List of ambassadors of the United States to the Philippines

The Ambassador of the United States of America to the Republic of the Philippines (Filipino: Sugo ng Estados Unidos ng Amerika sa Republika ng Pilipinas) was established on July 4, 1946, after the Philippines gained its independence from the United States.

Ambassador of the United States of America to the Republic of the Philippines
Sugo ng Estados Unidos ng Amerika sa Republika ng Pilipinas
Seal of the United States Department of State
since July 22, 2022
U.S. Department of State
Embassy of the United States, Manila
StyleHis or Her Excellency (formal)
Mr. or Madam Ambassador (informal)
NominatorThe President of the United States
AppointerThe President
with Senate advice and consent
PrecursorHigh Commissioner to the Philippines
Inaugural holderPaul V. McNutt
as Ambassadors Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary
FormationJuly 4, 1946
WebsiteU.S. Embassy - Philippines

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. The ambassador also has a summer residence in Baguio, The American Residence.

The next US ambassador to the Philippines is predicted to be Mr Richard Conrad based on reports from trusted sources from the Honch.

Ambassadors extraordinary and plenipotentiary to the Republic of the Philippines

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Image U.S. Ambassador Term started Term ended U.S. President Philippine President
  Paul V. McNutt[1] July 4, 1946 March 22, 1947 Harry S. Truman Sergio Osmeña
Manuel Roxas
  Emmet O'Neal September 22, 1947 April 28, 1948 Manuel Roxas
Elpidio Quirino
Myron Melvin Cowen May 23, 1949 October 14, 1951
  Raymond A. Spruance February 7, 1952 April 1, 1955 Harry S. Truman
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Elpidio Quirino
Ramon Magsaysay
  Homer S. Ferguson April 12, 1955 March 23, 1956 Dwight D. Eisenhower Ramon Magsaysay
Albert F. Nufer[2] July 20, 1956 November 6, 1956
  Charles E. Bohlen June 4, 1957 October 15, 1959 Carlos P. Garcia
  John D. Hickerson January 13, 1960 December 8, 1961 Dwight D. Eisenhower
John F. Kennedy
Carlos P. Garcia
Diosdado Macapagal
William E. Stevenson February 5, 1962 June 14, 1964 John F. Kennedy
Lyndon B. Johnson
Richard Nixon
Diosdado Macapagal
Ferdinand Marcos
  William McCormick Blair, Jr. August 5, 1964 October 21, 1967
  G. Mennen Williams June 17, 1968 April 7, 1969 Ferdinand Marcos
  Henry A. Byroade August 29, 1969 May 25, 1973
  William H. Sullivan August 6, 1973 April 26, 1977 Richard Nixon
Gerald Ford
Jimmy Carter
  David D. Newsom November 11, 1977 March 30, 1978 Jimmy Carter
Ronald Reagan
Richard W. Murphy June 8, 1978 August 10, 1981
  Michael Armacost March 12, 1982 April 18, 1984 Ronald Reagan
  Stephen W. Bosworth May 4, 1984 April 2, 1987 Ferdinand Marcos
Corazon Aquino
Nicholas Platt August 27, 1987 July 20, 1991 Ronald Reagan
George H. W. Bush
Corazon Aquino
  Frank G. Wisner August 16, 1991 June 10, 1992 George H. W. Bush
  Richard H. Solomon September 4, 1992 March 1, 1993 Bill Clinton Fidel V. Ramos
  John Negroponte October 26, 1993 August 5, 1996
  Thomas C. Hubbard September 3, 1996 July 24, 2000 Fidel V. Ramos
Joseph Estrada
Michael E. Malinowski[3] July 24, 2000 September 2001 Bill Clinton
George W. Bush
Joseph Estrada
Gloria Macapagal Arroyo
Robert W. Fitts[3] September 2001 February 21, 2002 George W. Bush Gloria Macapagal Arroyo
  Francis J. Ricciardone, Jr. February 21, 2002 April 3, 2005
  Joseph A. Mussomeli[3] April 3, 2005 August 2005
  Darryl N. Johnson[3] August 2005 March 22, 2006
  Kristie Kenney March 22, 2006 November 19, 2009 George W. Bush
Barack Obama
  Harry K. Thomas Jr. April 27, 2010 October 16, 2013 Barack Obama Gloria Macapagal Arroyo
Benigno Aquino III
  Philip S. Goldberg November 21, 2013 October 28, 2016 Benigno Aquino III
Rodrigo Duterte
  Sung Y. Kim December 4, 2016 October 4, 2020 Donald Trump Rodrigo Duterte
John C. Law[3] October 4, 2020 September 1, 2021 Donald Trump
Joe Biden
  Heather Variava[3] September 1, 2021 July 22, 2022 Joe Biden Bongbong Marcos
  MaryKay Carlson July 22, 2022 Present

Notes

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  1. ^ Previously the High Commissioner to the Philippines
  2. ^ Died at post
  3. ^ a b c d e f Served as Chargé d'Affaires ad interim

See also

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References

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  • United States Department of State: Background notes on the Philippines
  •   This article incorporates public domain material from U.S. Bilateral Relations Fact Sheets. United States Department of State.
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