List of ambassadors of the United States to Malaysia

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Ambassador of the United States to Malaysia
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Incumbent
Edgard Kagan
since March 20, 2024
Seat Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
NominatorThe President of the United States
AppointerThe President
with Senate advice and consent
Inaugural holder Thomas K. Wright
as Chargé d'affaires ad interim
FormationAugust 31, 1957
Website my.usembassy.gov

The ambassador of the United States of America to Malaysia is the head of the United States's diplomatic mission to Malaysia. The position has the rank and status of an ambassador extraordinary and plenipotentiary and is based in the Embassy of the United States, Kuala Lumpur.

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List of heads of mission

Ambassadors to Malaysia

NameCareerTitleAppointmentPresentation of credentialsTermination of mission
Thomas K. Wright [1] Career FSOChargé d'AffairesAugust 31, 1957September 4, 1957Superseded December 2, 1957
Homer M. Byington, Jr. [2] Career FSOAmbassador Extraordinary and PlenipotentiaryOctober 3, 1957December 2, 1957Left post, April 1, 1961
Charles F. Baldwin [3] Career FSOAmbassador Extraordinary and PlenipotentiaryFebruary 22, 1961April 29, 1961Left post, January 22, 1964
James D. BellCareer FSOAmbassador Extraordinary and PlenipotentiaryMarch 4, 1964March 23, 1964Left post, July 15, 1969
Jack W. Lydman Career FSOAmbassador Extraordinary and PlenipotentiarySeptember 15, 1969October 8, 1969Left post, December 20, 1973
Francis T. Underhill, Jr. [4] Career FSOAmbassador Extraordinary and PlenipotentiaryDecember 19, 1973February 11, 1974Left post, May 10, 1977
Robert Hopkins Miller Career FSOAmbassador Extraordinary and PlenipotentiaryMay 26, 1977June 8, 1977Left post, March 8, 1980
Barbara M. Watson Political appointeeAmbassador Extraordinary and PlenipotentiaryAugust 20, 1980September 25, 1980Left post, March 1, 1981
Ronald DeWayne Palmer Career FSOAmbassador Extraordinary and PlenipotentiaryJune 11, 1981June 24, 1981Left post, October 30, 1983
Thomas P. Shoesmith Career FSOAmbassador Extraordinary and PlenipotentiaryNovember 18, 1983December 12, 1983Left post, February 14, 1987
John Cameron Monjo Career FSOAmbassador Extraordinary and PlenipotentiaryApril 7, 1987June 10, 1987Left post, April 22, 1989
Paul Matthews Cleveland Career FSOAmbassador Extraordinary and PlenipotentiaryOctober 10, 1989November 8, 1989Left post, July 23, 1992
John Stern Wolf Career FSOAmbassador Extraordinary and PlenipotentiaryAugust 11, 1992October 7, 1992Left post, June 10, 1995
John R. Malott Career FSOAmbassador Extraordinary and PlenipotentiaryDecember 19, 1995January 25, 1996Left post December 30, 1998
B. Lynn Pascoe Career FSOAmbassador Extraordinary and PlenipotentiaryOctober 22, 1998March 1, 1999Left post August 11, 2001
Marie T. Huhtala Career FSOAmbassador Extraordinary and PlenipotentiaryAugust 3, 2001October 17, 2001Left post May 28, 2004
Christopher J. LaFleur Career FSOAmbassador Extraordinary and PlenipotentiaryOctober 18, 2004January 4, 2005September 14, 2007
James R. Keith Career FSOAmbassador Extraordinary and PlenipotentiaryMay 30, 2007December 4, 2007Left post, March 15, 2010
Paul W. Jones Career FSOAmbassador Extraordinary and PlenipotentiaryAugust 5, 2010October 18, 2010July 8, 2013
Joseph Y. Yun Career FSOAmbassador Extraordinary and PlenipotentiarySeptember 12, 2013October 3, 2013October 14, 2016
Kamala Shirin Lakhdhir Career FSOAmbassador Extraordinary and PlenipotentiaryDecember 9, 2016February 21, 2017January 21, 2021
Brian D. McFeeters Career FSOAmbassador Extraordinary and PlenipotentiaryDecember 22, 2020February 26, 2021August 24, 2023
Manu BhallaCareer FSOChargé d'AffairesAugust 24, 2023December 19, 2023
Edgard Kagan Career FSOAmbassador Extraordinary and PlenipotentiaryNovember 8, 2023March 20, 2024Incumbent

Notes

  1. ↑ Accredited to the Federation of Malaya. Not commissioned; letter of credence dated Aug 31, 1957.
  2. ↑ Commissioned during a recess of the Senate; recommissioned after confirmation on January 27, 1958. Accredited to the Federation of Malaya.
  3. ↑ "The Association for Diplomatic Studies and Training Foreign Affairs Oral History Project AMBASSADOR CHARLES F. BALDWIN" (PDF). Association for Diplomatic Studies and Training. April 18, 1990. Archived (PDF) from the original on June 21, 2024. Retrieved July 16, 2024.
  4. ↑ "The Association for Diplomatic Studies and Training Foreign Affairs Oral History Project AMBASSADOR FRANCIS T. UNDERHILL" (PDF). Association for Diplomatic Studies and Training. November 21, 1988. Archived (PDF) from the original on July 16, 2024. Retrieved August 5, 2024.

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