| Ambassador of the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan to the United States | |
|---|---|
| |
| Status | Office abolished |
| Seat | Washington, D.C. |
| Nominator | President of Afghanistan |
| Formation |
|
| First holder | Abdul Hussain Aziz |
| Final holder | Adela Raz |
| Abolished | February 18, 2022 (2022-02-18) |
| Superseded by | Ambassador to Canada (accredited representative)[1] |
| Website | afghanembassy.us/the-ambassador (dead) (7 March 2022 archive) |
The ambassador of the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan to the United States of America was the official diplomatic representative of the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan to the United States. The ambassador and the embassy staff at large worked at the Afghan Embassy in the Kalorama neighborhood of Washington, D.C. The last ambassador of the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan was Adela Raz, who succeeded Roya Rahmani in July 2021. In February 2022, Raz resigned.[2] The embassy and consulates closed the following month, and all diplomatic and consular activities stopped.[3]
| No. | Name | Title | Appointment | Presentation | Termination | Appointer |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kingdom of Afghanistan | ||||||
| 1 | Abdul Hussain Aziz | Minister | 1943 | 4 June 1943 | 1946 | King Mohammed Zahir Shah |
| 2 | Habibullah Khan Tarzi | Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary | 1946 | 1946 | 1953 | |
| 3 | Mohammed Kabir Ludin | Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary | 1953 | – | 1956 | |
| 4 | Najib Ullah | Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary | 1956 | – | 1958 | |
| 5 | Mohammad Hashim Maiwandwal | Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary | 1958 | – | 1963 | |
| 6 | Abdul Majid | Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary | 1963 | – | 1967 | |
| 7 | Abdullah Malikyar | Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary | 1967 | – | 1978 | |
| Republic of Afghanistan | ||||||
| 7 | Abdullah Malikyar | Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary | 1967 | – | 1978 | King Mohammed Zahir Shah |
| Democratic Republic of Afghanistan | ||||||
| 8 | Abdul Waheed Karim | Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary | 1978 | – | 1980 | Nur Muhammad Taraki |
| 9 | Nur Ahmed Nur | Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary | 1980 | – | 1981 | Babrak Karmal |
| – | Mohed Salem Spartak | Chargé d'affaires | 1982 | – | 1984 | |
| – | Mohammad Haidar Rafiq | Chargé d'affaires | 1984 | – | 1985 | |
| – | Mohammad Ashraf Samimi | Chargé d'affaires | 1985 | – | 1986 | |
| 10 | Rouhullah Erfaqi | Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary | 1986 | – | 1987 | |
| 11 | Mia Gul | Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary | 1988 | – | 1990 | Mohammad Najibullah |
| – | Abdul Ghafoor Jawshan | Chargé d'affaires | 1990 | – | 1992 | |
| Islamic State of Afghanistan | ||||||
| – | Abdul Rahim | Chargé d'affaires | 1992 | – | 1994 | Burhanuddin Rabbani |
| – | Yar Mohammad Mohabat | Chargé d'affaires | 1994 | – | 1995 | |
| Northern Alliance of Afghanistan | ||||||
| – | None appointed 1995–2002 | |||||
| Afghan Transitional Administration | ||||||
| – | Haroun Amin | Chargé d'affaires | 2002 | – | 2002 | Hamid Karzai |
| 12 | Ishaq Shahyar | Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary | 2002 | – | 4 December 2003 | |
| 13 | Said Tayeb Jawad | Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary | 4 December 2003 | – | 2010 | |
| Islamic Republic of Afghanistan | ||||||
| 13 | Said Tayeb Jawad | Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary | 4 December 2003 | – | 22 September 2010 | Hamid Karzai |
| – | Khojesta Fana Ebrahimkhel | Chargé d'affaires | 22 September 2010 | – | 14 February 2011 | |
| 14 | Eklil Ahmad Hakimi | Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary | 14 February 2011 | 23 February 2011 | September 2015 | |
| 15 | Hamdullah Mohib | Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary | September 2015 | September 2015 | August 2018 | Ashraf Ghani |
| – | Madina Qasimi | Chargé d'affaires | August 2018 | August 2018 | December 2018 | |
| 16 | Roya Rahmani | Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary | December 2018 | December 2018 | July 2021 | |
| 17 | Adela Raz | Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary | 26 July 2021 (2021-07-26)[4] | Stepped down 18 February 2022 (2022-02-18)[2] | ||
Afghans in the United States will now be referred to the embassy in Canada, which the Canadian government has helped arrange with the U.S. government and leftover Afghan diplomats to remain open, according to several U.S. and former Afghan officials familiar with the matter.
