Ambassador of the United States to North Macedonia | |
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Nominator | The President of the United States |
Appointer | The President with Senate advice and consent |
Inaugural holder | Christopher R. Hill |
Formation | July 29, 1996 |
Website | U.S. Embassy - Skopje |
The United States ambassador to North Macedonia is the official representative of the president of the United States to the head of state of North Macedonia.
The Ambassador, based out of Skopje, works with the rest of the embassy - 70 other Americans and 240 locals - to advance bilateral relations. [1]
The United States established a liaison office in what was then the Republic of Macedonia in Skopje on December 3, 1993 with Victor D. Comras appointed soon after as Charge and U.S. chief of Mission with the equivalent rank of Ambassador. The U.S. formally recognized Macedonia as an independent state on February 9, 1994. [2]
Name | Presentation of credentials | Termination of mission | Title |
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Victor D. Comras | December 3, 1993 | July 2, 1996 | Chief of Mission |
Christopher R. Hill | July 29, 1996 | August 2, 1999 | Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary |
M. Michael Einik | September 7, 1999 | November 4, 2001 | Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary |
Lawrence E. Butler | April 22, 2002 | March 26, 2005 | Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary |
Gillian A. Milovanovic | September 6, 2005 | August 30, 2008 | Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary |
Philip T. Reeker | September 29, 2008 | July 15, 2011 | Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary |
Paul D. Wohlers | September 13, 2011 | January 21, 2015 | Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary |
Jess L. Baily | February 12, 2015 | March 1, 2019 | Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary |
Kate Marie Byrnes | July 12, 2019 | September 26, 2022 | Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary |
Angela Aggeler | November 8, 2022 | Incumbent | Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary |
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Lesotho–United States relations are bilateral relations between the Kingdom of Lesotho and the United States of America.
The United States and North Macedonia enjoy excellent bilateral relations.
Kate Marie Byrnes is an American diplomat, who served as the United States ambassador to North Macedonia between July 2019 and September 2022. She is a career diplomat who has received many awards for her service.