DATE |
NAME/MISSION |
| April 27, 1942 | LEGATION OPENED |
| April 27, 1942 | Ali Jawdat, Appt. E.E. and M.P. |
| May 4, 1942 | E.E. and M.P. |
| March 7, 1947 | *LEGATION RAISED TO EMBASSY |
| *Effective date of elevation of Mission was date of President's approval of Agrement. Minister became Ambassador-designate. | |
| March 7, 1947 | Ali Jawdat, Ambassador-designate |
| April 4, 1947 | Appt. Amb. E. and P. |
| April 11, 1947 | Amb. E. and P. |
| April 10, 1948 | Ahmed Izzet Mohammed, Charge d'Affaires a.i. |
| December 23, 1948 | Abdullah Ibrahim Bakr, Charge d'Affaires a.i. |
| June 3, 1953 | Mr. Abdul Jalil Rawi, Charge d'Affaires a.i. |
| September 11, 1953 | Dr. Moussa Al-Shabandar, Appt. Amb. E. and P. |
| September 26, 1953 | Amb. E. and P. |
| May 25, 1959 | Ali Haider Sulaiman, Appt. Amb. E. and P. |
| June 11, 1959 | Amb. E. and P. |
| March 25, 1964 | Nasir al-Hani, Appt. Amb. E. and P. |
| April 8, 1964 | Amb. E. and P. |
| February 4, 1967 | Nuri Jamil – Agrement Granted (Amb. Designate) |
| June 6, 1967 |
SEVERED RELATIONS Iraqi Interests Section with Embassy of India |
| November 26, 1984 | Diplomatic Relations reestablished |
| January 18, 1985 | Nizar Hamdoon, Appt. Amb. |
| March 5, 1985 | Amb. E. and P. |
| October 2, 1987 | Abdul Amir al-Anbari, Appt. |
| October 20, 1987 | Amb. E. and P. |
| September 11, 1989 | Mohamed Sadiq Al-Mashat, Appt. |
| October 24, 1989 | Amb. E. and P. |
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NOTE: Amb. Al-Mashat recalled and departed US 1/15/91 (re-Iraq's invasion of Kuwait) On Feb. 6, 1991, the Government of the Republic of Iraq severed diplomatic relations with the United States by diplomatic note dated 2/8/91. BY DIPLOMATIC NOTE DATED APRIL 30, 1991, THE EMBASSY OF THE DEMOCRATIC AN D POPULAR REPUBLIC OF ALGERIA INFORMED THE DEPARTMENT OF STATE THAT IT IS PREPARED TO PROCEED AND CARRY OUT THE PROTECTION OF THE INTERESTS OF THE REPUBLIC OF IRAQ. |
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| April 11, 2006 | Samir Shakir Mahmood Sumaida'ie, Appt. |
| May 20, 2006 | Amb. E. and P. |
| January 4, 2012 | Jabir Habeb Jabir Hemaidawi, Appt. |
| January 18, 2012 | Amb. E. and P. |
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Special Terms* [Amb.] E.E. and M.P.= Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary [Charge d'Affaires] a.i.= ad interim Amb. E. & P. = Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary |
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