List of ambassadors of the United States to Saint Vincent and the Grenadines

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Ambassador of the United States to Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
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Incumbent
Roger F. Nyhus
since TBD
NominatorThe President of the United States
Inaugural holder Milan D. Bish
as Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary
FormationDecember 11, 1981
Website U.S. Embassy - Bridgetown

The United States ambassador to Saint Vincent and the Grenadines is the official representative of the government of the United States to the government of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines. 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. Lucia.

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No U.S. mission has ever been established at Kingstown. All diplomatic functions are handled out of the U.S. embassy at Bridgetown, Barbados, where the U.S. ambassador to Saint Vincent and the Grenadines is resident.

List of U.S. ambassadors to Saint Vincent and the Grenadines

The following is a list of U.S. ambassadors, or other chiefs of mission, to Saint Vincent and the Grenadines. 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
Milan D. Bish [1] Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary December 11, 1981March 4, 1984 Ronald Reagan
Thomas H. Anderson, Jr. [2] Ambassador Extraordinary and PlenipotentiaryAugust 22, 1984March 12, 1986
Paul A. Russo [2] Ambassador Extraordinary and PlenipotentiaryDecember 5, 1986June 25, 1988
G. Philip Hughes [3] Ambassador Extraordinary and PlenipotentiaryNovember 19, 1990June 17, 1993 George H. W. Bush
Jeanette W. Hyde [3] [4] Ambassador Extraordinary and PlenipotentiaryMay 24, 1994January 31, 1998 Bill Clinton
E. William Crotty [5] Ambassador Extraordinary and PlenipotentiaryJanuary 29, 1999October 10, 1999 [6]
James A. Daley [5] Ambassador Extraordinary and PlenipotentiaryOctober 26, 2000March 1, 2000
Earl Norfleet Phillips [5] Ambassador Extraordinary and PlenipotentiaryApril 16, 2002June 1, 2003 George W. Bush
Mary Kramer [5] Ambassador Extraordinary and PlenipotentiaryFebruary 12, 2004October 30, 2006
Mary Martin Ourisman [5] Ambassador Extraordinary and PlenipotentiaryFebruary 26, 2007January 16, 2009
Brent Hardt [5] Chargé d'Affaires ad interimJanuary 16, 2009June 19, 2011 [7] [8]
Christopher Sandrolini [5] Chargé d'Affaires ad interimJune 19, 2011May 22, 2012 [7]
Larry Leon Palmer Ambassador Extraordinary and PlenipotentiaryJune 7, 2012 [9] 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 PlenipotentiaryTBD Joe Biden

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References

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