United States Ambassador to the Philippines
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The office of the United States Ambassador to the Republic of the Philippines was established on July 4, 1946 after the Philippines gained its independence from the United States
.
The Ambassador to the Philippines has also been accredited to the Republic of Palau since 1996. The Ambassador works at the Embassy of the United States in Manila
along Roxas Boulevard and holds residence in Forbes Park
in Makati City
. The Ambassador also has a summer residence in Baguio, The American Residence.
The current Ambassador to the Philippines is Harry K. Thomas, Jr.
since 2010.
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
.
The Ambassador to the Philippines has also been accredited to the Republic of Palau since 1996. The Ambassador works at the Embassy of the United States in Manila
Embassy of the United States in Manila
The Embassy of the United States of America to the Republic of the Philippines is situated in the Chancery Building of the Manila American Embassy along Roxas Boulevard in Manila...
along Roxas Boulevard and holds residence in Forbes Park
Forbes Park
Forbes Park may refer to:* Forbes Park, Makati City, Philippines* Forbes Park, Fort Garland, Colorado, United States* Forbes Park, Chelsea, Massachusetts, United States...
in Makati City
Makati City
The City of Makati is one of the 17 cities that make up Metro Manila, one of the most populous metropolitan areas in the world. Makati is the financial center of the Philippines and one of the major financial, commercial and economic hubs in Asia...
. The Ambassador also has a summer residence in Baguio, The American Residence.
The current Ambassador to the Philippines is Harry K. Thomas, Jr.
Harry K. Thomas, Jr.
Harry K. Thomas, Jr. is the United States Ambassador to the Philippines. A former United States Ambassador to Bangladesh and Director General of the United States Foreign Service , Thomas was designated by US President Barack Obama on November 19, 2009 to replace Kristie Kenney...
since 2010.
Ambassadors Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary to the Republic of the Philippines
| Term started | Term ended | U.S. Ambassador |
| July 4, 1946 | March 22, 1947 | Paul V. McNutt Paul V. McNutt Paul Vories McNutt was an American politician who served as the 34th Governor of Indiana during the Great Depression, high commissioner to the Philippines, administrator of the Federal Security Agency, chairman of the War Manpower Commission and ambassador to the Philippines.-Family and... |
| September 22, 1947 | April 28, 1948 | Emmet O'Neal Emmet O'Neal (Kentucky) Emmet O'Neal was a U.S. Representative from Kentucky and an ambassador to the Philippines. A member of the Centre College Athletic Hall of Fame, his brother was Louisville Mayor Joseph T. O'Neal.-Biography:... |
| May 23, 1949 | October 14, 1951 | Myron Melvin Cowen |
| February 7, 1952 | April 1, 1955 | Raymond Ames Spruance |
| April 12, 1955 | March 23, 1956 | Homer Ferguson |
| July 20, 1956 | November 6, 1956 | Albert F. Nufer |
| June 4, 1957 | October 15, 1959 | Charles E. Bohlen Charles E. Bohlen Charles Eustis “Chip” Bohlen was a United States diplomat from 1929 to 1969 and Soviet expert, serving in Moscow before and during World War II, succeeding George F. Kennan as United States Ambassador to the Soviet Union , then ambassador to the Philippines , and to France... |
| January 13, 1960 | December 8, 1961 | John D. Hickerson John D. Hickerson John Dewey Hickerson was a United States diplomat-Biography:John D. Hickerson was born at Crawford, Texas on January 26, 1898. He was educated at the University of Texas, receiving a B.A. in 1920.... |
| February 5, 1962 | June 14, 1964 | William E. Stevenson |
| August 5, 1964 | October 21, 1967 | William McCormick Blair, Jr. William McCormick Blair, Jr. William McCormick Blair, Jr. served as U.S. Ambassador to Denmark from 1961 to 1964 and U.S. Ambassador to the Philippines from 1964 until 1967. A lawyer, he also was a close associate of Adlai Stevenson.... |
| June 17, 1968 | April 7, 1969 | G. Mennen Williams G. Mennen Williams Gerhard Mennen "Soapy" Williams, , was a politician from the US state of Michigan. An heir to a personal grooming products fortune, he was known as "Soapy," and wore a trademark green bow tie with white polka dots.... |
| August 29, 1969 | May 25, 1973 | Henry A. Byroade Henry A. Byroade Brigadier General Henry Alfred Byroade, United States Army of Indiana was a career diplomat who served as Ambassador to Egypt in 1955 and 1956 and later to five other countries, including United States Ambassador to Burma from September 1963 to June 1968, and served as Assistant Secretary of State... |
| August 6, 1973 | April 26, 1977 | William H. Sullivan William H. Sullivan William Healy Sullivan was an American Foreign Service career officer who served as Ambassador to Laos from 1964-1969, the Philippines from 1973-1977, and Iran from 1977-1979.... |
| November 11, 1977 | March 30, 1978 | David D. Newsom David D. Newsom David Dunlop Newsom was the United States Assistant Secretary of State for African Affairs from 1969 until 1974. Also, he was the United States Ambassador to the Philippines from 1977 to 1978.... |
| June 8, 1978 | August 10, 1981 | Richard W. Murphy Richard W. Murphy Richard William Murphy is an American diplomat.After graduating from The Roxbury Latin School in 1947, he received BAs from Harvard University in 1951 and from Emmanuel College, University of Cambridge in 1953. From 1953 to 1955, he served in the U.S... |
| March 12, 1982 | April 18, 1984 | Michael Armacost Michael Armacost Michael Hayden Armacost is a fellow at Stanford University's Freeman Spogli Institute. He previously was the president of the Brookings Institution from 1995-2002.-Diplomatic career:... |
| May 4, 1984 | April 2, 1987 | Stephen W. Bosworth Stephen W. Bosworth Stephen Warren Bosworth is Dean of The Fletcher School at Tufts University and serves as United States Special Representative for North Korea Policy. He has served three times as a U.S. Ambassador, to South Korea , to the Philippines , and to Tunisia... |
| August 27, 1987 | July 20, 1991 | Nicholas Platt Nicholas Platt Nicholas Platt is an American diplomat who served as U.S. Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary to Pakistan, Philippines, Zambia, and as a high level diplomat in Canada, China, Hong Kong, and Japan... |
| August 16, 1991 | June 10, 1992 | Frank G. Wisner Frank G. Wisner Frank George Wisner II is an American businessman and former diplomat. He is the son of Frank Wisner . On 31 January 2011, he was sent to Egypt by President Barack Obama to negotiate a resolution to the popular protests against the regime that have swept the country... |
| September 4, 1992 | March 1, 1993 | Richard H. Solomon Richard H. Solomon Richard Harvey Solomon was United States Assistant Secretary of State for East Asian and Pacific Affairs from 1989 to 1992, and, since 1993, has been president of the United States Institute of Peace.-Biography:... |
| October 26, 1993 | August 5, 1996 | John Negroponte John Negroponte John Dimitri Negroponte is an American diplomat. He is currently a research fellow and lecturer in international affairs at Yale University's Jackson Institute for Global Affairs... |
| September 3, 1996 | July 24, 2000 | Thomas C. Hubbard Thomas C. Hubbard Thomas C. Hubbard is a diplomat and former U.S. Ambassador to the Philippines and South Korea . He is a member of the American Academy of Diplomacy.-References:... |
| July 2000 | September 2001 | Michael E. Malinowski |
| September 2001 | February 2002 | Robert W. Fitts |
| February 21, 2002 | April 3, 2005 | Francis J. Ricciardone, Jr. Francis J. Ricciardone, Jr. Francis J. Ricciardone is the United States ambassador to Turkey. Previously he was Deputy Ambassador at the US Embassy in Kabul, Afghanistan. He was also on leave from the U.S. Department of State as a guest scholar at the U.S. Institute of Peace. He has served as U.S... |
| April 2005 | August 2005 | Joseph A. Mussomeli Joseph A. Mussomeli Ambassador Joseph Adamo Mussomeli is an employee of the U.S. Department of State and is currently the U.S. Ambassador to the Republic of Slovenia.-Early life:... |
| August 2005 | March 2006 | Darryl N. Johnson Darryl N. Johnson Darryl Norman Johnson is a retired American statesman and career Foreign Service Officer who held many positions in American government around the world. Most recently and importantly he was the United States Ambassador to Thailand from 2001–2004... |
| March 22, 2006 | November 19, 2009 | Kristie A. Kenney |
| April 27, 2010 | Incumbent | Harry K. Thomas, Jr. Harry K. Thomas, Jr. Harry K. Thomas, Jr. is the United States Ambassador to the Philippines. A former United States Ambassador to Bangladesh and Director General of the United States Foreign Service , Thomas was designated by US President Barack Obama on November 19, 2009 to replace Kristie Kenney... |
See also
- Embassy of the Philippines, Washington, D.C.
- Philippines – United States relations
- Foreign relations of Philippines
- Ambassadors of the United States