List of ambassadors of the United States to Bulgaria explained

Post:Ambassador
Body:the United States to Bulgaria
Insignia:US Department of State official seal.svg
Insigniasize:120px
Insigniacaption:Seal of the United States Department of State
Incumbent:Kenneth H. Merten
Incumbentsince:April 7, 2023
Nominator:The President of the United States
Appointer:The President
Appointer Qualified:with Senate advice and consent
Inaugural:Charles M. Dickinson
as Agent
Formation:April 24, 1901
Website:U.S. Embassy - Sofia

The United States ambassador to Bulgaria (Bulgarian: Посланик на САЩ в България) is the ambassador extraordinary and plenipotentiary from the United States to Bulgaria.

Ambassadors

Diplomatic agent

NameAppointedPresented credentialsEnd of term
April 24, 1901Appointed terminated, June 30, 1903 [1]
June 5, 1903September 19, 1903Recommissioned to a different combination of countries
March 8, 1905Presented recall, June 4, 1907
July 1, 1907August 21, 1907Left Bucharest, February 4, 1909
December 17, 1908January 11, 1909
January 11, 1909
September 25, 1909October 24, 1911October 24, 1911

Envoy extraordinary and minister plenipotentiary

NameCareer AppointedPresented credentialsEnd of term
June 24, 1910
August 12, 1911February 1, 1912Presented recall, October 18, 1913
Non-career appointeeSeptember 11, 1913December 26, 1913Relieved of active functions pertaining to Legation Sofia, December 17, 1918
Charles S. WilsonForeign Service officerOctober 8, 1921December 5, 1921Presented recall, October 4, 1928
Foreign Service officerJuly 17, 1928
Henry Wharton ShoemakerNon-career appointeeJanuary 22, 1930March 28, 1930Left post, August 2, 1933
Foreign Service officerSeptember 1, 1933April 3, 1934Left post, June 30, 1936
Ray AthertonForeign Service officerJuly 13, 1937October 21, 1937Left post, July 5, 1939
Non-career appointeeFebruary 14, 1940April 2, 1940Bulgaria declared war on the U.S. on the 13 December 1941
Foreign Service officerSeptember 30, 1947November 8, 1947Declared persona non grata by Government of Bulgaria, January 19, 1950
Edward Page, Jr.Foreign Service officerNovember 23, 1959March 14, 1960Left post, May 25, 1962
Eugenie AndersonNon-career appointeeMay 28, 1962August 3, 1962Left post, December 6, 1964
Nathaniel DavisForeign Service officerMay 6, 1965June 4, 1965Left post, May 20, 1966
John M. McSweeneyForeign Service officerSeptember 16, 1966October 26, 1966Promoted to Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary

Ambassador extraordinary and plenipotentiary

NameCareerAppointedPresented credentialsEnd of term
Foreign Service officerApril 5, 1967April 19, 1967Left post, May 29, 1970
Horace G. Torbert, Jr.Foreign Service officerOctober 6, 1970November 4, 1970Left post, January 23, 1973
Martin F. HerzForeign Service officerFebruary 28, 1974April 3, 1974Left post, August 6, 1977
Raymond L. GarthoffForeign Service officerJuly 29, 1977September 16, 1977Left post, October 9, 1979
Jack Richard Perry[2] Foreign Service officerSeptember 20, 1979October 17, 1979Left post, September 27, 1981
Robert L. BarryForeign Service officerNovember 25, 1981December 8, 1981July 12, 1984
Melvyn LevitskyForeign Service officerSeptember 21, 1984November 13, 1984Left post, February 6, 1987
Sol PolanskyForeign Service officerJune 15, 1987September 4, 1987Left post, August 17, 1990
Hugh Kenneth HillForeign Service officerAugust 6, 1990September 18, 1990Left post, September 5, 1993
William Dale MontgomeryForeign Service officerOctober 8, 1993October 27, 1993Left post, January 17, 1996
Avis T. BohlenForeign Service officerJuly 2, 1996September 5, 1996Left post August 13, 1999
Richard Monroe MilesForeign Service officerAugust 9, 1999September 8, 1999Left post February 28, 2002
James W. PardewForeign Service officerApril 1, 2002May 13, 2002Left post, July 30, 2005
John BeyrleForeign Service officerJuly 9, 2005September 8, 2005April 28, 2008
Nancy McEldowneyForeign Service officerMay 2, 2008August 26, 2008July 30, 2009
James B. Warlick, Jr.Foreign Service officerDecember 24, 2009January 19, 2010September 14, 2012
Marcie Berman RiesForeign Service officerMay 24, 2012October 1, 2012July 28, 2015
Eric S. Rubin[3] Foreign Service officerDecember 9, 2015January 27, 2016July 9, 2019
Herro MustafaForeign Service officerSeptember 29, 2019October 18, 2019March 1, 2023
Kenneth H. MertenForeign Service officerDecember 13, 2022April 7, 2023Incumbent

See also

References

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Notes and References

  1. News: 1902-03-30 . Bulgaria Shows Resentment.; United States Diplomatic Agent's Activity in Stone Case Causes His Recall. . en-US . The New York Times . 2022-10-25 . 0362-4331.
  2. Web site: 2 July 1992 . The Association for Diplomatic Studies and Training Foreign Affairs Oral History Project AMBASSADOR JACK R. PERRY . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20240703173506/https://adst.org/OH%20TOCs/Perry,%20Jack%20R.toc.pdf . 3 July 2024 . 31 July 2024 . Association for Diplomatic Studies and Training.
  3. https://2009-2017.state.gov/r/pa/ei/biog/253107.htm Ambassador Rubin