List of ambassadors of the United States to Singapore

The United States Ambassador to Singapore, formally known as the Ambassador of the United States of America to the Republic of Singapore, is the official representative of the President and the Government of the United States of America to the Government of the Republic of Singapore.

Ambassador of the United States of America to the Republic of Singapore
Seal of the United States Department of State
Incumbent
Rafik Mansour
Chargé d’Affaires, ad interim
since July 30, 2019[1]
Department of State
StyleHis Excellency (formal)
Mr. Ambassador (informal)
Reports toU.S. Secretary of State
SeatSingapore
NominatorThe President of the United States
AppointerThe President
with the advice and consent of the Senate
Term lengthAt the pleasure of the President
No fixed term
Inaugural holderRichard H. Donald
(as Chargé d'Affaires ad interim)
Formation1966
WebsiteU.S. Embassy – Singapore

The position of ambassador to Singapore has been vacant since Wagar resigned in January 2017, as is customary for ambassadors when a new administration takes office. Stephanie Syptak-Ramnath took over the handling of the embassy, serving as chargé d'affaires, ad interim (a.i.) and acting United States ambassador to Singapore.[2] Former Deputy US National Security Adviser K. T. McFarland was nominated as the ambassadorship to Singapore though withdrew her nomination in February 2018; the position requires confirmation by the US Senate.[3][4]

Rafik Mansour takes over the handling of the embassy as the new Chargé d'Affaires on July 30[5] while the ambassadorship remains vacant. President Trump nominated Barbera Hale Thornhill, president of Impact Design, a business-focused interior design firm in Los Angeles, California, as ambassador on 19 September 2019.[6]

List of ambassadors
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[7] Richard Nixon
4 Edwin M. Cronk July 31, 1972 June 7, 1975[8] 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[9] Jimmy Carter
7 Harry E. T. Thayer December 13, 1980 June 14, 1984[10] 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[11] Ronald Reagan
George H. W. Bush
10 Robert D. Orr July 14, 1989 September 12, 1992[12] 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 1993 August 1994 Bill Clinton
13 Timothy Chorba August 15, 1994 January 7, 1998[13]
14 Steven J. Green January 13, 1998 February 27, 2001 Bill Clinton
George W. Bush
15 Frank Lavin September 10, 2001 October 11, 2005[14] George W. Bush
16 Patricia L. Herbold December 29, 2005 January 20, 2009
17 Daniel L. Shields
(Chargé d'Affaires, a.i.)		 January 2009 April 2010[15] Barack Obama
18 David I. Adelman April 29, 2010 September 1, 2013
19 Kirk Wagar September 25, 2013 January 20, 2017[16]
20 Stephanie Syptak-Ramnath
(Chargé d'Affaires, a.i.)		 January 20, 2017[17] July 26, 2019 Donald Trump
21 Rafik Mansour
(Chargé d'Affaires, a.i.)		 July 30, 2019[1] Incumbent
source:[18]

See also

References
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  5. "U.S. Embassy Singapore Announces the Arrival of Chargé d'Affaires, a.i. Rafik Mansour". U.S. Embassy in Singapore. August 1, 2019. Retrieved August 14, 2019.
  6. "President Donald J. Trump Announces Intent to Nominate and Appoint Personnel to Key Administration Posts". The White House. Washington DC. September 19, 2019. Archived from the original on October 28, 2020. Retrieved September 21, 2019.
  7. Fritz | Review: Born a Foreigner
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  9. "South Dakota Historical Listing Legislator Detail Richard F. Kneip". Archived from the original on March 9, 2008. Retrieved July 11, 2007.
  10. "Nominations, August 16, 1984". August 16, 1984. Archived from the original on March 7, 2016.
  11. "Nomination of Daryl Arnold To Be United States Ambassador to Singapore". February 26, 1987. Archived from the original on March 8, 2016.
  12. "Gov. Robert D. Orr". Archived from the original on September 25, 2008. Retrieved July 11, 2007.
  13. "Timothy A. Chorba". Archived from the original on September 28, 2007. Retrieved July 11, 2007.
  14. "International Trade Administration". Archived from the original on September 18, 2007. Retrieved July 11, 2007.
  15. "World Factbook - Singapore". Central Intelligence Agency (CIA). Retrieved April 25, 2010.
  16. "Miami lawyer Kirk Wagar tapped to be ambassador to Singapore". July 30, 2013. Archived from the original on September 15, 2014.
  17. "Chargé d'Affaires, ad interim". sg.usembassy.gov. US Dept of State. Archived from the original on March 28, 2019.
  18. "Former U.S. Ambassadors to Singapore". U.S. Embassy in Singapore.
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