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Ambassador of the United States to Antigua and Barbuda | |
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since February 12, 2016 | |
Nominator | The President of the United States |
Appointer | The President with Senate advice and consent |
Inaugural holder | Paul Byrnes as Chargé d'Affaires |
Formation | November 1, 1981 |
Website | No URL found. Please specify a URL here or add one to Wikidata. |
The United States ambassador to Antigua and Barbuda is the official representative of the government of the United States to the government of Antigua and Barbuda. The title of the ambassador is United States Ambassador to Barbados and the Eastern Caribbean and is concurrently the ambassador to Barbados, Dominica, Grenada, St. Kitts and Nevis, St. Lucia, and St. Vincent and the Grenadines, while resident in Bridgetown, Barbados. The official title of the ambassador is Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the United States of America to Barbados and the Eastern Caribbean.
The United States established diplomatic relations with Antigua and Barbuda on November 1, 1981, when the Consulate General at St. John's was raised to embassy status. Embassy St. John's closed on June 30, 1994. Since that time, all diplomatic functions have been handled out of the U.S. Embassy at Bridgetown, Barbados.
List of U.S. ambassadors to Antigua and Barbuda
[edit]The following is a list of ambassadors of the United States or other chiefs of mission, to Antigua and Barbuda. The title given by the United States State Department to this position is currently Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary.
colspan=2 Name | Title | Presentation of credentials |
Termination of mission |
Appointed by | |
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File:Ronald Reagan and Milan D. Bish.jpg | Paul Byrnes | Chargé d'Affaires ad interim[1] | November 1, 1981 | January 8, 1982 | Ronald Reagan |
Milan D. Bish[2] | Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary | January 8, 1982 | March 4, 1984 | ||
Thomas H. Anderson Jr.[3] | Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary | August 16, 1984 | March 12, 1986 | ||
Paul A. Russo[3] | Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary | December 4, 1986 | June 15, 1988 | ||
Jeanette W. Hyde[4] | Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary | April 10, 1995 | January 31, 1998 | Bill Clinton | |
E. William Crotty[5] | Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary | January 19, 1999 | October 10, 1999[6] | ||
James A. Daley[5] | Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary | October 24, 2000 | March 1, 2001 | ||
Earl Norfleet Phillips[5] | Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary | April 10, 2002 | June 1, 2003 | George W. Bush | |
Mary Kramer[5] | Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary | March 30, 2004 | October 30, 2006 | ||
Mary Martin Ourisman[5] | Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary | November 16, 2006 | January 16, 2009 | ||
Brent Hardt[5] | Chargé d'Affaires ad interim | January 16, 2009 | June 19, 2011[7] | [8] | |
Christopher Sandrolini[5] | Chargé d'Affaires ad interim | June 19, 2011 | May 22, 2012[7] | [8] | |
Larry Leon Palmer | Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary | June 25, 2012[9] | January 19, 2016 | Barack Obama | |
Linda Swartz Taglialatela[10] | Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary | February 12, 2016 | Incumbent |
See also
[edit]- Antigua and Barbuda – United States relations
- Foreign relations of Antigua and Barbuda
- Ambassadors of the United States
References
[edit]- ^ Byrnes was Principal Officer when the Consulate General in St. John's was raised to Embassy status.
- ^ Also accredited to Barbados; Dominica; St. Lucia; and Saint Vincent and the Grenadines. Resident at Bridgetown.
- ^ a b Also accredited to Barbados; Dominica; St. Lucia; St. Christopher and Nevis; and St. Vincent and the Grenadines. Resident at Bridgetown.
- ^ Embassy St. Johns was closed June 30, 1994. Also accredited to St. Kitts and Nevis and Grenada. Previously appointed Ambassador to Barbados; Dominica; St. Lucia; and St. Vincent and the Grenadines. Resident at Bridgetown.
- ^ a b c d e f g Also accredited to Barbados; Dominica; Grenada; St. Kitts and Nevis; St. Lucia; and St. Vincent and the Grenadines. Resident at Bridgetown.
- ^ Died at Gainesville, Florida on this date.
- ^ a b "Chargé d'Affaires". United States Department of State. Archived from the original on July 24, 2011. Retrieved July 3, 2011.
- ^ a b Chargés d’Affaires a.i. are not appointed by the President.
- ^ 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.
- ^ "Ambassador Linda S. Taglialatela - U.S. Embassy in Barbados, the Eastern Caribbean, and the OECS". November 7, 2021. Archived from the original on November 7, 2021. Retrieved November 7, 2021.
- United States Department of State: Background notes on Antigua and Barbuda
- This article incorporates public domain material from U.S. Bilateral Relations Fact Sheets. United States Department of State.