List of ambassadors of the United States to Mongolia
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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]
NominatorThe president of the United States
AppointerThe president
with Senate advice and consent
with Senate advice and consent
Inaugural holderSteven Mann
as Chargé d'Affaires ad interim
as Chargé d'Affaires ad interim
FormationApril 17, 1988
| Ambassador of the United States to Mongolia | |
|---|---|
Seal of the United States Department of State | |
 Flag of a United States ambassador | |
| Nominator | The president of the United States |
| Appointer | The president with Senate advice and consent |
| Inaugural holder | Steven Mann as Chargé d'Affaires ad interim |
| Formation | April 17, 1988 |
| Website | U.S. Embassy - Ulaanbaatar |
Ambassadors
| Name | Portrait | Career status | Presentation
of credentials |
Termination of mission | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Richard Llewellyn Williams | Foreign Service officer | 11-Jul-1988 | 27-June-1990 | ||
| Joseph Edward Lake | .jpg) |
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 | .jpg) |
Foreign Service officer | 22-Feb-2019[5] | 24-Sep-2022 | |
| Richard L. Buangan |  |
Foreign Service Officer | November 17, 2022 | Present |
