List of ambassadors of Afghanistan to the United States
| Ambassador of Afghanistan to the United States of America | |
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| Seat | Washington, D.C. |
| Nominator | President of Afghanistan |
| Inaugural holder | Abdul Hussain Aziz |
| Formation | 1943 |
| Website | www.embassyofafghanistan.org |
The Ambassador of Afghanistan to the United States, officially the Ambassador of the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan to the United States of America, is the official representative of the President of Afghanistan to the President of the United States. The ambassador and the embassy staff at large work at the Afghan Embassy in the Kalorama neighborhood of Washington, D.C. The current ambassador is Dr. Hamdullah Mohib, who succeeded Eklil Ahmad Hakimi in September 2015.
List
| No. | Name | Title | Appointment | Presentation | Termination | Appointer |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kingdom of Afghanistan | ||||||
| 1 | Abdul Hussain Aziz | Minister | 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 | – | Ashraf Ghani |
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