The current Ambassador to Bahrain is Steven C. Bondy who has been serving since February 9, 2022.

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.

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.