List of ambassadors of the United States to Azerbaijan explained

Post:	Ambassador
Body:	the United States to Azerbaijan
Insignia:	US Department of State official seal.svg
Insigniasize:	120px
Insigniacaption:	Seal of the United States Department of State
Incumbent:	Mark W. Libby
Incumbentsince:	January 18, 2024
Nominator:	The President of the United States
Appointer:	The President
Appointer Qualified:	with Senate advice and consent
Inaugural:	Robert Finn as Chargé d'affaires ad interim
Formation:	March 16, 1992

The United States recognized Azerbaijan's independence on December 25, 1991, and announced the establishment of diplomatic relations on February 19, 1992.

The Baku embassy was opened by interim ambassador Robert Finn on March 16, 1992.

Chiefs of mission

Representative	From	To	Title	Appointed by
Robert Finn	March 16, 1992	September 15, 1992	Chargé d'affaires ad interim	George H. W. Bush
Richard Miles	September 16, 1992	November 5, 1993	Ambassador
Richard Kauzlarich	April 20, 1994	July 20, 1997	Ambassador	Bill Clinton
Stanley T. Escudero	December 4, 1997	October 1, 2000	Ambassador
Ross L. Wilson	October 11, 2000	April 24, 2003	Ambassador
Reno L. Harnish	December 1, 2003	April 24, 2006	Ambassador	George W. Bush
Anne E. Derse	July 3, 2006	January 22, 2009	Ambassador
Donald Lu	July 4, 2009	July 2010	Chargé d'affaires	Barack Obama
Matthew Bryza^[1] ^[2]	January 10, 2011	January 5, 2012	Ambassador
Richard Morningstar	July 20, 2012	July 31, 2014^[3]	Ambassador
Robert Cekuta	February 19, 2015	March 31, 2018^[4]	Ambassador
William R. Gill	April 1, 2018	March 11, 2019	Chargé d'affaires, a.i.	Donald Trump
Earle D. Litzenberger^[5]	March 12, 2019^[6]	July 26, 2022	Ambassador
Hugo Guevara	July 26, 2022	January 18, 2024	Chargé d'affaires, a.i.	Joe Biden
Mark W. Libby	January 18, 2024^[7]	Incumbent	Ambassador

See also

• List of ambassadors of Azerbaijan to the United States
• Azerbaijan - United States relations
• Foreign relations of Azerbaijan
• Ambassadors of the United States

References

• United States Department of State: Background notes on Azerbaijan

External links

• United States Department of State: Chiefs of Mission for Azerbaijan
• United States Department of State: Azerbaijan
• United States Embassy in Baku

Notes and References

1. Congressional recess appointment. Web site: List of Ambassadorial Appointments . https://web.archive.org/web/20110808215711/http://www.afsa.org/ambassadorlist.aspx . August 8, 2011 . July 23, 2011 . American Foreign Service Association.
2. Web site: Matthew J. Bryza . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20110228124426/http://www.state.gov/r/pa/ei/biog/157104.htm . February 28, 2011 . July 23, 2011 . U.S. Department of State.
3. Web site: Richard L. Morningstar - People - Department History - Office of the Historian .
4. Cekuta . Robert F. . American Chamber of Commerce in Baku, Azerbaijan . March 28, 2018 . December 11, 2018 . U.S. Embassy in Azerbaijan . U.S. Engagement in a Strategically Important Country: Impressions after Three Years as Ambassador to Azerbaijan . https://web.archive.org/web/20181211075311/https://az.usembassy.gov/impressions-three-years-ambassador-azerbaijan/ . December 11, 2018 . live.
5. Web site: Ambassador Lee Litzenberger . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20211107153021if_/https://az.usembassy.gov/our-relationship/our-ambassador/ . November 7, 2021 . November 7, 2021 . U.S. Embassy in Azerbaijan.
6. Web site: March 12, 2019 . Ilham Aliyev Received Credentials of Incoming U.S. Ambassador . April 2, 2019 . President of the Republic of Azerbaijan . February 3, 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220203094204/https://president.az/en/articles/view/32311 . live .
7. Web site: Ambassador Mark Libby . January 18, 2024 .