List of ambassadors of the United States to Turkey
The United States has maintained many high level contacts with Turkey since the 19th century. Ottoman Empire Chargé d'Affaires George W. Erving (before 1831) David Porter (September 13, 1831 – May 23, 1840) Minister Resident David Porter (May 23, 1840 – March 3, 1843) Dabney Smith Carr (February 29, 1844 – October 20, 1849) George Perkins Marsh (March 11, 1850 – December 19, 1853) Carroll Spence (February 9, 1854 – December 12, 1857) James Williams (May 27, 1858 – May 25, 1861) Edward Joy Morris (October 22, 1861 – October 25, 1870) Wayne MacVeagh (October 25, 1870 – June 10, 1871) George H. Boker (March 25, 1872 – May 1, 1875) Horace Maynard (June 12, 1875 – July 15, 1880) James Longstreet (December 14, 1880 – April 29, 1881) Lewis Wallace (September 6, 1881 – September 4, 1882) Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary Lewis Wallace (September 4, 1882 – May 15, 1885) Samuel S. Cox (August 25, 1885 – September 14, 1886) Oscar S. Straus (July 1, 1887 – June 16, 1889) Solomon Hirsch (December 28, 1889 – June 16, 1892) David P. Thompson (January 11, 1893 – May 1, 1893) Alexander W. Terrell (July 7, 1893 – June 15,