List of ambassadors of Belgium to the United States

The following list of ambassadors of Belgium to the United States excludes interim chargés d'affaires.

Envoys extraordinary and ministers plenipotentiary
  • 1848: Colonel Beaulieu.[1]
  • 1864: Eduard Blondeel
  • 1897–1899: Count G. de Lichtervelde
  • 1889–1901: Alfred Le Ghait
  • 1901–1909: Baron Moncheur
  • 1909–1911: Count Conrad de Buisseret
  • 1911–1917: E. Havenith
  • 1917–1919: E. de Cartier Marchienne,

Ambassadors extraordinary and plenipotentiary
  • Baron de Cartier de Marchienne, 1920–1927
  • Prince Albert de Ligne, 1927–1931
  • Paul May (diplomat), 1931–1934
  • Count Robert van der Straten-Ponthoz, 1935–1945
  • Baron Robert Silvercruys Silvercruys, 1945–1959
  • Louis Scheyven, 1959–1969
  • Walter Loridan, 1969–1974
  • Willy Van Cauwenberg, 1974–1979
  • Raoul Schoumaker, 1979–1985
  • Herman Dehennin, 1986–1991
  • Juan Gassiers, 1991–1994
  • André Adam, 1994–1998
  • Alexis Reyn, 1998–2002
  • Frans van Daele, 2002–2006
  • Dominique Struye de Swielande, 2007–2009
  • Jan Matthysen, 2009–2014
  • Johan C. Verbeke, 2014–2016
  • Dirk Wouters[2], 2016–Present
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References
  1. Annuaire De La Noblesse De Belgique, Volume 2/Auguste Deeq, 1848
  2. "Ambassador Dirk Wouters - Biography". Belgium in the United States. 2016-09-13. Retrieved 2019-06-01.

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