This is a list of ambassadors of the United States to Kazakhstan.
Kazakhstan had been a constituent Soviet Socialist Republic (SSR) of the Soviet Union. Upon dissolution of the Soviet Union, Kazakhstan declared independence on December 16, 1991. It was the last of the Soviet republics to declare independence.
The United States recognized Kazakhstan ten days later on December 26, 1991. The U.S. embassy was established in Almaty (then named Alma-Ata) on February 3, 1992, with William Harrison Courtney as chargé d'affaires ad interim. He was subsequently appointed as the first U.S. ambassador to Kazakhstan.
In 1997 the nation's capital was moved to Astana, where the U.S. embassy is now located.
Ambassadors +NameTitleAppointedPresented credentialsTerminated missionNotesWilliam Harrison Courtney – Career FSOAmbassador Extraordinary and PlenipotentiaryAugust 11, 1992September 15, 1992July 1, 1995A. Elizabeth Jones – Career FSOOctober 3, 1995October 18, 1995October 12, 1998Richard Henry Jones – Career FSOOctober 22, 1998January 23, 1999June 10, 2001Larry C. Napper – Career FSOAugust 3, 2001September 19, 2001July 7, 2004John M. Ordway – Career FSOMay 12, 2004September 17, 2004September 15, 2008Richard E. Hoagland – Career FSOSeptember 10, 2008October 7, 2008January 13, 2011John Ordway – Career FSOChargé d'Affaires ad interimAssumption of duties: January 15, 2011 -September 21, 2011Kenneth J. Fairfax – Career FSOAmbassador Extraordinary and PlenipotentiaryJuly 5, 2011October 25, 2011September 16, 2013John M. Ordway – Career FSOChargé d'Affaires ad interimAssumption of duties: October 16, 2013 -December 19, 2014George A. Krol – Career FSOAmbassador Extraordinary and PlenipotentiaryJanuary 8, 2015March 18, 2015September 17, 2018William H. Moser – Career FSOJanuary 7, 2019February 18, 2019October 25, 2021Judy KuoChargé d'Affaires ad interimAssumption of duties: October 25, 2021 -November 14, 2022Daniel N. Rosenblum – Political appointeeAmbassador Extraordinary and PlenipotentiaryAugust 4, 2022November 14, 2022January 20, 2025Deborah Robinson – Career FSOChargé d'Affaires ad interimJanuary 20, 2025January 6, 2026Julie Stufft – Career FSOAmbassador Extraordinary and PlenipotentiaryOctober 7, 2025January 9, 2026Present
See also Kazakhstan – United States relations Foreign relations of Kazakhstan Ambassadors of the United States List of ambassadors of Kazakhstan to the United States
References
United States Department of State: Background notes on Kazakhstan
External links United States Department of State: Chiefs of Mission for Kazakhstan United States Department of State: Kazakhstan United States Embassy in Astana