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Embassy of the United States, Amman

Coordinates: 31°56′44″N 35°52′49″E / 31.945437°N 35.880187°E / 31.945437; 35.880187
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Embassy of the United States, Amman
The embassy in 2006
Map
AddressAl-Umawyeen Street, Amman
Coordinates31°56′44″N 35°52′49″E / 31.945437°N 35.880187°E / 31.945437; 35.880187
OpenedJuly 4, 1992 (1992-07-04)[1]
AmbassadorYael Lempert
Websitejo.usembassy.gov

The Embassy of the United States in Amman is the diplomatic mission of the United States to the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan. It is located on Al-Umawyeen Street in Amman, the capital of Jordan.[2]

The current ambassador is Yael Lempert, serving since August 2023.[3]

History

Jordan and the United States established bilateral relations on February 18, 1949.[4] The first envoy was Wells Stabler, who served as chargé d'affaires ad interim until Gerald A. Drew was appointed as permanent Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary on February 2, 1950.[5] Following the raising of the Legation Amman, the original diplomatic office, to embassy status in 1952, subsequent envoys have held the title of Ambassador.

Current building

The current embassy building began construction in 1988 and was opened on July 4, 1992, Independence Day in the United States, at a cost of $50 million.[1] After the bombing of the U.S. Embassy in Beirut, Lebanon in 1983, retired Admiral Bobby Inman requested the building be reinforced and heavily guarded. Due to this, it became known as Fort Apache among the diplomats there.[1]

References

  1. ^ a b c Hockstader, Lee (August 13, 1998). "U.S. Embassy is Fortress on a Hill". Washington Post. Retrieved May 1, 2024.
  2. ^ "Embassy". U.S. Embassy in Jordan. Retrieved May 1, 2024.
  3. ^ Deutch, Gabby (March 18, 2024). "Meet Yael Lempert, the Jewish-American ambassador in Amman". Jewish Insider. Retrieved May 1, 2024.
  4. ^ Blinken, Antony (February 17, 2024). "75 Years of Diplomatic Relations Between the United States and the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan". United States Department of State. Retrieved May 1, 2024.
  5. ^ "Gerald Augustin Drew". Office of the Historian. United States Department of State. Retrieved May 1, 2024.


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