Armenia declared its independence from the Soviet Union on August 23, 1990, having previously been the Armenian Soviet Socialist Republic, one of the constituent republics of the USSR since 1936, and part of the Transcaucasian Soviet Federated Socialist Republic since 1920. In the wake of the August 1991 Coup, a referendum was held on the question of secession. Following an overwhelming vote in favor, full independence was declared on September 21, 1991. However, widespread recognition did not occur until the formal dissolution of the Soviet Union on December 25, 1991. The United States recognized Armenia on December 25, 1991.

The embassy in Yerevan was opened February 3, 1992, with Steven Mann as Chargé d'affaires ad interim.

Ambassadors + #ImageNameAppointedPresented credentialsTerminated missionNotes1Harry J. GilmoreGilmore was nominated for the second time by President Clinton on April 2, 1993. An earlier nomination of August 10, 1992 was not acted upon by the Senate. – Career FSOMay 12, 1993May 31, 1993Left post, July 11, 19952Peter Tomsen – Career FSOJune 27, 1995September 6, 1995September 6, 19983Michael C. Lemmon – Career FSOJune 29, 1998September 21, 1998October 1, 20014John Malcolm Ordway – Career FSONovember 5, 2001November 23, 2001July 31, 20045John Marshall Evans – Career FSOJune 30, 2004September 4, 2004Left post, September 10, 2006Recalled by the Bush administration over remarks about the Armenian genocide. -Rudolf V. PerinaSeptember 10, 2006August 1, 2008Chargé d'affaires a.i.6Marie Yovanovitch – Career FSOAugust 4, 2008September 22, 2008June 9, 2011 -Bruce Donahue – Career FSOJune 9, 2011October 6, 2011Chargé d'affaires a.i.7John A. Heffern – Career FSOSeptember 29, 2011October 17, 2011Ambassador Heffern Presents Copies of Credentials to Foreign Minister NalbandianDecember 22, 20148Richard M. Mills Jr. – Career FSOJanuary 2, 2015February 15, 2015October 17, 2018 -Rafik Mansour – Career FSOOctober 17, 2018March 1, 2019Chargé d'affaires a.i.9Lynne M. Tracy – Career FSOFebruary 19, 2019March 1, 2019December 20, 2022 -Chip Laitinen - Career FSO January 5, 2023February 21, 2023Chargé d'affaires a.i.10Kristina Kvien – Career FSODecember 13, 2022February 21, 2023January 16, 2026 - David Allen – Career FSOJanuary 16, 2026IncumbentChargé d'affaires a.i.

The U.S. Ambassador to Armenia holds the title Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary.

See also

Ambassadors from the United States Ambassadors of Armenia to the United States Armenia – United States relations Embassy of Armenia, Washington, D.C. Embassy of the United States, Yerevan Foreign relations of Armenia Foreign relations of the United States

References

External links

United States Department of State: Background notes on Armenia United States Department of State: Chiefs of Mission for Armenia United States Department of State: Armenia United States Embassy in Yerevan