The ambassador of the United States of America to the Republic of the Philippines () was established on July 4, 1946, after the Philippines gained its independence from the United States, as successor of the high commissioner to the Philippines (the last high commissioner became the first ambassador).
The ambassador to the Philippines has also been accredited to the Republic of Palau since 1996. The ambassador works at the Embassy of the United States in Manila along Roxas Boulevard and holds residence in Forbes Park in Makati. The ambassador also has a summer residence in Baguio, The American Residence.
Ambassadors extraordinary and plenipotentiary to the Republic of the Philippines Image U.S. ambassador Term started Term ended U.S. president Philippine president Paul V. McNuttPreviously the High Commissioner to the Philippines July 4, 1946 March 22, 1947 Harry S. Truman Sergio OsmeñaManuel Roxas Emmet O'Neal September 22, 1947 April 28, 1948 Manuel RoxasElpidio Quirino Myron Melvin Cowen May 23, 1949 October 14, 1951 Raymond A. Spruance February 7, 1952 April 1, 1955 Harry S. TrumanDwight D. Eisenhower Elpidio QuirinoRamon Magsaysay Homer S. Ferguson April 12, 1955 March 23, 1956 Dwight D. Eisenhower Ramon Magsaysay Albert F. NuferDied at post July 20, 1956 November 6, 1956 Charles E. Bohlen June 4, 1957 October 15, 1959 Carlos P. Garcia John D. Hickerson January 13, 1960 December 8, 1961 Dwight D. EisenhowerJohn F. Kennedy Carlos P. GarciaDiosdado Macapagal William E. Stevenson February 5, 1962 June 14, 1964 John F. KennedyLyndon B. JohnsonRichard Nixon Diosdado MacapagalFerdinand Marcos William McCormick Blair, Jr. August 5, 1964 October 21, 1967 G. Mennen Williams June 17, 1968 April 7, 1969 Ferdinand Marcos Henry A. Byroade August 29, 1969 May 25, 1973 William H. Sullivan August 6, 1973 April 26, 1977 Richard NixonGerald FordJimmy Carter David D. Newsom November 11, 1977 March 30, 1978 Jimmy CarterRonald Reagan Richard W. Murphy June 8, 1978 August 10, 1981 Michael Armacost March 12, 1982 April 18, 1984 Ronald Reagan Stephen W. Bosworth May 4, 1984 April 2, 1987 Ferdinand MarcosCorazon Aquino Nicholas Platt August 27, 1987 July 20, 1991 Ronald ReaganGeorge H. W. Bush Corazon Aquino Frank G. Wisner August 16, 1991 June 10, 1992 George H. W. Bush Richard H. Solomon September 4, 1992 March 1, 1993 Bill Clinton Fidel V. Ramos John Negroponte October 26, 1993 August 5, 1996 Thomas C. Hubbard September 3, 1996 July 24, 2000 Fidel V. RamosJoseph Estrada Michael E. MalinowskiServed as Chargé d'Affaires ad interim July 24, 2000 September 2001 Bill ClintonGeorge W. Bush Joseph EstradaGloria Macapagal Arroyo Robert W. Fitts September 2001 February 21, 2002 George W. Bush Gloria Macapagal Arroyo Francis J. Ricciardone, Jr. February 21, 2002 April 3, 2005 Joseph A. Mussomeli April 3, 2005 August 2005 Darryl N. Johnson August 2005 March 22, 2006 Kristie Kenney March 22, 2006 November 19, 2009 George W. BushBarack Obama Harry K. Thomas Jr. April 27, 2010 October 16, 2013 Barack Obama Gloria Macapagal ArroyoBenigno Aquino III Philip S. Goldberg November 21, 2013 October 28, 2016 Benigno Aquino IIIRodrigo Duterte Sung Y. Kim December 4, 2016 October 4, 2020 Donald Trump Rodrigo Duterte John C. Law October 4, 2020 September 1, 2021 Donald TrumpJoe Biden Heather Variava September 1, 2021 July 22, 2022 Joe BidenDonald Trump Bongbong Marcos MaryKay Carlson July 22, 2022 January 16, 2026 Y. Robert Ewing January 16, 2026 May 29, 2026 Donald Trump Bridgette L. Walker May 29, 2026 June 28, 2026 Lee Lipton June 30, 2026 Present
Notes
See also List of ambassadors of the Philippines to the United States Embassy of the Philippines, Washington, D.C. Embassy of the United States, Manila Philippines–United States relations Foreign relations of the Philippines Ambassadors of the United States
References United States Department of State: Background notes on the Philippines
External links United States Department of State: Chiefs of Mission for the Philippines United States Department of State: Philippines United States Embassy in Manila