List of ambassadors of the United States to Mongolia explained

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 U.S. maintains its embassy in Ulaanbaatar.^{[1] [2]}

Ambassadors

Name	Portrait	Career status	Presentation of credentials	Termination of mission	Comment
		Foreign Service officer	11-Jul-1988	27-June-1990
		Foreign Service officer	27-June-1990	30-Aug-1993
Donald C. Johnson		Foreign Service officer	02-Aug-1993	16-Aug-1996
Llewellyn Hedgbeth		Foreign Service officer	Aug-26-1996	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	20-Sep-2006	21-Sep-2009
Jonathan Addleton		Foreign Service officer	09-Nov-2009	1-Aug-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]	24-Sep-2022
Richard L. Buangan		Foreign Service Officer	November 17, 2022	Present

See also

• Mongolia – United States relations
• Foreign relations of Mongolia
• Ambassadors of the United States
• List of ambassadors of Mongolia to the United States

References

• United States Department of State: Background notes on Mongolia

External links

• United States Department of State: Chiefs of Mission for Mongolia
• United States Department of State: Mongolia
• United States Embassy in Ulaanbaatar

Notes and References

1. Web site: US Ambassador to Mongolia.
2. https://2001-2009.state.gov/r/pa/ho/po/com/10951.htm United States Department of State
3. News: Hanna . Jeff . Quite a Career . 11 August 2020 . The Columns . December 21, 2011.
4. Web site: U.S. Ambassador Galt to Depart Mongolia. U.S. Department of State. November 3, 2017. November 17, 2017.
5. Web site: The U.S. Ambassador to Mongolia Michael S. Klecheski presented his credentials today. U.S. Department of State. February 22, 2019. April 6, 2019.