United States Ambassador to Antigua and Barbuda

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Current U.S. Ambassador to Antigua and Barbuda Mary Martin Ourisman
Current U.S. Ambassador to Antigua and Barbuda Mary Martin Ourisman

The United States Ambassador to Antigua and Barbuda is the official representative of the government of the United States to the government of Antigua and Barbuda. The current Ambassador is Mary Martin Ourisman who was appointed by U.S. President George W. Bush on 15 September 2006. Ourisman is concurrently the ambassador to Barbados, Dominica, Grenada, St. Kitts and Nevis, St. Lucia, and St. Vincent and the Grenadines.

The United States established diplomatic relations with Antigua and Barbuda on November 1, 1981 when the Consulate General at St. John's was raised to embassy status. Embassy St. John's closed on 30 June 1994. Since that time, all diplomatic functions have been handled out of the U.S. Embassy at Bridgetown, Barbados.

[edit] List of U.S. Ambassadors to Antigua and Barbuda

The following is a list of United States Ambassadors, or other Chiefs of Mission, to Antigua and Barbuda. The title given by the United States State Department to this position is currently Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary.

Representative Title Presentation
of Credentials		 Termination
of Mission		 Appointed by
Paul Byrnes Chargé d'Affaires ad interim[1] November 1, 1981 January 8, 1982 Ronald Reagan
Milan D. Bish[2] Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary January 8, 1982 March 4, 1984
Thomas H. Anderson, Jr.[3] Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary August 16, 1984 March 12, 1986
Paul A. Russo[3] Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary December 4, 1986 June 15, 1988
Jeanette W. Hyde[4] Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary April 10, 1995 January 31, 1998 Bill Clinton
E. William Crotty[5] Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary January 19, 1999 October 10, 1999[6]
James A. Daley[5] Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary October 24, 2000 March 1, 2001
Earl Norfleet Phillips[5] Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary April 10, 2002 June 1, 2003 George W. Bush
Mary Kramer[5] Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary March 30, 2004 October 30, 2006
Mary Martin Ourisman[5] Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary November 16, 2006 Current

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  1. ^ Byrnes was Principal Officer when the Consulate General in St. John's was raised to Embassy status.
  2. ^ Also accredited to Barbados; Dominica; St. Lucia; and Saint Vincent and the Grenadines. Resident at Bridgetown.
  3. ^ a b Also accredited to Barbados; Dominica; St. Lucia; St. Christopher and Nevis; and St. Vincent and the Grenadines. Resident at Bridgetown.
  4. ^ Embassy St. Johns was closed June 30, 1994. Also accredited to St. Kitts and Nevis and Grenada. Previously appointed Ambassador to Barbados; Dominica; St. Lucia; and St. Vincent and the Grenadines. Resident at Bridgetown.
  5. ^ a b c d e Also accredited to Barbados; Dominica; Grenada; St. Kitts and Nevis; St. Lucia; and St. Vincent and the Grenadines. Resident at Bridgetown.
  6. ^ Died at Gainesville, Florida on this date.

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