| Ambassador of the United States to Turkmenistan | |
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 Seal of the United States Department of State | |
| Nominator | The President of the United States |
| Inaugural holder | Joseph S. Hulings, III as Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary |
| Formation | August 11, 1992 |
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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
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Career FSO After 1915, The United States Department of State began classifying ambassadors as career Foreign Service Officers (FSOs) for those who have served in the Foreign Service for a specified amount of time. Political appointee A person who is not a career foreign service officer, but is appointed by the president (often as a reward to political friends). Appointed The date that the ambassador took the oath of office; also known as "commissioning". It follows confirmation of a presidential appointment by the Senate, or a Congressional recess appointment by the president. In the case of a recess appointment, the ambassador requires subsequent confirmation by the Senate to remain in office. Presented credentials The date that the ambassador presented his letter of credence to the head of state or appropriate authority of the receiving nation. At this time the ambassador officially becomes the representative of his country. This would normally occur a short time after the ambassador's arrival on station. The host nation may reject the ambassador by not receiving the ambassador's letter, but this occurs only rarely. Terminated mission Usually the date that the ambassador left the country. In some cases a letter of recall is presented, ending the ambassador's commission, either as a means of diplomatic protest or because the diplomat is being reassigned elsewhere and replaced by another envoy. Chargé d'affaires The person in charge of the business of the embassy when there is no ambassador commissioned to the host country. Ad interim Latin phrase meaning "for the time being", "in the meantime". |
| Name | Title | Appointment | Presentation of credentials |
Termination of mission |
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| Jeffrey White - Career FSO | Chargé d'affaires ad interim | March 17, 1992 | August 11, 1992[1] | |
| 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[1] | |
| Richard E. Hoagland - Career FSO | Chargé d'affaires ad interim | July 2007 | July 2008[2] | |
| 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[1] | |
| 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[3] - Retired Military/ Career SES |
Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary |
May 23, 2019 | June 26, 2019 | Incumbent |
| Valerie Chittenden - Career FSO | Chargé d'affaires ad interim | September 1, 2020 | December 2020[4] |
Notes
- 1 2 3 "Chiefs of Mission for Turkmenistan".
- ↑ "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.
See also
References
External links
- United States Department of State: Chiefs of Mission for Turkmenistan
- United States Department of State: Turkmenistan
- United States Embassy in Ashgabat
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