United States Ambassador to Azerbaijan
Ambassador of the United States to Azerbaijan | |
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Seal of the United States Department of State | |
Nominator | Barack Obama |
Inaugural holder |
Robert Finn as Chargé d'Affaires ad interim |
Formation | March 16, 1992 |
Website | U.S. Embassy - Baku |
This is a list of Ambassadors of the United States to Azerbaijan.
The United States recognized Azerbaijan's independence on Dec 25, 1991, and announced the establishment of diplomatic relations on February 19, 1992.
The Baku embassy was opened by interim ambassador Robert Finn on March 16, 1992, the same day the U.S. Embassy in Dushanbe, Tajikistan, was opened.
Chiefs of mission
Representative | From | To | Title | Appointed by |
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Robert Finn | March 16, 1992 | ?, 1992 | Chargé d'Affaires ad interim | George H. W. Bush |
Richard Miles | September 16, 1992 | November 5, 1993 | Ambassador | George H. W. Bush |
Richard Kauzlarich | April 20, 1994 | July 20, 1997 | Ambassador | Bill Clinton |
Stanley T. Escudero | December 4, 1997 | October 1, 2000 | Ambassador | Bill Clinton |
Ross L. Wilson | October 11, 2000 | April 24, 2003 | Ambassador | Bill Clinton |
Reno L. Harnish | December 1, 2003 | April 24, 2006 | Ambassador | George W. Bush |
Anne E. Derse | July, 2006 | July 4, 2009 | Ambassador | George W. Bush |
Donald Lu | July 4, 2009 | July, 2010 | Chargé d'Affaires | Barack Obama |
Matthew Bryza[1][2] | January 10, 2011 | January 5, 2012 | Ambassador | Barack Obama |
Richard Morningstar | July 20, 2012 | 2015 | Ambassador | Barack Obama |
Robert Cekuta | February 19, 2015 | Incumbent | Ambassador | Barack Obama |
Notes
- ↑ Congressional recess appointment. "List of Ambassadorial Appointments". American Foreign Service Association. Retrieved 2011-07-23.
- ↑ "Matthew J. Bryza". United States Department of State. Retrieved 2011-07-23.
See also
- Azerbaijan - United States relations
- Foreign relations of Azerbaijan
- Ambassadors of the United States
References
- United States Department of State: Background notes on Azerbaijan
- This article incorporates public domain material from the United States Department of State website http://www.state.gov/r/pa/ei/bgn/index.htm (Background Notes).
External links
- United States Department of State: Chiefs of Mission for Azerbaijan
- United States Department of State: Azerbaijan
- United States Embassy in Baku
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