Post: | Ambassador |
Body: | the United States to Croatia |
Insignia: | US Department of State official seal.svg |
Insigniasize: | 120 |
Insigniacaption: | Seal of the United States Department of State |
Incumbent: | Nathalie Rayes |
Incumbentsince: | January 25, 2024 |
Nominator: | The President of the United States |
Appointer: | The President |
Appointer Qualified: | with Senate advice and consent |
Website: | U.S. Embassy - Zagreb |
The diplomatic post of United States Ambassador to Croatia was created on April 7, 1992, following Croatia's independence from SFR Yugoslavia and its recognition as an independent state by the United States, although official presence of the U.S. in Croatia began with the establishment of the U.S. Consulate in Zagreb on May 9, 1946.
Ambassador | Term in office | |||||
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Portrait | Name | Took office | Left office | Appointed by | ||
1 | Peter W. Galbraith | June 28, 1993 | January 3, 1998 | Bill Clinton | ||
2 | William Dale Montgomery | January 8, 1998 | September 17, 2000[1] | |||
3 | Lawrence G. Rossin | January 19, 2001 | June 27, 2003[2] | |||
4 | Ralph Frank | July 2, 2003 | January 7, 2006[3] | George W. Bush | ||
5 | Robert Bradtke | July 7, 2006 | July 13, 2009[4] | |||
6 | James B. Foley | September 15, 2009 | August 19, 2012[5] | Barack Obama | ||
7 | Kenneth H. Merten | October 30, 2012 | July 18, 2015 | |||
8 | Julieta Valls Noyes | October 5, 2015 | November 21, 2017[6] | |||
9 | Robert Kohorst | January 10, 2018 | January 20, 2021 | Donald Trump | ||
10 | Nathalie Rayes | January 25, 2024 | Incumbent | Joe Biden |