List of ambassadors of the United States to Russia
Name State Appointment Presentation Termination
William Christian Bullitt , Jr Pennsylvania November 21 , 1933 December 13 , 1933 May 16 , 1936
Joseph E. Davies District of Columbia November 16 , 1936 January 25 , 1937 June 11 , 1938
Laurence A. Steinhardt New York March 23 , 1939 August 11 , 1939 November 12 , 1941
William H. Standley California February 14 , 1942 April 14 , 1942 September 19 , 1943
W. Averell Harriman New York October 7 , 1943 October 23 , 1943 January 24 , 1946
Walter Bedell Smith District of Columbia March 22 , 1946 April 3 , 1946 December 25 , 1948
Alan G. Kirk New York May 21 , 1949 July 4 , 1949 October 6 , 1951
George F. Kennan Pennsylvania March 14 , 1952 May 14 , 1952 September 19 , 1952
Charles E. Bohlen District of Columbia March 27 , 1953 April 20 , 1953 April 18 , 1957
Llewellyn Thompson Colorado June 3 , 1957 July 16 , 1957 July 27 , 1962
Foy D. Kohler Ohio August 20 , 1962 September 27 , 1962 November 14 , 1966
Llewellyn Thompson Colorado October 13 , 1966 January 23 , 1967 January 14 , 1969
Jacob D. Beam New Jersey March 14 , 1969 April 18 , 1969 January 24 , 1973
Walter J. Stoessel , Jr California December 19 , 1973 March 4 , 1974 September 13 , 1976
Malcolm Toon New York November 24 , 1976 January 18 , 1977 October 16 , 1979
Thomas J. Watson , Jr Connecticut October 10 , 1979 October 29 , 1979 January 15 , 1981
Arthur A. Hartman Maryland September 28 , 1981 October 26 , 1981 February 20 , 1987
Jack F. Matlock , Jr Florida March 12 , 1987 April 6 , 1987 August 11 , 1991
Robert S. Strauss Texas August 2 , 1991 August 24 , 1991 November 19 , 1992
List of ambassadors -- Soviet Union ( 1933–1991 )
The Ambassador of the United States of America to the Russian Federation is the ambassador extraordinary and plenipotentiary from the United States of America to the Russian Federation. Jon Huntsman Jr. held the position from October 2017 until October 3, 2019. On December 12, 2019, the United States Senate confirmed John J. Sullivan as the next ambassador.