List of ambassadors of the United States to Croatia

Ambassador of the United States to Croatia
Seal of the United States Department of State
Incumbent Victoria J. Taylor Chargé d'Affaires since January 20, 2021
Nominator	The President of the United States
Appointer	The President with Senate advice and consent
Website	U.S. Embassy - Zagreb

The diplomatic post of United States Ambassador to Croatia was created on April 7, 1992, following Croatia's independence from SFR Yugoslavia and its recognition as an independent state by the United States, although official presence of the US in Croatia began with the establishment of the US Consulate in Zagreb on May 9, 1946.

Ambassador			Term in Office
#	Portrait	Name	Took Office	Left Office	Appointed by
1		Peter W. Galbraith	June 28, 1993	January 3, 1998	Bill Clinton
2		William Dale Montgomery	January 8, 1998	January 18, 2001
3		Lawrence G. Rossin	January 19, 2001	July 1, 2003
4		Ralph Frank	July 2, 2003	July 6, 2006	George W. Bush
5			July 7, 2006	September 14, 2009
6		James B. Foley	September 15, 2009	October 29, 2012	Barack Obama
7		Kenneth H. Merten	October 30, 2012	October 4, 2015
8		Julieta Valls Noyes	October 5, 2015	November 21, 2017[1]
9		Robert Kohorst	January 10, 2018	January 20, 2021	Donald Trump

See also[]

• Embassy of Croatia, Washington, D.C.
• Croatia – United States relations
• Foreign relations of Croatia
• Ambassadors of the United States

References[]

• United States Department of State: Background notes on Croatia
•  This article incorporates public domain material from the United States Department of State website https://www.state.gov/countries-areas/. (U.S. Bilateral Relations Fact Sheets)

External links[]

• United States Department of State: Chiefs of Mission for Croatia
• United States Department of State: Croatia
• United States Embassy in Zagreb