List of ambassadors of the United States to Georgia (country)




























Ambassador of the United States to Georgia

U.S. Department of State official seal.svg
Seal of the United States Department of State


Ian Kelly official portrait.jpg

Incumbent
Ian C. Kelly

since September 17, 2015
Nominator The President of the United States
Appointer The President
with Senate advice and consent
Inaugural holder
Carey Cavanaugh
as Chargé d'Affaires ad interim
Formation April 23, 1992
Website U.S. Embassy - Tbilisi

This is a list of ambassadors of the United States to Georgia.


The United States recognized Georgia's independence on December 25, 1991, and established diplomatic relations March 29, 1993.


The U.S. Embassy in Tbilisi was established April 23, 1992, with Carey Cavanaugh as Chargé d'Affaires ad interim.


































































Representative
From
To
Title
Appointed by

Kent N. Brown[1]
September 9, 1992
August 19, 1995
Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary

Bill Clinton

William H. Courtney[2]
September 22, 1995
August 3, 1997
Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary

Bill Clinton

Kenneth Spencer Yalowitz[3]
July 11, 1998
June 21, 2001
Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary

Bill Clinton

Richard Monroe Miles[4]
May 13, 2002
August 12, 2005
Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary

George W. Bush

John F. Tefft[5]
August 23, 2005
September 9, 2009
Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary

George W. Bush

John R. Bass [6]
October 16, 2009
July 12, 2012
Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary

Barack Obama

Richard Norland[7]
September 5, 2012
July 2015
Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary

Barack Obama

Ian C. Kelly[8]
September 17, 2015

Incumbent
Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary

Barack Obama
Donald Trump


See also



  • Georgia – United States relations

  • Foreign relations of Georgia

  • Ambassadors of the United States



References





  1. ^ "Kent N. Brown - People - Department History - Office of the Historian". history.state.gov. Retrieved 2016-02-25..mw-parser-output cite.citation{font-style:inherit}.mw-parser-output q{quotes:"""""""'""'"}.mw-parser-output code.cs1-code{color:inherit;background:inherit;border:inherit;padding:inherit}.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-free a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/65/Lock-green.svg/9px-Lock-green.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-limited a,.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-registration a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d6/Lock-gray-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-gray-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-subscription a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/aa/Lock-red-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-red-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration{color:#555}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription span,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration span{border-bottom:1px dotted;cursor:help}.mw-parser-output .cs1-hidden-error{display:none;font-size:100%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-visible-error{font-size:100%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration,.mw-parser-output .cs1-format{font-size:95%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-left,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-left{padding-left:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-right,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-right{padding-right:0.2em}


  2. ^ "William Harrison Courtney - People - Department History - Office of the Historian". history.state.gov. Retrieved 2016-02-25.


  3. ^ "Kenneth Spencer Yalowitz - People - Department History - Office of the Historian". history.state.gov. Retrieved 2016-02-25.


  4. ^ "Richard Monroe Miles, Ambassador to Georgia". 2001-2009.state.gov. Retrieved 2016-02-25.


  5. ^ "Tefft, John F." U.S. Department of State. Retrieved 2016-02-25.


  6. ^ "Ambassador Biography". Embassy of the United States Ankara, Turkey. Retrieved 14 November 2014.


  7. ^ "The US Ambassador to Georgia has presented copies of his credentials to the Georgian Foreign Minister". Ministry of Foreign Affairs Georgia. 5 September 2012. Retrieved 25 February 2016.


  8. ^ "Ambassador Ian Kelly's statement after presenting credentials to the President of Georgia". Embassy of the United States Georgia. 17 September 2015. Retrieved 25 February 2016.




  • United States Department of State: Background notes on Georgia


  •  This article incorporates public domain material from the United States Department of State website http://www.state.gov/r/pa/ei/bgn/index.htm (U.S. Bilateral Relations Fact Sheets).



External links



  • United States Department of State: Chiefs of Mission for Georgia

  • United States Department of State: Georgia

  • United States Embassy in Tbilisi









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