| Ambassador of the United States to Turkmenistan | |
|---|---|
 Seal of the United States Department of State | |
 IncumbentElizabeth Rood since July 31, 2024 | |
| Nominator | The President of the United States |
| Inaugural holder | Joseph S. Hulings, III as Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary |
| Formation | August 11, 1992 |
| Website | |
The following is a list of ambassadors of the United States to Turkmenistan as well as permanent chargés d'affaires posted from Washington for extended periods of time. This list excludes deputy chiefs of mission designated chargés d'affaires by the incumbent chief of mission during the chief of mission's temporary absence from Turkmenistan or during brief hiatuses between chiefs of mission. Note: The United States recognized Turkmenistan on December 25, 1991, and established diplomatic relations on February 19, 1992. Embassy Ashkhabad (now Ashgabat) was established March 17, 1992, with Jeffrey White as Chargé d'affaires ad interim.
Chiefs of mission
| Name | Title | Appointment | Presentation of credentials |
Termination of mission |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jeffrey White - Career FSO | Chargé d'affaires ad interim | March 17, 1992 | August 11, 1992 | |
| Joseph S. Hulings, III - Career FSO | Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary |
August 11, 1992 | September 25, 1992 | September 5, 1995 |
| Michael W. Cotter - Career FSO | Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary |
October 3, 1995 | November 7, 1995 | August 27, 1998 |
| Steven Robert Mann - Career FSO | Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary |
October 1, 1998 | November 10, 1998 | May 28, 2001 |
| Laura E. Kennedy - Career FSO | Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary |
September 21, 2001 | October 5, 2001 | July 7, 2003 |
| Tracey Ann Jacobson - Career FSO | Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary |
July 1, 2003 | August 25, 2003 | July 14, 2006 |
| Jennifer Leigh Brush - Career FSO | Chargé d'affaires ad interim | July 14, 2006 | July 2007 | |
| Richard E. Hoagland - Career FSO | Chargé d'affaires ad interim | July 2007 | July 2008 | |
| Richard Miles - Career FSO | Chargé d'affaires ad interim | November 2008 | September 2, 2009 | |
| Sylvia Reed Curran - Career FSO | Chargé d'affaires ad interim | September 2, 2009 | July 9, 2010 | |
| Eileen Malloy - Career FSO | Chargé d'affaires ad interim | July 2010 | April 26, 2011 | |
| Robert E. Patterson, Jr. - Career FSO | Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary |
April 26, 2011 | May 16, 2011 | June 1, 2014 |
| Laura E. Kennedy - Career FSO | Chargé d'affaires ad interim | June 4, 2014 | September 12, 2014 | |
| Allan Phillip Mustard - Career FSO | Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary |
November 19, 2014 | January 19, 2015 | June 22, 2019 |
| Matthew S. Klimow - Retired Military/ Career SES |
Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary |
May 23, 2019 | June 26, 2019 | July 6, 2024 |
| Valerie Chittenden - Career FSO | Chargé d'affaires ad interim | September 1, 2020 | December 2020 | |
| Vaida Vidugiris - Career FSO | Chargé d'affaires ad interim | July 6, 2024 | July 31, 2024 | |
| Elizabeth Rood - Career FSO | Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary |
May 2, 2024 | July 31, 2024 | Incumbent |
Notes
- ^ "Chiefs of Mission for Turkmenistan".
- "Association for Diplomatic Studies and Training Foreign Affairs Oral History Project AMBASSADOR MICHAEL W. COTTER" (PDF). Association for Diplomatic Studies and Training. December 12, 1998. Archived (PDF) from the original on June 21, 2024. Retrieved July 23, 2024.
- "Principal Officers and Chiefs of Mission, by Name: H".
- "Ambassador Matthew S. Klimow". U.S. Embassy in Turkmenistan. Archived from the original on November 23, 2021. Retrieved December 27, 2021.
- Valerie Chittenden was assigned to Ashgabat as deputy chief of mission, but arrived at post on the same day Ambassador Klimow departed for a temporary assignment in Washington and so was accredited initially as chargé d'affaires ad interim, thus technically qualifies for inclusion in this list.
- PN1341 — Elizabeth Rood — Department of State 118th Congress (2023-2024)
- The President of Turkmenistan received the Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the United States of America, Turkmenistan: Golden age, July 31, 2024
See also
- Turkmenistan – United States relations
- Foreign relations of Turkmenistan
- Ambassadors of the United States
References
- United States Department of State: Background notes on Turkmenistan
This article incorporates public domain material from U.S. Bilateral Relations Fact Sheets. United States Department of State.
External links
- United States Department of State: Chiefs of Mission for Turkmenistan
- United States Department of State: Turkmenistan
- United States Embassy in Ashgabat
