List of ambassadors of the United States to Malaysia
The following is a list of United States Ambassadors to Malaysia.
Ambassadors
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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". |
- Thomas K. Wright[1] - Career FSO
- Title: Chargé d'Affaires
- Appointment:
- Presentation of Credentials: September 4, 1957
- Termination of Mission: Superseded December 2, 1957
Note: Embassy Kuala Lumpur was established on August 31, 1957, with Wright in charge.
- Homer M. Byington, Jr.[2] - Career FSO
- Title: Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary
- Appointment: October 3, 1957
- Presentation of Credentials: December 2, 1957
- Termination of Mission: Left post, April 1, 1961
- Charles F. Baldwin[3] - Career FSO
- Title: Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary
- Appointment: February 22, 1961
- Presentation of Credentials: April 29, 1961
- Termination of Mission: Left post, January 22, 1964
- James D. Bell - Career FSO
- Title: Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary
- Appointment: March 4, 1964
- Presentation of Credentials: March 23, 1964
- Termination of Mission: Left post, July 15, 1969
- Jack W. Lydman - Career FSO
- Title: Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary
- Appointment: September 15, 1969
- Presentation of Credentials: October 8, 1969
- Termination of Mission: Left post, December 20, 1973
- Francis T. Underhill, Jr. - Career FSO
- Title: Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary
- Appointment: December 19, 1973
- Presentation of Credentials: February 11, 1974
- Termination of Mission: Left post, May 10, 1977
- Robert H. Miller - Career FSO
- Title: Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary
- Appointment: May 26, 1977
- Presentation of Credentials: June 8, 1977
- Termination of Mission: Left post, March 8, 1980
- Barbara M. Watson - Political appointee
- Title: Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary
- Appointment: August 20, 1980
- Presentation of Credentials: September 25, 1980
- Termination of Mission: Left post, March 1, 1981
- Ronald DeWayne Palmer - Career FSO
- Title: Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary
- Appointment: June 11, 1981
- Presentation of Credentials: June 24, 1981
- Termination of Mission: Left post, October 30, 1983
- Thomas P. Shoesmith - Career FSO
- Title: Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary
- Appointment: November 18, 1983
- Presentation of Credentials: December 12, 1983
- Termination of Mission: Left post, February 14, 1987
- John Cameron Monjo - Career FSO
- Title: Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary
- Appointment: April 7, 1987
- Presentation of Credentials: June 10, 1987
- Termination of Mission: Left post, April 22, 1989
- Paul Matthews Cleveland - Career FSO
- Title: Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary
- Appointment: October 10, 1989
- Presentation of Credentials: November 8, 1989
- Termination of Mission: Left post, July 23, 1992
- John Stern Wolf - Career FSO
- Title: Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary
- Appointment: August 11, 1992
- Presentation of Credentials: October 7, 1992
- Termination of Mission: Left post, June 10, 1995
- John R. Malott - Career FSO
- Title: Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary
- Appointment: December 19, 1995
- Presentation of Credentials: January 25, 1996
- Termination of Mission: Left post December 30, 1998
- B. Lynn Pascoe - Career FSO
- Title: Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary
- Appointment: Oct 22, 1998
- Presentation of Credentials: Mar 1, 1999
- Termination of Mission: Left post Aug 11, 2001
- Marie T. Huhtala - Career FSO
- Title: Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary
- Appointment: August 3, 2001
- Presentation of Credentials: October 17, 2001
- Termination of Mission: Left post May 28, 2004
- Christopher L. LaFleur - Career FSO
- Title: Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary
- Appointment: Oct 18, 2004
- Presentation of Credentials: Jan 4, 2005
- Termination of Mission: Left post, Sep 14, 2007
- James P. Keith - Career FSO
- Title: Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary
- Appointment: May 30, 2007
- Presentation of Credentials: December 4, 2007
- Termination of Mission:
See also
Notes
References
- "Malaysia". U.S. Department of State: Office of the Historian. Retrieved 2009-01-29.
