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List of ambassadors of the United States to Oman

Ambassador of the United States to Oman
سفارة الولايات المتحدة الأميركية في سلطنة عمان
Seal of the United States Department of State
since December 4, 2023
NominatorThe President of the United States
AppointerThe President
with Senate advice and consent
Inaugural holderWilliam A. Stoltzfus, Jr.
as Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary
FormationJuly 17, 1974
WebsiteU.S. Embassy - Muscat

Diplomatic presence of the United States of America in Oman started in 1880 when the U.S. set up its consulate in Muscat. The consulate operated in Oman through 1915. U.S. interests in Oman, thereafter, were handled by U.S. diplomats resident in neighboring countries. In 1972, the U.S. ambassador to Kuwait, William Stoltzfus was accredited as the first U.S. ambassador to Oman, and the U.S. embassy, headed by a resident chargé d'affaires, was opened on July 4, 1972.[1]

The first resident U.S. ambassador, William D. Wolle, took up his post in July 1974.[2] U.S. Ambassador Wiley has played important roles in the development of Oman – United States relations, the staging of the Iran Hostage Rescue Attempt from Oman, and making it one of the most reliable Middle Eastern allies of the United States.[3]

The United States Embassy in the Sultanate of Oman is located in the Shatti al-Qurum district in Muscat.[4]

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Notes

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  1. ^ a b "US Ambassador to Oman. US GOVERNMENT OFFICE". Retrieved 2011-02-08.
  2. ^ "U.S. State Department. Background Note: Oman". Retrieved 2011-02-08.
  3. ^ "Marshall W. Wiley, 72, Ex-Ambassador to Oman". The New York Times. 1998-02-02. Retrieved 2011-02-08.
  4. ^ "Oman. Country Specific Information". Archived from the original on 2011-02-09. Retrieved 2011-02-08.
  5. ^ "The Association for Diplomatic Studies and Training Foreign Affairs Oral History Project AMBASSADOR WILLIAM D. WOLLE" (PDF). Association for Diplomatic Studies and Training. 6 March 1991. Archived (PDF) from the original on 12 July 2024. Retrieved 12 July 2024.
  6. ^ "The Association for Diplomatic Studies and Training Foreign Affairs Oral History Project AMBASSADOR MARSHALL W. WILEY" (PDF). Association for Diplomatic Studies and Training. 18 April 1989. Archived (PDF) from the original on 19 July 2024. Retrieved 12 July 2024.
  7. ^ "The Association for Diplomatic Studies and Training Foreign Affairs Oral History Project AMBASSADOR GEORGE CRANWELL MONTGOMERY" (PDF). Association for Diplomatic Studies and Training. 15 December 1993. Archived (PDF) from the original on 1 July 2024. Retrieved 29 July 2024.
  8. ^ "The Association for Diplomatic Studies and Training Foreign Affairs Oral History Project AMBASSADOR DAVID J. DUNFORD" (PDF). Association for Diplomatic Studies and Training. 30 March 2006. Archived (PDF) from the original on 16 July 2024. Retrieved 16 July 2024.
  9. ^ "U.S. Embassy in Oman". Retrieved 2017-03-26.

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