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This is a list of Ambassadors of the United
States to Lithuania.
The United States first established diplomatic relations with the Baltic states (Lithuania, Latvia, Estonia) in 1922. One ambassador, resident in
Riga, Latvia, was appointed to all
three nations. Relations with the three nations were broken after
the Soviet invasion of the republics in 1940 at the beginning of
World War II. The United States never recognized the legitimacy of
the Soviet occupation of the Baltic states, nor the legitimacy of
the governments of those states under Soviet occupation. Hence,
diplomatic relations were not resumed until 1992 after the collapse
of the Soviet Union.
The U.S. Embassy in Lithuania is located in Vilnius.
Ambassadors
U.S. diplomatic terms
Career FSO
After 1915, The
United States Department
of State began classifying ambassadors as career
Foreign Service Officers
(FSOs) for those who have served in the Foreign Service for a
specified amount of time.
Political appointee
A person who is not a career foreign service officer, but is
appointed by the president (often as a reward to political
friends).
Appointed
The date that the ambassador took the oath of office; also known as
“commissioning”. It follows confirmation of a presidential
appointment by the
Senate, or a
Congressional-recess appointment by
the president. In the case of a recess appointment, the ambassador
requires subsequent confirmation by the Senate.
Presented credentials
The date that the ambassador presented his
letter of credence to the head of state or
appropriate authority of the receiving nation. At this time the
ambassador officially becomes the representative of his country.
This would normally occur a short time after the ambassador’s
arrival on station. The host nation may reject the ambassador by
not receiving the ambassador’s letter, but this occurs only
rarely.
Terminated mission
Usually the date that the ambassador left the country. In some
cases a letter of recall is presented, ending the ambassador’s
commission, either as a means of diplomatic protest or because the
diplomat is being reassigned elsewhere and replaced by another
envoy.
Chargé d’affaires
The person in charge of the business of the embassy when there is
no ambassador commissioned to the host country. See
chargé
d’affaires.
ad interim
Latin phrase meaning "for the
time being", "in the meantime". See
ad interim.
- Name: Frederick W.B. Coleman[1]
– Political appointee
- Title: Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary
- Appointed: September 20, 1922
- Presented credentials: December 5, 1922
- Terminated mission: Left Riga October 20, 1931
Note: During Coleman’s tenure as non-resident
Minister, the legation in
Kovno (later Kaunas) was
established on May 31, 1930, with Hugh S. Fullerton as Chargé
d’Affaires ad interim.
- Name: Robert P. Skinner[1][2]
– Career FSO
- Title: Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary
- Appointed: September 23, 1931
- Presented credentials: February 13, 1932
- Terminated mission: Left post April 29, 1933
- Name: John Van. A. MacMurray[1][3]
– Career FSO
- Title: Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary
- Appointed: August 28, 1933
- Presented credentials: December 20, 1933
- Terminated mission: Left post February 12, 1936
- Name: Arthur Bliss Lane[1]
– Career FSO
- Title: Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary
- Appointed: January 24, 1936
- Presented credentials: June 24, 1936
- Terminated mission: Left post September 16, 1937
- Owen J.C. Norem – Political appointee
- Title: Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary
- Appointed: August 23, 1937
- Presented credentials: November 26, 1937
- Terminated mission: June 15, 1940
Note: Soviet forces occupied Kaunas on June 15,
1940, which effectively ended the U.S. diplomatic presence in
Lithuania. Ambassador Norem departed Kaunas on July 30, 1940.
Note: Bernard Gufler was serving as Chargé
d’Affaires ad interim when all U.S. diplomatic officials were
withdrawn and the legation
in Kaunas was officially closed on September 5, 1940.
Note: The United States resumed diplomatic
relations with Lithuania on September 2, 1991. Embassy Vilnius was
established October 2, 1991 with Darryl N. Johnson as Chargé
d’Affaires ad interim pending his appointment as
ambassador.
- Darryl Norman Johnson – Career FSO
- Title: Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary
- Appointed: March 23, 1992
- Presented credentials: April 14, 1992
- Terminated mission: Left post May 23, 1994
- James W. Swihart – Career FSO
- Title: Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary
- Appointed: August 26, 1994
- Presented credentials: September 26, 1994
- Terminated mission: Left post July 16, 1997
- Keith C. Smith – Career FSO
- Title: Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary
- Appointed: August 1, 1997
- Presented credentials: September 9, 1997
- Terminated mission: Left post July 29, 2000
- John F.
Tefft – Career FSO
- Title: Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary
- Appointed: June 14, 2000
- Presented credentials: August 30, 2000
- Terminated mission: Left post May 10, 2003
- Stephen D. Mull – Career FSO
- Title: Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary
- Appointed: April 16, 2003
- Presented credentials: August 26, 2003
- Terminated mission: Left post June 16, 2006
- John A. Cloud, Jr.
– Career FSO
- Title: Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary
- Appointed: May 30, 2006
- Presented credentials: August 17, 2006
- Terminated mission: January 20, 2009
- Anne E.
Derse - Career FSO
- Title: Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary
- Appointed: July 24, 2009
- Presented credentials:
- Terminated mission: Present
Notes
- ^ a
b
c
d
The ambassador was simultaneously accredited to Lithuania, Latvia,
and Estonia, while resident in Riga, Latvia.
- ^ Skinner was
commissioned during a recess of the Senate and recommissioned after
confirmation on December 17, 1931.
- ^ MacMurray was
commissioned during a recess of the Senate and recommissioned after
confirmation on January 15, 1934.
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