List of ambassadors of the United States to Tajikistan
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Nominator | The President of the United States |
Inaugural holder | Edmund McWilliams as Chargé d'Affaires |
Formation | March 13, 1992 |
Website | U.S. Embassy - Dushanbe |
This is a list of United States ambassadors to Tajikistan.
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October 25, 1992, six days after Ambassador Escudero's arrival, Embassy Dushanbe was closed and all U.S. personnel were withdrawn because of the civil war in Tajikistan.[1] The embassy was reopened on March 11, 1993.[3][4]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[edit]
Representative | From | Position Title | To | Appointed by |
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Edmund McWilliams[6] | March 13, 1992 | Chargé d'Affaires | October 19, 1992 | George H. W. Bush |
Stanley Tuemler Escudero[3] | October 19, 1992 | Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary | June 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] | July 31, 1995 | Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary | August 21, 1998 | Bill Clinton |
Robert Finn[8] | November 11, 1998 | Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary | July 13, 2001 | Bill Clinton |
Franklin Pierce Huddle, Jr.[9] | October 26, 2001 | Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary | October 9, 2003 | George W. Bush |
Richard E. Hoagland[10] | November 24, 2003 | Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary | August 3, 2006 | George W. Bush |
Tracey Ann Jacobson[11] | September 4, 2006 | Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary | July 27, 2009[1] | George W. Bush |
Kenneth E. Gross, Jr.[12] | October 2, 2009 | Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary | July 12, 2012 | Barack Obama |
Susan M. Elliott[13] | October 19, 2012 | Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary | October 5, 2015 | Barack Obama |
Elisabeth I. Millard[14] | March 11, 2016 | Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary | August 31, 2017 | Barack Obama |
Kevin Covert[15] | August 31, 2017 | Chargé d'Affaires | March 15, 2019 | Donald Trump |
John M. Pommersheim | March 15, 2019[16] | Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary | Incumbent | Donald Trump |
See also[edit]
- Tajikistan – United States relations
- Foreign relations of Tajikistan
- Ambassadors of the United States
References[edit]
- ^ a b c d e "Embassy History". United States Department of State: U.S. Embassy Dushanbe. Archived from the original on 2011-07-21. Retrieved 2011-07-04.
- ^ "Guide to Country Recognition and Relations: Tajikistan". United States Department of State. Retrieved 2011-07-04.
- ^ a b "Stanley Tuemler Escudero". United States Department of State. Retrieved 2011-05-29.
- ^ "Tajikistan: Country Study". Library of Congress Country Studies. Library of Congress. Retrieved 2011-05-29.
- ^ "Background Note: Tajikistan". Retrieved 2011-07-04.
- ^ "Edmund McWilliams". United States Department of State. Retrieved 2011-07-04.
- ^ "R. Grant Smith". United States Department of State. Retrieved 2011-07-04.
- ^ "Robert Patrick John Finn". United States Department of State. Retrieved 2011-07-04.
- ^ "Franklin Pierce Huddle". United States Department of State. Retrieved 2011-07-04.
- ^ "Richard Eugene Hoagland". United States Department of State. Retrieved 2011-07-04.
- ^ "Tracey Ann Jacobson". United States Department of State. Retrieved 2011-07-04.
- ^ "U.S. Ambassador to Tajikistan". United States Department of State: U.S. Embassy Dushanbe. Archived from the original on 2013-07-28. Retrieved 2011-07-04.
- ^ "U.S. Ambassador to Tajikistan". United States Department of State: U.S. Embassy Dushanbe. Archived from the original on 2013-07-28. Retrieved 2013-07-24.
- ^ Millard Elisabeth I. - Republic of Tajikistan - July 2015 U.S. Department of State, July 7, 2015
- ^ Chargé d’Affaires Kevin Covert
- ^ "Receiving of credentials from 9 new ambassadors". President of the Republic of Tajikistan. March 15, 2019. Retrieved 2019-04-06.
- United States Department of State: Background notes on Tajikistan
This article incorporates public domain material from the United States Department of State website https://www.state.gov/countries-areas/. (U.S. Bilateral Relations Fact Sheets)