List of ambassadors of the United States to the Dominican Republic

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Ambassador of the United States to the Dominican Republic
US Department of State official seal.svg
Seal of the United States Department of State
Incumbent
Patricia Aguilera
Chargé d'Affaires
since September 28, 2023 [1]
NominatorThe President of the United States
AppointerThe President
with Senate advice and consent
Inaugural holder John M. Langston
as Chargé d'Affaires
FormationMarch 26, 1884
Website U.S. Embassy - Santo Domingo

This is a list of ambassadors of the United States to the Dominican Republic.

Contents

List of ambassadors

NameTitlePresentation of credentialsTermination of missionNotes
John M. Langston Chargé d'Affaires March 26, 1884Transmitted recall by mail, June 23, 1885Accredited to Santo Domingo, also accredited to Haiti; resident at Port-au-Prince.
John E. W. Thompson Chargé d'AffairesMarch 1, 1885Relinquished charge at Port-au-Prince about October 17, 1889Accredited to Santo Domingo, also accredited to Haiti; resident at Port-au-Prince.
Frederick Douglass Chargé d'AffairesJanuary 25, 1890Left Port-au-Prince, July 1891Accredited to Santo Domingo, also accredited to Haiti; resident at Port-au-Prince.
John S. Durham Chargé d'AffairesJanuary 14, 1892Presented recall, November 18, 1893Accredited to Santo Domingo, also accredited to Haiti; resident at Port-au-Prince.
Henry M. Smythe Chargé d'AffairesNovember 18, 1893Left Santo Domingo, March 20, 1897Accredited to Santo Domingo, also accredited to Haiti; resident at Port-au-Prince. Credentials presented on November 18, 1893, by his predecessor; Smythe was officially received in person at Santo Domingo, October 28, 1895.
William F. Powell Chargé d'AffairesFebruary 18, 1898Superseded, July 23, 1904Accredited to Santo Domingo, also accredited to Haiti; resident at Port-au-Prince. Officially received on February 18, 1898; had transmitted credentials by mail in November 1897.
Thomas C. Dawson Minister Resident/Consul General July 23, 1904Left post, May 5, 1907Accredited to Santo Domingo.
Fenton R. McCreery Minister Resident/Consul GeneralMay 18, 1907Left post, October 7, 1909Accredited to Santo Domingo.
Horace G. Knowles Minister Resident/Consul GeneralMarch 7, 1910Presented recall, August 2, 1910
William W. Russell Minister Resident/Consul GeneralNovember 3, 1910Promoted to Envoy Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary
William W. Russell Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary September 5, 1911Left post, March 2, 1913
James Mark Sullivan Envoy Extraordinary and Minister PlenipotentiarySeptember 23, 1913Left post, June 20, 1915
William W. Russell Envoy Extraordinary and Minister PlenipotentiaryOctober 7, 1915Left post, September 12, 1925
Evan E. Young Envoy Extraordinary and Minister PlenipotentiaryOctober 28, 1925Left post, December 31, 1929
Charles B. Curtis Envoy Extraordinary and Minister PlenipotentiaryJanuary 28, 1930Left post, August 11, 1931
H. F. Arthur Schoenfeld Envoy Extraordinary and Minister PlenipotentiaryOctober 9, 1931Left post, April 27, 1937
R. Henry Norweb Envoy Extraordinary and Minister PlenipotentiaryOctober 7, 1937Presented recall, February 13-February 19, 1940
Robert M. Scotten Envoy Extraordinary and Minister PlenipotentiaryJune 21, 1940Left post, March 14, 1942
Avra M. Warren Envoy Extraordinary and Minister PlenipotentiaryJuly 4, 1942Promoted to Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary
Avra M. Warren Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary April 17, 1943Left post, April 22, 1944
Ellis O. Briggs Ambassador Extraordinary and PlenipotentiaryJune 3, 1944Left post, January 14, 1945
Joseph F. McGurk Ambassador Extraordinary and PlenipotentiaryApril 17, 1945Left post, November 16, 1945
George Howland Butler Ambassador Extraordinary and PlenipotentiarySeptember 19, 1946Left post, February 5, 1948
Ralph H. Ackerman Ambassador Extraordinary and PlenipotentiaryAugust 27, 1948Left post, June 11, 1952
Phelps Phelps Ambassador Extraordinary and PlenipotentiaryJuly 29, 1952Left post, May 30, 1953
William T. Pheiffer Ambassador Extraordinary and PlenipotentiaryJune 29, 1953Left post, June 2, 1957
Joseph S. Farland Ambassador Extraordinary and PlenipotentiaryAugust 7, 1957Left post, May 28, 1960
Henry DearbornChargé d'Affaires ad interimUnknownDiplomatic ties severed, August 26, 1960U.S. severed diplomatic relations with the Dominican Republic on August 26, 1960.
John Calvin HillChargé d'Affaires ad interimJanuary 6, 1962UnknownU.S. Embassy in Santo Domingo was reestablished January 6, 1962
Vinton Chapin Ambassador Extraordinary and PlenipotentiaryJune 23, 1960UnknownAppointed on June 23, 1960, and took oath of office, but did not proceed to post.
John Bartlow Martin Ambassador Extraordinary and PlenipotentiaryMarch 9, 1962Left post, September 28, 1963Normal relations interrupted, September 25, 1963; new Government of the Dominican Republic still unrecognized by the U.S. when Martin left post.
W. Tapley Bennett, Jr. Ambassador Extraordinary and PlenipotentiaryMarch 23, 1964Left post, April 13, 1966
John Hugh Crimmins Ambassador Extraordinary and PlenipotentiaryJune 29, 1966Left post, April 16, 1969
Francis E. Meloy, Jr. Ambassador Extraordinary and PlenipotentiaryJuly 16, 1969Left post, August 6, 1973
Robert A. Hurwitch Ambassador Extraordinary and PlenipotentiarySeptember 5, 1973Left post, April 5, 1978
Robert L. Yost Ambassador Extraordinary and PlenipotentiaryMay 15, 1978Left post, June 7, 1982
Robert Anderson Ambassador Extraordinary and PlenipotentiaryJune 22, 1982Left post, August 3, 1985
Lowell C. Kilday Ambassador Extraordinary and PlenipotentiarySeptember 11, 1985Left post, August 8, 1988
Paul D. Taylor Ambassador Extraordinary and PlenipotentiaryAugust 18, 1988Left post January 9, 1992
Robert S. Pastorino Ambassador Extraordinary and PlenipotentiaryFebruary 6, 1992Left post June 28, 1994
Donna Jean Hrinak Ambassador Extraordinary and PlenipotentiaryJuly 22, 1994Left post December 8, 1997
Mari Carmen Aponte Ambassador Extraordinary and PlenipotentiaryUnknownUnknownNomination of April 28 withdrawn on October 5, 1998
Charles Taylor Manatt Ambassador Extraordinary and PlenipotentiaryDecember 17, 1999Left post March 1, 2001
Hans H. Hertell Ambassador Extraordinary and PlenipotentiaryNovember 29, 2001Left post May 1, 2007
P. Robert Fannin Ambassador Extraordinary and PlenipotentiaryDecember 13, 2007Left post January 20, 2009
Christopher Lambert Chargé d'Affaires ad interimAugust 2009November 17, 2010
Raúl H. Yzaguirre Ambassador Extraordinary and PlenipotentiaryNovember 17, 2010Left post May 29, 2013
James "Wally" Brewster Jr. Ambassador Extraordinary and PlenipotentiaryDecember 9, 2013Left post January 20, 2017
Robin S. Bernstein Ambassador Extraordinary and PlenipotentiarySeptember 3, 2018Left post January 20, 2021
Robert W. ThomasChargé d'Affaires ad interimJanuary 20, 2021February 22, 2023 [2]
Alexander TitoloChargé d'Affaires ad interimFebruary 23, 2023May 25, 2023
Isiah ParnellChargé d'Affaires ad interimMay 25, 2023September 28, 2023
Patricia AguileraChargé d'Affaires ad interimSeptember 28, 2023Incumbent

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