This is a list of ambassadors of the United States to Kyrgyzstan.
Until 1991 the Kirghiz Soviet Socialist Republic had been a constituent SSR of the Soviet Union. Upon the breakup of the USSR, the Supreme Soviet of Kyrgyzstan declared itself independent of the Soviet Union on August 31, 1991, and renamed itself the Republic of Kyrgyzstan. The United States recognized Kyrgyzstan on December 26, 1991. An embassy was established in the capital, Bishkek, on February 1, 1992, with Edmund McWilliams as Chargé d'Affaires ad interim. Relations between the United States and Kyrgyzstan have been continuous since that time.
The U.S. Embassy in Kyrgyzstan is located in Bishkek.
Ambassadors +NameTitleAppointedPresented credentialsTerminated missionNotesEdward Hurwitz – Career FSOAmbassador Extraordinary and PlenipotentiaryAugust 11, 1992September 17, 1992October 11, 1994Eileen A. Malloy – Career FSOAugust 26, 1994October 25, 1994July 7, 1997Anne M. Sigmund – Career FSOAugust 1, 1997September 30, 1997August 10, 2000John Martin O'Keefe – Career FSOJune 14, 2000September 23, 2000July 6, 2003Stephen M. Young – Career FSOApril 16, 2003August 26, 2003August 17, 2005 Marie Yovanovitch – Career FSONovember 20, 2004February 4, 2005February 4, 2008Tatiana C. Gfoeller – Career FSOOctober 22, 2008October 14, 2008March 8, 2011Pamela L. Spratlen – Career FSOApril 15, 2011May 24, 2011December 12, 2014Richard Miles – Career FSOChargé d'Affaires, ad interimFebruary 13, 2015N/AOctober 14, 2015Sheila Gwaltney – Career FSOAmbassador Extraordinary and PlenipotentiaryAugust 6, 2015October 14, 2015August 2, 2017John BernlohrChargé d'Affaires, ad interimAugust 2, 2017N/ASeptember 18, 2018Donald Lu – Career FSOAmbassador Extraordinary and PlenipotentiarySeptember 18, 2018October 12, 2018September 14, 2021Sonata Coulter – Career FSOChargé d'Affaires, ad interimSeptember 14, 2021N/ANovember 21, 2022Lesslie Viguerie – Career FSOAmbassador Extraordinary and PlenipotentiarySeptember 29, 2022December 29, 2022September 25, 2026
See also Kyrgyzstan – United States relations Foreign relations of Kyrgyzstan Ambassadors of the United States
References
United States Department of State: Background notes on Kyrgyzstan
External links United States Department of State: Chiefs of Mission for Kyrgyzstan United States Department of State: Kyrgyzstan United States Embassy in Bishkek