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List of ambassadors of the United States to Saint Kitts and Nevis

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Ambassador of the United States to Saint Kitts and Nevis
Seal of the United States Department of State
since February 14, 2024
NominatorThe President of the United States
Inaugural holderThomas H. Anderson, Jr.
as Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary
FormationAugust 22, 1984
WebsiteU.S. Embassy - Bridgetown

The United States ambassador to Saint Kitts and Nevis (or, prior to August 3, 1988, to Saint Christopher and Nevis) is the official representative of the government of the United States to the government of Saint Kitts and Nevis. The title of the ambassador is United States Ambassador to Barbados and the Eastern Caribbean and is concurrently the ambassador to Antigua and Barbuda, Barbados, Dominica, Grenada, St. Lucia, and St. Vincent and the Grenadines.

The United States established diplomatic relations with Saint Christopher and Nevis on September 20, 1983, but no U.S. mission has ever been established at Basseterre. After June 25, 1988, all relations were handled by the Embassy at St. John's, Antigua and Barbuda. When that Embassy closed on June 30, 1994, all diplomatic functions have been handled out of the U.S. Embassy at Bridgetown, Barbados, where the U.S. Ambassador to Saint Kitts and Nevis is resident.

List of U.S. ambassadors to Saint Kitts and Nevis

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The following is a list of U.S. ambassadors, or other chiefs of mission, to Saint Kitts and Nevis. The title given by the United States State Department to this position is currently Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary.

Representative Title Presentation
of credentials
Termination
of mission
Appointed by
Thomas H. Anderson, Jr.[1] Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary August 22, 1984 March 12, 1986 Ronald Reagan
Paul A. Russo[1] Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary December 5, 1986 June 25, 1988
Jeanette W. Hyde[2] Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary April 11, 1995 January 31, 1998 Bill Clinton
E. William Crotty[2] Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary October 22, 1998[3] October 10, 1999[4]
James A. Daley[2] Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary September 18, 2000 March 1, 2001
Earl Norfleet Phillips[2] Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary April 30, 2002 June 1, 2003 George W. Bush
Mary Kramer[2] Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary March 10, 2004 October 30, 2006
Mary Martin Ourisman[2] Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary February 20, 2007 January 16, 2009
Brent Hardt[2] Chargé d'Affaires ad interim January 16, 2009 June 19, 2011[5] [6]
Christopher Sandrolini[2] Chargé d'Affaires ad interim June 19, 2011 May 22, 2012[5]
Larry Leon Palmer Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary June 26, 2012[7] January 19, 2016 Barack Obama
Linda Swartz Taglialatela Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary February 1, 2016 December 27, 2023
Joaquin F. Monserrate Chargé d'Affaires ad interim December 28, 2023 January 11, 2024 Joe Biden
Roger F. Nyhus Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary February 14, 2024 Incumbent Joe Biden

See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b Also accredited to Antigua and Barbuda; Barbados; Dominica; St. Lucia; and St. Vincent and the Grenadines. Resident at Bridgetown.
  2. ^ a b c d e f g h Also accredited to Antigua and Barbuda; Barbados; Dominica; Grenada; St. Lucia; and St. Vincent and the Grenadines. Resident at Bridgetown.
  3. ^ Date of appointment. Crotty never presented credentials in Saint Kitts and Nevis.
  4. ^ Died at Gainesville, Florida on this date.
  5. ^ a b "Chargé d'Affaires". United States Department of State. Archived from the original on July 24, 2011. Retrieved July 3, 2011.
  6. ^ Chargés d’Affaires are not appointed by the President
  7. ^ Embassy of the United States - Barbados & E. Caribbean (2012), Congress Confirms Ambassador to Barbados and the Eastern Caribbean, U.S. Department of State, archived from the original on May 9, 2012, retrieved May 21, 2012.
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