List of ambassadors of the United States to the Czech Republic

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Ambassador of the United States to the Czech Republic
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Incumbent

Chargé d'Affaires
since January 20, 2021
NominatorThe President of the United States
AppointerThe President
with Senate advice and consent
Inaugural holderAdrian A. Basora
as Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary
FormationJune 15, 1992
WebsiteU.S. Embassy - Prague

The diplomatic post of United States Ambassador to the Czech Republic was created after the dissolution of Czechoslovakia and the United States recognizing the new nation of the Czech Republic on January 1, 1993.

In June 1992, the Slovak parliament voted to declare sovereignty and the Czech-Slovak federation dissolved peacefully on January 1, 1993. The United States recognized the Czech Republic and Slovakia as independent nations and moved to establish diplomatic relations. The previous ambassador to Czechoslovakia, Adrian A. Basora, continued as the ambassador to the Czech Republic and Theodore Russell, who served as deputy chief of mission under Ambassador Shirley Temple Black, became the first U.S. ambassador to Slovakia later that year.

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".
Name Title Appointed Presented Credentials Terminated Mission Notes
Adrian A. Basora – Career FSO Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary June 15, 1992 July 20, 1992 July 15, 1995
Jenonne R. Walker – Non-career appointee June 27, 1995 August 31, 1995 August 31, 1998
John Shattuck – Non-career appointee October 22, 1998 December 10, 1998 December 16, 2000
Craig Roberts Stapleton – Non-career appointee August 7, 2001 August 28, 2001 December 16, 2003
William J. Cabaniss – Non-career appointee October 6, 2003 January 13, 2004 September 15, 2006
Richard Graber – Non-career appointee September 14, 2006 October 12, 2006 January 20, 2009
Mary Thompson-Jones Chargés d’affaires ad interim January 20, 2009 Unknown May 2010
John Ordway May 2010 Unknown August 2010
Joseph Pennington August 2010 Unknown December 30, 2010
Norman L. Eisen – Non-career appointee Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary December 30, 2010 January 28, 2011 September 30, 2014
Andrew H. Schapiro – Non-career appointee July 23, 2014 September 30, 2014 January 20, 2017
Steve King – Non-career appointee[1] October 18, 2017 December 6, 2017 January 20, 2021
Jennifer Bachus Chargés d’affaires ad interim January 20, 2021 Incumbent

See also[]

References[]

Public Domain 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)

Specific
  1. ^ "Trump names US ambassadors for Italy, Czech Republic". POLITICO. 2017-07-11. Retrieved 2017-08-15.

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