This is a list of ambassadors of the United States to the Democratic Republic of the Congo.

The United States immediately recognized the new Republic of the Congo and moved to establish diplomatic relations.

The embassy in Léopoldville (now Kinshasa) was established on June 30, 1960, with John D. Tomlinson as Chargé d'Affaires ad interim.

In 1971, President Joseph-Désiré Mobutu changed the country’s official name to Zaire.

In 1997, President Laurent Kabila restored the name "Democratic Republic of the Congo", previously used from 1964 to 1971.