List of ambassadors of the United States to Tajikistan explained

Post:Ambassador
Body:the United States to Tajikistan
Insignia:US Department of State official seal.svg
Insigniasize:120px
Insigniacaption:Seal of the United States Department of State
Incumbent:Manuel P. Micaller
Incumbentsince:March 9, 2023
Nominator:The President of the United States
Inaugural:Edmund McWilliams
as Chargé d'Affaires
Formation:March 13, 1992
Website:U.S. Embassy - Dushanbe

This is a list of United States ambassadors to Tajikistan.

Until 1991, Tajikistan had been a constituent republic of the Soviet Union as the Tajik Soviet Socialist Republic. On December 25, 1991, following the dissolution of the Soviet Union, Tajikistan declared its independence and became the Republic of Tajikistan. The United States government recognized Tajikistan on the same day. Diplomatic relations were established on February 19, 1992 in an announcement by President Bush. A temporary embassy was opened by Chargé d'Affaires ad interim Edmund McWilliams on March 13, 1992 in the Avesto Hotel, pending the appointment of an ambassador.[1] The first ranking ambassador was Stanley Tuemler Escudero, who presented his credentials on October 19, 1992.[2]

On October 25, 1992, six days after Ambassador Escudero's arrival, Embassy Dushanbe was closed and all U.S. personnel were withdrawn because of the civil war in Tajikistan. The embassy was reopened on March 11, 1993.[3] [4]

In 1998, after the embassy bombings in Africa, Embassy Dushanbe American personnel were temporarily relocated to Almaty, Kazakhstan, due to heightened Embassy security standards. American Embassy Dushanbe has since returned to full operations and in July 2006 moved into a purpose-built embassy compound.[5]

Ambassadors

align=center valign=bottom Representativevalign=bottom Position Titlevalign=bottom Fromvalign=bottom Tofont-size="x-small" valign=bottom align=center width=40 Appointed by
Edmund McWilliams[6] Chargé d'Affaires March 13, 1992October 19, 1992George H. W. Bush
Stanley Tuemler EscuderoAmbassador Extraordinary and PlenipotentiaryOctober 19, 1992June 1, 1995George H. W. Bush
The embassy was closed October 25, 1992 – March 11, 1993. Escudero continued as the nonresident ambassador in the interim.
R. Grant Smith[7] Ambassador Extraordinary and PlenipotentiaryJuly 31, 1995August 21, 1998Bill Clinton
Robert Finn[8] Ambassador Extraordinary and PlenipotentiarYNovember 11, 1998July 13, 2001Bill Clinton
Franklin Pierce Huddle, Jr.[9] Ambassador Extraordinary and PlenipotentiaryOctober 26, 2001October 9, 2003George W. Bush
Richard E. Hoagland[10] Ambassador Extraordinary and PlenipotentiaryNovember 24, 2003August 3, 2006George W. Bush
Tracey Ann Jacobson[11] Ambassador Extraordinary and PlenipotentiarySeptember 4, 2006July 27, 2009George W. Bush
Kenneth E. Gross, Jr.[12] Ambassador Extraordinary and PlenipotentiaryOctober 2, 2009July 12, 2012Barack Obama
Susan M. Elliott[13] Ambassador Extraordinary and PlenipotentiaryOctober 19, 2012October 5, 2015Barack Obama
Elisabeth I. Millard[14] Ambassador Extraordinary and PlenipotentiaryMarch 11, 2016August 31, 2017Barack Obama
Kevin Covert[15] Chargé d'Affaires August 31, 2017March 15, 2019Donald Trump
John M. PommersheimAmbassador Extraordinary and PlenipotentiaryMarch 15, 2019[16] December 2, 2022[17] Donald Trump
Manuel P. MicallerAmbassador Extraordinary and PlenipotentiaryMarch 9, 2023IncumbentJoe Biden

See also

References

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Embassy History. United States Department of State: U.S. Embassy Dushanbe. 2011-07-04. https://web.archive.org/web/20110721065224/http://dushanbe.usembassy.gov/history.html. 2011-07-21. dead.
  2. Web site: Guide to Country Recognition and Relations: Tajikistan. United States Department of State. 2011-07-04.
  3. Web site: Stanley Tuemler Escudero . 2011-05-29 . United States Department of State.
  4. Web site: Tajikistan: Country Study . 2011-05-29 . Library of Congress Country Studies . Library of Congress.
  5. Web site: Background Note: Tajikistan. 2011-07-04.
  6. Web site: Edmund McWilliams. United States Department of State. 2011-07-04.
  7. Web site: R. Grant Smith. United States Department of State. 2011-07-04.
  8. Web site: Robert Patrick John Finn. United States Department of State. 2011-07-04.
  9. Web site: Franklin Pierce Huddle. United States Department of State. 2011-07-04.
  10. Web site: Richard Eugene Hoagland. United States Department of State. 2011-07-04.
  11. Web site: Tracey Ann Jacobson. United States Department of State. 2011-07-04.
  12. Web site: U.S. Ambassador to Tajikistan. United States Department of State: U.S. Embassy Dushanbe. 2011-07-04. https://web.archive.org/web/20130728085142/http://dushanbe.usembassy.gov/ambassador.html. 2013-07-28. dead.
  13. Web site: U.S. Ambassador to Tajikistan. United States Department of State: U.S. Embassy Dushanbe. 2013-07-24. https://web.archive.org/web/20130728085142/http://dushanbe.usembassy.gov/ambassador.html. 2013-07-28. dead.
  14. https://2009-2017.state.gov/m/dghr/coc/2015/244959.htm Millard Elisabeth I. - Republic of Tajikistan - July 2015
  15. https://tj.usembassy.gov/our-relationship/our-ambassador/ Chargé d’Affaires Kevin Covert
  16. Web site: Receiving of credentials from 9 new ambassadors . March 15, 2019 . President of the Republic of Tajikistan . 2019-04-06.
  17. Web site: UNITED STATES/TAJIKISTAN : Outgoing Ambassador Pommersheim brought the US closer to Tajikistan's security apparatus - 05/01/2023 . 5 January 2023 .

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