List of ambassadors of Tunisia to the United States

The Tunisian Ambassador in Washington, D.C. is the official representative of the Government in Tunis to the Government of United States.

Ambassador of Tunisia to United StatesEmbassy of Tunisia in Washington, D.C.
Inaugural holder	Habib Bourguiba, Jr.
Formation	August 6, 1956

List of representatives

Diplomatic agrément	Diplomatic accreditation	Ambassador	Observations	Heads of government of Tunisia	List of presidents of the United States	Term end
August 6, 1956		Habib Bourguiba, Jr.	As Chargé d'affaires he opened the embassy.	Habib Bourguiba	Dwight D. Eisenhower
August 30, 1956	September 6, 1956	Mongi Slim		Habib Bourguiba	Dwight D. Eisenhower
March 3, 1961	March 10, 1961	Habib Bourguiba, Jr.		Habib Bourguiba	John F. Kennedy
March 10, 1964	April 8, 1964	Rachid Driss		Habib Bourguiba	Lyndon B. Johnson
December 11, 1969	December 18, 1969	Slaheddine El-Goulli	"(* June 22, 1919 in Sousse) He was the son of Abdesselam el-Goulli and Helena el-Goulli. He visited the College, de Sousse, College Sainte Barbe, Sorbonne and University de Paris. From 1947 to 1956 he was Director General of cos.. From 1956 to 1957 he was ConsulGen. Marseilles. From 1958 to 1961 he was Minister, Washington. 1961 Alternate Executive Director World Bank . 1962–1969Ambassador to Belgium, also accredited to Netherlands and Luxembourg, concurrently Perm. 1969Representative to European Economic Community. Perm. Representative. From 1970 to 1973 he was Ambassador to United States of America. From 1970 to 1973 also accredited to Mexico From 1972 to 1973 also to Venezuela. From 1974 to 1976 he was Special Adviser to Foreign Minister. From 1976 to 1978 he was Ambassador to the Netherlands. In 1979 he was Adviser Foreign Ministry. Since 1980 he was Chairman PDGPhilips (Tunisia) Tunis . President Tunis World Trade Center. 1966 Grand Cordon de l’Ordre de la Republique Tunisienne, also decorations from Belgium, Netherlands and Luxembourg."	Bahi Ladgham	Richard Nixon
January 11, 1974	February 1, 1974	Ali Hedda	(born October 30, 1930, in Sousse) graduated in Political Science of the Institut des Sciences Politiques de Paris	Hédi Nouira	Gerald Ford
November 23, 1981	December 8, 1981	Habib Ben Yahia		Mohamed Mzali	Ronald Reagan
October 13, 1988	November 9, 1988	Abdelaziz Hamzaoui		Zine el-Abidine Ben Ali	Ronald Reagan
March 6, 1991	April 11, 1991	Ismail Khelil		Hamed Karoui	George H. W. Bush
October 21, 1994	November 21, 1994	Azouz Ennifar		Hamed Karoui	Bill Clinton
October 23, 1997	November 12, 1997	Noureddine Mejdoub		Hamed Karoui	Bill Clinton
October 6, 2000	October 19, 2000	Hatem Atallah		Mohamed Ghannouchi	Bill Clinton
March 4, 2005	March 8, 2005	Mohamed Nejib Hachana		Mohamed Ghannouchi	George W. Bush
April 4, 2009	May 20, 2009	Habib Mansour		Mohamed Ghannouchi	Barack Obama
October 1, 2010	December 7, 2010	Mohamed Salah Tekaya		Mohamed Ghannouchi	Barack Obama
April 9, 2013	April 15, 2013	Mokhtar Chaouachi		Ali Laarayedh	Barack Obama
December 13, 2013	March 10, 2014	Mhamad Ezzine Chelaifa		Ali Laarayedh	Barack Obama
May 8, 2015	May 18, 2015	Faycal Gouia		Habib Essid	Barack Obama	August 27, 2016

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