United States Ambassador to Saint Kitts and Nevis

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Current U.S. Ambassador to Saint Kitts and Nevis Mary Martin Ourisman
Current U.S. Ambassador to Saint Kitts and Nevis Mary Martin Ourisman

The United States Ambassador to Saint Kitts and Nevis (or, prior to 3 August 1988, to Saint Christopher and Nevis) is the official representative of the government of the United States to the government of Saint Kitts and Nevis. The current Ambassador is Mary Martin Ourisman who was appointed by U.S. President George W. Bush on 15 September 2006. Ourisman is also concurrently the ambassador to Antigua and Barbuda, Barbados, Dominica, Grenada, St. Lucia, and St. Vincent and the Grenadines.

The United States established diplomatic relations with Saint Christopher and Nevis on 20 September 1983, but no U.S. mission has ever been established at Basseterre. After 25 June 1988, all relations were handled by the Embassy at St. John's, Antigua and Barbuda. When that Embassy closed on 30 June 1994, all diplomatic functions have been handled out of the U.S. Embassy at Bridgetown, Barbados, where the U.S. Ambassador to Saint Kitts and Nevis is resident.

[edit] List of U.S. Ambassadors to Saint Kitts and Nevis

The following is a list of U.S. Ambassadors, or other Chiefs of Mission, to Saint Kitts and Nevis. 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
Thomas H. Anderson, Jr.[1] Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary August 22, 1984 March 12, 1986 Ronald Reagan
Paul A. Russo[1] Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary December 5, 1986 June 25, 1988
Jeanette W. Hyde[2] Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary April 11, 1995 January 31, 1998 Bill Clinton
E. William Crotty[2] Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary October 22, 1998[3] October 10, 1999[4]
James A. Daley[2] Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary September 18, 2000 March 1, 2001
Earl Norfleet Phillips[2] Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary April 30, 2002 June 1, 2003 George W. Bush
Mary Kramer[2] Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary March 10, 2004 October 30, 2006
Mary Martin Ourisman[2] Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary February 20, 2007 Current

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  1. ^ a b Also accredited to Antigua and Barbuda; Barbados; Dominica; St. Lucia; and St. Vincent and the Grenadines. Resident at Bridgetown.
  2. ^ a b c d e f Also accredited to Antigua and Barbuda; Barbados; Dominica; Grenada; St. Lucia; and St. Vincent and the Grenadines. Resident at Bridgetown.
  3. ^ Date of appointment. Crotty never presented credentials in Saint Kitts annd Nevis.
  4. ^ Died at Gainesville, Florida on this date.

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