The ambassador of the United States of America to Malaysia is the head of the United States's diplomatic mission to Malaysia. The position has the rank and status of an ambassador extraordinary and plenipotentiary and is based in the Embassy of the United States, Kuala Lumpur.
| Ambassador of the United States to Malaysia | |
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 Seal of the United States Department of State | |
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| Seat | Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia |
| Nominator | The President of the United States |
| Appointer | The President with Senate advice and consent |
| Inaugural holder | Thomas K. Wright as Chargé d'affaires ad interim |
| Formation | August 31, 1957 |
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List of heads of mission
editAmbassadors to Malaysia
edit| Name | Career | Title | Appointment | Presentation of credentials | Termination of mission |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thomas K. Wright[1] | Career FSO | Chargé d'Affaires | August 31, 1957 | September 4, 1957 | Superseded December 2, 1957 |
| Homer M. Byington, Jr.[2] | Career FSO | Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary | October 3, 1957 | December 2, 1957 | Left post, April 1, 1961 |
| Charles F. Baldwin[3] | Career FSO | Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary | February 22, 1961 | April 29, 1961 | Left post, January 22, 1964 |
| James D. Bell | Career FSO | Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary | March 4, 1964 | March 23, 1964 | Left post, July 15, 1969 |
| Jack W. Lydman | Career FSO | Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary | September 15, 1969 | October 8, 1969 | Left post, December 20, 1973 |
| Francis T. Underhill, Jr.[4] | Career FSO | Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary | December 19, 1973 | February 11, 1974 | Left post, May 10, 1977 |
| Robert Hopkins Miller | Career FSO | Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary | May 26, 1977 | June 8, 1977 | Left post, March 8, 1980 |
| Barbara M. Watson | Political appointee | Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary | August 20, 1980 | September 25, 1980 | Left post, March 1, 1981 |
| Ronald DeWayne Palmer | Career FSO | Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary | June 11, 1981 | June 24, 1981 | Left post, October 30, 1983 |
| Thomas P. Shoesmith | Career FSO | Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary | November 18, 1983 | December 12, 1983 | Left post, February 14, 1987 |
| John Cameron Monjo | Career FSO | Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary | April 7, 1987 | June 10, 1987 | Left post, April 22, 1989 |
| Paul Matthews Cleveland | Career FSO | Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary | October 10, 1989 | November 8, 1989 | Left post, July 23, 1992 |
| John Stern Wolf | Career FSO | Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary | August 11, 1992 | October 7, 1992 | Left post, June 10, 1995 |
| John R. Malott | Career FSO | Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary | December 19, 1995 | January 25, 1996 | Left post December 30, 1998 |
| B. Lynn Pascoe | Career FSO | Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary | October 22, 1998 | March 1, 1999 | Left post August 11, 2001 |
| Marie T. Huhtala | Career FSO | Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary | August 3, 2001 | October 17, 2001 | Left post May 28, 2004 |
| Christopher J. LaFleur | Career FSO | Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary | October 18, 2004 | January 4, 2005 | September 14, 2007 |
| James R. Keith | Career FSO | Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary | May 30, 2007 | December 4, 2007 | Left post, March 15, 2010 |
| Paul W. Jones | Career FSO | Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary | August 5, 2010 | October 18, 2010 | July 8, 2013 |
| Joseph Y. Yun | Career FSO | Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary | September 12, 2013 | October 3, 2013 | October 14, 2016 |
| Kamala Shirin Lakhdhir | Career FSO | Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary | December 9, 2016 | February 21, 2017 | January 21, 2021 |
| Brian D. McFeeters | Career FSO | Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary | December 22, 2020 | February 26, 2021 | August 24, 2023 |
| Manu Bhalla | Career FSO | Chargé d'Affaires | August 24, 2023 | December 19, 2023 | |
| Edgard Kagan | Career FSO | Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary | November 8, 2023 | March 20, 2024 | Incumbent |
- Embassy Kuala Lumpur was established on August 31, 1957, with Wright in charge.
Notes
edit- ^ Accredited to the Federation of Malaya. Not commissioned; letter of credence dated Aug 31, 1957.
- ^ Commissioned during a recess of the Senate; recommissioned after confirmation on January 27, 1958. Accredited to the Federation of Malaya.
- ^ "The Association for Diplomatic Studies and Training Foreign Affairs Oral History Project AMBASSADOR CHARLES F. BALDWIN" (PDF). Association for Diplomatic Studies and Training. April 18, 1990. Archived (PDF) from the original on June 21, 2024. Retrieved July 16, 2024.
- ^ "The Association for Diplomatic Studies and Training Foreign Affairs Oral History Project AMBASSADOR FRANCIS T. UNDERHILL" (PDF). Association for Diplomatic Studies and Training. November 21, 1988. Archived (PDF) from the original on July 16, 2024. Retrieved August 5, 2024.
