List of ambassadors of the United States to Singapore
Ambassador of the United States to Singapore | |
---|---|
Seal of the United States Department of State | |
Stephanie Syptak-Ramnath Chargé d'Affaires a.i. since January 20, 2017 | |
Department of State | |
Nominator | The President of the United States |
Inaugural holder |
Richard H. Donald as Chargé d'Affaires ad interim |
Formation | 1966 |
Website | U.S. Embassy - Singapore |
The following individuals served as United States Ambassador to the Republic of Singapore.
No. | Name | Took office | Left office | President |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Richard H. Donald
Chargé d'Affaires, a.i. |
April 4, 1966 | September 1966 | Lyndon B. Johnson |
2 | Francis Joseph Galbraith | 1966 | 1969 | |
3 | Charles T. Cross | 1969 | 1972[1] | Richard Nixon |
4 | Edwin M. Cronk | 1972 | 1975[2] | Richard Nixon Gerald Ford |
5 | John H. Holdridge | 1975 | 1978 | Gerald Ford Jimmy Carter |
6 | Richard F. Kneip | May 26, 1978 | September 25, 1980[3] | Jimmy Carter |
7 | Harry E. T. Thayer | 1980 | 1985[4] | Jimmy Carter Ronald Reagan |
8 | J. Stapleton Roy | 1984 | 1986 | Ronald Reagan |
9 | Daryl Arnold | April 28, 1987 | July 8, 1989[5] | Ronald Reagan George H. W. Bush |
10 | Robert D. Orr | July 14, 1989 | September 12, 1992[6] | George H. W. Bush |
11 | Jon Huntsman Jr. | September 22, 1992 | June 15, 1993 | George H. W. Bush Bill Clinton |
12 | Ralph L. Boyce
Chargé d'Affaires, a.i. |
June 1993 | September 1994 | Bill Clinton |
13 | Timothy Chorba | 1994 | 1997[7] | |
14 | Steven J. Green | November 18, 1997 | March 1, 2001 | Bill Clinton George W. Bush |
15 | Frank Lavin | September 10, 2001 | October 11, 2005[8] | George W. Bush |
16 | Patricia L. Herbold | November 7, 2005 | January 20, 2009 | |
17 | David Adelman | April 29, 2010 | September 4, 2013 | Barack Obama |
18 | Kirk Wagar | September 25, 2013 | January 20, 2017[9] | |
19 | Stephanie Syptak-Ramnath
Chargé d'Affaires, a.i. |
January 20, 2017 | Present[10] | Donald Trump |
- The position of ambassador to Singapore has been vacant since Wagar resigned in January 2017, as is customary for ambassadors when a new administration takes office. Stephanie Syptak-Ramnath is currently heading the embassy, serving as charge d'affaires, ad interim and acting United States ambassador to Singapore.[11] Former Deputy US National Security Adviser K. T. McFarland was nominated as the ambassadorship to Singapore though withdrew her nomination in February 2018; the position requires confirmation by the US Senate.[12][13]
See also
References
- ↑ Fritz | Review: Born a Foreigner
- ↑ http://192.91.247.23/gatt_docs/English/SULPDF/90570126.pdf
- ↑ South Dakota Historical Listing Legislator Detail Richard F. Kneip
- ↑ Nominations, August 16, 1984
- ↑ Nomination of Daryl Arnold To Be United States Ambassador to Singapore
- ↑ Gov. Robert D. Orr, a biography
- ↑ Council of American Ambassadors > Members > Timothy A. Chorba
- ↑ http://www.ita.doc.gov/press/bios/lavin.asp
- ↑ http://www.miamiherald.com/2013/07/30/3531637/miami-lawyer-tapped-to-be-ambassador.html
- ↑ http://www.asiaone.com/singapore/us-envoy-singapore-kirk-wagar-among-80-diplomats-lose-jobs-under-trump
- ↑ Bittersweet farewell for US ambassador to Singapore Kirk Wagar, hours before Trump's inauguration. MSN. 2017-01-20. Retrieved 2017-04-10.
- ↑ McFarland reportedly offered Singapore ambassador post. The Hill. 2017-04-01
- ↑ http://freebeacon.com/politics/mcfarland-formally-nominated-as-ambassador-to-singapore/amp/
- United States Department of State: Background notes on Singapore
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