Until 1992 the Slovak Republic had been united with the Czech Republic as the nation of Czechoslovakia. Following World War II, a U.S. consulate was established in Bratislava, but the consulate was closed on May 27, 1950, on the order of the Czechoslovak government, at the height of the Cold War. In 1990 the consulate was reestablished in Bratislava. The Consulate was upgraded to the status of Consulate General on October 21, 1991. In June 1992, the Slovak parliament voted to declare sovereignty and the Czech-Slovak federation dissolved peacefully on January 1, 1993. The United States recognized the Slovak Republic as an independent state and established diplomatic relations with it on January 1, 1993. The embassy in Bratislava was established January 4, 1993, with Paul Hacker as Chargé d’Affaires ad interim. He was replaced by Eleanor Sutter on July 7, 1993. The first ambassador, Theodore E. Russell was commissioned to Slovakia on November 22, 1993. The United States has maintained diplomatic relations with Slovakia since 1993.
| Ambassador of the United States to Slovakia | |
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 Seal of the United States Department of State | |
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| Nominator | The President of the United States |
| Inaugural holder | Theodore E. Russell as Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary |
| Formation | November 22, 1993 |
| Website | U.S. Embassy - Bratislava |
Ambassadors
edit| Name | Title | Appointed | Presented credentials | Terminated mission | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Theodore E. Russell – Career FSO | Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary | November 22, 1993 | December 16, 1993 | March 29, 1996 | |
| Ralph R. Johnson – Career FSO | January 18, 1996 | April 4, 1996 | May 21, 1999 | ||
| Carl Spielvogel – Political appointee[1] | August 3, 2000 | September 7, 2000 | April 15, 2001 | ||
| Ronald Weiser – Political appointee | November 26, 2001 | January 5, 2002 | December 19, 2004 | ||
| Rodolphe M. "Skip" Vallee – Political appointee | June 21, 2005 | August 23, 2005 | December 5, 2007 | ||
| Vincent Obsitnik – Political appointee | November 9, 2007 | December 6, 2007 | January 20, 2009 | ||
| Theodore Sedgwick – Political appointee | July 4, 2010 | August 18, 2010 | July 2, 2015 | ||
| Liam Wasley | Chargé d'Affaires | September 20, 2015[2] | N/A | August 2016 | |
| Adam H. Sterling – Career FSO | Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary | May 25, 2016 | September 6, 2016 | August 7, 2019 | |
| Bridget Brink – Career FSO | May 29, 2019 | August 20, 2019[3] | May 18, 2022 | ||
| Nicholas Namba | Chargé d'Affaires | May 19, 2022 | N/A | September 14, 2022 | |
| Gautam Rana | Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary | August 4, 2022 | September 28, 2022 | Incumbent |
Notes
edit- ^ Spielvogel was commissioned during a recess of the Senate. A later nomination of September 28, 2000, was not acted upon by the Senate.
- ^ "I'm glad to return to Slovakia". October 21, 2015.
- ^ "Ambassador Bridget Brink Presents Credentials to President Zuzana Čaputová". U.S. Embassy Bratislava. August 20, 2019. Retrieved August 21, 2019.
