Ambassador of the United States to Azerbaijan
Seal of the United States Department of State
Incumbent
Mark W. Libby
since January 18, 2024
NominatorThe President of the United States
AppointerThe President
with Senate advice and consent
Inaugural holderRobert Finn
as Chargé d'affaires ad interim
FormationMarch 16, 1992
WebsiteAmbassador to Azerbaijan Edit this at Wikidata

The United States recognized Azerbaijan's independence on December 25, 1991, and announced the establishment of diplomatic relations on February 19, 1992.

The Baku embassy was opened by interim ambassador Robert Finn on March 16, 1992.

Chiefs of mission

Representative From To Title Appointed by
Robert Finn March 16, 1992 September 15, 1992 Chargé d'affaires ad interim George H. W. Bush
Richard Miles September 16, 1992 November 5, 1993 Ambassador
Richard Kauzlarich April 20, 1994 July 20, 1997 Ambassador Bill Clinton
Stanley T. Escudero December 4, 1997 October 1, 2000 Ambassador
Ross L. Wilson October 11, 2000 April 24, 2003 Ambassador
Reno L. Harnish December 1, 2003 April 24, 2006 Ambassador George W. Bush
Anne E. Derse July 3, 2006 January 22, 2009 Ambassador
Donald Lu July 4, 2009 July 2010 Chargé d'affaires Barack Obama
Matthew Bryza[1][2] January 10, 2011 January 5, 2012 Ambassador
Richard Morningstar July 20, 2012 July 31, 2014[3] Ambassador
Robert Cekuta February 19, 2015 March 31, 2018[4] Ambassador
William R. Gill April 1, 2018 March 11, 2019 Chargé d'affaires, a.i. Donald Trump
Earle D. Litzenberger[5] March 12, 2019[6] July 26, 2022 Ambassador
Hugo Guevara July 26, 2022 January 18, 2024 Chargé d'affaires, a.i. Joe Biden
Mark W. Libby January 18, 2024[7] Incumbent Ambassador

Notes

  1. ^ Congressional recess appointment. "List of Ambassadorial Appointments". American Foreign Service Association. Archived from the original on August 8, 2011. Retrieved July 23, 2011.
  2. ^ "Matthew J. Bryza". U.S. Department of State. Archived from the original on February 28, 2011. Retrieved July 23, 2011.
  3. ^ "Richard L. Morningstar - People - Department History - Office of the Historian".
  4. ^ Cekuta, Robert F. (March 28, 2018). U.S. Engagement in a Strategically Important Country: Impressions after Three Years as Ambassador to Azerbaijan (Speech). American Chamber of Commerce in Baku, Azerbaijan. Archived from the original on December 11, 2018. Retrieved December 11, 2018 – via U.S. Embassy in Azerbaijan.
  5. ^ "Ambassador Lee Litzenberger". U.S. Embassy in Azerbaijan. Archived from the original on November 7, 2021. Retrieved November 7, 2021.
  6. ^ "Ilham Aliyev Received Credentials of Incoming U.S. Ambassador". President of the Republic of Azerbaijan. March 12, 2019. Archived from the original on February 3, 2022. Retrieved April 2, 2019.
  7. ^ https://az.usembassy.gov/ambassador/

See also

References

External links

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