List of ambassadors of the United States to Kazakhstan explained

Post:Ambassador
Body:the United States to Kazakhstan
Insignia:US Department of State official seal.svg
Insigniasize:120px
Insigniacaption:Seal of the United States Department of State
Incumbent:Daniel N. Rosenblum
Incumbentsince:November 14, 2022
Nominator:The President of the United States
Appointer:The President
Appointer Qualified:with Senate advice and consent
Website:U.S. Embassy - Nur-Sultan

This is a list of ambassadors of the United States to Kazakhstan.

Kazakhstan had been a constituent Soviet Socialist Republic (SSR) of the Soviet Union. Upon dissolution of the Soviet Union, Kazakhstan declared independence on December 16, 1991. It was the last of the Soviet republics to declare independence.

The United States recognized Kazakhstan ten days later on December 26, 1991. The U.S. embassy was established in Almaty (then named Alma-Ata) on February 3, 1992, with William Harrison Courtney as chargé d'affaires ad interim. He was subsequently appointed as the first U.S. ambassador to Kazakhstan.

In 1997 the nation's capital was moved to Astana, where the U.S. embassy is now located.

Ambassadors

!Name!Title!Appointed!Presented credentials!Terminated mission!Notes
William Harrison Courtney – Career FSOAmbassador Extraordinary and PlenipotentiaryAugust 11, 1992September 15, 1992July 1, 1995
A. Elizabeth Jones – Career FSOOctober 3, 1995October 18, 1995October 12, 1998
Richard Henry Jones – Career FSOOctober 22, 1998January 23, 1999June 10, 2001
Larry C. Napper – Career FSOAugust 3, 2001September 19, 2001July 7, 2004
John M. Ordway – Career FSOMay 12, 2004September 17, 2004September 15, 2008
Richard E. Hoagland – Career FSOSeptember 10, 2008October 7, 2008[1] January 13, 2011
John Ordway – Career FSOChargé d'Affaires ad interimAssumption of duties: January 15, 2011-September 21, 2011
Kenneth J. Fairfax – Career FSOAmbassador Extraordinary and PlenipotentiaryJuly 5, 2011October 25, 2011September 16, 2013[2]
John M. Ordway – Career FSOChargé d'Affaires ad interimAssumption of duties: October 16, 2013-December 19, 2014
George A. Krol – Career FSOAmbassador Extraordinary and PlenipotentiaryJanuary 8, 2015March 18, 2015September 17, 2018[3]
William H. Moser – Career FSOJanuary 7, 2019February 18, 2019October 25, 2021
Judy Kuo[4] Chargé d'Affaires ad interimAssumption of duties: October 25, 2021-November 14, 2022
Daniel N. Rosenblum – Political appointeeAmbassador Extraordinary and PlenipotentiaryAugust 4, 2022November 14, 2022Incumbent

See also

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Hoagland, Richard E . October 7, 2008 .
  2. Web site: Kenneth J. Fairfax - People - Department History - Office of the Historian .
  3. News: President of Kazakhstan honors George Krol . September 11, 2018 . Kazinform . 2019-04-06.
  4. Web site: Chargé d'affaires Judy Kuo. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20211210215411/https://kz.usembassy.gov/our-relationship/our-ambassador/. 2021-12-10. U.S. Embassy & Consulate in Kazakhstan. en-US.