United States Ambassador to Kyrgyzstan
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This is a list of Ambassadors of the United States to Kyrgyzstan
.
Until 1991 the Kirghiz Soviet Socialist Republic
had been a constituent SSR
of the Soviet Union
. Upon the breakup of the USSR, the Supreme Soviet
of Kyrgyzstan declared itself independent of the Soviet Union on August 31, 1991 and renamed itself the Republic of Kyrgyzstan. The United States recognized
Kyrgyzstan on December 26, 1991. An embassy was established in the capital, Bishkek
, on February 1, 1992, with Edmund McWilliams
as Chargé d'Affaires ad interim. Relations between the United States and Kyrgyzstan have been continuous since that time.
The U.S. Embassy in Kyrgyzstan is located in Bishkek
.
Kyrgyzstan
Kyrgyzstan , officially the Kyrgyz Republic is one of the world's six independent Turkic states . Located in Central Asia, landlocked and mountainous, Kyrgyzstan is bordered by Kazakhstan to the north, Uzbekistan to the west, Tajikistan to the southwest and China to the east...
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Until 1991 the Kirghiz Soviet Socialist Republic
Kirghiz Soviet Socialist Republic
The Kirghiz Soviet Socialist Republic , also known as the Kirghiz SSR, the Kyrgyz SSR, or even Kirghizia, was one of republics that made up the Soviet Union...
had been a constituent SSR
Republics of the Soviet Union
The Republics of the Soviet Union or the Union Republics of the Soviet Union were ethnically-based administrative units that were subordinated directly to the Government of the Soviet Union...
of the Soviet Union
Soviet Union
The Soviet Union , officially the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics , was a constitutionally socialist state that existed in Eurasia between 1922 and 1991....
. Upon the breakup of the USSR, the Supreme Soviet
Supreme Soviet
The Supreme Soviet of the Soviet Union was the Supreme Soviet in the Soviet Union and the only one with the power to pass constitutional amendments...
of Kyrgyzstan declared itself independent of the Soviet Union on August 31, 1991 and renamed itself the Republic of Kyrgyzstan. The United States recognized
Diplomatic recognition
Diplomatic recognition in international law is a unilateral political act with domestic and international legal consequences, whereby a state acknowledges an act or status of another state or government in control of a state...
Kyrgyzstan on December 26, 1991. An embassy was established in the capital, Bishkek
Bishkek
Bishkek , formerly Pishpek and Frunze, is the capital and the largest city of Kyrgyzstan.Bishkek is also the administrative centre of Chuy Province which surrounds the city, even though the city itself is not part of the province but rather a province-level unit of Kyrgyzstan.The name is thought to...
, on February 1, 1992, with Edmund McWilliams
Edmund McWilliams
Edmund McWilliams is an American diplomat and previous United States Ambassador to Tajikistan.McWilliams was born in Rhode Island to a father who was a mill worker and a mother who was a cafeteria aide. He majored in Southeast Asian Studies at the University of Rhode Island and joined several...
as Chargé d'Affaires ad interim. Relations between the United States and Kyrgyzstan have been continuous since that time.
The U.S. Embassy in Kyrgyzstan is located in Bishkek
Bishkek
Bishkek , formerly Pishpek and Frunze, is the capital and the largest city of Kyrgyzstan.Bishkek is also the administrative centre of Chuy Province which surrounds the city, even though the city itself is not part of the province but rather a province-level unit of Kyrgyzstan.The name is thought to...
.
Ambassadors
- Edward HurwitzEdward HurwitzEdward Hurwitz is an American diplomat. From 1983 to 1986 he was the U.S. chargé d'affaires in Afghanistan, and he served as the first U.S. ambassador to Kyrgyzstan, from 1992 to 1994.-References:...
– Career FSO- Title: Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary
- Appointed: August 11, 1992
- Presented credentials: September 17, 1992
- Terminated mission: Left post, October 11, 1994
- Eileen A. Malloy – Career FSO
- Title: Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary
- Appointed: August 26, 1994
- Presented credentials: October 25, 1994
- Terminated mission: Left post, July 7, 1997
- Anne M. SigmundAnne Marie SigmundAnne Marie Sigmund served as the U.S. Ambassador to Kyrgyzstan from 1997 to 2000.-References:...
– Career FSO- Title: Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary
- Appointed: August 1, 1997
- Presented credentials: September 30, 1997
- Terminated mission: Left post August 10, 2000
- John Martin O'KeefeJohn Martin O'KeefeJohn Martin O'Keefe is a United States diplomat and a career foreign service officer. He served as the United States Ambassador to Kyrgyzstan 2000–2003.-References:...
– Career FSO- Title: Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary
- Appointed: June 14, 2000
- Presented credentials: September 23, 2000
- Terminated mission: Left post July 6, 2003
- Stephen M. YoungStephen M. Young (diplomat)Stephen M. Young is an American diplomat and the current Consul General of the Consulate General of the United States in Hong Kong under the State department in the Obama administration....
– Career FSO- Title: Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary
- Appointed: April 16, 2003
- Presented credentials: August 26, 2003
- Terminated mission: Left post, August 17, 2005
- Marie L. YovanovitchMarie L. YovanovitchMarie L. Yovanovitch is the present Ambassador from the United States of America to Armenia. Her term of appointment started August 1, 2008. She is the first woman to hold this position. She was previously Ambassador to Kyrgyzstan.Ms. Marie L...
– Career FSO- Title: Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary
- Appointed: July 9, 2005
- Presented credentials: August 30, 2005
- Terminated mission: c. 2008
- Tatiana C. GfoellerTatiana C. GfoellerTatiana C. Gfoeller is a United States diplomat who since 10/22/2008 serves as Ambassador to the Kyrgyz Republic.She is in US diplomatic service since 1984 and speaks Russian, French, Polish, Italian, Spanish, and Arabic.-Further reading:...
– Career FSO- Title: Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary
- Appointed: October 22, 2008
- Presented credentials: Unknown
- Terminated mission: Unknown
- Pamela L. Spratlen – Career FSO
- Title: Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary
- Appointed: April 15, 2011
- Presented credentials: Unknown
- Terminated mission: Incumbent
See also
- Kyrgyzstan – United States relations
- Foreign relations of KyrgyzstanForeign relations of KyrgyzstanKyrgyzstan favors close relations with other members of the Commonwealth of Independent States, particularly Kazakhstan and Russia.While Kyrgyzstan was initially determined to stay in the ruble zone, the stringent conditions set forth by the Russian Government prompted Kyrgyzstan to introduce its...
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