United States Ambassador to Malta
Encyclopedia
This is a list of Ambassadors of the United States to Malta
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Until 1964 Malta had been a part of the British Empire
. Malta was granted full independence on September 21, 1964. The United States recognized
the new nation and established full diplomatic relations. Embassy Valletta was established September 21, 1964, with Harrison Lewis as Chargé d'Affaires ad interim until an ambassador could be commissioned.
Malta
Malta , officially known as the Republic of Malta , is a Southern European country consisting of an archipelago situated in the centre of the Mediterranean, south of Sicily, east of Tunisia and north of Libya, with Gibraltar to the west and Alexandria to the east.Malta covers just over in...
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Until 1964 Malta had been a part of the British Empire
British Empire
The British Empire comprised the dominions, colonies, protectorates, mandates and other territories ruled or administered by the United Kingdom. It originated with the overseas colonies and trading posts established by England in the late 16th and early 17th centuries. At its height, it was the...
. Malta was granted full independence on September 21, 1964. The United States recognized
Diplomatic recognition
Diplomatic recognition in international law is a unilateral political act with domestic and international legal consequences, whereby a state acknowledges an act or status of another state or government in control of a state...
the new nation and established full diplomatic relations. Embassy Valletta was established September 21, 1964, with Harrison Lewis as Chargé d'Affaires ad interim until an ambassador could be commissioned.
Ambassadors
- George J. Feldman – Political appointee
- Title: Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary
- Appointed: July 22, 1965
- Presented credentials: October 5, 1965
- Terminated mission: Left post, September 6, 1967
- Hugh H. Smythe – Political appointee
- Title: Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary
- Appointed: October 18, 1967
- Presented credentials: December 29, 1967
- Terminated mission: Left post, August 16, 1969
- John C. Pritzlaff, Jr. – Political appointee
- Title: Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary
- Appointed: July 8, 1969
- Presented credentials: September 4, 1969
- Terminated mission: Left post, February 24, 1972
- John I. Getz – Career FSO
- Title: Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary
- Appointed: February 15, 1972
- Presented credentials: March 9, 1972
- Terminated mission: Left post, July 18, 1974
- Robert P. SmithRobert P. SmithRobert P. Smith is a financial pioneer, philanthropist and author.Robert P. Smith of Turan Corporation, or Bob Smith, as he is known in among those who trade the debt of emerging market countries, is one of four people who "...significantly contributed to the birth of the debt market, and possibly...
– Career FSO- Title: Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary
- Appointed: July 23, 1974
- Presented credentials: September 24, 1974
- Terminated mission: Left post, October 29, 1976
- Lowell Bruce LaingenBruce LaingenLowell Bruce Laingen was the senior American official held hostage during the Iran hostage crisis.-Biography:Laingen, born on a farm in southern Minnesota, graduated from St. Olaf College. He also studied at the National War College, and received a M.A. in International Relations from the...
– Career FSO- Title: Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary
- Appointed: November 17, 1976
- Presented credentials: January 11, 1977
- Terminated mission: Left post, January 20, 1979
- Joan Margaret ClarkJoan M. ClarkJoan Margaret Clark was a former United States Ambassador to Malta . She is a member of the American Academy of Diplomacy.-References:...
– Career FSO- Title: Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary
- Appointed: March 21, 1979
- Presented credentials: March 26, 1979
- Terminated mission: Left post, February 21, 1981
- Note: Frank P. Wardlaw served as Chargé d'Affaires ad interim, February 1981–August 1982.
- James Malone Rentschler – Career FSO
- Title: Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary
- Appointed: August 18, 1982
- Presented credentials: October 19, 1982
- Terminated mission: Left post, July 26, 1985
- Gary L. Matthews – Career FSO
- Title: Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary
- Appointed: August 1, 1985
- Presented credentials: September 19, 1985
- Terminated mission: May 23, 1987
- Peter R. Sommer – Political appointee
- Title: Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary
- Appointed: September 28, 1987
- Presented credentials: October 9, 1987
- Terminated mission: October 8, 1989
- Sally J. Novetzke – Political appointee
- Title: Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary
- Appointed: October 10, 1989
- Presented credentials: November 9, 1989
- Terminated mission: Left post, February 28, 1993
- Note: The following officers served as Chargé d'Affairs ad interim:
- William A. Moffitt (February 1993–June 1994)
- Charles N. Patterson, Jr. (June–July 1994)
- Joseph R. Paolino, Jr. – Political appointee
- Title: Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary
- Appointed: June 9, 1994
- Presented credentials: July 6, 1994
- Terminated mission: Left post, June 2, 1996
- Note: The following officers served as Chargé d'Affaires ad interim:
- Charles N. Patterson, Jr. (June 1996–July 1997)
- Elizabeth Barnett (July 1997–January 1998)
- Kathryn Linda Haycock Proffitt – Political appointee
- Title: Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary
- Appointed: November 10, 1997
- Presented credentials: January 8, 1998
- Terminated mission: Left post March 1, 2001
- Anthony H. GioiaAnthony H. GioiaAnthony H. Gioia was a United States State Department official and former United States Ambassador to Malta. Before becoming an ambassador, Gioia served as the president of Gioia Macaroni Company and as Chairman of the National Pasta Association.Gioia has a bachelors degree from State University...
– Political appointee- Title: Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary
- Appointed: July 12, 2001
- Presented credentials: September 6, 2001
- Terminated mission: Left post December 7, 2004
- Molly H. Bordonaro – Political appointee
- Title: Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary
- Appointed: June 21, 2005
- Presented credentials: September 7, 2005
- Terminated mission: Early February, 2009
- Douglas KmiecDouglas KmiecDouglas W. Kmiec is an American legal scholar, author, and former U.S. ambassador. He is the Caruso Family Chair and Professor of Constitutional Law at Pepperdine University School of Law. Kmiec came to prominence during the United States presidential election, 2008 when, although a Republican, he...
- Political appointee- Title: Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary
- Appointed: September 2, 2009
- Presented credentials: September 17, 2009
- Terminated mission: Left post, June 2011
- Richard M. Mills began serving as Chargé d’Affaires a.i. in June 2011.
See also
- Malta – United States relations
- Foreign relations of MaltaForeign relations of MaltaFor several years after independence in 1964, Malta followed a policy of close co-operation with the United Kingdom and other NATO countries. This relationship changed with the election of the Malta Labour Party government in June 1971, led by Dom Mintoff. The NATO subheadquarters in Malta was...
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