United States Ambassador to Saint Kitts and Nevis
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The United States Ambassador to Saint Kitts and Nevis (or, prior to 3 August 1988, to Saint Christopher and Nevis) is the official representative of the government of the United States
to the government of Saint Kitts and Nevis
. The title of the ambassador is United States Ambassador to Barbados and the Eastern Caribbean
and is concurrently the ambassador to Antigua and Barbuda
, Barbados
, Dominica
, Grenada
, St. Lucia
, and St. Vincent and the Grenadines
.
The United States established diplomatic relations with Saint Christopher and Nevis on 20 September 1983, but no U.S. mission has ever been established at Basseterre
. After 25 June 1988, all relations were handled by the Embassy at St. John's
, Antigua and Barbuda
. When that Embassy closed on 30 June 1994, all diplomatic functions have been handled out of the U.S. Embassy at Bridgetown
, Barbados
, where the U.S. Ambassador to Saint Kitts and Nevis is resident.
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
to the government of Saint Kitts and Nevis
Saint Kitts and Nevis
The Federation of Saint Kitts and Nevis , located in the Leeward Islands, is a federal two-island nation in the West Indies. It is the smallest sovereign state in the Americas, in both area and population....
. The title of the ambassador is United States Ambassador to Barbados and the Eastern Caribbean
United States Ambassador to Barbados and the Eastern Caribbean
The Ambassador of the United States to Barbados and the Eastern Caribbean is the official title of the U.S. Ambassador to several island nations of the Caribbean. The ambassador concurrently represents the United States to Antigua and Barbuda, Barbados, Dominica, Grenada, St. Kitts and Nevis, St....
and is concurrently the ambassador to Antigua and Barbuda
Antigua and Barbuda
Antigua and Barbuda is a twin-island nation lying between the Caribbean Sea and the Atlantic Ocean. It consists of two major inhabited islands, Antigua and Barbuda, and a number of smaller islands...
, Barbados
Barbados
Barbados is an island country in the Lesser Antilles. It is in length and as much as in width, amounting to . It is situated in the western area of the North Atlantic and 100 kilometres east of the Windward Islands and the Caribbean Sea; therein, it is about east of the islands of Saint...
, Dominica
Dominica
Dominica , officially the Commonwealth of Dominica, is an island nation in the Lesser Antilles region of the Caribbean Sea, south-southeast of Guadeloupe and northwest of Martinique. Its size is and the highest point in the country is Morne Diablotins, which has an elevation of . The Commonwealth...
, Grenada
Grenada
Grenada is an island country and Commonwealth Realm consisting of the island of Grenada and six smaller islands at the southern end of the Grenadines in the southeastern Caribbean Sea...
, St. Lucia
Saint Lucia
Saint Lucia is an island country in the eastern Caribbean Sea on the boundary with the Atlantic Ocean. Part of the Lesser Antilles, it is located north/northeast of the island of Saint Vincent, northwest of Barbados and south of Martinique. It covers a land area of 620 km2 and has an...
, and St. Vincent and the Grenadines
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines is an island country in the Lesser Antilles chain, namely in the southern portion of the Windward Islands, which lie at the southern end of the eastern border of the Caribbean Sea where the latter meets the Atlantic Ocean....
.
The United States established diplomatic relations with Saint Christopher and Nevis on 20 September 1983, but no U.S. mission has ever been established at Basseterre
Basseterre
Basseterre , estimated population 15,500 in 2000, is the capital of the Federation of Saint Kitts and Nevis in the West Indies. Geographically, the Basseterre port is located at , on the south western coast of Saint Kitts Island, and it is one of the chief commercial depots of the Leeward Islands...
. After 25 June 1988, all relations were handled by the Embassy at St. John's
St. John's, Antigua and Barbuda
St John's is the capital and largest city of Antigua and Barbuda, a country located in the West Indies in the Caribbean Sea. St John's is located at...
, Antigua and Barbuda
Antigua and Barbuda
Antigua and Barbuda is a twin-island nation lying between the Caribbean Sea and the Atlantic Ocean. It consists of two major inhabited islands, Antigua and Barbuda, and a number of smaller islands...
. When that Embassy closed on 30 June 1994, all diplomatic functions have been handled out of the U.S. Embassy at Bridgetown
Bridgetown
The city of Bridgetown , metropolitan pop 96,578 , is the capital and largest city of the nation of Barbados. Formerly, the Town of Saint Michael, the Greater Bridgetown area is located within the parish of Saint Michael...
, Barbados
Barbados
Barbados is an island country in the Lesser Antilles. It is in length and as much as in width, amounting to . It is situated in the western area of the North Atlantic and 100 kilometres east of the Windward Islands and the Caribbean Sea; therein, it is about east of the islands of Saint...
, where the U.S. Ambassador to Saint Kitts and Nevis is resident.
List of U.S. Ambassadors to Saint Kitts and Nevis
The following is a list of U.S. Ambassadors, or other Chiefs of Mission, to Saint Kitts and Nevis. The title given by the United States State Department to this position is currently Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary.| Representative | Title | Presentation of Credentials |
Termination of Mission |
Appointed by |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thomas H. Anderson, Jr. Thomas H. Anderson, Jr. Thomas H. Anderson, Jr. is an American diplomat. He was Ambassador of the United States to Barbados, Dominica, St Lucia, Antigua, St. Vincent, and St. Christopher-Nevis-Anguilla from 1984 to 1986, under Ronald Reagan.-Biography:... |
Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary | August 22, 1984 | March 12, 1986 | Ronald Reagan Ronald Reagan Ronald Wilson Reagan was the 40th President of the United States , the 33rd Governor of California and, prior to that, a radio, film and television actor.... |
| Paul A. Russo Paul A. Russo Paul A. Russo is an American diplomat. He was Ambassador of the United States to Barbados, Dominica, St Lucia, Antigua, St. Vincent, and St. Christopher-Nevis-Anguilla from 1986 to 1988, under Ronald Reagan.-Biography:... |
Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary | December 5, 1986 | June 25, 1988 | |
| Jeanette W. Hyde Jeanette W. Hyde Jeanette W. Hyde is an American diplomat. She was Ambassador of the United States to Barbados, Dominica, St Lucia from 1994 to 1998, and to Antigua, Grenada, St. Vincent, and St. Christopher-Nevis-Anguilla from 1995 to 1998, under Bill Clinton.-Biography:... |
Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary | April 11, 1995 | January 31, 1998 | 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... |
| E. William Crotty | Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary | October 22, 1998 | October 10, 1999 | |
| James A. Daley | Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary | September 18, 2000 | March 1, 2001 | |
| Earl Norfleet Phillips Earl Norfleet Phillips Earl Norfleet Phillips is an American diplomat. He was Ambassador of the United States to Barbados, Dominica, St Lucia, Antigua, St. Vincent, and St. Christopher-Nevis-Anguilla from 2002 to 2003, under George W. Bush.-Biography:... |
Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary | April 30, 2002 | June 1, 2003 | 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.... |
| Mary Kramer | Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary | March 10, 2004 | October 30, 2006 | |
| Mary Martin Ourisman | Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary | February 20, 2007 | 2008 | |
| Brent Hardt | Chargé d'Affaires ad interim | January 1, 2009 | June 19, 2011 | |
| Christopher Sandrolini | Chargé d'Affaires ad interim | June 19, 2011 | Incumbent |
See also
- Saint Kitts and Nevis – United States relations
- Foreign relations of Saint Kitts and NevisForeign relations of Saint Kitts and NevisSaint Kitts and Nevis has no major international disputes, but its status as a transshipment point for South American drugs destined for the United States and Europe has caused some tension with foreign countries....
- Ambassadors of the United States