United States Ambassador to the Dominican Republic
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This is a list of ambassadors of the United States to the Dominican Republic
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Dominican Republic
The Dominican Republic is a nation on the island of La Hispaniola, part of the Greater Antilles archipelago in the Caribbean region. The western third of the island is occupied by the nation of Haiti, making Hispaniola one of two Caribbean islands that are shared by two countries...
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| Chargé d'Affaires 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... |
Transmitted recall by mail, June 23, 1885 | Accredited to Santo Domingo Santo Domingo Santo Domingo, known officially as Santo Domingo de Guzmán, is the capital and largest city in the Dominican Republic. Its metropolitan population was 2,084,852 in 2003, and estimated at 3,294,385 in 2010. The city is located on the Caribbean Sea, at the mouth of the Ozama River... , also accredited to Haiti Haiti Haiti , officially the Republic of Haiti , is a Caribbean country. It occupies the western, smaller portion of the island of Hispaniola, in the Greater Antillean archipelago, which it shares with the Dominican Republic. Ayiti was the indigenous Taíno or Amerindian name for the island... ; resident at Port-au-Prince Port-au-Prince Port-au-Prince is the capital and largest city of the Caribbean nation of Haiti. The city's population was 704,776 as of the 2003 census, and was officially estimated to have reached 897,859 in 2009.... . |
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| Chargé d'Affaires | Relinquished charge at Port-au-Prince about October 17, 1889 | Accredited to Santo Domingo Santo Domingo Santo Domingo, known officially as Santo Domingo de Guzmán, is the capital and largest city in the Dominican Republic. Its metropolitan population was 2,084,852 in 2003, and estimated at 3,294,385 in 2010. The city is located on the Caribbean Sea, at the mouth of the Ozama River... , also accredited to Haiti Haiti Haiti , officially the Republic of Haiti , is a Caribbean country. It occupies the western, smaller portion of the island of Hispaniola, in the Greater Antillean archipelago, which it shares with the Dominican Republic. Ayiti was the indigenous Taíno or Amerindian name for the island... ; resident at Port-au-Prince Port-au-Prince Port-au-Prince is the capital and largest city of the Caribbean nation of Haiti. The city's population was 704,776 as of the 2003 census, and was officially estimated to have reached 897,859 in 2009.... . |
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| Chargé d'Affaires | Left Port-au-Prince, July 1891 | Accredited to Santo Domingo Santo Domingo Santo Domingo, known officially as Santo Domingo de Guzmán, is the capital and largest city in the Dominican Republic. Its metropolitan population was 2,084,852 in 2003, and estimated at 3,294,385 in 2010. The city is located on the Caribbean Sea, at the mouth of the Ozama River... , also accredited to Haiti Haiti Haiti , officially the Republic of Haiti , is a Caribbean country. It occupies the western, smaller portion of the island of Hispaniola, in the Greater Antillean archipelago, which it shares with the Dominican Republic. Ayiti was the indigenous Taíno or Amerindian name for the island... ; resident at Port-au-Prince Port-au-Prince Port-au-Prince is the capital and largest city of the Caribbean nation of Haiti. The city's population was 704,776 as of the 2003 census, and was officially estimated to have reached 897,859 in 2009.... . |
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| Chargé d'Affaires | Presented recall, November 18, 1893 | Accredited to Santo Domingo Santo Domingo Santo Domingo, known officially as Santo Domingo de Guzmán, is the capital and largest city in the Dominican Republic. Its metropolitan population was 2,084,852 in 2003, and estimated at 3,294,385 in 2010. The city is located on the Caribbean Sea, at the mouth of the Ozama River... , also accredited to Haiti Haiti Haiti , officially the Republic of Haiti , is a Caribbean country. It occupies the western, smaller portion of the island of Hispaniola, in the Greater Antillean archipelago, which it shares with the Dominican Republic. Ayiti was the indigenous Taíno or Amerindian name for the island... ; resident at Port-au-Prince Port-au-Prince Port-au-Prince is the capital and largest city of the Caribbean nation of Haiti. The city's population was 704,776 as of the 2003 census, and was officially estimated to have reached 897,859 in 2009.... . |
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| Chargé d'Affaires | Left Santo Domingo, March 20, 1897 | Accredited to Santo Domingo Santo Domingo Santo Domingo, known officially as Santo Domingo de Guzmán, is the capital and largest city in the Dominican Republic. Its metropolitan population was 2,084,852 in 2003, and estimated at 3,294,385 in 2010. The city is located on the Caribbean Sea, at the mouth of the Ozama River... , also accredited to Haiti Haiti Haiti , officially the Republic of Haiti , is a Caribbean country. It occupies the western, smaller portion of the island of Hispaniola, in the Greater Antillean archipelago, which it shares with the Dominican Republic. Ayiti was the indigenous Taíno or Amerindian name for the island... ; resident at Port-au-Prince Port-au-Prince Port-au-Prince is the capital and largest city of the Caribbean nation of Haiti. The city's population was 704,776 as of the 2003 census, and was officially estimated to have reached 897,859 in 2009.... . Credentials presented on November 18, 1893, by his predecessor; Smythe was officially received in person at Santo Domingo, October 28, 1895. |
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| Chargé d'Affaires | Superseded, July 23, 1904 | Accredited to Santo Domingo Santo Domingo Santo Domingo, known officially as Santo Domingo de Guzmán, is the capital and largest city in the Dominican Republic. Its metropolitan population was 2,084,852 in 2003, and estimated at 3,294,385 in 2010. The city is located on the Caribbean Sea, at the mouth of the Ozama River... , also accredited to Haiti Haiti Haiti , officially the Republic of Haiti , is a Caribbean country. It occupies the western, smaller portion of the island of Hispaniola, in the Greater Antillean archipelago, which it shares with the Dominican Republic. Ayiti was the indigenous Taíno or Amerindian name for the island... ; resident at Port-au-Prince Port-au-Prince Port-au-Prince is the capital and largest city of the Caribbean nation of Haiti. The city's population was 704,776 as of the 2003 census, and was officially estimated to have reached 897,859 in 2009.... . Officially received on February 18, 1898; had transmitted credentials by mail in November 1897. |
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| Left post, May 5, 1907 | Accredited to Santo Domingo. | |||
| Minister Resident/Consul General | Left post, October 7, 1909 | Accredited to Santo Domingo. | ||
| Minister Resident/Consul General | Presented recall, August 2, 1910 | |||
| Minister Resident/Consul General | Promoted to Envoy Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary | |||
| Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary | Left post, March 2, 1913 | |||
| Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary | Left post, June 20, 1915 | |||
| Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary | Left post, September 12, 1925 | |||
| Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary | Left post, December 31, 1929 | |||
| Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary | Left post, August 11, 1931 | |||
| Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary | Left post, April 27, 1937 | |||
| Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary | Presented recall, February 13-February 19, 1940 | |||
| Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary | Left post, March 14, 1942 | |||
| Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary | Promoted to Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary | |||
| Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary | Left post, April 22, 1944 | |||
| Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary | Left post, January 14, 1945 | |||
| Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary | Left post, November 16, 1945 | |||
| Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary | Left post, February 5, 1948 | |||
| Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary | Left post, June 11, 1952 | |||
| Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary | Left post, May 30, 1953 | |||
| Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary | Left post, June 2, 1957 | |||
| Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary | Left post, May 28, 1960 | |||
| Chargé d'Affaires ad interim Ad interim The Latin phrase ad interim literally means "in the time between" denotes the meaning of "in the meantime", "for an intervening time" or "temporarily" in the English language... |
Unknown | Diplomatic ties severed, August 26, 1960 | U.S. severed diplomatic relations with the Dominican Republic on August 26, 1960. | |
| Chargé d'Affaires ad interim Ad interim The Latin phrase ad interim literally means "in the time between" denotes the meaning of "in the meantime", "for an intervening time" or "temporarily" in the English language... |
Unknown | U.S. Embassy in Santo Domingo was reestablished January 6, 1962 | ||
| Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary | June 23, 1960 | Unknown | Appointed on June 23, 1960 and took oath of office, but did not proceed to post. | |
| Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary | Left post, September 28, 1963 | Normal relations interrupted, September 25, 1963; new Government of the Dominican Republic still unrecognized by the U.S. when Martin left post. | ||
| Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary | Left post, April 13, 1966 | |||
| Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary | Left post, April 16, 1969 | |||
| Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary | Left post, August 6, 1973 | |||
| Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary | Left post, April 5, 1978 | |||
| Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary | Left post, June 7, 1982 | |||
| Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary | Left post, August 3, 1985 | |||
| Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary | Left post, August 8, 1988 | |||
| Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary | Left post, January 9, 1992 | |||
| Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary | Left post, June 28, 1994 | |||
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| Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary | Unknown | Unknown | Nomination of April 28 withdrawn on October 5, 1998 | |
| Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary | Left post, March 1, 2001 | |||
| Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary | Unknown | |||
| Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary | November 15, 2007 | Unknown | ||
| Chargé d'Affaires ad interim | Unknown | Unknown | ||
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Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary | November 17, 2010 | Incumbent |
See also
- Dominican Republic – United States relations
- Foreign relations of the Dominican RepublicForeign relations of the Dominican RepublicThe Dominican Republic has a close relationship with the United States and with the other states of the Inter-American system. It has accredited diplomatic missions in most Western Hemisphere countries and in principal European capitals.-International:...
- Ambassadors of the United States