List of ambassadors of the United States to the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development

The following is a list of United States ambassadors to the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development in Paris, France. The official title for the position is the Representative of the U.S.A. to the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development, with the rank of Ambassador.^{[citation needed]} In the absence of an ambassador, the Deputy Permanent Representative assumes the role of interim Permanent Representative and heads USOECD as Chargé d'Affaires. The current ambassador is Sean Patrick Maloney.

Office holders

The following is a chronological list of those who have held the office:

No.	Ambassador	Time served	Classification	OECD Secretary-General	U.S. President
1	John W. Tuthill	October 4, 1961 – October 22, 1962	Career FSO	Thorkil Kristensen	John F. Kennedy
2	John M. Leddy	October 3, 1962 – June 15, 1965	Political appointee		John F. Kennedy
2	John M. Leddy	October 3, 1962 – June 15, 1965	Political appointee		Lyndon B. Johnson
3	Philip H. Trezise	October 26, 1965 – July 7, 1969	Career FSO		Lyndon B. Johnson
3	Philip H. Trezise	October 26, 1965 – July 7, 1969	Career FSO		Richard Nixon
4	Joseph A. Greenwald	July 22, 1969 – October 12, 1972	Career FSO
4	Joseph A. Greenwald	July 22, 1969 – October 12, 1972	Career FSO	Emiel van Lennep
5	William C. Turner	May 23, 1974 – May 1, 1977	Political appointee
					Gerald Ford
					Jimmy Carter
6	Herbert Salzman	June 8, 1977 – March 30, 1981	Political appointee		Jimmy Carter
6	Herbert Salzman	June 8, 1977 – March 30, 1981	Political appointee		Ronald Reagan
7	Abraham Katz	July 30, 1981 – May 24, 1984	Career FSO
8	Edward Streator	August 13, 1984 – June 15, 1987	Career FSO
8	Edward Streator	August 13, 1984 – June 15, 1987	Career FSO	Jean-Claude Paye
9	Denis Lamb	June 15, 1987 – June 28, 1990	Career FSO
9	Denis Lamb	June 15, 1987 – June 28, 1990	Career FSO		George H. W. Bush
10	Alan Philip Larson	June 28, 1990 – June 23, 1993	Career FSO		George H. W. Bush
10	Alan Philip Larson	June 28, 1990 – June 23, 1993	Career FSO		Bill Clinton
11	David Laurence Aaron	August 2, 1993 – November 26, 1997	Political appointee
12	Amy L. Bondurant	November 28, 1997 – July 31, 2001	Political appointee	Donald Johnston
13	Jeanne L. Phillips	August 7, 2001 – June 2, 2003	Political appointee		George W. Bush
14	Connie Morella	August 1, 2003 – August 6, 2005	Political appointee
15	Christopher F. Egan	October 29, 2007 – January 20, 2009	Political appointee	José Ángel Gurría
15	Christopher F. Egan	October 29, 2007 – January 20, 2009	Political appointee		Barack Obama
16	Karen Kornbluh	August 12, 2009 – June 23, 2012	Political appointee
17	Daniel Yohannes	May 2, 2014^[1] – January 20, 2017	Political appointee
18	Jack Markell	February 11, 2022 – August 21, 2023	Political appointee	Mathias Cormann	Joe Biden
19	Sean Patrick Maloney	April 2, 2024 – present	Political appointee	Mathias Cormann	Joe Biden