and Minister Plenipotentiary Appointed: November 27, 1957 Presented credentials: — Terminated mission: — Raymond A. Hare – Career FSO Title: Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary Appointed: February 16, 1959 Presented credentials: March 11, 1959 Terminated mission: Left Cairo, December 18, 1959 G. Frederick Reinhardt – Career FSO Title: Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary Appointed: January 27, 1960 Presented credentials: April 28, 1960 Terminated mission: Left Cairo, May 6, 1961 Parker T. Hart – Career FSO Title: Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary Appointed: May 20, 1961 Presented credentials: October 1, 1961 Terminated mission: Appointment terminated, September 27, 1962 Notes: In 1962–1967 during a period of civil war in North Yemen, there was no ambassador or envoy commissioned to the Yemen Arab Republic. The Chargés d'Affaires ad interim 1962–1967 were: Robert Stookey (1963) James N. Cortada (February 1963–August 1964) Lee Dinsmore (August 1964–June 1967) The U.S. Legation was raised to embassy status on January 28, 1963. The embassy was moved to San'a in 1966. The Yemen Arab Republic severed diplomatic relations with the United States June 7, 1967 and all U.S. diplomatic personnel were withdrawn. A U.S. Interest Section was established in the Italian Embassy on April 10, 1970. Principal Officers were David W. McClintock (April 1970–February 1972) and Robert A. Stein (February–July 1972). The embassy in San'a was re-established on July 1, 1972, with Robert A. Stein as Chargé d'Affaires ad interim. From 1972 the ambassador had the rank of Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary and was commissioned to the Yemen Arab Republic. William R. Crawford Jr. – Career FSO Title: Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary Appointed: October 12, 1972 Presented credentials: December 19, 1972 Terminated mission: Left post July 6, 1974 Thomas J. Scotes – Career FSO Title: Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary Appointed: December 20, 1974 Presented credentials: January 21, 1975 Terminated mission: Left post April 24, 1978 George M. Lane – Career FSO Title: Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary Appointed: August 11, 1978 Presented credentials: October 5, 1978 Terminated mission: Left post July 4, 1981 David E. Zweifel – Career FSO Title: Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary Appointed: September 28, 1981 Presented credentials: October 24, 1981 Terminated mission: Left post June 20, 1984 William Arthur Rugh – Career FSO Title: Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary Appointed: September 21, 1984 Presented credentials: October 28, 1984 Terminated mission: Left post July 4, 1987 Note: The post was vacant July 1987–August 1988. Theodore H. Kattouf served as