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| Ambassador of the United States to Kyrgyzstan | |
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 Seal of the United States Department of State | |
 IncumbentLesslie Viguerie since December 29, 2022 | |
| Nominator | The President of the United States |
| Appointer | The President with Senate advice and consent |
| Inaugural holder | Edward Hurwitz as Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary |
| Formation | August 11, 1992 |
| Website | U.S. Embassy - Bishkek |
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.
Ambassadors
| Name | Title | Appointed | Presented credentials | Terminated mission | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Edward Hurwitz – Career FSO | Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary | August 11, 1992 | September 17, 1992 | October 11, 1994 | |
| Eileen A. Malloy – Career FSO | August 26, 1994 | October 25, 1994 | July 7, 1997 | ||
| Anne M. Sigmund – Career FSO | August 1, 1997 | September 30, 1997 | August 10, 2000 | ||
| John Martin O'Keefe – Career FSO | June 14, 2000 | September 23, 2000 | July 6, 2003 | ||
| Stephen M. Young – Career FSO | April 16, 2003 | August 26, 2003 | August 17, 2005 | ||
| Marie Yovanovitch – Career FSO | November 20, 2004 | February 4, 2005 | February 4, 2008 | ||
| Tatiana C. Gfoeller – Career FSO | October 22, 2008 | October 14, 2008 | March 8, 2011 | ||
| Pamela L. Spratlen – Career FSO | April 15, 2011 | May 24, 2011 | December 12, 2014 | ||
| Richard Miles – Career FSO | Chargé d'Affaires, ad interim | February 13, 2015 | N/A | October 14, 2015 | |
| Sheila Gwaltney – Career FSO | Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary | August 6, 2015 | October 14, 2015 | August 2, 2017 | |
| John Bernlohr | Chargé d'Affaires, ad interim | August 2, 2017 | N/A | September 18, 2018 | |
| Donald Lu – Career FSO | Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary | September 18, 2018 | October 12, 2018 | September 14, 2021 | |
| Sonata Coulter – Career FSO | Chargé d'Affaires, ad interim | September 14, 2021 | N/A | November 2022 | |
| Lesslie Viguerie – Career FSO | Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary | September 29, 2022 | December 29, 2022 | Incumbent |
See also
- Kyrgyzstan – United States relations
- Foreign relations of Kyrgyzstan
- Ambassadors of the United States
References
- "Stephen M. Young. LinkedIn Profile". linkedin.com.
- "Pamela Leora Spratlen (1954–)". U.S. Department of State, Office of the Historian. January 27, 2015. Retrieved November 22, 2015.
- United States Department of State: Background notes on Kyrgyzstan
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 Kyrgyzstan
- United States Department of State: Kyrgyzstan
- United States Embassy in Bishkek
