List of ambassadors of the United States to the Philippines

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Ambassador of the United States of America to the Republic of the Philippines
Sugo ng Estados Unidos ng Amerika sa Republika ng Pilipinas
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Seal of the United States Department of State
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MaryKay Loss Carlson, U.S. Ambassador.jpg
Incumbent
MaryKay Carlson
since July 22, 2022
U.S. Department of State
Embassy of the United States, Manila
Style His or Her Excellency (formal)
Mr. or Madam Ambassador (informal)
NominatorThe president of the United States
AppointerThe president
with Senate advice and consent
Precursor High Commissioner to the Philippines
Inaugural holder Paul V. McNutt
as Ambassadors Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary
FormationJuly 4, 1946
Website U.S. Embassy - Philippines

The Ambassador of the United States of America to the Republic of the Philippines (Filipino : Sugo ng Estados Unidos ng Amerika sa Republika ng Pilipinas) was established on July 4, 1946, after the Philippines gained its independence from the United States, as successor of the High Commissioner to the Philippines (the last high commissioner became the first ambassador).

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The ambassador to the Philippines has also been accredited to the Republic of Palau since 1996. The ambassador works at the Embassy of the United States in Manila along Roxas Boulevard and holds residence in Forbes Park in Makati. The ambassador also has a summer residence in Baguio, The American Residence.

The next US ambassador to the Philippines is predicted to be Mr Richard Conrad based on reports from trusted sources from the Honch.

Ambassadors extraordinary and plenipotentiary to the Republic of the Philippines

ImageU.S. AmbassadorTerm startedTerm ended U.S. president Philippine president
Mcnutt.jpg Paul V. McNutt [1] July 4, 1946March 22, 1947 Harry S. Truman Sergio Osmeña
Manuel Roxas
EmmetONealKY (cropped).jpg Emmet O'Neal September 22, 1947April 28, 1948Manuel Roxas
Elpidio Quirino
Myron Melvin Cowen May 23, 1949October 14, 1951
Ray Spruance (cropped).jpg Raymond A. Spruance February 7, 1952April 1, 1955Harry S. Truman
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Elpidio Quirino
Ramon Magsaysay
Homer S. Ferguson 1949.png Homer S. Ferguson April 12, 1955March 23, 1956Dwight D. EisenhowerRamon Magsaysay
Albert F. Nufer [2] July 20, 1956November 6, 1956
Charles Bohlen.png Charles E. Bohlen June 4, 1957October 15, 1959 Carlos P. Garcia
John-d-hickerson.jpg John D. Hickerson January 13, 1960December 8, 1961Dwight D. Eisenhower
John F. Kennedy
Carlos P. Garcia
Diosdado Macapagal
William E. Stevenson February 5, 1962June 14, 1964John F. Kennedy
Lyndon B. Johnson
Richard Nixon
Diosdado Macapagal
Ferdinand Marcos
William McCormick Blair Jr..jpg William McCormick Blair, Jr. August 5, 1964October 21, 1967
G. Mennen Williams 1977.png G. Mennen Williams June 17, 1968April 7, 1969Ferdinand Marcos
Henry A Byroade.png Henry A. Byroade August 29, 1969May 25, 1973
William H. Sullivan (cropped).png William H. Sullivan August 6, 1973April 26, 1977Richard Nixon
Gerald Ford
Jimmy Carter
Newsom 1975.png David D. Newsom November 11, 1977March 30, 1978Jimmy Carter
Ronald Reagan
Richard W. Murphy June 8, 1978August 10, 1981
Michael Armacost 1987.jpg Michael Armacost March 12, 1982April 18, 1984Ronald Reagan
Stephen W Bosworth Special Representative.jpg Stephen W. Bosworth May 4, 1984April 2, 1987Ferdinand Marcos
Corazon Aquino
Nicholas Platt August 27, 1987July 20, 1991Ronald Reagan
George H. W. Bush
Corazon Aquino
Frank G. Wisner as Ambassador.png Frank G. Wisner August 16, 1991June 10, 1992George H. W. Bush
Richard H. Solomon, Dean Acheson Lecture June 28, 2012.jpg Richard H. Solomon September 4, 1992March 1, 1993 Bill Clinton Fidel V. Ramos
Negroponte.jpg John Negroponte October 26, 1993August 5, 1996
ThomasHubbard.jpg Thomas C. Hubbard September 3, 1996July 24, 2000Fidel V. Ramos
Joseph Estrada
Michael E. Malinowski [3] July 24, 2000September 2001Bill Clinton
George W. Bush
Joseph Estrada
Gloria Macapagal Arroyo
Robert W. Fitts [3] September 2001February 21, 2002George W. BushGloria Macapagal Arroyo
Francis J Ricciardone Jr.jpg Francis J. Ricciardone, Jr. February 21, 2002April 3, 2005
Joseph A Mussomeli.jpg Joseph A. Mussomeli [3] April 3, 2005August 2005
Darryl N. Johnson.JPEG Darryl N. Johnson [3] August 2005March 22, 2006
Kristie Kenney new.jpg Kristie Kenney March 22, 2006November 19, 2009George W. Bush
Barack Obama
Ambassador Harry K. Thomas, Jr. official photo.jpg Harry K. Thomas Jr. April 27, 2010October 16, 2013Barack ObamaGloria Macapagal Arroyo
Benigno Aquino III
Philip S. Goldberg (cropped).jpg Philip S. Goldberg November 21, 2013October 28, 2016Benigno Aquino III
Rodrigo Duterte
Ambassador Sung Kim (cropped).jpg Sung Y. Kim December 4, 2016October 4, 2020 Donald Trump Rodrigo Duterte
John C. Law [3] October 4, 2020September 1, 2021Donald Trump
Joe Biden
Heather Variava.jpg Heather Variava [3] September 1, 2021July 22, 2022Joe Biden
Donald Trump
Bongbong Marcos
MaryKay Loss Carlson, U.S. Ambassador.jpg MaryKay Carlson July 22, 2022Present

Notes

  1. Previously the High Commissioner to the Philippines
  2. Died at post
  3. 1 2 3 4 5 6 Served as Chargé d'Affaires ad interim

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