| Ambassador of the United States of America to Trinidad and Tobago | |
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 Seal of the United States Department of State | |
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| Style | His/Her Excellency (formal) Mr./Ms. Ambassador (informal) |
| Nominator | The President of the United States |
| Appointer | The President with Senate advice and consent |
| Inaugural holder | William H. Christensen as Chargé d'Affaires ad interim |
| Formation | August 31, 1962 |
| Website | U.S. Embassy - Port of Spain |
As of December 8, 2022[update], the current United States ambassador to Trinidad and Tobago is Candace Bond. The United States Embassy is located in Trinidad and Tobago's capital, Port of Spain, and was established there on August 31, 1962.
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List of ambassadors
| Name | Background | Title | Appointment | Presentation of credentials | Termination of mission | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| William H. Christensen | Non-career appointee | Chargé d'Affaires ad interim | August 31, 1962 | August 31, 1962 | December 1, 1962 | |
| Robert Graham Miner | Foreign Service officer | Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary | October 23, 1962 | December 1, 1962 | Left post September 18, 1967 | |
| William A. Costello | Non-career appointee | Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary | September 13, 1967 | October 26, 1967 | Left post March 17, 1969 | |
| J. Fife Symington Jr. | Non-career appointee | Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary | July 8, 1969 | September 11, 1969 | Left post November 14, 1971 | |
| Anthony D. Marshall | Non-career appointee | Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary | February 15, 1972 | February 22, 1972 | Left post December 27, 1973 | An earlier nomination of December 7, 1971 was not acted upon by the Senate. |
| Lloyd I. Miller | Non-career appointee | Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary | December 19, 1973 | February 8, 1974 | Left post May 23, 1975 | |
| Albert B. Fay | Non-career appointee | Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary | February 4, 1976 | February 17, 1976 | Left post April 5, 1977 | |
| Richard K. Fox Jr. | Foreign Service officer | Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary | July 8, 1977 | July 21, 1977 | Left post July 16, 1979 | |
| Irving G. Cheslaw | Foreign Service officer | Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary | September 28, 1979 | October 18, 1979 | Left post September 1, 1981 | |
| Melvin Herbert Evans | Non-career appointee | Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary | December 1, 1981 | January 1, 1982 | Died November 27, 1984 | Evans left post on November 21, 1984. |
| Sheldon J. Krys | Foreign Service officer | Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary | July 12, 1985 | August 19, 1985 | Left post April 24, 1988 | |
| Charles A. Gargano | Non-career appointee | Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary | July 15, 1988 | August 9, 1988 | Left post June 7, 1991 | |
| Sally G. Cowal | Foreign Service officer | Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary | August 2, 1991 | August 27, 1991 | Left post August 22, 1994 | |
| Brian J. Donnelly | Non-career appointee | Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary | July 5, 1994 | September 5, 1994 | Left post September 24, 1997 | |
| Edward E. Shumaker III | Non-career appointee | Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary | October 24, 1997 | January 13, 1998 | Left post March 31, 2001 | |
| Roy L. Austin | Non-career appointee | Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary | October 1, 2001 | December 6, 2001 | December 18, 2009 | |
| Beatrice Wilkinson Welters | Non-career appointee | Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary | March 10, 2010 | May 2010 | Left post November 2, 2012[1] | |
| Margaret Diop | Foreign Service officer | Chargé d'Affaires ad interim | July 2013 | N/A | April 19, 2016[2] | |
| John L. Estrada | Non-career appointee | Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary | March 7, 2016[3] | April 19, 2016 | Left post January 20, 2017 | |
| John W. McIntyre | Foreign Service Officer | Chargé d'Affaires ad interim | January 20, 2017[4] | N/A | October 15, 2018 | |
| Joseph Mondello | Non-career appointee | Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary | July 2, 2018 | October 22, 2018[5] | Left post January 13, 2021 | |
| Shante Moore | Foreign Service Officer | Chargé d'Affaires ad interim | January 13, 2021 | N/A | December 7, 2022 | |
| Candace Bond | Non-career appointee | Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary | September 29, 2022 | December 8, 2022 | Incumbent |
See also
- Trinidad and Tobago – United States relations
- Foreign relations of Trinidad and Tobago
- Ambassadors of the United States
References
- ^ https://diplopundit.net/2012/11/05/us-embassy-port-of-spain-ambassador-beatrice-welters-resigns/
- ^ https://history.state.gov/departmenthistory/people/diop-margaret-brumfield
- ^ https://history.state.gov/departmenthistory/people/estrada-john-l
- ^ "Technical Difficulties". US Embassy Port of Spain.
- ^ "Presentation of Credentials – Ambassador-designate of the United States of America". The Office of the President of the Republic of Trinidad and Tobago.
Notes
This article incorporates public domain material from U.S. Bilateral Relations Fact Sheets. United States Department of State.- United States Department of State: Background notes on Trinidad and Tobago
External links
- United States Department of State: Chiefs of Mission for Trinidad and Tobago
- United States Department of State: Trinidad and Tobago
- United States Embassy in Port of Spain
This page was last edited on 14 August 2023, at 13:07