List of ambassadors of the United States to Jamaica explained

Post:Ambassador
Body:the United States to Jamaica
Insignia:US Department of State official seal.svg
Insigniasize:120
Insigniacaption:Seal of the United States Department of State
Incumbent:N. Nick Perry
Incumbentsince:May 13, 2022
Nominator:The President of the United States
Appointer:The President
Appointer Qualified:with Senate advice and consent
Inaugural:Irving G. Cheslaw
as Chargé d'Affaires ad interim
Formation:August 16, 1962
Website:U.S. Embassy - Kingston

This is a list of United States ambassadors to Jamaica. The U.S. Embassy is located in Jamaica's capital, Kingston, and was established there on August 16, 1962.

Ambassadors

NameBackgroundTitleAppointmentPresentation of credentialsTermination of missionNotes
Irving G. CheslawNon-career appointeeChargé d'Affaires ad interimAugust 16, 1962UnknownNovember 1962
William C. DohertyNon-career appointeeAmbassador Extraordinary and PlenipotentiaryOctober 23, 1962November 26, 1962Left post, April 25, 1964[1]
Wilson T. M. Beale Jr.Foreign Service officerAmbassador Extraordinary and PlenipotentiarySeptember 1, 1965October 13, 1965Left post, October 22, 1967
Walter N. TobrinerNon-career appointeeAmbassador Extraordinary and PlenipotentiaryNovember 7, 1967December 11, 1967Left post, March 21, 1969
Vincent de RouletNon-career appointeeAmbassador Extraordinary and PlenipotentiarySeptember 19, 1969October 23, 1969Left post, July 18, 1973[2]
Sumner GerardNon-career appointeeAmbassador Extraordinary and PlenipotentiaryMarch 22, 1974June 4, 1974Left post, April 15, 1977
Frederick IrvingForeign Service officerAmbassador Extraordinary and PlenipotentiaryMay 26, 1977July 18, 1977Left post, November 22, 1978
Loren E. LawrenceForeign Service officerAmbassador Extraordinary and PlenipotentiaryMarch 23, 1979April 12, 1979Left post, July 9, 1982
William Alexander HewittNon-career appointeeAmbassador Extraordinary and PlenipotentiarySeptember 30, 1982November 1, 1982Left post, October 14, 1985
Michael SotirhosNon-career appointeeAmbassador Extraordinary and PlenipotentiaryOctober 28, 1985November 12, 1985Left post, July 7, 1989
Glen A. HoldenNon-career appointeeAmbassador Extraordinary and PlenipotentiaryOctober 10, 1989November 21, 1989Left post, March 1, 1993
Lacy A. Wright, Jr.Chargé d'Affaires ad interimMarch 1, 1993November 4, 1994
Jerome Gary CooperNon-career appointeeAmbassador Extraordinary and PlenipotentiaryOctober 5, 1994November 4, 1994Left post, November 27, 1997
Stanley Louis McLellandNon-career appointeeAmbassador Extraordinary and PlenipotentiaryNovember 12, 1997February 6, 1998Left post March 1, 2001
Sue McCourt CobbNon-career appointeeAmbassador Extraordinary and PlenipotentiaryJanuary 20, 2001September 12, 2001February 1, 2005
Brenda LaGrange JohnsonNon-career appointeeAmbassador Extraordinary and PlenipotentiaryOctober 12, 2005November 15, 2005January 20, 2009
Pamela E. BridgewaterForeign Service officerAmbassador Extraordinary and PlenipotentiaryAugust 9, 2010November 3, 2010November 25, 2013
Luis G. MorenoForeign Service officerAmbassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary November 20, 2014January 13, 2015June 30, 2017
Eric KhantForeign Service officerChargé d'Affaires ad interimJune 30, 2017July 16, 2019
Donald R. TapiaNon-career appointeeAmbassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary July 24, 2019September 11, 2019January 20, 2021
John McIntyreForeign Service officerChargé d'Affaires ad interimJanuary 20, 2021May 13, 2022
N. Nick PerryNon-career appointeeAmbassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary March 10, 2022May 13, 2022Incumbent

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Notes and References

  1. An earlier nomination of September 29, 1962, was not confirmed by the United States Senate. Commissioned during a recess of the Senate; recommissioned after confirmation on March 12, 1963.
  2. The Government of Jamaica declared Ambassador de Roulet persona non grata, July 20, 1973, and he did not return to his post.

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