| Ambassador of the United States to Kyrgyzstan | |
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 Seal of the United States Department of State | |
| Nominator | The President of the United States |
| Appointer | The President with Senate advice and consent |
| Inaugural holder | Edward Hurwitz as Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary |
| Formation | August 11, 1992 |
| Website | U.S. Embassy - Bishkek |
This is a list of ambassadors of the United States to Kyrgyzstan.
Until 1991 the Kirghiz Soviet Socialist Republic had been a constituent SSR of the Soviet Union. Upon the breakup of the USSR, the Supreme Soviet of Kyrgyzstan declared itself independent of the Soviet Union on August 31, 1991, and renamed itself the Republic of Kyrgyzstan. The United States recognized Kyrgyzstan on December 26, 1991. An embassy was established in the capital, Bishkek, on February 1, 1992, with Edmund McWilliams as Chargé d'Affaires ad interim. Relations between the United States and Kyrgyzstan have been continuous since that time.
The U.S. Embassy in Kyrgyzstan is located in Bishkek.
Ambassadors
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Career FSO After 1915, The United States Department of State began classifying ambassadors as career Foreign Service Officers (FSOs) for those who have served in the Foreign Service for a specified amount of time. Political appointee A person who is not a career foreign service officer, but is appointed by the president (often as a reward to political friends). Appointed The date that the ambassador took the oath of office; also known as "commissioning". It follows confirmation of a presidential appointment by the Senate, or a Congressional recess appointment by the president. In the case of a recess appointment, the ambassador requires subsequent confirmation by the Senate to remain in office. Presented credentials The date that the ambassador presented his letter of credence to the head of state or appropriate authority of the receiving nation. At this time the ambassador officially becomes the representative of his country. This would normally occur a short time after the ambassador's arrival on station. The host nation may reject the ambassador by not receiving the ambassador's letter, but this occurs only rarely. Terminated mission Usually the date that the ambassador left the country. In some cases a letter of recall is presented, ending the ambassador's commission, either as a means of diplomatic protest or because the diplomat is being reassigned elsewhere and replaced by another envoy. Chargé d'affaires The person in charge of the business of the embassy when there is no ambassador commissioned to the host country. Ad interim Latin phrase meaning "for the time being", "in the meantime". |
| Name | Title | Appointed | Presented credentials | Terminated mission | Notes |
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| Edward Hurwitz – Career FSO | Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary | August 11, 1992 | September 17, 1992 | October 11, 1994 | |
| Eileen A. Malloy – Career FSO | August 26, 1994 | October 25, 1994 | July 7, 1997 | ||
| Anne M. Sigmund – Career FSO | August 1, 1997 | September 30, 1997 | August 10, 2000 | ||
| John Martin O'Keefe – Career FSO | June 14, 2000 | September 23, 2000 | July 6, 2003 | ||
| Stephen M. Young – Career FSO | April 16, 2003 | August 26, 2003 | August 17, 2005[1] | ||
| Marie Yovanovitch – Career FSO | November 20, 2004 | February 4, 2005 | February 4, 2008 | ||
| Tatiana C. Gfoeller – Career FSO | October 22, 2008 | October 14, 2008 | March 8, 2011 | ||
| Pamela L. Spratlen – Career FSO | April 15, 2011 | May 24, 2011[2] | December 12, 2014 | ||
| Richard Miles – Career FSO | Chargé d'Affaires, ad interim | February 13, 2015 | N/A | October 14, 2015 | |
| Sheila Gwaltney – Career FSO | Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary | August 6, 2015 | October 14, 2015 | August 2, 2017 | |
| John Bernlohr | Chargé d'Affaires, ad interim | August 2, 2017 | N/A | September 18, 2018 | |
| Donald Lu – Career FSO | Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary | September 18, 2018 | October 12, 2018 | September 14, 2021 | |
| Sonata Coulter – Career FSO | Chargé d'Affaires, ad interim | September 14, 2021 | N/A | November 2022 | |
| Lesslie Viguerie | Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary | September 29, 2022 | December 29, 2022 | Incumbent |
See also
References
- ↑ "Stephen M. Young. LinkedIn Profile". linkedin.com.
- ↑ "Pamela Leora Spratlen (1954–)". U.S. Department of State, Office of the Historian. January 27, 2015. Retrieved November 22, 2015.
External links
- United States Department of State: Chiefs of Mission for Kyrgyzstan
- United States Department of State: Kyrgyzstan
- United States Embassy in Bishkek
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