List of ambassadors of Iran to the United States
This is a list of Iranian Ambassadors to the United States. Iran currently has no ambassador to the United States but simply a chief of the Interests Section of the Islamic Republic of Iran in the United States at the Pakistani Embassy.
- 1888: Hossein-Gholi Khan Noori
- May 17, 1897 Mirza Alinaghi Khan, Ambassador Extraordinary on Special Mission
- *August 1897 List: mission removed
- *December 11, 1900, legation opened - listed as Persia
- December 11, 1900, General Isaac Khan, E.E. and M.P.
- June 1904 List General Morteza Khan, Appt. E.E. and M.P.
- February 24, 1905, E.E. and M.P.
- August 31, 1910, Charge d'Affaires
- March 17, 1914, E.E. and M.P.
- April 25, 1918, Chargé d'Affaires a.i.
- June 18, 1919, Appt. E.E. and M.P.
- August 30, 1921 Hossein Alai, Appt. E.E. and M.P.
- October 5, 1926 Fathollah Khan Noury Esfandiary, Chargé d'Affaires a.i.
- December 7, 1926 Mirza Davoud Khan Meftah, E.E. and M.P.
- October 17, 1931 Yadollah Azodi, Chargé d'Affaires
- June 12, 1933 Ghaffar Djalal, E.E. and M.P.
- *April 1935 Listed as Iran
- January 14, 1936 Hossein Ghods, Chargé d'Affaires a.i.
- *May 1936 Legation removed from list
- *February 1939 Legation replaced in list
- January 25, 1939, Dr. Ali Akbar Daftary, Chargé d'Affaires a.i.
- January 11, 1940 H. Hadjeb-Davallou, in charge of Legation
- February 7, 1940 Mohammad Schayesteh, Appt. E.E. and M.P.
- *November 29, 1945, Legation raised to embassy
- November 19, 1945 Hossein Ala, Appt. Amb. E. and P.
- September 8, 1950 Nasrollah Entezam, Appt. Amb. E. and P.
- September 18, 1952 Allah-Yar Saleh, Appt. Amb. E. and P.
- September 28, 1953, Mr. Abbas Aram, Chargé d'Affaires a.i.
- October 22, 1953 Nasrollah Entezam, Appt. Amb. E. and P.
- January 19, 1956 Ali Amini, Appt. Amb. E. and P.
- May 14, 1958, Dr. Ali Gholi Ardalan, Appt. Amb. E. and P.
- March 16, 1960 Ardeshir Zahedi, Appt. Amb. E. and P.
- March 30, 1962, P.C. Hossein Qods-Nakhai, Appt. Amb. E. and P.
- April 5, 1963 Mahmoud Foroughi, Appt. Amb. E. and P.
- May 11, 1965, Dr. Khosrow Khosrovani, Appt. Amb. E. and P.
- May 17, 1967 Hushang Ansary, Appt. Amb. E. and P.
- October 16, 1969, Dr. Amir-Aslan Afshar, Amb. E. and P.
- March 7, 1973 Ardeshir Zahedi, Appt. Amb. E. and P.
- * In February 1979, Shahriar Rouhani took over the revolutionary embassy and controlled it at least until April 1979
- * Ali Asgar Agah was in charge as the Minister Counselor and Chargé d'affaires as of June 1979
- Dr Mehdi Haeri Yazdi
- April 7, 1980, Embassy closed - severed diplomatic relations
