List of ambassadors of the United States to Singapore

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United States Ambassador to Singapore
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Incumbent
Jonathan Kaplan
since December 6, 2021[1]
Department of State
Reports toU.S. Secretary of State
SeatSingapore
NominatorPresident of the United States
AppointerUnited States Congress
Term lengthNo term limit
Inaugural holderRichard H. Donald
Formation1966; 55 years ago (1966)
WebsiteU.S. Embassy – Singapore

The United States Ambassador to Singapore is the official representative of the United States of America to the Republic of Singapore. The incumbent ambassador is Jonathan E. Kaplan since December 6, 2021, serving as the ambassador of the Embassy of the United States in Singapore.

List of ambassadors[]

No. Name Took office Left office President
Richard H. Donald
(Chargé d'Affaires, a.i.) 		April 4, 1966 September 1966 Lyndon B. Johnson
1 Francis Joseph Galbraith December 8, 1966 July 7, 1969
2 Charles T. Cross October 10, 1969 November 18, 1971[2] Richard Nixon
3 Edwin M. Cronk July 31, 1972 June 7, 1975[3] Richard Nixon
Gerald Ford
4 John H. Holdridge August 5, 1975 June 9, 1978 Gerald Ford
Jimmy Carter
5 Richard F. Kneip August 7, 1978 September 25, 1980[4] Jimmy Carter
6 Harry E. T. Thayer December 13, 1980 June 14, 1984[5] Jimmy Carter
Ronald Reagan
7 J. Stapleton Roy October 26, 1984 October 4, 1986 Ronald Reagan
8 Daryl Arnold April 28, 1987 July 8, 1989[6] Ronald Reagan
George H. W. Bush
9 Robert D. Orr July 14, 1989 September 12, 1992[7] George H. W. Bush
10 Jon Huntsman Jr. September 22, 1992 June 15, 1993 George H. W. Bush
Bill Clinton
Ralph L. Boyce
(Chargé d'Affaires, a.i.) 		June 15, 1993 August 15, 1994 Bill Clinton
11 Timothy Chorba August 15, 1994 January 7, 1998[8]
12 Steven J. Green January 13, 1998 February 27, 2001 Bill Clinton
George W. Bush
13 Frank Lavin September 10, 2001 October 11, 2005[9] George W. Bush
14 Patricia L. Herbold December 29, 2005 January 20, 2009
Daniel L. Shields
(Chargé d'Affaires, a.i.) 		January 20, 2009 April 29, 2010[10] Barack Obama
15 David I. Adelman April 29, 2010 September 1, 2013
16 Kirk Wagar September 25, 2013 January 20, 2017[11]
Stephanie Syptak-Ramnath
(Chargé d'Affaires, a.i.) 		January 20, 2017[12] July 26, 2019 Donald Trump
Rafik Mansour
(Chargé d'Affaires, a.i.) 		July 30, 2019[1] December 6, 2021
17 Jonathan Kaplan December 6, 2021[13] Incumbent Joe Biden
source:[14]

See also[]

References[]

  1. ^ a b "U.S. Embassy Singapore Announces the Arrival of Chargé d'Affaires, a.i. Rafik Mansour". US Embassy in Singapore. August 1, 2019. Archived from the original on November 28, 2020.
  2. ^ Fritz | Review: Born a Foreigner
  3. ^ "Arrangement Regarding International Tade in Textile" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on September 30, 2007. Retrieved July 11, 2007.
  4. ^ "South Dakota Historical Listing Legislator Detail Richard F. Kneip". Archived from the original on March 9, 2008. Retrieved July 11, 2007.
  5. ^ "Nominations, August 16, 1984". August 16, 1984. Archived from the original on March 7, 2016.
  6. ^ "Nomination of Daryl Arnold To Be United States Ambassador to Singapore". February 26, 1987. Archived from the original on March 8, 2016.
  7. ^ "Gov. Robert D. Orr". Archived from the original on September 25, 2008. Retrieved July 11, 2007.
  8. ^ "Timothy A. Chorba". Archived from the original on September 28, 2007. Retrieved July 11, 2007.
  9. ^ "International Trade Administration". Archived from the original on September 18, 2007. Retrieved July 11, 2007.
  10. ^ "World Factbook - Singapore". Central Intelligence Agency (CIA). Retrieved April 25, 2010.
  11. ^ "Miami lawyer Kirk Wagar tapped to be ambassador to Singapore". July 30, 2013. Archived from the original on September 15, 2014.
  12. ^ "Chargé d'Affaires, ad interim". sg.usembassy.gov. US Dept of State. Archived from the original on March 28, 2019.
  13. ^ "Ambassador Jonathan Kaplan". U.S. Embassy in Singapore. December 6, 2021. Retrieved December 6, 2021.
  14. ^ "Former U.S. Ambassadors to Singapore". U.S. Embassy in Singapore.

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