List of ambassadors of the United States to Armenia

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Ambassador of the United States to Armenia
Միացյալ Նահանգների դեսպանը Հայաստանում
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Kristina Kvien, U.S. Ambassador.jpg
Incumbent
Kristina Kvien
since February 21, 2023
Residence Yerevan
NominatorThe president of the United States
AppointerThe president
with Senate advice and consent
Inaugural holder Harry J. Gilmore
as Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary
FormationMay 12, 1993
Website am.usembassy.gov

Armenia declared its independence from the Soviet Union on August 23, 1990, [1] having previously been the Armenian Soviet Socialist Republic, one of the constituent republics of the USSR since 1936, and part of the Transcaucasian Soviet Federated Socialist Republic since 1920. In the wake of the August 1991 Coup, a referendum was held on the question of secession. Following an overwhelming vote in favor, full independence was declared on September 21, 1991. However, widespread recognition did not occur until the formal dissolution of the Soviet Union on December 25, 1991. The United States recognized Armenia on December 25, 1991. [2]

Contents

The embassy in Yerevan was opened February 3, 1992, with Steven Mann as Chargé d'affaires ad interim.

Ambassadors

#ImageNameAppointed Presented credentials Terminated missionNotes
1 Ambassador Gilmore.jpg Harry J. Gilmore [3] – Career FSOMay 12, 1993May 31, 1993Left post, July 11, 1995
2 Peter Tomsen is envoy to Afghan resistance.png Peter Tomsen – Career FSOJune 27, 1995September 6, 1995September 6, 1998
3 Michael C. Lemmon – Career FSOJune 29, 1998September 21, 1998October 1, 2001
4 John M Ordway.jpg John Malcolm Ordway – Career FSONovember 5, 2001November 23, 2001July 31, 2004
5 John Marshall Evans, US Dept of State photo portrait.jpg John Marshall Evans – Career FSOJune 30, 2004September 4, 2004Left post, September 10, 2006 [4] Recalled by the Bush administration over remarks about the Armenian genocide. [4]
- Rudolf V. Perina, official portrait,1998.jpg Rudolf V. Perina [5] September 10, 2006August 1, 2008Chargé d'affaires a.i.
6 Marie L. Yovanovitch.jpg Marie Yovanovitch [6] – Career FSOAugust 4, 2008September 22, 2008June 9, 2011
-Bruce Donahue – Career FSOJune 9, 2011October 6, 2011Chargé d'affaires a.i.
7 John A. Heffern US State Dept photo.jpg John A. Heffern [7] – Career FSOSeptember 29, 2011October 17, 2011 [8] December 22, 2014
8 Richard M. Mills, Jr (cropped).jpg Richard M. Mills Jr. – Career FSOJanuary 2, 2015February 15, 2015October 17, 2018 [9]
- Rafik K. Mansour.jpg Rafik Mansour – Career FSOOctober 17, 2018March 1, 2019Chargé d'affaires a.i.
9 Lynne M. Tracy, U.S. Ambassador.jpg Lynne M. Tracy – Career FSO [10] February 19, 2019 [11] March 1, 2019 [12] December 20, 2022
-Chip Laitinen - Career FSOJanuary 5, 2023February 21, 2023Chargé d'affaires a.i.
10 Kristina Kvien, U.S. Ambassador.jpg Kristina Kvien – Career FSODecember 13, 2022February 21, 2023

The U.S. Ambassador to Armenia holds the title Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary.

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Armenia Independence". The Government of Armenia. Retrieved October 22, 2012.
  2. ↑ "U.S. Department of State Office of the Historian". U. Retrieved October 22, 2012.
  3. ↑ Gilmore was nominated for the second time by President Clinton on April 2, 1993. An earlier nomination of August 10, 1992 was not acted upon by the Senate.
  4. 1 2 Emil Danielyan (May 24, 2006). "U.S. Envoy to Armenia Recalled". ArmeniaLiberty.org. Retrieved August 3, 2007.
  5. ↑ United States Embassy in Yerevan. "Embassy Leadership". United States Department of State: U.S. Embassy in Yerevan. Archived from the original on November 3, 2007. Retrieved August 3, 2007.
  6. ↑ "United States Embassy in Yerevan: The Ambassador". Archived from the original on March 22, 2009. Retrieved August 4, 2007.
  7. ↑ "United States Embassy in Yerevan: The Ambassador". Archived from the original on April 21, 2012. Retrieved November 20, 2011.
  8. ↑ Ambassador Heffern Presents Copies of Credentials to Foreign Minister Nalbandian
  9. ↑ Mills, Richard M. (October 9, 2018). "Farewell Speech As Prepared Ambassador Richard M. Mills". am.usembassy.gov. Archived from the original on December 11, 2018. Retrieved December 11, 2018.
  10. ↑ "U.S. Ambassador to Armenia Lynne Tracy". November 7, 2021. Archived from the original on November 7, 2021. Retrieved November 7, 2021.
  11. ↑ "U.S. Ambassador to Armenia Lynne Tracy". am.usembassy.gov. Retrieved April 6, 2019.
  12. ↑ "Foreign Minister of Armenia Zohrab Mnatsakanyan met with Lynne M. Tracy, newly appointed Ambassador of the United States". www.mfa.am. Retrieved April 6, 2019.
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