List of ambassadors of Suriname to the United States explained

Post:	Ambassador
Incumbent:	Marten Schalkwijk
Inaugural:	Roel Faried Karamat

The Surinamese Ambassador in Washington, D. C. is the official representative of the Government in Paramaribo to the Government of the United States.

List of representatives

diplomatic agreement/designated	Diplomatic accreditation	Ambassador	Observations	President of Suriname	List of presidents of the United States	Term end
			The governments in Washington, D. C. and Paramaribo established diplomatic relations.	Johan Ferrier	Gerald Ford
		Roel Faried Karamat^[1]	His entire career has been in service of the Kingdom of the Netherlands' ministry of foreign affairs. Ambassador Karamat with his late wife, Elisabeth H. Schönborn-Buchheim,^[2] who was Austrian, lived in Switzerland with their 5 children.	Johan Ferrier	Gerald Ford
		Rudy E. Van Bochove	Chargé d'affaires^[3]	Henk Chin A Sen	Jimmy Carter
		Henricus Augustinus Franciscus Heidweiller		Henk Chin A Sen	Ronald Reagan
		Donald Aloysius McLeod		Ramdat Misier	Ronald Reagan
		Arnold Theodoor Halfhide		Ramdat Misier	Ronald Reagan
		Willem Alfred Udenhout		Ramsewak Shankar	George H. W. Bush
		Arnold Theodoor Halfhide		Jules Albert Wijdenbosch	Bill Clinton
		Henry Lothar Illes		Ronald Venetiaan	George W. Bush
		Jacques Ruben Constantijn Kross		Ronald Venetiaan	George W. Bush
		Subhas Chandra Mungra		Desi Bouterse	Barack Obama
		Niermala Badrising^[4]		Desi Bouterse	Donald Trump
	^[5]	Marten Schalkwijk^[6]		Chandrikapersad Santokhi^[7]	Joe Biden

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See also

• Suriname–United States relations^[8]

Notes and References

1. https://aad.archives.gov/aad/createpdf?rid=57550&dt=2082&dl=1345 Roel Faried Karamat - Declassified/Released US Department of State EO Systematic Review 04 MAY 2006
2. (in German) Dr. Philo. Elisabeth Helene Karamat, Geb. Gräfin Schönborn-Buchheim (14 März 1934, Beregvar Castle, Karpaty, Carpathian Ruthenia – 10 Juli 2014, Hollabrunn)
3. https://books.google.com/books?id=vvR63tizYA0C&q=%22Rudy+Van+Bochove%22 Rudy E. Van Bochove
4. News: Niermala Badrising Surinames ambassadeur in VSA . Star Nieuws. 25 December 2021. nl.
5. News: President beëdigt ambassadeurs schalkwijk en noordzee . Republiek Suriname . 7 November 2022 . nl.
6. News: Marten Schalkwijk ambassadeur Suriname in de VS . Waterkant . 7 November 2022 . nl.
7. News: Suriname's President Santokhi to reshuffle cabinet . Caribbean News Weekly . 7 November 2022 . en.
8. Chief of Protocol, Diplomatic Representation for Web site: Suriname. 17 August 2017. https://2001-2009.state.gov/s/cpr/94449.htm