| Ambassador of the United States of America to the Republic of the Philippines | |
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| Sugo ng Estados Unidos ng Amerika sa Republika ng Pilipinas | |
 Seal of the United States Department of State | |
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| U.S. Department of State Embassy of the United States, Manila | |
| Style | His or Her Excellency (formal) Mr. or Madam Ambassador (informal) |
| Nominator | The President of the United States |
| Appointer | The President with Senate advice and consent |
| Precursor | High Commissioner to the Philippines |
| Inaugural holder | Paul V. McNutt as Ambassadors Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary |
| Formation | July 4, 1946 |
| Website | U.S. Embassy - Philippines |
The Ambassador of the United States of America to the Republic of the Philippines (Filipino: Sugo ng Estados Unidos ng Amerika sa Republika ng Pilipinas) was established on July 4, 1946, after the Philippines gained its independence from the United States.
The ambassador to the Philippines has also been accredited to the Republic of Palau since 1996. The ambassador works at the Embassy of the United States in Manila along Roxas Boulevard and holds residence in Forbes Park in Makati. The ambassador also has a summer residence in Baguio, The American Residence.
Ambassadors extraordinary and plenipotentiary to the Republic of the Philippines
| Image | U.S. Ambassador | Term started | Term ended |
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Paul V. McNutt[1] | July 4, 1946 | March 22, 1947 |
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Emmet O'Neal | September 22, 1947 | April 28, 1948 |
| Myron Melvin Cowen | May 23, 1949 | October 14, 1951 | |
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Raymond A. Spruance | February 7, 1952 | April 1, 1955 |
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Homer S. Ferguson | April 12, 1955 | March 23, 1956 |
| Albert F. Nufer[2] | July 20, 1956 | November 6, 1956 | |
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Charles E. Bohlen | June 4, 1957 | October 15, 1959 |
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John D. Hickerson | January 13, 1960 | December 8, 1961 |
| William E. Stevenson | February 5, 1962 | June 14, 1964 | |
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William McCormick Blair, Jr. | August 5, 1964 | October 21, 1967 |
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G. Mennen Williams | June 17, 1968 | April 7, 1969 |
| Henry A. Byroade | August 29, 1969 | May 25, 1973 | |
| William H. Sullivan | August 6, 1973 | April 26, 1977 | |
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David D. Newsom | November 11, 1977 | March 30, 1978 |
| Richard W. Murphy | June 8, 1978 | August 10, 1981 | |
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Michael Armacost | March 12, 1982 | April 18, 1984 |
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Stephen W. Bosworth | May 4, 1984 | April 2, 1987 |
| Nicholas Platt | August 27, 1987 | July 20, 1991 | |
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Frank G. Wisner | August 16, 1991 | June 10, 1992 |
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Richard H. Solomon | September 4, 1992 | March 1, 1993 |
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John Negroponte | October 26, 1993 | August 5, 1996 |
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Thomas C. Hubbard | September 3, 1996 | July 24, 2000 |
| Michael E. Malinowski[3] | July 24, 2000 | September 2001 | |
| Robert W. Fitts[3] | September 2001 | February 21, 2002 | |
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Francis J. Ricciardone, Jr. | February 21, 2002 | April 3, 2005 |
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Joseph A. Mussomeli[3] | April 3, 2005 | August 2005 |
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Darryl N. Johnson[3] | August 2005 | March 22, 2006 |
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Kristie Kenney | March 22, 2006 | November 19, 2009 |
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Harry K. Thomas, Jr. | April 27, 2010 | October 16, 2013 |
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Philip Goldberg | November 21, 2013 | October 28, 2016 |
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Sung Y. Kim | December 4, 2016 | October 4, 2020 |
| John C. Law[3] | October 4, 2020 | September 1, 2021 | |
|
Heather Variava[3] | September 1, 2021 | July 22, 2022 |
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MaryKay Carlson | July 22, 2022 | Present |
Notes
- ^ Previously the High Commissioner to the Philippines
- ^ Died at post
- ^ a b c d e f Served as Chargé d'Affaires ad interim
See also
- List of ambassadors of the Philippines to the United States
- Embassy of the Philippines, Washington, D.C.
- Embassy of the United States, Manila
- Philippines–United States relations
- Foreign relations of the Philippines
- Ambassadors of the United States
References
- United States Department of State: Background notes on the Philippines
This article incorporates public domain material from U.S. Bilateral Relations Fact Sheets. United States Department of State.
External links
- United States Department of State: Chiefs of Mission for the Philippines
- United States Department of State: Philippines
- United States Embassy in Manila
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