List of ambassadors of the United States to the Czech Republic

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Ambassador of the United States to the Czech Republic
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Incumbent
Bijan Sabet
since February 15, 2023
NominatorThe President of the United States
AppointerThe President
with Senate advice and consent
Inaugural holder Adrian A. Basora
as Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary
FormationJune 15, 1992
Website U.S. Embassy - Prague

The diplomatic post of United States ambassador to the Czech Republic was created after the dissolution of Czechoslovakia and the United States recognizing the new nation of the Czech Republic on January 1, 1993.

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In June 1992, the Slovak parliament voted to declare sovereignty and the Czech-Slovak federation dissolved peacefully on January 1, 1993. The United States recognized the Czech Republic and Slovakia as independent nations and moved to establish diplomatic relations. The previous ambassador to Czechoslovakia, Adrian A. Basora, continued as the ambassador to the Czech Republic and Theodore Russell, who served as deputy chief of mission under Ambassador Shirley Temple Black, became the first U.S. ambassador to Slovakia later that year.

Ambassadors

NameTitleAppointed Presented credentials Terminated missionNotes
Adrian A. Basora Ambassador Extraordinary and PlenipotentiaryJune 15, 1992July 20, 1992July 15, 1995
Jenonne R. Walker June 27, 1995August 31, 1995August 31, 1998
John Shattuck October 22, 1998December 10, 1998December 16, 2000
Craig Roberts Stapleton August 7, 2001August 28, 2001December 16, 2003
William J. Cabaniss October 6, 2003January 13, 2004September 15, 2006
Richard Graber September 14, 2006October 12, 2006January 20, 2009
Mary Thompson-Jones Chargés d’affaires ad interimJanuary 20, 2009UnknownMay 2010
John Ordway May 2010UnknownAugust 2010
Joseph Pennington August 2010UnknownDecember 30, 2010
Norman L. Eisen Ambassador Extraordinary and PlenipotentiaryDecember 30, 2010January 28, 2011August 12, 2014
Andrew H. Schapiro July 23, 2014September 30, 2014January 20, 2017
Steve King [1] October 18, 2017December 6, 2017January 20, 2021
Jennifer Bachus Chargés d’affaires ad interimJanuary 20, 2021March 29, 2022
Michael Dodman March 29, 2022August 18, 2022
Christy Agor August 18, 2022January 31, 2023
Bijan Sabet Ambassador Extraordinary and PlenipotentiaryDecember 13, 2022February 15, 2023Incumbent

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PD-icon.svg This article incorporates public domain material from U.S. Bilateral Relations Fact Sheets. United States Department of State.

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