List of ambassadors of the United States to Dominica

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Ambassador of the United States to Dominica
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Roger F. Nyhus, U.S. Ambassador.jpg
Incumbent
Roger F. Nyhus
since February 26, 2024
NominatorThe President of the United States
AppointerThe President
with Senate advice and consent
Inaugural holder Sally Angela Shelton
as Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary
FormationJuly 18, 1979
Website U.S. Embassy - Bridgetown

The United States ambassador to Dominica is the official representative of the government of the United States to the government of Dominica. The title of the ambassador is United States Ambassador to Barbados and the Eastern Caribbean and is concurrently the ambassador to Antigua and Barbuda, Barbados, Grenada, St. Kitts and Nevis, St. Lucia, and St. Vincent and the Grenadines.

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No mission has ever been established at Roseau. All diplomatic functions are handled out of the U.S. Embassy at Bridgetown, Barbados.

List of U.S. ambassadors to Dominica

The following is a list of U.S. ambassadors, or other chiefs of mission, to Dominica. The title given by the United States State Department to this position is currently Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary.

RepresentativeTitlePresentation
of credentials		Termination
of mission		Appointed by
Sally Angela Shelton [1] Ambassador Extraordinary and PlenipotentiaryJuly 18, 1979February 24, 1981 Jimmy Carter
Milan D. Bish [2] Ambassador Extraordinary and PlenipotentiaryDecember 18, 1981March 4, 1984 Ronald Reagan
Thomas H. Anderson, Jr. [3] Ambassador Extraordinary and PlenipotentiaryAugust 1, 1984March 12, 1986
Paul A. Russo [3] Ambassador Extraordinary and PlenipotentiaryDecember 1986June 25, 1988
John E. Clark Chargé d'Affaires ad interimJune 1988November 1990
G. Philip Hughes [4] Ambassador Extraordinary and PlenipotentiaryNovember 19, 1990June 17, 1993 George H. W. Bush
Jeanette W. Hyde [4] [5] Ambassador Extraordinary and PlenipotentiaryApril 21, 1994January 31, 1998 Bill Clinton
E. William Crotty [6] Ambassador Extraordinary and PlenipotentiaryOctober 22, 1998 [7] October 10, 1999 [8]
James A. Daley [6] Ambassador Extraordinary and PlenipotentiaryOctober 23, 2000March 1, 2001
Earl Norfleet Phillips [6] Ambassador Extraordinary and PlenipotentiaryMay 9, 2002June 1, 2003 George W. Bush
Mary Kramer [6] Ambassador Extraordinary and PlenipotentiaryMarch 3, 2004October 30, 2006
Mary Martin Ourisman [6] Ambassador Extraordinary and PlenipotentiaryJanuary 24, 2007January 16, 2009
Brent Hardt [6] Chargé d'Affaires ad interimJanuary 16, 2009June 19, 2011 [9] [10]
Christopher Sandrolini [6] Chargé d'Affaires ad interimJune 19, 2011May 22, 2012 [9]
Larry Leon Palmer Ambassador Extraordinary and PlenipotentiaryMay 30, 2012 [11] January 19, 2016 Barack Obama
Linda Swartz Taglialatela Ambassador Extraordinary and PlenipotentiaryMarch 2, 2016December 27, 2023
Joaquin F. MonserrateChargé d'Affaires ad interimDecember 28, 2023January 11, 2024 Joe Biden
Roger F. Nyhus Ambassador Extraordinary and PlenipotentiaryFebruary 26, 2024Incumbent Joe Biden

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References

  1. ↑ Also accredited to Barbados and Grenada; Minister to St. Lucia, and Special Representative to Antigua; St. Christopher-Nevis-Anguilla; and St. Vincent. Resident at Bridgetown.
  2. ↑ Also accredited to Barbados; Antigua and Barbuda; St. Lucia; and St. Vincent and the Grenadines. Resident at Bridgetown.
  3. 1 2 Also accredited to Barbados; Antigua and Barbuda; St. Christopher and Nevis; St. Lucia; St. Vincent and the Grenadines. Resident at Bridgetown.
  4. 1 2 Also accredited to Barbados; St. Lucia; and St. Vincent and the Grenadines. Resident at Bridgetown.
  5. ↑ Appointed Ambassador to Grenada; Antigua and Barbuda; and St. Kitts and Nevis, March 4, 1995.
  6. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Also accredited to Barbados; Antigua and Barbuda; Grenada; St. Kitts and Nevis; St. Lucia; and St. Vincent and the Grenadines. Resident at Bridgetown.
  7. ↑ Date of appointment. Crotty did not present credentials in Dominica.
  8. ↑ Died at Gainesville, Florida on this date.
  9. 1 2 "Chargé d'Affaires". United States Department of State. Archived from the original on July 24, 2011. Retrieved July 3, 2011.
  10. ↑ Chargés d’Affaires a.i. are not appointed by the President.
  11. ↑ Embassy of the United States - Barbados & E. Caribbean (2012), Congress Confirms Ambassador to Barbados and the Eastern Caribbean, U.S. Department of State, archived from the original on May 9, 2012, retrieved May 21, 2012.



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