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List of ambassadors of the United States to Guyana

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Ambassador of the United States to Guyana
Seal of the United States Department of State
since October 23, 2023
StyleThe Honorable
ResidenceGeorgetown, Guyana
NominatorThe President of the United States
AppointerThe President
with Senate advice and consent
Inaugural holderDelmar R. Carlson
as Chargé d’Affaires ad interim
FormationMay 26, 1966
WebsiteU.S. Embassy - Georgetown

The following is a list of ambassadors of the United States to Guyana. The current title given by the United States State Department to this position is Ambassador Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary.

Representative Title Presentation
of credentials
Termination
of mission
Appointed by
Delmar R. Carlson Chargé d'Affaires ad interim May 26, 1966 August 17, 1966 Lyndon B. Johnson
Delmar R. Carlson Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary August 17, 1966 September 13, 1969
Spencer Matthews King Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary October 15, 1969 March 8, 1974 Richard Nixon
Max V. Krebs Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary April 4, 1974 June 15, 1976
John R. Burke Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary September 30, 1977 September 22, 1979 Jimmy Carter
George B. Roberts Jr. Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary November 5, 1979 September 8, 1981
Gerald Eustis Thomas Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary February 18, 1982 September 6, 1983 Ronald Reagan
Clint Arlen Lauderdale Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary August 2, 1984 June 11, 1987
Theresa Anne Tull Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary September 18, 1987 July 10, 1990
Dennis K. Hays Chargé d'Affaires ad interim July 10, 1990 January 21, 1992 George H. W. Bush
George Fleming Jones Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary January 21, 1992 August 25, 1995
David L. Hobbs[1] Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary November 2, 1995 September 15, 1996 Bill Clinton
Hugh Simon Chargé d'Affaires ad interim September 15, 1996 September 25, 1997
James F. Mack Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary September 25, 1997 April 21, 2000
Ronald D. Godard Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary January 29, 2001 July 6, 2003 George W. Bush
Roland W. Bullen Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary August 14, 2003 July 14, 2006[2]
David M. Robinson Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary August 26, 2006 March 16, 2008[3]
John Melvin Jones[4] Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary July 21, 2008 December 31, 2009[5]
Thomas C. Pierce Chargé d'Affaires ad interim August 31, 2010[6] September 15, 2011 Barack Obama
D. Brent Hardt Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary September 15, 2011 July 6, 2014
Perry L. Holloway Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary October 2, 2015 December 8, 2018
Terry Steers-Gonzalez Chargé d'Affaires ad interim January 2019 March 13, 2019 Donald Trump
Sarah-Ann Lynch Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary March 13, 2019 September 12, 2023[7]
Adrienne Galanek Chargé d'Affaires ad interim September 13, 2023 October 23, 2023 Joe Biden
Nicole D. Theriot Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary October 23, 2023 Incumbent

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Association for Diplomatic Studies and Training Foreign Affairs Oral History Project AMBASSADOR DAVID L. HOBBS" (PDF). Association for Diplomatic Studies and Training. March 4, 1997. Archived (PDF) from the original on July 18, 2024. Retrieved July 18, 2024.
  2. ^ "Bullen, Roland W".
  3. ^ "David M. Robinson - People - Department History - Office of the Historian".
  4. ^ "The Association for Diplomatic Studies and Training Foreign Affairs Oral History Project AMBASSADOR JOHN M. JONES" (PDF). Association for Diplomatic Studies and Training. October 20, 2011. Archived (PDF) from the original on July 22, 2024. Retrieved July 22, 2024.
  5. ^ "Jones, John Melvin (1944- )".
  6. ^ "New US Embassy Deputy Chief of Mission meets President". September 2010.
  7. ^ "Ambassador Lynch bids farewell to Guyana". September 12, 2023.
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