List of ambassadors of the United States to Mongolia

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 current Mongolian ambassador to the United States is Yondongiin Otgonbayar, who succeeded Bulgaagiin Altangerel when he presented credentials on March 28, 2018. The U.S. maintains its embassy in Ulaanbaatar.[1][2]

Ambassador of the United States to Mongolia
Seal of the United States Department of State
Incumbent
Michael S. Klecheski
since February 22, 2019
NominatorThe President of the United States
AppointerThe President
with Senate advice and consent
Inaugural holderSteven Mann
as Chargé d'Affaires ad interim
FormationApr 17, 1988
WebsiteU.S. Embassy - Ulaanbaatar

Ambassadors
Name Portrait Career Status Presentation

of credentials

 Termination of mission Comment
Richard Llewellyn Williams Foreign Service officer 11-Jul-1988 January 16, 1991
Joseph Edward Lake Foreign Service officer 1991 30-Aug-1993
Donald C. Johnson Foreign Service officer 02-Aug-1993 16-Aug-1996
Llewellyn Hedgbeth Foreign Service officer Aug-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 30-May-2006 2009
Jonathan Addleton Foreign Service officer 09-Nov-2009 July 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 Foreign Service officer 22-Feb-2019[5]

See also

References
  1. http://www.nndb.com/gov/353/000172834/
  2. United States Department of State State Dep't List
  3. Hanna, Jeff (December 21, 2011). "Quite a Career". The Columns. Retrieved 11 August 2020.
  4. "U.S. Ambassador Galt to Depart Mongolia". U.S. Department of State. November 3, 2017. Retrieved November 17, 2017.
  5. "The U.S. Ambassador to Mongolia Michael S. Klecheski presented his credentials today". U.S. Department of State. February 22, 2019. Retrieved April 6, 2019.
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