List of ambassadors of the United States to Grenada

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Ambassador of the United States to Grenada
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Incumbent
Karin B. Sullivan
Chargé d'affaires
since January 20, 2025
NominatorThe president of the United States
AppointerThe president
with Senate advice and consent
Inaugural holder Theodore R. Britton, Jr.
as Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary
FormationFebruary 2, 1984
Website U.S. Embassy - Bridgetown

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

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The U.S. Government established an embassy in Grenada at St. George's on February 2, 1984. The U.S. Ambassador to Grenada is resident in Bridgetown, Barbados.

List of U.S. ambassadors to Grenada

The following is a list of U.S. ambassadors, or other chiefs of mission, to Grenada. 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
Theodore R. Britton, Jr. [1] Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary February 25, 1975April 22, 1977 Gerald Ford
Frank V. Ortiz, Jr. [2] Ambassador Extraordinary and PlenipotentiaryJuly 29, 1977May 15, 1979 Jimmy Carter
Sally Shelton-Colby [3] Ambassador Extraordinary and PlenipotentiaryJuly 23, 1979February 24, 1981
Charles A. Gillespie Chargé d'Affaires ad interimFebruary 2, 1984March 1984 Ronald Reagan
Loren E. Lawrence Chargé d'Affaires ad interimMarch 1984December 1984
Roy T. Haverkamp Chargé d'Affaires ad interimDecember 1984March 1986
John C. Leary Chargé d'Affaires ad interimMarch 1986January 9, 1987
Chargé d'AffairesJanuary 9, 1987May 1988
James Ford Cooper Chargé d'AffairesJune 1988January 1991
Annette T. Veler Chargé d'AffairesJuly 1991July 1993 George H. W. Bush
Ollie P. Anderson, Jr. Chargé d'AffairesSeptember 1993September 1994 Bill Clinton
Dennis F. Carter Chargé d'AffairesDecember 1994March 1995
Jeanette W. Hyde [4] Ambassador Extraordinary and PlenipotentiaryApril 4, 1995January 31, 1998
E. William Crotty [4] Ambassador Extraordinary and PlenipotentiaryJanuary 30, 1999October 10, 1999 [5]
James A. Daley [4] Ambassador Extraordinary and PlenipotentiaryOctober 17, 2000March 1, 2001
Earl Norfleet Phillips [4] Ambassador Extraordinary and PlenipotentiaryMarch 26, 2002June 1, 2003 George W. Bush
Mary Kramer [4] Ambassador Extraordinary and PlenipotentiaryFebruary 5, 2004October 30, 2006
Mary Martin Ourisman [4] Ambassador Extraordinary and PlenipotentiaryJanuary 18, 2007January 16, 2009
Brent Hardt [4] Chargé d'Affaires ad interimJanuary 16, 2009June 19, 2011 [6] [7]
Christopher Sandrolini [4] Chargé d'Affaires ad interimJune 19, 2011May 22, 2012 [6]
Larry Leon Palmer [4] Ambassador Extraordinary and PlenipotentiaryJune 28, 2012 [8] January 19, 2016 Barack Obama
Linda Swartz Taglialatela [4] [9] Ambassador Extraordinary and PlenipotentiaryFebruary 3, 2016December 27, 2023
Joaquin F. MonserrateChargé d'Affaires ad interimDecember 28, 2023January 11, 2024 Joe Biden
Roger F. Nyhus Ambassador Extraordinary and PlenipotentiaryFebruary 6, 2024January 20, 2025 Joe Biden
Karin B. SullivanChargé d'Affaires ad interimJanuary 20, 2025Incumbent Donald Trump

See also

References

  1. ↑ Also accredited to Barbados. Resident at Bridgetown.
  2. ↑ Also accredited to Barbados; Special Representative to Antigua; Dominica; St. Christopher-Nevis-Anguilla; St. Lucia; and St. Vincent. Resident at Bridgetown.
  3. ↑ Also accredited to Barbados and Dominica; Minister to St Lucia, and Special Representative to Antigua; St. Christopher-Nevis-Anguilla; and St. Vincent. Resident at Bridgetown.
  4. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Also accredited to Antigua and Barbuda; Barbados; Dominica; St. Kitts and Nevis; St. Lucia; and St. Vincent and the Grenadines; resident at Bridgetown.
  5. ↑ Died at Gainesville, Florida on this date.
  6. 1 2 "Chargé d'Affaires". United States Department of State. Archived from the original on 2011-07-24. Retrieved 2011-07-03.
  7. ↑ Chargés d’Affaires a.i. are not appointed by the President.
  8. ↑ 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.
  9. ↑ "Ambassador Linda S. Taglialatela - U.S. Embassy in Barbados, the Eastern Caribbean, and the OECS". 2021-11-07. Archived from the original on 7 November 2021. Retrieved 2021-11-07.
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