List of ambassadors of the United States to Suriname explained

Post:	Ambassador
Body:	the United States to Suriname
Insignia:	US Department of State official seal.svg
Insigniasize:	120px
Insigniacaption:	Seal of the United States Department of State
Incumbent:	Robert J. Faucher
Incumbentsince:	January 31, 2023
Nominator:	The President of the United States
Inaugural:	Robert L. Flanagin as Chargé d'Affaires ad interim
Formation:	November 25, 1975
Website:	U.S. Embassy - Paramaribo

The following is a list of ambassadors that the United States has sent to Suriname. The current title given by the United States State Department to this position is Ambassador Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary.

Representative	Title	Presentation of credentials	Termination of mission	Appointed by
Robert L. Flanagin	Chargé d'Affaires ad interim	align=center	November 25, 1975	align=center	March 25, 1976
J. Owen Zurhellen, Jr.	Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary	align=center	March 25, 1976	align=center	June 2, 1978
Nancy Ostrander^[1]	Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary	align=center	June 29, 1978	align=center	July 8, 1980	Jimmy Carter
John J. Crowley, Jr.^[2]	Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary	align=center	July 25, 1980	align=center	December 10, 1981
Robert Werner Duemling	Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary	align=center	August 4, 1982	align=center	August 24, 1984	Ronald Reagan
Robert E. Barbour^[3]	Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary	align=center	October 25, 1984	align=center	October 23, 1987
Richard C. Howland^[4]	Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary	align=center	December 9, 1987	align=center	May 16, 1990
John P. Leonard^[5]	Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary	align=center	March 11, 1991	align=center	November 1, 1993	George H. W. Bush
Roger R. Gamble	Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary	align=center	November 23, 1993	align=center	September 20, 1996	Bill Clinton
Dennis K. Hays	Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary	align=center	March 14, 1997	align=center	June 14, 2000
Daniel A. Johnson	Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary	align=center	September 29, 2000	align=center	June 3, 2003
Marsha E. Barnes	Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary	align=center	September 8, 2003	align=center	July 27, 2006	George W. Bush
Lisa Bobbie Schreiber Hughes	Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary	align=center	September 28, 2006	align=center	September 23, 2009
John R. Nay	Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary	align=center	October 16, 2009	align=center	September 3, 2012	Barack Obama
Jay N. Anania	Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary	align=center	November 15, 2012	align=center	October 2, 2015
Edwin R. Nolan	Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary	align=center	January 11, 2016	align=center	September 29, 2018
Karen L. Williams	Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary	align=center	November 20, 2018	align=center	November 3, 2022	Donald Trump
Robert J. Faucher	Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary	align=center	January 31, 2023	align=center	Incumbent	Joe Biden

See also

• Suriname – United States relations
• Foreign relations of Suriname
• Ambassadors of the United States

References

• United States Department of State: Background notes on Suriname

External links

• United States Department of State: Chiefs of Mission for Suriname
• United States Department of State: Suriname
• United States Embassy in Paramaribo

Notes and References

1. Web site: 16 January 1989 . The Association for Diplomatic Studies and Training Foreign Affairs Oral History Project AMBASSADOR DAVID L. OSBORN . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20240703173250/https://adst.org/OH%20TOCs/Osborn,%20David.pdf . 3 July 2024 . 31 July 2024 . Association for Diplomatic Studies and Training.
2. Web site: 27 June 1989 . The Association for Diplomatic Studies and Training Foreign Affairs Oral History Project AMBASSADOR JOHN J. CROWLEY, JR. . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20240624111904/https://adst.org/OH%20TOCs/Crowley,%20John%20J.Jr.toc.pdf . 24 June 2024 . 23 July 2024 . Association for Diplomatic Studies and Training.
3. Web site: 30 November 1992 . The Association for Diplomatic Studies and Training Foreign Affairs Oral History Project AMBASSADOR ROBERT E. BARBOUR . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20240712182425/https://adst.org/OH%20TOCs/Barbour,%20Robert%20E.toc.pdf . 12 July 2024 . 12 July 2024 . Association for Diplomatic Studies and Training.
4. Web site: 26 January 1999 . The Association for Diplomatic Studies and Training Foreign Affairs Oral History Project AMBASSADOR RICHARD C. HOWLAND . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20240627031432/https://adst.org/OH%20TOCs/Howland-Richard-C.1.pdf . 27 June 2024 . 18 July 2024 . Association for Diplomatic Studies and Training.
5. Web site: 8 February 2011 . The Association for Diplomatic Studies and Training Foreign Affairs Oral History Project AMBASSADOR JOHN P. LEONARD . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20240627032428/https://adst.org/OH%20TOCs/Leonard-John-P.pdf . 27 June 2024 . 25 July 2024 . Association for Diplomatic Studies and Training.