This is a list of ambassadors of the United States to the Republic of Indonesia.
Indonesia had been a Dutch colony since 1800, known as the Dutch East Indies. The Dutch were expelled in March 1942 by the Japanese occupation of the Dutch East Indies. After the surrender of Japan in 1945, Sukarno declared independence on August 17, 1945. However, the Netherlands attempted to reestablish their colony during a prolonged war that lasted for four and a half years. Ultimately the struggle was unsuccessful for the Netherlands, and in December 1949, the Netherlands formally recognized Indonesian sovereignty.
The United States immediately recognized the independence of Indonesia and moved to establish diplomatic relations. A U.S. embassy was established in Jakarta on December 27, 1949, under the informal direction of a consul general. President Truman appointed H. Merle Cochran as ambassador the following day.
The United States Embassy in Indonesia is located in Jakarta, with consulates in Surabaya and Medan, and a consular agency in Bali.
Ambassadors NameTitleAppointedPresented credentialsTerminated missionNotesH. Merle CochranCochran was commissioned during a recess of the Senate and recommissioned after confirmation on February 2, 1950. – Career FSOAmbassador Extraordinary and PlenipotentiaryDecember 28, 1949December 30, 1949February 27, 1953Hugh S. Cumming, Jr.Cumming was commissioned during a recess of the Senate and recommissioned after confirmation on January 26, 1954. – Career FSOSeptember 3, 1953October 15, 1953March 3, 1957John M. Allison – Career FSOFebruary 21, 1957March 13, 1957January 29, 1958Howard P. Jones – Career FSOFebruary 20, 1958March 10, 1958May 24, 1965Marshall Green – Career FSOJune 4, 1965July 26, 1965March 26, 1969Francis J. Galbraith – Career FSOMay 27, 1969July 19, 1969February 3, 1974David D. Newsom – Career FSODecember 19, 1973February 27, 1974October 6, 1977Edward E. Masters – Career FSONovember 3, 1977December 10, 1977November 10, 1981 John Cameron Monjo served as Chargé d'Affaires ad interim,November 1981–February 1983.John Herbert Holdridge – Career FSODecember 10, 1982February 19, 1983January 7, 1986Paul Dundes Wolfowitz – Political appointeeMarch 4, 1986April 11, 1986May 12, 1989John Cameron Monjo – Career FSOMay 22, 1989May 31, 1989July 18, 1992Robert L. Barry – Career FSOJuly 7, 1992August 11, 1992July 10, 1995J. Stapleton Roy – Career FSODecember 19, 1995February 27, 1996August 12, 1999Robert S. Gelbard – Career FSOAugust 9, 1999October 18, 1999October 14, 2001Ralph Leo Boyce – Career FSOOctober 1, 2001October 24, 2001August. 2, 2004B. Lynn Pascoe – Career FSOOctober 18, 2004November 25, 2004February 17, 2007Cameron R. Hume – Career FSOMay 30, 2007August 1, 2007August 7, 2010Scot Marciel - Career FSOAugust 10, 2010September 21, 2010July 18, 2013Robert O. Blake, Jr. - Career FSOJuly 30, 2013January 30, 2014July 18, 2016Joseph R. Donovan Jr. - Career FSO November 4, 2016January 13, 2017February 14, 2020 Heather Variava - Career FSO Chargé d'Affaires ad interimFebruary 14, 2020October 21, 2020Sung Kim - Career FSO Ambassador Extraordinary and PlenipotentiaryAugust 6, 2020October 21, 2020November 21, 2023Michael F. Kleine - Career FSO Chargé d'Affaires ad interimNovember 21, 2023July 23, 2024Kamala Shirin Lakhdhir - Career FSO Ambassador Extraordinary and PlenipotentiaryMay 2, 2024August 8, 2024April 30, 2025Heather C. Merritt - Career FSO Chargé d'Affaires ad interimMay 1, 2025June 15, 2025Peter Haymond - Career FSO Chargé d'Affaires ad interimJune 15, 2025June 30, 2026Joy Michiko Sakurai - Career FSOChargé d'Affaires ad interimJune 30, 2026Incumbent
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See also Embassy of the United States, Jakarta Indonesia – United States relations Foreign relations of Indonesia Ambassadors of the United States
References United States Department of State: Background notes on Indonesia
External links United States Department of State: Chiefs of Mission for Indonesia United States Department of State: Indonesia United States Embassy in Jakarta