The following is a list of ambassadors of the United States to Turkmenistan as well as permanent chargés d'affaires posted from Washington for extended periods of time. This list excludes deputy chiefs of mission designated chargés d'affaires by the incumbent chief of mission during the chief of mission's temporary absence from Turkmenistan or during brief hiatuses between chiefs of mission. Note: The United States recognized Turkmenistan on December 25, 1991, and established diplomatic relations on February 19, 1992. Embassy Ashkhabad (now Ashgabat) was established March 17, 1992, with Jeffrey White as Chargé d'affaires ad interim.
Chiefs of mission
Name Title Appointment Presentation of credentials Termination of missionJeffrey White - Career FSOChargé d'affaires ad interimMarch 17, 1992August 11, 1992Joseph S. Hulings, III - Career FSOAmbassador Extraordinary and PlenipotentiaryAugust 11, 1992September 25, 1992September 5, 1995Michael W. Cotter - Career FSOAmbassador Extraordinary and PlenipotentiaryOctober 3, 1995November 7, 1995August 27, 1998Steven Robert Mann - Career FSOAmbassador Extraordinary and PlenipotentiaryOctober 1, 1998November 10, 1998May 28, 2001Laura E. Kennedy - Career FSOAmbassador Extraordinary and PlenipotentiarySeptember 21, 2001October 5, 2001July 7, 2003Tracey Ann Jacobson - Career FSOAmbassador Extraordinary and PlenipotentiaryJuly 1, 2003August 25, 2003July 14, 2006Jennifer Leigh Brush - Career FSO Chargé d'affaires ad interimJuly 14, 2006July 2007Richard E. Hoagland - Career FSOChargé d'affaires ad interimJuly 2007July 2008Richard Miles - Career FSOChargé d'affaires ad interimNovember 2008September 2, 2009Sylvia Reed Curran - Career FSOChargé d'affaires ad interimSeptember 2, 2009July 9, 2010Eileen Malloy - Career FSOChargé d'affaires ad interimJuly 2010April 26, 2011Robert E. Patterson, Jr. - Career FSOAmbassador Extraordinary and PlenipotentiaryApril 26, 2011May 16, 2011June 1, 2014Laura E. Kennedy - Career FSOChargé d'affaires ad interimJune 4, 2014September 12, 2014Allan Phillip Mustard - Career FSOAmbassador Extraordinary and PlenipotentiaryNovember 19, 2014January 19, 2015June 22, 2019Matthew S. Klimow - Retired Military/Career SESAmbassador Extraordinary and PlenipotentiaryMay 23, 2019June 26, 2019July 6, 2024 Valerie Chittenden - Career FSOChargé d'affaires ad interimSeptember 1, 2020December 2020Valerie Chittenden was assigned to Ashgabat as deputy chief of mission, but arrived at post on the same day Ambassador Klimow departed for a temporary assignment in Washington and so was accredited initially as chargé d'affaires ad interim, thus technically qualifies for inclusion in this list.Vaida Vidugiris - Career FSOChargé d'affaires ad interimJuly 6, 2024July 31, 2024Elizabeth Rood - Career FSO Ambassador Extraordinary and PlenipotentiaryMay 2, 2024July 31, 2024July 20, 2026Kristin Hawkins - Career FSOChargé d'affaires ad interimJuly 20, 2026Present
Notes
See also Turkmenistan – United States relations Foreign relations of Turkmenistan Ambassadors of the United States
References United States Department of State: Background notes on Turkmenistan
External links United States Department of State: Chiefs of Mission for Turkmenistan United States Department of State: Turkmenistan United States Embassy in Ashgabat