United States Ambassador to Suriname
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The following is a list of Ambassadors that the United States
has sent to Suriname
. The current title given by the United States State Department to this position is Ambassador Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary
.
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
has sent to Suriname
Suriname
Suriname , officially the Republic of Suriname , is a country in northern South America. It borders French Guiana to the east, Guyana to the west, Brazil to the south, and on the north by the Atlantic Ocean. Suriname was a former colony of the British and of the Dutch, and was previously known as...
. The current title given by the United States State Department to this position is Ambassador Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary
Ambassador
An ambassador is the highest ranking diplomat who represents a nation and is usually accredited to a foreign sovereign or government, or to an international organization....
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Representative | Title | Presentation of Credentials |
Termination of Mission |
Appointed by |
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Robert L. Flanagin | Chargé d'Affaires ad interim Chargé d'affaires In diplomacy, chargé d’affaires , often shortened to simply chargé, is the title of two classes of diplomatic agents who head a diplomatic mission, either on a temporary basis or when no more senior diplomat has been accredited.-Chargés d’affaires:Chargés d’affaires , who were... |
Nov 25, 1975 | Mar 25, 1976 | Gerald Ford Gerald Ford Gerald Rudolph "Jerry" Ford, Jr. was the 38th President of the United States, serving from 1974 to 1977, and the 40th Vice President of the United States serving from 1973 to 1974... |
J. Owen Zurhellen, Jr. | Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary Ambassador An ambassador is the highest ranking diplomat who represents a nation and is usually accredited to a foreign sovereign or government, or to an international organization.... |
March 25, 1976 | June 2, 1978 | |
Nancy Ostrander | Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary | June 29, 1978 | July 8, 1980 | Jimmy Carter Jimmy Carter James Earl "Jimmy" Carter, Jr. is an American politician who served as the 39th President of the United States and was the recipient of the 2002 Nobel Peace Prize, the only U.S. President to have received the Prize after leaving office... |
John J. Crowley, Jr. | Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary | July 25, 1980 | December 10, 1981 | |
Robert Werner Duemling | Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary | August 4, 1982 | August 24, 1984 | Ronald Reagan Ronald Reagan Ronald Wilson Reagan was the 40th President of the United States , the 33rd Governor of California and, prior to that, a radio, film and television actor.... |
Robert E. Barbour | Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary | October 25, 1984 | October 23, 1987 | |
Richard C. Howland | Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary | December 9, 1987 | May 16, 1990 | |
John P. Leonard | Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary | March 11, 1991 | November 1, 1993 | George H. W. Bush George H. W. Bush George Herbert Walker Bush is an American politician who served as the 41st President of the United States . He had previously served as the 43rd Vice President of the United States , a congressman, an ambassador, and Director of Central Intelligence.Bush was born in Milton, Massachusetts, to... |
Roger R. Gamble | Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary | November 23, 1993 | September 20, 1996 | Bill Clinton Bill Clinton William Jefferson "Bill" Clinton is an American politician who served as the 42nd President of the United States from 1993 to 2001. Inaugurated at age 46, he was the third-youngest president. He took office at the end of the Cold War, and was the first president of the baby boomer generation... |
Dennis K. Hays Dennis K. Hays Dennis K. Hays was the United States Ambassador to the Suriname. He was confirmed by the U.S. Senate and was appointed by President Bill Clinton on March 22, 1996.... |
Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary | March 14, 1997 | June 14, 2000 | |
Daniel A. Johnson | Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary | September 29, 2000 | June 3, 2003 | |
Marsha E. Barnes | Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary | August 11, 2003 | July 27, 2006 | George W. Bush George W. Bush George Walker Bush is an American politician who served as the 43rd President of the United States, from 2001 to 2009. Before that, he was the 46th Governor of Texas, having served from 1995 to 2000.... |
Lisa Bobbie Schreiber Hughes | Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary | September 8, 2006 | September 30, 2009 | |
John R. Nay | Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary | October 16, 2009 | Incumbent | Barack Obama Barack Obama Barack Hussein Obama II is the 44th and current President of the United States. He is the first African American to hold the office. Obama previously served as a United States Senator from Illinois, from January 2005 until he resigned following his victory in the 2008 presidential election.Born in... |
See also
- Suriname – United States relations
- Foreign relations of SurinameForeign relations of SurinameAs part of the foreign relations of Suriname, the country is a participant in numerous international organizations. International tensions have arisen due to Suriname's status as a trans-shipment point for South American recreational drugs destined mostly for Europe.-Border disputes:The country...
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