U.S.-Israel Relations: U.S. Ambassadors to Israel
(1844 - Present)
| Name | Appointment | Presentation | Termination |
| Tom Nides | June 23, 2021 (Biden) (confirmation pending) | ||
| December 15, 2016 (Trump) | March 23, 2017 | January 2021 | |
| July 8, 2011 (Obama) | August 3, 2011 | January 2017 | |
| James B. Cunningham | June 30, 2008 (Bush II) | September 17, 2008 | June 2011 |
| August 2, 2005 (Bush II) | September 26, 2005 | April 2008 | |
| July 12, 2001 (Bush II) | July 18, 2001 | July 2005 | |
| November 16, 1999 (Clinton) | January 25, 2000 | July 2001 | |
| Edward S. Walker, Jr. | November 10, 1997 (Clinton) | December 24, 1997 | January 2000 |
| March 4, 1995 (Clinton) | April 10, 1995 | September 1997 | |
| Edward P. Djerejian | November 22, 1993 (Clinton) | January 13, 1994 | August 1994 |
| William Caldwell Harrop | November 21, 1991 (Bush I) | January 21, 1992 | May 1993 |
| William Andreas Brown | November 22, 1988 (Reagan) | December 29, 1988 | January 1992 |
| Thomas R. Pickering | July 12, 1985 (Reagan) | August 6, 1985 | December 1988 |
| Samuel L. Lewis | April 26, 1977 (Carter) | May 25, 1977 | May 1985 |
| Malcolm Toon | June 9, 1975 (Ford) | July 10, 1975 | December 1976 |
| Kenneth B. Keating | June 22, 1973 (Nixon) | August 28, 1973 | May 1975 |
| Walworth Barbour | May 11, 1961 (Kennedy) | June 12, 1961 | January 1973 |
| Ogden Rogers Reid | June 5, 1959 (Eisenhower) | July 2, 1959 | January 1961 |
| Edward B. Lawson | April 9, 1954 (Eisenhower) | November 12, 1954 | February 1959 |
| Monnett B. Davis | February 1, 1951 (Truman) | February 26, 1951 | December 1953 |
| James Grover McDonald | March 18, 1949 (Truman) | March 28, 1949 | December 1950 |
Sources: Information Center - Jerusalem, The Embassy of the United States of America in the State of Israel; State Department
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