United States Ambassador to the Bahamas

The Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the United States of America to the Bahamas, usually simply called U.S. Ambassador to the Bahamas, is an official position and title appointed by the President of the United States

President of the United States

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and confirmed by the U.S. Senate

United States Senate

The 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...

by majority vote. The ambassador oversees diplomatic relations

Diplomacy

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and foreign policy

Foreign policy

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between the United States

United States

The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...

and The Bahamas

The Bahamas

The Bahamas , officially the Commonwealth of the Bahamas, is a nation consisting of 29 islands, 661 cays, and 2,387 islets . It is located in the Atlantic Ocean north of Cuba and Hispaniola , northwest of the Turks and Caicos Islands, and southeast of the United States...

.

Traditionally, the position is considered a "plum post"—a relatively easy job that is usually appointed to political friends of the president. The ambassador lives in Nassau

Nassau, Bahamas

Nassau is the capital, largest city, and commercial centre of the Commonwealth of the Bahamas. The city has a population of 248,948 , 70 percent of the entire population of The Bahamas...

, the capital of the Bahamas. Currently, the position is held by Nicole Avant

Nicole Avant

Nicole A. Avant is the current U.S. Ambassador to The Bahamas. In Addition to Ambassador, Nicole Avant is a music executive, political activist and philanthropist. She is the daughter of Clarence Avant, Following in her father's footsteps, Ambassador Avant has been active in The Democratic Party...

List of U.S. Ambassadors to the Bahamas

The following is a list of United States

United States

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Ambassador

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s, or other Chiefs of Mission, to The Bahamas

The Bahamas

. The title given by the United States State Department to this position is currently Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary.

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| Moncrieff J. Spear
| Chargé d'Affaires

Chargé d'affaires

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Richard Nixon

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| Ronald I. Spiers

Ronald I. Spiers

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| Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary

Ambassador

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Seymour Weiss (diplomat)

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Gerald Ford

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| Jack B. Olson

Jack B. Olson

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Jimmy Carter

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Ronald Reagan

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Chic Hecht

Mayer Jacob "Chic" Hecht was a Republican United States Senator from Nevada and U.S. Ambassador to the Bahamas.-Early life and career:...

George H. W. Bush

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| Lino Gutierrez

Lino Gutierrez

Lino Gutierrez is an American diplomat. He served as Ambassador to Argentina from September 2003 through July 2006. He was succeeded by Earl Anthony Wayne...

Bill Clinton

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Sid Williams

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Arthur Louis Schechter

Arthur Louis Schechter is an attorney, philanthropist, diplomat, socialite and Senior Partner at Schechter, McElwee, Shaffer, and Harris based in Houston, Texas. Schechter previously served as the United States Ambassador to the Bahamas. He was confirmed by the U.S. Senate and was appointed by...

J. Richard Blankenship

J. Richard Blankenship previously served as the United States Ambassador to the Bahamas. He was confirmed by the U.S. Senate and was appointed by President George W...

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....

Barack Obama

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| Nicole Avant

Nicole Avant

|Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary
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List of U.S. Ambassadors to the Bahamas

See also

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