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List of ambassadors of the United States to Mongolia 
Summary
This is a list of United States ambassadors to Mongolia. The United States established diplomatic relations with then-People's Republic of Mongolia on January 27, 1987. The embassy in Ulaanbaatar was opened Apr 17, 1988, with Steven Mann as Chargé d'Affaires ad interim. Richard Llewellyn Williams was the first ambassador to the Republic, and resided in the District of Columbia. The current Mongolian ambassador to the United States is Batbayar Ulziidelger, who succeeded Otgonbayar Yondon when he presented credentials on December 1, 2021. The U.S. maintains its embassy in Ulaanbaatar.[1][2]
| Ambassador of the United States to Mongolia | |
|---|---|
 Seal of the United States Department of State | |
| Nominator | The President of the United States |
| Appointer | The President with Senate advice and consent |
| Inaugural holder | Steven Mann as Chargé d'Affaires ad interim |
| Formation | Apr 17, 1988 |
| Website | U.S. Embassy - Ulaanbaatar |
Ambassadors edit
| Name | Portrait | Career status | Presentation
of credentials |
Termination of mission | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Richard Llewellyn Williams | Foreign Service officer | 11-Jul-1988 | 27-June-1990 | ||
| Joseph Edward Lake | 
|
Foreign Service officer | 27-June-1990 | 30-Aug-1993 | |
| Donald C. Johnson | 
|
Foreign Service officer | 02-Aug-1993 | 16-Aug-1996 | |
| Llewellyn Hedgbeth | 
|
Foreign Service officer | Aug-26-1996 | Dec-1997 | Chargé d'Affaires ad interim[3] |
| Alphonse F. La Porta |
|
Foreign Service officer | 24-Oct-1997 | 03-Nov-2000 | |
| John R. Dinger | 
|
Foreign Service officer | 14-Jun-2000 | 20-Jan-2003 | |
| Pamela J. H. Slutz | 
|
Foreign Service officer | 04-Sep-2003 | 08-Sep-2006 | |
| Mark C. Minton | 
|
Foreign Service officer | 20-Sep-2006 | 21-Sep-2009 | |
| Jonathan Addleton | 
|
Foreign Service officer | 09-Nov-2009 | 1-Aug-2012 | |
| Piper Campbell | 
|
Foreign Service officer | 24-Aug-2012 | 07-Aug-2015 | |
| Jennifer Zimdahl Galt | 
|
Foreign Service officer | 05-Oct-2015 | 10-Nov-2017[4] | |
| Michael S. Klecheski | 
|
Foreign Service officer | 22-Feb-2019[5] | 24-Sep-2022 | |
| Richard L. Buangan | 
|
Foreign Service Officer | November 17, 2022 | Present |
See also edit
References edit
- ^ "US Ambassador to Mongolia".
- ^ United States Department of State State Dep't List
- ^ Hanna, Jeff (December 21, 2011). "Quite a Career". The Columns. Retrieved 11 August 2020.
- ^ "U.S. Ambassador Galt to Depart Mongolia". U.S. Department of State. November 3, 2017. Retrieved November 17, 2017.
- ^ "The U.S. Ambassador to Mongolia Michael S. Klecheski presented his credentials today". U.S. Department of State. February 22, 2019. Retrieved April 6, 2019.
- United States Department of State: Background notes on Mongolia
This article incorporates public domain material from U.S. Bilateral Relations Fact Sheets. United States Department of State.
External links edit
- United States Department of State: Chiefs of Mission for Mongolia
- United States Department of State: Mongolia
- United States Embassy in Ulaanbaatar