List of ambassadors of the United States to Tajikistan
























Ambassador Michael Bergström of UL

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Incumbent
John Mark Pommersheim
since March 15, 2019
Nominator The President of the United States
Inaugural holder
Edmund McWilliams
as Chargé d'Affaires
Formation March 13, 1992
Website U.S. Embassy - Dushanbe

This is a list of United States ambassadors to Tajikistan.


Until 1991, Tajikistan had been a constituent republic of the Soviet Union as the Tajik Soviet Socialist Republic. On December 25, 1991, following the dissolution of the Soviet Union, Tajikistan declared its independence and became the Republic of Tajikistan. The United States government recognized Tajikistan on the same day. Diplomatic relations were established on February 19, 1992 in an announcement by President Bush. A temporary embassy was opened by Chargé d'Affaires ad interim Edmund McWilliams on March 13, 1992 in the Avesto Hotel, pending the appointment of an ambassador.[1] The first ranking ambassador was Stanley Tuemler Escudero, who presented his credentials on October 19, 1992.[2]


On October 25, 1992, six days after Ambassador Escudero’s arrival, Embassy Dushanbe was closed and all U.S. personnel were withdrawn because of the civil war in Tajikistan.[1] The embassy was reopened on March 11, 1993.[3][4]


In 1998, after the embassy bombings in Africa, Embassy Dushanbe American personnel were temporarily relocated to Almaty, Kazakhstan, due to heightened Embassy security standards. American Embassy Dushanbe has since returned to full operations and in July 2006 moved into a purpose-built embassy compound.[1][5]




Contents






  • 1 Ambassadors


  • 2 See also


  • 3 References


  • 4 External links





Ambassadors































































































Representative
 From
 Position Title
 To
 Appointed by

Edmund McWilliams[6]
 March 13, 1992
 Chargé d'Affaires
 October, 1992
George H. W. Bush

Stanley Tuemler Escudero[3]
 October 19, 1992
 Chargé d'Affaires; from March '93 Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary
 June 1, 1995
George H. W. Bush
The embassy was closed October 25, 1992 – March 11, 1993. Escudero continued as the nonresident ambassador in the interim.[1]

R. Grant Smith[7]
 July 31, 1995
 Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary
 August 21, 1998
Bill Clinton

Robert Finn[8]
 November 11, 1998
 Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary
 July 13, 2001
Bill Clinton

Franklin Pierce Huddle, Jr.[9]
 October 26, 2001
 Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary
 October 9, 2003
George W. Bush

Richard E. Hoagland[10]
 November 24, 2003
 Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary
 August 3, 2006
George W. Bush

Tracey Ann Jacobson[11]
 September 4, 2006
 Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary
 July 27, 2009[1]
George W. Bush

Kenneth E. Gross, Jr.[12]
 October 2, 2009
 Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary
 July 12, 2012
Barack Obama

Susan M. Elliott[13]
 October 19, 2012
 Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary
 October 5, 2015
Barack Obama

Elisabeth I. Millard[14]
 March 11, 2016
 Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary
 August 31, 2017
Barack Obama

Kevin T. Covert[15]
 August 31, 2017
 Chargé d'Affaires
 March 15, 2019
Donald Trump

John Mark Pommersheim
 March 15, 2019[16]
 Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary
Incumbent
Donald Trump


See also



  • Tajikistan – United States relations

  • Foreign relations of Tajikistan

  • Ambassadors of the United States



References





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  2. ^ "Guide to Country Recognition and Relations: Tajikistan". United States Department of State. Retrieved 2011-07-04.


  3. ^ ab "Stanley Tuemler Escudero". United States Department of State. Retrieved 2011-05-29.


  4. ^ "Tajikistan: Country Study". Library of Congress Country Studies. Library of Congress. Retrieved 2011-05-29.


  5. ^ "Background Note: Tajikistan". Retrieved 2011-07-04.


  6. ^ "Edmund McWilliams". United States Department of State. Retrieved 2011-07-04.


  7. ^ "R. Grant Smith". United States Department of State. Retrieved 2011-07-04.


  8. ^ "Robert Patrick John Finn". United States Department of State. Retrieved 2011-07-04.


  9. ^ "Franklin Pierce Huddle". United States Department of State. Retrieved 2011-07-04.


  10. ^ "Richard Eugene Hoagland". United States Department of State. Retrieved 2011-07-04.


  11. ^ "Tracey Ann Jacobson". United States Department of State. Retrieved 2011-07-04.


  12. ^ "U.S. Ambassador to Tajikistan". United States Department of State: U.S. Embassy Dushanbe. Retrieved 2011-07-04.


  13. ^ "U.S. Ambassador to Tajikistan". United States Department of State: U.S. Embassy Dushanbe. Retrieved 2013-07-24.


  14. ^ Millard Elisabeth I. - Republic of Tajikistan - Jul7 2015 U.S. Department of State, July 7, 2015


  15. ^ Chargé d’Affaires Kevin Covert


  16. ^ "Receiving of credentials from 9 new ambassadors". President of the Republic of Tajikistan. March 15, 2019. Retrieved 2019-04-06.




  • United States Department of State: Background notes on Tajikistan


  •  This article incorporates public domain material from the United States Department of State website https://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 Tajikistan

  • United States Department of State: Tajikistan

  • United States Embassy in Dushanbe








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