List of ambassadors of the United States to Tajikistan

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Ambassador of the United States to Tajikistan
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since March 9, 2023
NominatorThe President of the United States
Inaugural holder Edmund McWilliams
as Chargé d'Affaires
FormationMarch 13, 1992
Website U.S. Embassy - Dushanbe

This is a list of United States ambassadors to Tajikistan.

Contents

Until 1991, Tajikistan had been a constituent republic of the Soviet Union as the Tajik Soviet Socialist Republic. On December 25, 1991, following the dissolution of the Soviet Union, Tajikistan declared its independence and became the Republic of Tajikistan. The United States government recognized Tajikistan on the same day. Diplomatic relations were established on February 19, 1992 in an announcement by President Bush. A temporary embassy was opened by Chargé d'Affaires ad interim Edmund McWilliams on March 13, 1992 in the Avesto Hotel, pending the appointment of an ambassador. [1] The first ranking ambassador was Stanley Tuemler Escudero, who presented his credentials on October 19, 1992. [2]

On October 25, 1992, six days after Ambassador Escudero's arrival, Embassy Dushanbe was closed and all U.S. personnel were withdrawn because of the civil war in Tajikistan. [1] The embassy was reopened on March 11, 1993. [3] [4]

In 1998, after the embassy bombings in Africa, Embassy Dushanbe American personnel were temporarily relocated to Almaty, Kazakhstan, due to heightened Embassy security standards. American Embassy Dushanbe has since returned to full operations and in July 2006 moved into a purpose-built embassy compound. [1] [5]

Ambassadors

RepresentativePosition TitleFromToAppointed by
Edmund McWilliams [6] Chargé d'AffairesMarch 13, 1992October 19, 1992 George H. W. Bush
Stanley Tuemler Escudero [3] Ambassador Extraordinary and PlenipotentiaryOctober 19, 1992June 1, 1995 George H. W. Bush
The embassy was closed October 25, 1992 – March 11, 1993. Escudero continued as the nonresident ambassador in the interim. [1]
R. Grant Smith [7] Ambassador Extraordinary and PlenipotentiaryJuly 31, 1995August 21, 1998 Bill Clinton
Robert Finn [8] Ambassador Extraordinary and PlenipotentiarYNovember 11, 1998July 13, 2001 Bill Clinton
Franklin Pierce Huddle, Jr. [9] Ambassador Extraordinary and PlenipotentiaryOctober 26, 2001October 9, 2003 George W. Bush
Richard E. Hoagland [10] Ambassador Extraordinary and PlenipotentiaryNovember 24, 2003August 3, 2006 George W. Bush
Tracey Ann Jacobson [11] Ambassador Extraordinary and PlenipotentiarySeptember 4, 2006July 27, 2009 [1] George W. Bush
Kenneth E. Gross, Jr. [12] Ambassador Extraordinary and PlenipotentiaryOctober 2, 2009July 12, 2012 Barack Obama
Susan M. Elliott [13] Ambassador Extraordinary and PlenipotentiaryOctober 19, 2012October 5, 2015 Barack Obama
Elisabeth I. Millard [14] Ambassador Extraordinary and PlenipotentiaryMarch 11, 2016August 31, 2017 Barack Obama
Kevin Covert [15] Chargé d'AffairesAugust 31, 2017March 15, 2019 Donald Trump
John M. Pommersheim Ambassador Extraordinary and PlenipotentiaryMarch 15, 2019 [16] December 2, 2022 [17] Donald Trump
Manuel P. Micaller Ambassador Extraordinary and PlenipotentiaryMarch 9, 2023Incumbent Joe Biden

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References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 "Embassy History". United States Department of State: U.S. Embassy Dushanbe. Archived from the original on July 21, 2011. Retrieved July 4, 2011.
  2. ↑ "Guide to Country Recognition and Relations: Tajikistan". United States Department of State. Retrieved July 4, 2011.
  3. 1 2 "Stanley Tuemler Escudero". United States Department of State. Retrieved May 29, 2011.
  4. ↑ "Tajikistan: Country Study". Library of Congress Country Studies. Library of Congress. Retrieved May 29, 2011.
  5. ↑ "Background Note: Tajikistan" . Retrieved July 4, 2011.
  6. ↑ "Edmund McWilliams". United States Department of State. Retrieved July 4, 2011.
  7. ↑ "R. Grant Smith". United States Department of State. Retrieved July 4, 2011.
  8. ↑ "Robert Patrick John Finn". United States Department of State. Retrieved July 4, 2011.
  9. ↑ "Franklin Pierce Huddle". United States Department of State. Retrieved July 4, 2011.
  10. ↑ "Richard Eugene Hoagland". United States Department of State. Retrieved July 4, 2011.
  11. ↑ "Tracey Ann Jacobson". United States Department of State. Retrieved July 4, 2011.
  12. ↑ "U.S. Ambassador to Tajikistan". United States Department of State: U.S. Embassy Dushanbe. Archived from the original on July 28, 2013. Retrieved July 4, 2011.
  13. ↑ "U.S. Ambassador to Tajikistan". United States Department of State: U.S. Embassy Dushanbe. Archived from the original on July 28, 2013. Retrieved July 24, 2013.
  14. ↑ Millard Elisabeth I. - Republic of Tajikistan - July 2015 U.S. Department of State, July 7, 2015
  15. ↑ Chargé d’Affaires Kevin Covert
  16. ↑ "Receiving of credentials from 9 new ambassadors". President of the Republic of Tajikistan. March 15, 2019. Retrieved April 6, 2019.
  17. ↑ "UNITED STATES/TAJIKISTAN : Outgoing Ambassador Pommersheim brought the US closer to Tajikistan's security apparatus - 05/01/2023". January 5, 2023.
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