List of ambassadors of the United States to Malta explained

Post:Ambassador
Body:the United States to Malta
Insignia:US Department of State official seal.svg
Insigniasize:120px
Insigniacaption:Seal of the United States Department of State
Incumbent:Constance J. Milstein
Incumbentsince:October 27, 2022
Residence:Villa Apap Bologna
Nominator:The President of the United States
Appointer:The President
Appointer Qualified:with Senate advice and consent
Inaugural:Harrison Lewis
as Chargé d'affaires ad interim
Formation:September 21, 1964
Website:U.S. Embassy - Valletta

This is a list of ambassadors of the United States to Malta. Initially a part of the British Empire, Malta was granted full independence as the State of Malta on September 21, 1964. The United States recognized the new nation and established full diplomatic relations after its independence, and retained relations after Malta became a republic in 1974. Harrison Lewis was appointed as the first American diplomat in Malta as Chargé d'Affaires ad interim until an ambassador could be commissioned.

Embassy

See main article: Embassy of the United States, Attard. The Embassy of the United States in Malta was first established in the capital Valletta, on September 21, 1964. It eventually moved to Sliema, and in 1974 it moved again to Floriana, a suburb of the Maltese capital. On July 4, 2011, the embassy was moved once again to a larger complex in Ta' Qali National Park in Attard.[1] The embassy's website still lists its location as "Valletta".[2]

The ambassador's official residence is Villa Apap Bologna, also located in Attard.[3]

Ambassadors

!Name!Title!Appointed!Presented credentials!Terminated mission!Notes
George J. Feldman – Political appointeeAmbassador Extraordinary and PlenipotentiaryJuly 22, 1965October 5, 1965September 6, 1967
Hugh H. Smythe – Political appointeeOctober 18, 1967December 29, 1967August 16, 1969
John C. Pritzlaff, Jr. – Political appointeeJuly 8, 1969September 4, 1969February 24, 1972
John I. Getz – Career FSOFebruary 15, 1972March 9, 1972July 18, 1974
Robert P. Smith – Career FSOJuly 23, 1974September 24, 1974October 29, 1976
Lowell Bruce Laingen – Career FSONovember 17, 1976January 11, 1977January 20, 1979
Joan Margaret Clark – Career FSOMarch 21, 1979March 26, 1979February 21, 1981
Frank P. WardlawChargé d’Affaires a.i.February 21, 1981-August 1982
James Malone Rentschler – Career FSOAmbassador Extraordinary and PlenipotentiaryAugust 18, 1982October 19, 1982July 26, 1985
Gary L. Matthews[4] – Career FSOAugust 1, 1985September 19, 1985May 23, 1987
Peter R. Sommer – Political appointeeSeptember 28, 1987October 9, 1987October 8, 1989
Sally J. Novetzke – Political appointeeOctober 10, 1989November 9, 1989February 28, 1993
William A. MoffittChargé d’Affaires a.i.February 28, 1993-June 1994
Charles N. Patterson, Jr.June 1994-July 6, 1994
Joseph R. Paolino, Jr. – Political appointeeAmbassador Extraordinary and PlenipotentiaryJune 9, 1994July 6, 1994June 2, 1996
Charles N. Patterson, Jr.Chargé d’Affaires a.i.June 2, 1996-July 1997
Elizabeth BarnettJuly 1997-January 8, 1998
Kathryn Linda Haycock Proffitt – Political appointeeAmbassador Extraordinary and PlenipotentiaryNovember 10, 1997January 8, 1998March 1, 2001
Anthony H. Gioia – Political appointeeJuly 12, 2001September 6, 2001December 7, 2004
Alexander R. KingfisherChargé d’Affaires a.i.December 7, 2004-June 21, 2005
Molly H. Bordonaro – Political appointeeAmbassador Extraordinary and PlenipotentiaryJune 21, 2005September 7, 2005February 6, 2009[5]
Douglas Kmiec - Political appointeeSeptember 2, 2009September 17, 2009May 31, 2011
Richard M. MillsChargé d’Affaires a.i.June 1, 2011May 2, 2012
Gina Abercrombie-Winstanley - Career FSOAmbassador Extraordinary and PlenipotentiaryMarch 29, 2012May 2, 2012January 26, 2016
G. Kathleen Hill - Career FSOJanuary 13, 2016February 25, 2016September 29, 2018
Mark A. SchapiroChargé d’Affaires a.i.September 29, 2018-August 31, 2020
Gwendolyn S. GreenAugust 31, 2020-October 27, 2022
Constance J. MilsteinAmbassador Extraordinary and PlenipotentiaryAugust 6, 2022October 27, 2022Incumbent

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Notes and References

  1. News: Zammit. Rosanne. US embassy completed at Ta' Qali – no word on new ambassador. Times of Malta. 29 June 2011. https://web.archive.org/web/20170524150536/http://www.timesofmalta.com/articles/view/20110629/local/heralding-a-new-era-in-malta-us-relations.372864. 24 May 2017.
  2. Web site: Policy & History. U.S. Embassy in Malta. https://web.archive.org/web/20180515135706/https://mt.usembassy.gov/our-relationship/policy-history/. 15 May 2018.
  3. Web site: Ħ'Attard: Important Residences . Local Councils . 14 January 2018 . lc.gov.mt . https://web.archive.org/web/20180114120301/http://lc.gov.mt/Page.aspx?catid=13&pid=190&lid=1 . 14 January 2018 .
  4. Web site: 7 August 1996 . The Association for Diplomatic Studies and Training Foreign Affairs Oral History Project AMBASSADOR GARY L. MATTHEWS . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20240627032907/https://adst.org/OH%20TOCs/Matthews-Gary-L.toc_.pdf . 27 June 2024 . 26 July 2024 . Association for Diplomatic Studies and Training.
  5. Web site: Portland's Molly Bordonaro honored as term as US Ambassador to Malta ends . 6 February 2009 .