List of ambassadors of the United States to Kazakhstan
| Ambassador of the United States to Kazakhstan | |
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| Nominator | The President of the United States |
| Appointer | The President with Senate advice and consent |
| Website | U.S. Embassy - Nur-Sultan |
This is a list of ambassadors of the United States to Kazakhstan.
Kazakhstan had been a constituent Soviet Socialist Republic (SSR) of the Soviet Union. Upon dissolution of the Soviet Union, Kazakhstan declared independence on December 16, 1991. It was the last of the Soviet republics to declare independence.
The United States recognized Kazakhstan ten days later on December 26, 1991. The U.S. embassy was established in Almaty (then named Alma-Ata) on February 3, 1992, with William Harrison Courtney as chargé d'affaires ad interim. He was subsequently appointed as the first U.S. ambassador to Kazakhstan.
In 1997 the nation's capital was moved to Astana, where the U.S. embassy is now located.
Ambassadors
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Career FSO After 1915, The United States Department of State began classifying ambassadors as career Foreign Service Officers (FSOs) for those who have served in the Foreign Service for a specified amount of time. Political appointee A person who is not a career foreign service officer, but is appointed by the president (often as a reward to political friends). Appointed The date that the ambassador took the oath of office; also known as "commissioning". It follows confirmation of a presidential appointment by the Senate, or a Congressional recess appointment by the president. In the case of a recess appointment, the ambassador requires subsequent confirmation by the Senate to remain in office. Presented credentials The date that the ambassador presented his letter of credence to the head of state or appropriate authority of the receiving nation. At this time the ambassador officially becomes the representative of his country. This would normally occur a short time after the ambassador's arrival on station. The host nation may reject the ambassador by not receiving the ambassador's letter, but this occurs only rarely. Terminated mission Usually the date that the ambassador left the country. In some cases a letter of recall is presented, ending the ambassador's commission, either as a means of diplomatic protest or because the diplomat is being reassigned elsewhere and replaced by another envoy. Chargé d'affaires The person in charge of the business of the embassy when there is no ambassador commissioned to the host country. Ad interim Latin phrase meaning "for the time being", "in the meantime". |
| Name | Title | Appointed | Presented credentials | Terminated mission | Notes |
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| William Harrison Courtney – Career FSO | Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary | August 11, 1992 | September 15, 1992 | July 1, 1995 | |
| A. Elizabeth Jones – Career FSO | October 3, 1995 | October 18, 1995 | October 12, 1998 | ||
| Richard Henry Jones – Career FSO | October 22, 1998 | January 23, 1999 | June 10, 2001 | ||
| Larry C. Napper – Career FSO | August 3, 2001 | September 19, 2001 | July 7, 2004 | ||
| John M. Ordway – Career FSO | May 12, 2004 | September 17, 2004 | September 15, 2008 | ||
| Richard E. Hoagland – Career FSO | September 10, 2008 | October 7, 2008[1] | January 13, 2011 | ||
| John Ordway – Career FSO | Chargé d'Affaires ad interim | Assumption of duties: January 15, 2011 | - | September 21, 2011 | |
| Kenneth J. Fairfax – Career FSO | Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary | July 5, 2011 | October 25, 2011 | September 16, 2013[2] | |
| John M. Ordway – Career FSO | Chargé d'Affaires ad interim | Assumption of duties: October 16, 2013 | - | December 19, 2014 | |
| George A. Krol – Career FSO | Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary | January 8, 2015 | March 18, 2015 | September 17, 2018[3] | |
| William H. Moser – Career FSO | January 7, 2019 | February 18, 2019 | October 25, 2021 | ||
| Judy Kuo[4] | Chargé d'Affaires ad interim | Assumption of duties: October 25, 2021 | - | November 14, 2022 | |
| Daniel N. Rosenblum – Political appointee | Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary | August 4, 2022 | November 14, 2022 | Incumbent |
See also
[edit]- Kazakhstan – United States relations
- Foreign relations of Kazakhstan
- Ambassadors of the United States
- List of ambassadors of Kazakhstan to the United States
References
[edit]- ^ "Hoagland, Richard E". October 7, 2008.
- ^ "Kenneth J. Fairfax - People - Department History - Office of the Historian".
- ^ "President of Kazakhstan honors George Krol". Kazinform. September 11, 2018. Retrieved April 6, 2019.
- ^ "Chargé d'affaires Judy Kuo". U.S. Embassy & Consulate in Kazakhstan. Archived from the original on December 10, 2021.
- United States Department of State: Background notes on Kazakhstan
This article incorporates public domain material from U.S. Bilateral Relations Fact Sheets. United States Department of State.
External links
[edit]- United States Department of State: Chiefs of Mission for Kazakhstan
- United States Department of State: Kazakhstan
- United States Embassy in Astana
