Embassy of the United States to Moldova
Encyclopedia
The Embassy of the United States to Moldova in Chişinău
is the diplomatic mission
of United States of America to Moldova
.
on December 25, 1991 and opened an Embassy in its capital, Chişinău
, in March 1992. The United States Ambassador to Moldova
, Asif Chaudhry, arrived at post on September 24, 2008.
Chisinau
Chișinău is the capital and largest municipality of Moldova. It is also its main industrial and commercial centre and is located in the middle of the country, on the river Bîc...
is the diplomatic mission
Diplomatic mission
A diplomatic mission is a group of people from one state or an international inter-governmental organisation present in another state to represent the sending state/organisation in the receiving state...
of United States of America to Moldova
Moldova
Moldova , officially the Republic of Moldova is a landlocked state in Eastern Europe, located between Romania to the West and Ukraine to the North, East and South. It declared itself an independent state with the same boundaries as the preceding Moldavian Soviet Socialist Republic in 1991, as part...
.
History
The United States recognized the independence of MoldovaIndependence of Moldova
The Independence of Moldova was officially recognized on March 2, 1992, when Moldova gained membership of the United Nations. The nation had declared its independence from the Soviet Union on August 27, 1991, and was a co-founder of the post-Soviet Commonwealth of Independent States...
on December 25, 1991 and opened an Embassy in its capital, Chişinău
Chisinau
Chișinău is the capital and largest municipality of Moldova. It is also its main industrial and commercial centre and is located in the middle of the country, on the river Bîc...
, in March 1992. The United States Ambassador to Moldova
United States Ambassador to Moldova
The United States Ambassador to Moldova is the official representative of the President of the United States to the head of state of Moldova.Until 1991, the Moldavian Soviet Socialist Republic had been a constituent SSR of the Soviet Union...
, Asif Chaudhry, arrived at post on September 24, 2008.
Staff
Principal U.S. Embassy Officials include:- AmbassadorUnited States Ambassador to MoldovaThe United States Ambassador to Moldova is the official representative of the President of the United States to the head of state of Moldova.Until 1991, the Moldavian Soviet Socialist Republic had been a constituent SSR of the Soviet Union...
--Asif Chaudhry - Deputy Chief of Mission—Kelly Keiderling
- Consular Officer—David Franz
- Management Officer—Stanislas Parmentier
- Political/Economic Officers—Daria Fane, John Hardman, Michael Mates
- Public Affairs Officer—John Balian
- Regional Security Officer—Nick Pietrowicz
- USAID Officer—Gary Linden
Former U.S. Ambassadors
- Mary Pendleton served as the first United States Ambassador to MoldovaUnited States Ambassador to MoldovaThe United States Ambassador to Moldova is the official representative of the President of the United States to the head of state of Moldova.Until 1991, the Moldavian Soviet Socialist Republic had been a constituent SSR of the Soviet Union...
from 1992 until 1995. - Todd Stewart from 1995 to 1998
- Rudolf V. Perina was nominated to be U.S. Ambassador to Moldova on April 27, 1998. Mr. Perina was confirmed by the SenateUnited States SenateThe United States Senate is the upper house of the bicameral legislature of the United States, and together with the United States House of Representatives comprises the United States Congress. The composition and powers of the Senate are established in Article One of the U.S. Constitution. Each...
on June 26 and presented his credentials to the President of Moldova on September 11, 1998. - Pamela Hyde Smith was sworn in as U.S. Ambassador to the Republic of Moldova on November 2, 2001, in a ceremony led by Secretary of State Colin PowellColin PowellColin Luther Powell is an American statesman and a retired four-star general in the United States Army. He was the 65th United States Secretary of State, serving under President George W. Bush from 2001 to 2005. He was the first African American to serve in that position. During his military...
in Washington, D.C.Washington, D.C.Washington, D.C., formally the District of Columbia and commonly referred to as Washington, "the District", or simply D.C., is the capital of the United States. On July 16, 1790, the United States Congress approved the creation of a permanent national capital as permitted by the U.S. Constitution....
. Ms. Smith presented her credentials to Moldovan President Vladimir VoroninVladimir VoroninVladimir Nicolaevici Voronin is a Moldovan politician. He was the third President of Moldova from 2001 until 2009 and has been the First Secretary of the Party of Communists of the Republic of Moldova since 1994...
on November 27, 2001, in ChişinăuChisinauChișinău is the capital and largest municipality of Moldova. It is also its main industrial and commercial centre and is located in the middle of the country, on the river Bîc...
. - Heather M. HodgesHeather M. HodgesHeather M. Hodges is a career United States foreign service officer and ambassador. She was the United States Ambassador to Ecuador and a previous ambassador to Moldova.- Biography :...
was sworn in as the U.S. Ambassador to Moldova on September 12, 2003 and presented her credentials to the President of the Republic of Moldova, Vladimir Voronin on October 10, 2003. - Michael D. Kirby presented his credentials as Ambassador to the Republic of Moldova on September 21, 2006.