List of ambassadors of the United States to Saint Lucia

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Ambassador of the United States to Saint Lucia
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Incumbent
Karin B. Sullivan
Chargé d'affaires
since January 20, 2025
NominatorThe president of the United States
Inaugural holder Sally Angela Shelton
as Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary
FormationJune 11, 1979
Website U.S. Embassy - Bridgetown

The United States ambassador to Saint Lucia is the official representative of the government of the United States to the government of Saint Lucia. 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, Grenada, St. Kitts and Nevis, and St. Vincent and the Grenadines.

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No U.S. mission has ever been established at Castries. All diplomatic functions are handled out of the U.S. Embassy at Bridgetown, Barbados, where the U.S. Ambassador to Saint Lucia is resident.

List of U.S. ambassadors to Saint Lucia

The following is a list of U.S. ambassadors, or other chiefs of mission, to Saint Lucia. 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] Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary June 11, 1979February 24, 1981 Jimmy Carter
Milan D. Bish [2] Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary December 15, 1981March 4, 1984 Ronald Reagan
Thomas H. Anderson, Jr. [3] Ambassador Extraordinary and PlenipotentiaryAugust 22, 1984March 12, 1986
Paul A. Russo [3] Ambassador Extraordinary and PlenipotentiaryDecember 2, 1986June 25, 1988
G. Philip Hughes [4] Ambassador Extraordinary and PlenipotentiaryNovember 21, 1990June 17, 1993 George H. W. Bush
Jeanette W. Hyde [4] [5] Ambassador Extraordinary and PlenipotentiaryMay 3, 1994January 31, 1998 Bill Clinton
E. William Crotty [6] Ambassador Extraordinary and PlenipotentiaryAugust 17, 1999October 10, 1999 [7]
James A. Daley [6] Ambassador Extraordinary and PlenipotentiaryNovember 6, 2000March 1, 2000
Earl Norfleet Phillips [6] Ambassador Extraordinary and PlenipotentiaryApril 9, 2002June 1, 2003 George W. Bush
Mary Kramer [6] Ambassador Extraordinary and PlenipotentiaryFebruary 11, 2004October 30, 2006
Mary Martin Ourisman [6] Ambassador Extraordinary and PlenipotentiaryFebruary 20, 2007January 16, 2009
Brent Hardt [6] Chargé d'Affaires ad interimJanuary 16, 2009June 19, 2011 [8] [9]
Christopher Sandrolini [6] Chargé d'Affaires ad interimJune 19, 2011May 22, 2012 [8]
Larry Leon Palmer Ambassador Extraordinary and PlenipotentiaryJune 4, 2012 [10] January 19, 2016 Barack Obama
Linda Swartz Taglialatela Ambassador Extraordinary and PlenipotentiaryFebruary 1, 2016December 27, 2023
Joaquin F. MonserrateChargé d'Affaires ad interimDecember 28, 2023January 11, 2024 Joe Biden
Roger F. Nyhus Ambassador Extraordinary and PlenipotentiaryJanuary 31, 2024January 20, 2025 Joe Biden
Karin B. SullivanChargé d'Affaires ad interimJanuary 20, 2025Incumbent Donald Trump

See also

References

  1. ↑ Also Ambassador to Barbados, Grenada, and Dominica; Special Representative to Antigua; St. Christopher-Nevis-Anguilla; and St. Vincent. Resident at Bridgetown.
  2. ↑ Also accredited to Barbados, Grenada, and Dominica; Special Representative to Antigua; St. Christopher-Nevis-Anguilla; and St. Vincent. Resident at Bridgetown.
  3. 1 2 Also accredited to Antigua and Barbuda; Barbados; Dominica; St. Kitts and Nevis; and St. Vincent and the Grenadines. Resident at Bridgetown.
  4. 1 2 Also accredited to Barbados; Dominica; and St. Vincent and the Grenadines. Resident at Bridgetown.
  5. ↑ Appointed Ambassador to Antigua and Barbuda; Grenada; and St. Kitts and Nevis on March 4, 1995.
  6. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Also accredited to Antigua and Barbuda; Barbados; Dominica; Grenada; St. Kitts and Nevis; St. Vincent and the Grenadines. Resident at Bridgetown.
  7. ↑ Died at Gainesville, Florida on this date.
  8. 1 2 "Chargé d'Affaires". United States Department of State. Archived from the original on July 24, 2011. Retrieved July 3, 2011.
  9. ↑ Chargés d’Affaires are not appointed by the President.
  10. ↑ 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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