The ambassador of the United States of America to Malaysia is the head of the United States's diplomatic mission to Malaysia. The position has the rank and status of an ambassador extraordinary and plenipotentiary and is based in the Embassy of the United States, Kuala Lumpur.
List of heads of mission Ambassadors to Malaysia Name Career Title Appointment Presentation of credentials Termination of mission Thomas K. WrightAccredited to the Federation of Malaya. Not commissioned; letter of credence dated Aug 31, 1957. Career FSO Chargé d'Affaires August 31, 1957 September 4, 1957 Superseded December 2, 1957 Homer M. Byington, Jr.Commissioned during a recess of the Senate; recommissioned after confirmation on January 27, 1958. Accredited to the Federation of Malaya. Career FSO Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary October 3, 1957 December 2, 1957 Left post, April 1, 1961 Charles F. Baldwin Career FSO Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary February 22, 1961 April 29, 1961 Left post, January 22, 1964 James D. Bell Career FSO Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary March 4, 1964 March 23, 1964 Left post, July 15, 1969 Jack W. Lydman Career FSO Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary September 15, 1969 October 8, 1969 Left post, December 20, 1973 Francis T. Underhill, Jr. Career FSO Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary December 19, 1973 February 11, 1974 Left post, May 10, 1977 Robert Hopkins Miller Career FSO Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary May 26, 1977 June 8, 1977 Left post, March 8, 1980 Barbara M. Watson Political appointee Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary August 20, 1980 September 25, 1980 Left post, March 1, 1981 Ronald DeWayne Palmer Career FSO Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary June 11, 1981 June 24, 1981 Left post, October 30, 1983 Thomas P. Shoesmith Career FSO Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary November 18, 1983 December 12, 1983 Left post, February 14, 1987 John Cameron Monjo Career FSO Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary April 7, 1987 June 10, 1987 Left post, April 22, 1989 Paul Matthews Cleveland Career FSO Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary October 10, 1989 November 8, 1989 Left post, July 23, 1992 John Stern Wolf Career FSO Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary August 11, 1992 October 7, 1992 Left post, June 10, 1995 John R. Malott Career FSO Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary December 19, 1995 January 25, 1996 Left post December 30, 1998 B. Lynn Pascoe Career FSO Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary October 22, 1998 March 1, 1999 Left post August 11, 2001 Marie T. Huhtala Career FSO Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary August 3, 2001 October 17, 2001 Left post May 28, 2004 Christopher J. LaFleur Career FSO Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary October 18, 2004 January 4, 2005 September 14, 2007 James R. Keith Career FSO Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary May 30, 2007 December 4, 2007 Left post, March 15, 2010 Paul W. Jones Career FSO Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary August 5, 2010 October 18, 2010 July 8, 2013 Joseph Y. Yun Career FSO Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary September 12, 2013 October 3, 2013 October 14, 2016 Kamala Shirin Lakhdhir Career FSO Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary December 9, 2016 February 21, 2017 January 21, 2021Brian D. McFeeters Career FSO Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary December 22, 2020 February 26, 2021 August 24, 2023 Manu BhallaCareer FSO Chargé d'Affaires August 24, 2023 December 19, 2023 Edgard Kagan Career FSO Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary November 8, 2023 March 20, 2024 February 15, 2026 David GambleCareer FSO Chargé d'Affaires February 24, 2026 Incumbent
Embassy Kuala Lumpur was established on August 31, 1957, with Wright in charge.
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See also Malaysia–United States relations
References United States Department of State: Background notes on Malaysia
External links United States Department of State: Chiefs of Mission for Malaysia United States Department of State: Malaysia United States Embassy in Kuala Lumpur