United States Ambassador to Bahrain

Ambassador of the United States to Bahrain سفير الولايات المتحدة في مملكة البحرين
Seal of the United States Department of State
Incumbent William V. Roebuck since January 20, 2015
Nominator	The President of the United States
Inaugural holder	John N. Gatch Jr.
Formation	1971
Website	U.S. Embassy - Manama

The United States Ambassador to Bahrain is the official representative of the President of the United States to the head of state of Bahrain. The current Ambassador to Bahrain is William V. Roebuck.

Until 1971, Bahrain had been part of a British protectorate along with the other sheikhdoms in the Persian Gulf. In 1971 the protectorate ended and seven of the other sheikhdoms joined in a federation to become the United Arab Emirates. Bahrain, however, did not join the federation, but declared its independence on August 15, 1971. The United States recognized the State of Bahrain on the same day and moved to establish diplomatic relations. The U.S. Embassy in Manama was opened on September 21, 1971, with John N. Gatch, Jr. as Chargé d'Affaires ad interim. Ambassador William A. Stoltzfus, Jr. presented his credentials to the government of Bahrain on February 17, 1972. Stoltzfus was concurrently the ambassador to Kuwait, Qatar, Oman, and the United Arab Emirates, while resident in Kuwait. The first ambassador commissioned solely to Bahrain was Joseph W. Twinam in 1974.