gregory Hambley – Career FSO		October 10, 1989	October 30, 1989	August 15, 1992
Kenton Keith – Career FSO		May 26, 1992	September 2, 1992	July 17, 1995
Patrick N. Theros – Career FSO		October 3, 1995	November 12, 1995	November 23, 1998
Elizabeth Davenport McKune – Career FSO		October 1, 1998	December 6, 1998	June 20, 2001
Maureen E. Quinn – Career FSO		August 7, 2001	September 24, 2001	July 12, 2004
Chase Untermeyer – Political appointee		August 2, 2004	December 7, 2004	August 19, 2007
Joseph LeBaron – Career FSO		June 6, 2008	November 3, 2008	July 29, 2011
Susan L. Ziadeh - Career FSO		July 5, 2011	October 9, 2011	August 11, 2014
Dana Shell Smith - Career FSO		July 10, 2014	September 8, 2014	June 20, 2017
Greta C. Holtz - Career FSO	Chargé d'Affaires	June 14, 2020		June 16, 2022
Timmy T. Davis - Career FSO	Ambassador Extraordinary & Plenipotentiary	August 4, 2022	September 13, 2022	June 15, 2025
Stefanie Altman-Winans - Career FSO	Chargé d'Affaires	June 16, 2025		Incumbent

See also

• Qatar – United States relations
• Foreign relations of Qatar
• Ambassadors of the United States