<Tr> <Td> Rufus King, Minister Resident </Td> <Td> January 8, 1864 </Td> <Td> August 17, 1867 </Td> </Tr> <P> The following is a list of U.S. Ambassadors to the Holy See, past and present: </P> <Table> <Tr> <Th> Name </Th> <Th> Years served </Th> <Th> Pope </Th> <Th> U.S. President </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> William Wilson </Td> <Td> 1984--1986 </Td> <Td> John Paul II </Td> <Td> Ronald Reagan </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Frank Shakespeare </Td> <Td> 1986--1989 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Thomas Patrick Melady </Td> <Td> 1989--1993 </Td> <Td> George H.W. Bush </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Raymond Flynn </Td> <Td> 1993--1997 </Td> <Td> Bill Clinton </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Lindy Boggs </Td> <Td> 1997--2001 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> James Nicholson </Td> <Td> 2001--2005 </Td> <Td> George W. Bush </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Francis Rooney </Td> <Td> 2005--2008 </Td> <Td> Benedict XVI </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Mary Ann Glendon </Td> <Td> 2008--2009 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Miguel H. Díaz </Td> <Td> 2009--2012 </Td> <Td> Barack Obama </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Ken Hackett </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 2013--2017 </Td> <Td> Francis </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Callista Gingrich </Td> <Td> 2017--present </Td> <Td> Donald Trump </Td> </Tr> </Table> <Tr> <Th> Name </Th> <Th> Years served </Th> <Th> Pope </Th> <Th> U.S. President </Th> </Tr>

Ambassador extraordinary and plenipotentiary of the united states of america to the holy see