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List of ambassadors of the United States to Jamaica
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.
| Ambassador of the United States to Jamaica | |
|---|---|
Seal of the United States Department of State | |
| Nominator | The President of the United States |
| Appointer | The President with Senate advice and consent |
| Inaugural holder | Irving G. Cheslaw as Chargé d'Affaires ad interim |
| Formation | August 16, 1962 |
| Website | U.S. Embassy - Kingston |
Ambassadors Edit
| Name | Background | Title | Appointment | Presentation of credentials | Termination of mission | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Irving G. Cheslaw | Non-career appointee | Chargé d'Affaires ad interim | August 16, 1962 | Unknown | November 1962 | |
| William C. Doherty | Non-career appointee | Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary | October 23, 1962 | November 26, 1962 | Left post, April 25, 1964 | [1] |
| Wilson T. M. Beale, Jr. | Foreign Service officer | Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary | September 1, 1965 | October 13, 1965 | Left post, October 22, 1967 | |
| Walter N. Tobriner | Non-career appointee | Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary | November 7, 1967 | December 11, 1967 | Left post, March 21, 1969 | |
| Vincent de Roulet | Non-career appointee | Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary | September 19, 1969 | October 23, 1969 | Left post, July 18, 1973 | [2] |
| Sumner Gerard | Non-career appointee | Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary | March 22, 1974 | June 4, 1974 | Left post, April 15, 1977 | |
| Frederick Irving | Foreign Service officer | Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary | May 26, 1977 | July 18, 1977 | Left post, November 22, 1978 | |
| Loren E. Lawrence | Foreign Service officer | Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary | March 23, 1979 | April 12, 1979 | Left post, July 9, 1982 | |
| William Alexander Hewitt | Non-career appointee | Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary | September 30, 1982 | November 1, 1982 | Left post, October 14, 1985 | |
| Michael Sotirhos | Non-career appointee | Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary | October 28, 1985 | November 12, 1985 | Left post, July 7, 1989 | |
| Glen A. Holden | Non-career appointee | Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary | October 10, 1989 | November 21, 1989 | Left post, March 1, 1993 | |
| Lacy A. Wright, Jr. | Chargé d'Affaires ad interim | March 1, 1993 | November 4, 1994 | |||
| Jerome Gary Cooper | Non-career appointee | Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary | October 5, 1994 | November 4, 1994 | Left post, November 27, 1997 | |
| Stanley Louis McLelland | Non-career appointee | Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary | November 12, 1997 | February 6, 1998 | Left post March 1, 2001 | |
| Sue McCourt Cobb | Non-career appointee | Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary | January 20, 2001 | September 12, 2001 | February 1, 2005 | |
| Brenda LaGrange Johnson | Non-career appointee | Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary | October 12, 2005 | November 15, 2005 | January 20, 2009 | |
| Pamela E. Bridgewater | Foreign Service officer | Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary | August 9, 2010 | November 3, 2010 | November 25, 2013 | |
| Luis G. Moreno | Foreign Service officer | Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary | November 20, 2014 | January 13, 2015 | June 30, 2017 | |
| Eric Khant | Foreign Service officer | Chargé d'Affaires ad interim | June 30, 2017 | July 16, 2019 | ||
| Donald R. Tapia | Non-career appointee | Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary | July 24, 2019 | September 11, 2019 | January 20, 2021 | |
| John McIntyre | Foreign Service officer | Chargé d'Affaires ad interim | January 20, 2021 | May 13, 2022 | ||
| N. Nick Perry | Non-career appointee | Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary | March 10, 2022 | May 13, 2022 | Incumbent |
Notes Edit
- ^ 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.
- ^ The Government of Jamaica declared Ambassador de Roulet persona non grata, July 20, 1973, and he did not return to his post.
See also Edit
References Edit
- United States Department of State: Background notes on Jamaica
- This article incorporates public domain material from U.S. Bilateral Relations Fact Sheets. United States Department of State.
External links Edit
- United States Department of State: Chiefs of Mission for Jamaica
- United States Department of State: Jamaica
- United States Embassy in Jamaica