List of ambassadors of the United States to Kyrgyzstan

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Ambassador of the United States to Kyrgyzstan
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Incumbent
Lesslie Viguerie
since December 29, 2022
NominatorThe President of the United States
AppointerThe President
with Senate advice and consent
Inaugural holder Edward Hurwitz
as Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary
FormationAugust 11, 1992
Website U.S. Embassy - Bishkek

This is a list of ambassadors of the United States to Kyrgyzstan.

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Until 1991 the Kirghiz Soviet Socialist Republic had been a constituent SSR of the Soviet Union. Upon the breakup of the USSR, the Supreme Soviet of Kyrgyzstan declared itself independent of the Soviet Union on August 31, 1991, and renamed itself the Republic of Kyrgyzstan. The United States recognized Kyrgyzstan on December 26, 1991. An embassy was established in the capital, Bishkek, on February 1, 1992, with Edmund McWilliams as Chargé d'Affaires ad interim. Relations between the United States and Kyrgyzstan have been continuous since that time.

The U.S. Embassy in Kyrgyzstan is located in Bishkek.

Ambassadors

NameTitleAppointed Presented credentials Terminated missionNotes
Edward Hurwitz – Career FSOAmbassador Extraordinary and PlenipotentiaryAugust 11, 1992September 17, 1992October 11, 1994
Eileen A. Malloy – Career FSOAugust 26, 1994October 25, 1994July 7, 1997
Anne M. Sigmund – Career FSOAugust 1, 1997September 30, 1997August 10, 2000
John Martin O'Keefe – Career FSOJune 14, 2000September 23, 2000July 6, 2003
Stephen M. Young – Career FSOApril 16, 2003August 26, 2003August 17, 2005 [1]
Marie Yovanovitch – Career FSONovember 20, 2004February 4, 2005February 4, 2008
Tatiana C. Gfoeller – Career FSOOctober 22, 2008October 14, 2008March 8, 2011
Pamela L. Spratlen – Career FSOApril 15, 2011May 24, 2011 [2] December 12, 2014
Richard Miles – Career FSOChargé d'Affaires, ad interimFebruary 13, 2015N/AOctober 14, 2015
Sheila Gwaltney – Career FSOAmbassador Extraordinary and PlenipotentiaryAugust 6, 2015October 14, 2015August 2, 2017
John BernlohrChargé d'Affaires, ad interimAugust 2, 2017N/ASeptember 18, 2018
Donald Lu – Career FSOAmbassador Extraordinary and PlenipotentiarySeptember 18, 2018October 12, 2018September 14, 2021
Sonata Coulter – Career FSOChargé d'Affaires, ad interimSeptember 14, 2021N/ANovember 2022
Lesslie Viguerie Ambassador Extraordinary and PlenipotentiarySeptember 29, 2022December 29, 2022Incumbent

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References

  1. ↑ "Stephen M. Young. LinkedIn Profile". linkedin.com.[ better source needed ]
  2. ↑ "Pamela Leora Spratlen (1954–)". U.S. Department of State, Office of the Historian. January 27, 2015. Retrieved November 22, 2015.
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