The following is a list of ambassadors of the United States, or other Chiefs of Mission, to Belize. The title given by the United States State Department to this position is currently Ambassador Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary.
| Representative | Title | Presentation of credentials |
Termination of mission |
Appointed by |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Malcolm R. Barnebey | Chargé d'Affaires ad interim | October 29, 1981 | June 23, 1983 | Ronald Reagan |
| Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary | June 23, 1983 | July 10, 1985 | ||
| Keith Guthrie | Chargé d'Affaires ad interim | July 10, 1985 | September 14, 1987 | |
| Robert G. Rich, Jr. | Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary | September 14, 1987 | July 7, 1990 | |
| Eugene L. Scassa | Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary | November 22, 1990 | July 6, 1994 | George H. W. Bush |
| George Charles Bruno | Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary | August 29, 1994 | November 25, 1997 | Bill Clinton |
| Carolyn Curiel | Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary | January 19, 1998 | March 1, 2001 | |
| Russell F. Freeman | Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary | September 11, 2001 | April 7, 2005 | George W. Bush |
| Robert Johann Dieter | Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary | September 8, 2005 | January 23, 2009[1] | |
| Vinai Thummalapally | Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary | July 28, 2009 | August 12, 2013 | Barack Obama |
| Carlos R. Moreno | Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary | June 24, 2014 | January 20, 2017 | |
| Adrienne Galanek | Chargé d'Affaires ad interim | January 20, 2017 | July 21, 2018 | Donald Trump |
| Keith R. Gilges[2] | Chargé d'Affaires ad interim | July 24, 2018 | August 2021 | |
| Leyla Moses-Ones | Chargé d'Affaires ad interim | August 2021 | December 5, 2022 | Joe Biden |
| Michelle Kwan[3] | Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary | December 5, 2022 | Incumbent |
See also
References
Citations
- ^ "Robert J. Dieter - People - Department History - Office of the Historian".
- ^ "U.S Embassy in Belize introduces new Chargé d'Affaires Keith Gilges". The San Pedro Sun. July 27, 2018. Retrieved February 2, 2020.
- ^ Michelle Kwan officially confirmed as US ambassador to Belize - Yahoo.com
Sources
- "U.S. Diplomatic chiefs of mission to Belize". The Political Graveyard. March 10, 2005. Retrieved August 27, 2007.
- United States Department of State: Background notes on Belize
This article incorporates public domain material from U.S. Bilateral Relations Fact Sheets. United States Department of State.
External links
- United States Department of State: Chiefs of Mission for Belize
- United States Department of State: Belize
- United States Embassy in Belmopan
