Ambassador of the United States to Jamaica
Seal of the United States Department of State
Incumbent
N. Nick Perry
since May 13, 2022
NominatorThe President of the United States
AppointerThe President
with Senate advice and consent
Inaugural holderIrving G. Cheslaw
as Chargé d'Affaires ad interim
FormationAugust 16, 1962
WebsiteU.S. Embassy - Kingston

This is a list of United States ambassadors to Jamaica. The U.S. Embassy is located in Jamaica's capital, Kingston, and was established there on August 16, 1962.

Ambassadors

Name Background Title Appointment Presentation of credentials Termination of mission Notes
Irving G. Cheslaw Non-career appointee Chargé d'Affaires ad interim August 16, 1962 Unknown November 1962
William C. Doherty Non-career appointee Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary October 23, 1962 November 26, 1962 Left post, April 25, 1964 [1]
Wilson T. M. Beale Jr. Foreign Service officer Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary September 1, 1965 October 13, 1965 Left post, October 22, 1967
Walter N. Tobriner Non-career appointee Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary November 7, 1967 December 11, 1967 Left post, March 21, 1969
Vincent de Roulet Non-career appointee Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary September 19, 1969 October 23, 1969 Left post, July 18, 1973 [2]
Sumner Gerard Non-career appointee Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary March 22, 1974 June 4, 1974 Left post, April 15, 1977
Frederick Irving Foreign Service officer Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary May 26, 1977 July 18, 1977 Left post, November 22, 1978
Loren E. Lawrence Foreign Service officer Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary March 23, 1979 April 12, 1979 Left post, July 9, 1982
William Alexander Hewitt Non-career appointee Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary September 30, 1982 November 1, 1982 Left post, October 14, 1985
Michael Sotirhos Non-career appointee Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary October 28, 1985 November 12, 1985 Left post, July 7, 1989
Glen A. Holden Non-career appointee Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary October 10, 1989 November 21, 1989 Left post, March 1, 1993
Lacy A. Wright, Jr. Chargé d'Affaires ad interim March 1, 1993 November 4, 1994
Jerome Gary Cooper Non-career appointee Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary October 5, 1994 November 4, 1994 Left post, November 27, 1997
Stanley Louis McLelland Non-career appointee Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary November 12, 1997 February 6, 1998 Left post March 1, 2001
Sue McCourt Cobb Non-career appointee Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary January 20, 2001 September 12, 2001 February 1, 2005
Brenda LaGrange Johnson Non-career appointee Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary October 12, 2005 November 15, 2005 January 20, 2009
Pamela E. Bridgewater Foreign Service officer Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary August 9, 2010 November 3, 2010 November 25, 2013
Luis G. Moreno Foreign Service officer Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary November 20, 2014 January 13, 2015 June 30, 2017
Eric Khant Foreign Service officer Chargé d'Affaires ad interim June 30, 2017 July 16, 2019
Donald R. Tapia Non-career appointee Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary July 24, 2019 September 11, 2019 January 20, 2021
John McIntyre Foreign Service officer Chargé d'Affaires ad interim January 20, 2021 May 13, 2022
N. Nick Perry Non-career appointee Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary March 10, 2022 May 13, 2022 Incumbent

Notes

  1. ^ An earlier nomination of September 29, 1962, was not confirmed by the United States Senate. Commissioned during a recess of the Senate; recommissioned after confirmation on March 12, 1963.
  2. ^ The Government of Jamaica declared Ambassador de Roulet persona non grata, July 20, 1973, and he did not return to his post.

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External links

List of ambassadors of the United States to the Americas
Jamaica articles
Ambassadors of the United States
United States Ambassadors to Jamaica
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