Ambassador of the United States to Slovenia
Seal of the United States Department of State
Incumbent
Jamie Harpootlian
since February 17, 2022
NominatorThe President of the United States
Inaugural holderE. Allan Wendt
as Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary
FormationAugust 1992
WebsiteU.S. Embassy - Ljubljana

The diplomatic post of United States Ambassador to Slovenia was created after the disbanding of Yugoslavia and the United States recognizing the new nation of Slovenia on April 7, 1992. In August of that year, the American Embassy in Ljubljana opened with E. Allan Wendt as chargé d'affaires ad interim. He officially took over as ambassador in 1993.

Ambassadors

U.S. embassy in Ljubljana
  • E. Allan Wendt
    • Appointed: May 26, 1993
    • Terminated mission: September 12, 1995
  • Victor Jackovich
    • Appointed: September 14, 1995
    • Terminated mission: February 13, 1998
  • Nancy Halliday Ely-Raphel
    • Appointed: September 2, 1998
    • Terminated mission: September 27, 2001
  • Johnny Young
    • Appointed: October 24, 2001
    • Terminated mission: September 17, 2004
  • Thomas Bolling Robertson
    • Appointed: September 29, 2004
    • Terminated mission: August 20, 2007
  • Yousif Ghafari
    • Appointed: May 29, 2008
    • Terminated mission: January 20, 2009
  • Joseph A. Mussomeli
    • Appointed: October 29, 2010
    • Terminated mission: January 31, 2015
  • Brent R. Hartley
    • Appointed: December 5, 2014
    • Terminated mission: July 16, 2018
  • Lynda C. Blanchard
    • Appointed: July 24, 2019
    • Terminated mission: January 20, 2021
  • Susan K. Falatko (Chargé d'Affaires)
    • Appointed: January 20, 2021
    • Terminated mission: February 17, 2022
  • Jamie Harpootlian
    • Appointed: February 17, 2022

See also

References

    • United States Department of State: Background notes on Slovenia
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