| Ambassador of Estonia to the United States Embassy of Estonia, Washington, D.C. | |
|---|---|
| Inaugural holder | Ants Piip |
| Formation | December 31, 1923 |
The Estonian ambassador in Washington, D. C. is the official representative of the Government in Tallinn to the Government of the United States. [1]
| Diplomatic agrément | Diplomatic accreditation | ambassador | Observations | President of Estonia | List of presidents of the United States | Term end |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| December 31, 1923 | LEGATION OPENED - Listed as Estonia | Konstantin Päts | Calvin Coolidge | |||
| December 31, 1923 | Ants Piip | Konstantin Päts | Calvin Coolidge | |||
| December 1, 1926 | Listed as Estonia | Jaan Teemant | Calvin Coolidge | |||
| November 17, 1927 | Victor Mutt | Consul General in New York in charge of Legation, Colonel | Jaan Teemant | Calvin Coolidge | ||
| April 1, 1932 | Charles Kuusik | Acting Consul General in New York in charge of Legation | Jaan Teemant | Herbert C. Hoover | ||
| April 1, 1939 | Johannes Kaiv | Acting Consul General in New York in charge of Legation | Konstantin Päts | Franklin D. Roosevelt | ||
| December 15, 1965 | Ernst Jaakson | Consul General in New York in charge of Legation | Aleksander Varma | Lyndon B. Johnson | ||
| September 15, 1991 | September 30, 1991 | ESTONIA 'S DIPLOMATIC NOTE RAISED LEGATION TO EMBASSY DEPARTMENT RESPONDED ACCEPTING EMBASSY ON | Heinrich Mark | George H. W. Bush | ||
| October 25, 1991 | November 25, 1991 | Ernst Jaakson | Heinrich Mark | George H. W. Bush | ||
| May 20, 1993 | September 3, 1993 | Toomas Hendrik Ilves | Lennart Meri | Bill Clinton | ||
| April 18, 1997 | May 14, 1997 | Grigore-Kalev Stoicescu | Lennart Meri | Bill Clinton | ||
| February 10, 2000 | June 14, 2000 | Sven Jürgenson | Lennart Meri | Bill Clinton | ||
| September 4, 2003 | September 10, 2003 | Jüri Luik | Arnold Rüütel | George W. Bush | ||
| August 16, 2007 | September 18, 2007 | Väino Reinart | Toomas Hendrik Ilves | George W. Bush | ||
| September 6, 2011 | September 9, 2011 | Marina Kaljurand | Toomas Hendrik Ilves | Barack Obama | ||
| August 22, 2014 | September 18, 2014 | Eerik Marmei | Toomas Hendrik Ilves | Barack Obama | ||
| August 2017 | September 8, 2017 | Lauri Lepik | Kersti Kaljulaid | Donald Trump | ||
| August 3, 2018 | Jonatan Vseviov | Kersti Kaljulaid Alar Karis | Donald Trump Joe Biden | |||
| July 18, 2021 | Kristjan Prikk | Alar Karis | Joe Biden |
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