List of ambassadors of the United States to Croatia

Ambassador of the United States to Croatia
Seal of the United States Department of State
Flag of a United States ambassador
Incumbent Trey Lyons Chargé d'affaires since January 20, 2025
Nominator	The president of the United States
Appointer	The president with Senate advice and consent
Website	U.S. Embassy - Zagreb

The diplomatic post of United States Ambassador to Croatia was created on April 7, 1992, following Croatia's independence from SFR Yugoslavia and its recognition as an independent state by the United States, although official presence of the U.S. in Croatia began with the establishment of the U.S. Consulate in Zagreb on May 9, 1946.

Ambassador			Term in office
#	Portrait	Name	Took office	Left office	Appointed by
1		Peter W. Galbraith	June 28, 1993	January 3, 1998	Bill Clinton
2		William Dale Montgomery	January 8, 1998	September 17, 2000 [1]
3		Lawrence G. Rossin	January 19, 2001	June 27, 2003 [2]
4		Ralph Frank	July 2, 2003	January 7, 2006 [3]	George W. Bush
5		Robert Bradtke	July 7, 2006	July 13, 2009 [4]
6		James B. Foley	September 15, 2009	August 19, 2012 [5]	Barack Obama
7		Kenneth H. Merten	October 30, 2012	July 18, 2015
8		Julieta Valls Noyes	October 5, 2015	November 21, 2017 [6]
9		Robert Kohorst	January 10, 2018	January 20, 2021	Donald Trump
10		Nathalie Rayes	January 25, 2024	January 20, 2025	Joe Biden

See also

• Embassy of Croatia, Washington, D.C.
• Croatia – United States relations
• Foreign relations of Croatia
• Ambassadors of the United States

References

1. "William Dale Montgomery - People - Department History - Office of the Historian". history.state.gov. Retrieved September 9, 2025.
2. "Lawrence George Rossin - People - Department History - Office of the Historian". history.state.gov. Retrieved September 9, 2025.
3. "Ralph Frank - People - Department History - Office of the Historian". history.state.gov. Retrieved September 9, 2025.
4. "Robert Anthony Bradtke - People - Department History - Office of the Historian". history.state.gov. Retrieved September 9, 2025.
5. "James Brendan Foley - People - Department History - Office of the Historian". history.state.gov. Retrieved September 9, 2025.
6. "Douglas Jones, Chargé d'Affaires, a.i." U.S. Embassy in Croatia. Retrieved December 8, 2017.

• United States Department of State: Background notes on Croatia
•  This article incorporates public domain material from U.S. Bilateral Relations Fact Sheets. United States Department of State.

External links

• United States Department of State: Chiefs of Mission for Croatia
• United States Department of State: Croatia
• United States Embassy in Zagreb