United States Ambassador to Azerbaijan

This is a list of Ambassadors of the United States to Azerbaijan
Azerbaijan
Azerbaijan , officially the Republic of Azerbaijan is the largest country in the Caucasus region of Eurasia. Located at the crossroads of Western Asia and Eastern Europe, it is bounded by the Caspian Sea to the east, Russia to the north, Georgia to the northwest, Armenia to the west, and Iran to...

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The United States recognized Azerbaijan's independence on Dec 25, 1991, and announced the establishment of diplomatic relations on February 19, 1992.

The Baku embassy was opened by interim ambassador Robert Finn

Robert Finn (ambassador)

Robert Patrick John Finn was the first United States ambassador to Afghanistan in more than 20 years, from March 22, 2002 until November 27, 2003. He was succeeded by Zalmay Khalilzad....

on March 16, 1992, the same day the U.S. Embassy in Dushanbe

Dushanbe

-Economy:Coal, lead, and arsenic are mined nearby in the cities of Nurek and Kulob allowing for the industrialization of Dushanbe. The Nurek Dam, the world's highest as of 2008, generates 95% of Tajikistan's electricity, and another dam, the Roghun Dam, is planned on the Vakhsh River...

, Tajikistan

Tajikistan

Tajikistan , officially the Republic of Tajikistan , is a mountainous landlocked country in Central Asia. Afghanistan borders it to the south, Uzbekistan to the west, Kyrgyzstan to the north, and China to the east....

was opened.

Chiefs of mission

Representative	From	To	Title	Appointed by
Robert Finn Robert Finn (ambassador) Robert Patrick John Finn was the first United States ambassador to Afghanistan in more than 20 years, from March 22, 2002 until November 27, 2003. He was succeeded by Zalmay Khalilzad....	March 16, 1992	? ? or is a letter derived from the Latin alphabet. Both glyphs of the majuscule and minuscule forms of this letter are based on the rotated form of a minuscule e; a similar letter with identical minuscule is used in the Pan-Nigerian Alphabet and some alphabets based on the African reference... , 1992	Chargé d'Affaires ad interim	George H. W. Bush George H. W. Bush George Herbert Walker Bush is an American politician who served as the 41st President of the United States . He had previously served as the 43rd Vice President of the United States , a congressman, an ambassador, and Director of Central Intelligence.Bush was born in Milton, Massachusetts, to...
Richard Miles	September 16, 1992	November 5, 1993	Ambassador	George H. W. Bush George H. W. Bush George Herbert Walker Bush is an American politician who served as the 41st President of the United States . He had previously served as the 43rd Vice President of the United States , a congressman, an ambassador, and Director of Central Intelligence.Bush was born in Milton, Massachusetts, to...
Richard Kauzlarich Richard Kauzlarich Richard Dale Kauzlarich is an American diplomat, writer, and intelligence analyst.Kauzlarich graduated from Black Hawk College in 1964 with an associate of arts degree. He received his B. A...	April 20, 1994	July 20, 1997	Ambassador	Bill Clinton Bill Clinton William Jefferson "Bill" Clinton is an American politician who served as the 42nd President of the United States from 1993 to 2001. Inaugurated at age 46, he was the third-youngest president. He took office at the end of the Cold War, and was the first president of the baby boomer generation...
Stanley T. Escudero Stanley Tuemler Escudero Stanley Tuemler Escudero is a retired American diplomat who served in the U.S. foreign service in multiple capacities. He was U.S. Ambassador to Tajikistan, 1992-95, U.S. Ambassador to Uzbekistan, 1995-1997, and U.S. Ambassador to Azerbaijan, 1997-2000.Escudero was born in Daytona Beach, Florida...	December 4, 1997	October 1, 2000	Ambassador	Bill Clinton Bill Clinton William Jefferson "Bill" Clinton is an American politician who served as the 42nd President of the United States from 1993 to 2001. Inaugurated at age 46, he was the third-youngest president. He took office at the end of the Cold War, and was the first president of the baby boomer generation...
Ross L. Wilson Ross Wilson (ambassador) Ross L. Wilson is a former U.S. foreign service officer and ambassador. He was the United States Ambassador to Turkey, with the personal rank of Minister-Counselor. He currently teaches part-time at The George Washington University...	October 11, 2000	April 24, 2003	Ambassador	Bill Clinton Bill Clinton William Jefferson "Bill" Clinton is an American politician who served as the 42nd President of the United States from 1993 to 2001. Inaugurated at age 46, he was the third-youngest president. He took office at the end of the Cold War, and was the first president of the baby boomer generation...
Reno L. Harnish Reno L. Harnish Reno L. Harnish III is the Director of the Center for Environment and National Security at the Scripps Institution of Oceanography UC San Diego. He took up these duties in October 2009. He was a career member of the U.S...	December 1, 2003	April 24, 2006	Ambassador	George W. Bush George W. Bush George Walker Bush is an American politician who served as the 43rd President of the United States, from 2001 to 2009. Before that, he was the 46th Governor of Texas, having served from 1995 to 2000....
Anne E. Derse Anne E. Derse Anne Elizabeth Derse is the current US Ambassador to Lithuania since September 28, 2009.-Education and personal life:...	July, 2006	July 4, 2009	Ambassador	George W. Bush George W. Bush George Walker Bush is an American politician who served as the 43rd President of the United States, from 2001 to 2009. Before that, he was the 46th Governor of Texas, having served from 1995 to 2000....
Donald Lu Donald Lu Donald Lu is a United States diplomat. He currently serves as the Chief of Mission at the United States Embassy in New Delhi, India.-Early life:...	July 4, 2009	July, 2010	Chargé d'Affaires	Barack Obama Barack Obama Barack Hussein Obama II is the 44th and current President of the United States. He is the first African American to hold the office. Obama previously served as a United States Senator from Illinois, from January 2005 until he resigned following his victory in the 2008 presidential election.Born in...
Matthew Bryza Matthew Bryza Matthew James Bryza is a United States diplomat. Currently serves as the United States Ambassador to Azerbaijan.-Education:...	January 10, 2011	Incumbent	Ambassador	Barack Obama Barack Obama Barack Hussein Obama II is the 44th and current President of the United States. He is the first African American to hold the office. Obama previously served as a United States Senator from Illinois, from January 2005 until he resigned following his victory in the 2008 presidential election.Born in...

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