Ambassador of the United States to Saint Lucia
Seal of the United States Department of State
Incumbent
Roger F. Nyhus
since January 31, 2024
NominatorThe President of the United States
Inaugural holderSally Angela Shelton
as Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary
FormationJune 11, 1979
WebsiteU.S. Embassy - Bridgetown

The United States ambassador to Saint Lucia is the official representative of the government of the United States to the government of Saint Lucia. The ambassador is the United States Ambassador to Barbados and the Eastern Caribbean, resident in Bridgetown, Barbados, and is concurrently the ambassador to Antigua and Barbuda, Barbados, Dominica, Grenada, St. Kitts and Nevis, and St. Vincent and the Grenadines.

No U.S. mission has ever been established at Castries. All diplomatic functions are handled out of the U.S. Embassy at Bridgetown, Barbados, where the U.S. Ambassador to Saint Lucia is resident.

List of U.S. ambassadors to Saint Lucia

The following is a list of U.S. ambassadors, or other chiefs of mission, to Saint Lucia. 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
Sally Angela Shelton[1] Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary June 11, 1979 February 24, 1981 Jimmy Carter
Milan D. Bish[2] Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary December 15, 1981 March 4, 1984 Ronald Reagan
Thomas H. Anderson, Jr.[3] Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary August 22, 1984 March 12, 1986
Paul A. Russo[3] Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary December 2, 1986 June 25, 1988
G. Philip Hughes[4] Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary November 21, 1990 June 17, 1993 George H. W. Bush
Jeanette W. Hyde[4][5] Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary May 3, 1994 January 31, 1998 Bill Clinton
E. William Crotty[6] Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary August 17, 1999 October 10, 1999[7]
James A. Daley[6] Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary November 6, 2000 March 1, 2000
Earl Norfleet Phillips[6] Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary April 9, 2002 June 1, 2003 George W. Bush
Mary Kramer[6] Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary February 11, 2004 October 30, 2006
Mary Martin Ourisman[6] Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary February 20, 2007 January 16, 2009
Brent Hardt[6] Chargé d'Affaires ad interim January 16, 2009 June 19, 2011[8] [9]
Christopher Sandrolini[6] Chargé d'Affaires ad interim June 19, 2011 May 22, 2012[8]
Larry Leon Palmer Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary June 4, 2012[10] January 19, 2016 Barack Obama
Linda Swartz Taglialatela Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary February 1, 2016 December 27, 2023
Joaquin F. Monserrate Chargé d'Affaires ad interim December 28, 2023 January 11, 2024 Joe Biden
Roger F. Nyhus Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary January 31, 2024 Incumbent Joe Biden

See also

References

  1. ^ Also Ambassador to Barbados, Grenada, and Dominica; Special Representative to Antigua; St. Christopher-Nevis-Anguilla; and St. Vincent. Resident at Bridgetown.
  2. ^ Also accredited to Barbados, Grenada, and Dominica; Special Representative to Antigua; St. Christopher-Nevis-Anguilla; and St. Vincent. Resident at Bridgetown.
  3. ^ a b Also accredited to Antigua and Barbuda; Barbados; Dominica; St. Kitts and Nevis; and St. Vincent and the Grenadines. Resident at Bridgetown.
  4. ^ a b Also accredited to Barbados; Dominica; and St. Vincent and the Grenadines. Resident at Bridgetown.
  5. ^ Appointed Ambassador to Antigua and Barbuda; Grenada; and St. Kitts and Nevis on March 4, 1995.
  6. ^ a b c d e f g Also accredited to Antigua and Barbuda; Barbados; Dominica; Grenada; St. Kitts and Nevis; St. Vincent and the Grenadines. Resident at Bridgetown.
  7. ^ Died at Gainesville, Florida on this date.
  8. ^ a b "Chargé d'Affaires". United States Department of State. Archived from the original on July 24, 2011. Retrieved July 3, 2011.
  9. ^ Chargés d’Affaires are not appointed by the President.
  10. ^ Embassy of the United States - Barbados & E. Caribbean (2012), Congress Confirms Ambassador to Barbados and the Eastern Caribbean, U.S. Department of State, archived from the original on May 9, 2012, retrieved May 21, 2012.

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