List of ambassadors of the United States to Mongolia
Ambassador of the United States to Mongolia | |
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Incumbent Michael S. Klecheski since February 22, 2019 | |
Nominator | The President of the United States |
Appointer | The President with Senate advice and consent |
Inaugural holder | as Chargé d'Affaires ad interim |
Formation | Apr 17, 1988 |
Website | U.S. Embassy - Ulaanbaatar |
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]
Ambassadors[]
U.S. diplomatic terms
Career FSO
After 1915, The United States Department of State began classifying ambassadors as career Foreign Service Officers (FSOs) for those who have served in the Foreign Service for a specified amount of time.
Political appointee
A person who is not a career foreign service officer, but is appointed by the president (often as a reward to political friends).
Appointed
The date that the ambassador took the oath of office; also known as “commissioning”. It follows confirmation of a presidential appointment by the Senate, or a Congressional recess appointment by the president. In the case of a recess appointment, the ambassador requires subsequent confirmation by the Senate to remain in office.
Presented credentials
The date that the ambassador presented his letter of credence to the head of state or appropriate authority of the receiving nation. At this time the ambassador officially becomes the representative of his country. This would normally occur a short time after the ambassador’s arrival on station. The host nation may reject the ambassador by not receiving the ambassador’s letter, but this occurs only rarely.
Terminated mission
Usually the date that the ambassador left the country. In some cases a letter of recall is presented, ending the ambassador’s commission, either as a means of diplomatic protest or because the diplomat is being reassigned elsewhere and replaced by another envoy.
Chargé d'affaires
The person in charge of the business of the embassy when there is no ambassador commissioned to the host country.
Ad interim
Latin phrase meaning "for the time being", "in the meantime".
After 1915, The United States Department of State began classifying ambassadors as career Foreign Service Officers (FSOs) for those who have served in the Foreign Service for a specified amount of time.
Political appointee
A person who is not a career foreign service officer, but is appointed by the president (often as a reward to political friends).
Appointed
The date that the ambassador took the oath of office; also known as “commissioning”. It follows confirmation of a presidential appointment by the Senate, or a Congressional recess appointment by the president. In the case of a recess appointment, the ambassador requires subsequent confirmation by the Senate to remain in office.
Presented credentials
The date that the ambassador presented his letter of credence to the head of state or appropriate authority of the receiving nation. At this time the ambassador officially becomes the representative of his country. This would normally occur a short time after the ambassador’s arrival on station. The host nation may reject the ambassador by not receiving the ambassador’s letter, but this occurs only rarely.
Terminated mission
Usually the date that the ambassador left the country. In some cases a letter of recall is presented, ending the ambassador’s commission, either as a means of diplomatic protest or because the diplomat is being reassigned elsewhere and replaced by another envoy.
Chargé d'affaires
The person in charge of the business of the embassy when there is no ambassador commissioned to the host country.
Ad interim
Latin phrase meaning "for the time being", "in the meantime".
Name | Portrait | Career Status | Presentation
of credentials |
Termination of mission | Comment |
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Richard Llewellyn Williams | Foreign Service officer | 11-Jul-1988 | January 16, 1991 | ||
Joseph Edward Lake | Foreign Service officer | 1991 | 30-Aug-1993 | ||
Donald C. Johnson | Foreign Service officer | 02-Aug-1993 | 16-Aug-1996 | ||
Foreign Service officer | Aug-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 | 30-May-2006 | September 21, 2009 | ||
Jonathan Addleton | Foreign Service officer | 09-Nov-2009 | August 1, 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] |
See also[]
- Mongolia – United States relations
- Foreign relations of Mongolia
- Ambassadors of the United States
References[]
- ^ "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 the United States Department of State website https://www.state.gov/countries-areas/. (U.S. Bilateral Relations Fact Sheets)
External links[]
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