The United States ambassador to Singapore is the official representative of the United States of America to the Republic of Singapore. The incumbent ambassador is Jonathan E. Kaplan since December 6, 2021, serving as the ambassador of the Embassy of the United States in Singapore.
| United States Ambassador to Singapore | |
|---|---|
| Duta Besar Amerika Syarikat ke Singapura 美国驻新加坡大使 சிங்கப்பூருக்கான அமெரிக்க தூதர் | |
 Seal of the United States Department of State | |
| Department of State | |
| Reports to | U.S. Secretary of State |
| Seat | Singapore |
| Nominator | President of the United States |
| Appointer | United States Congress |
| Term length | No term limit |
| Inaugural holder | Richard H. Donald |
| Formation | 1966 |
| Website | U.S. Embassy – Singapore |
List of ambassadors
edit| No. | Name | Took office | Left office | President |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Richard H. Donald (Chargé d'Affaires, a.i.) |
April 4, 1966 | September 1966 | Lyndon B. Johnson |
| 2 | Francis Joseph Galbraith | December 8, 1966 | July 7, 1969 | |
| 3 | Charles T. Cross | October 10, 1969 | November 18, 1971[2] | Richard Nixon |
| 4 | Edwin M. Cronk | July 31, 1972 | June 7, 1975[3] | Richard Nixon Gerald Ford |
| 5 | John H. Holdridge | August 5, 1975 | June 9, 1978 | Gerald Ford Jimmy Carter |
| 6 | Richard F. Kneip | August 7, 1978 | September 25, 1980[4] | Jimmy Carter |
| 7 | Harry E. T. Thayer | December 13, 1980 | June 14, 1984[5] | Jimmy Carter Ronald Reagan |
| 8 | J. Stapleton Roy | October 26, 1984 | October 4, 1986 | Ronald Reagan |
| 9 | Daryl Arnold | April 28, 1987 | July 8, 1989[6] | Ronald Reagan George H. W. Bush |
| 10 | Robert D. Orr | July 14, 1989 | September 12, 1992[7] | George H. W. Bush |
| 11 | Jon Huntsman Jr. | September 22, 1992 | June 15, 1993 | George H. W. Bush Bill Clinton |
| 12 | Ralph L. Boyce (Chargé d'Affaires, a.i.) |
June 15, 1993 | August 15, 1994 | Bill Clinton |
| 13 | Timothy Chorba | August 15, 1994 | January 7, 1998[8] | |
| 14 | Steven J. Green | January 13, 1998 | February 27, 2001 | Bill Clinton George W. Bush |
| 15 | Frank Lavin | September 10, 2001 | October 11, 2005[9] | George W. Bush |
| 16 | Patricia L. Herbold | December 29, 2005 | January 20, 2009 | |
| 17 | Daniel L. Shields (Chargé d'Affaires, a.i.) |
January 20, 2009 | April 29, 2010[10] | Barack Obama |
| 18 | David I. Adelman | April 29, 2010 | September 1, 2013 | |
| 19 | Kirk Wagar | September 25, 2013 | January 20, 2017[11] | |
| 20 | Stephanie Syptak-Ramnath (Chargé d'Affaires, a.i.) |
January 20, 2017[12] | July 26, 2019 | Donald Trump |
| 21 | Rafik Mansour (Chargée d'Affaires, a.i.) |
July 30, 2019[1] | December 6, 2021 | |
| 22 | Jonathan Kaplan | December 6, 2021[13] | Incumbent | Joe Biden |
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See also
editReferences
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- ^ Fritz | Review: Born a Foreigner
- ^ "Arrangement Regarding International Tade in Textile" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on September 30, 2007. Retrieved July 11, 2007.
- ^ "South Dakota Historical Listing Legislator Detail Richard F. Kneip". Archived from the original on March 9, 2008. Retrieved July 11, 2007.
- ^ "Nominations, August 16, 1984". August 16, 1984. Archived from the original on March 7, 2016.
- ^ "Nomination of Daryl Arnold To Be United States Ambassador to Singapore". February 26, 1987. Archived from the original on March 8, 2016.
- ^ "Gov. Robert D. Orr". Archived from the original on September 25, 2008. Retrieved July 11, 2007.
- ^ "Timothy A. Chorba". Archived from the original on September 28, 2007. Retrieved July 11, 2007.
- ^ "International Trade Administration". Archived from the original on September 18, 2007. Retrieved July 11, 2007.
- ^ "World Factbook - Singapore". Central Intelligence Agency (CIA). Retrieved April 25, 2010.
- ^ "Miami lawyer Kirk Wagar tapped to be ambassador to Singapore". Miami Herald. July 30, 2013. Archived from the original on September 15, 2014.
- ^ "Chargé d'Affaires, ad interim". sg.usembassy.gov. US Dept of State. Archived from the original on March 28, 2019.
- ^ "Ambassador Jonathan Kaplan". U.S. Embassy in Singapore. December 6, 2021. Retrieved December 6, 2021.
- ^ "Former U.S. Ambassadors to Singapore". U.S. Embassy in Singapore.
