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 sa Pilipinas) was established on July 4, 1946 after the Philippines gained its independence from the United States.

Ambassador of the United States to the Philippines
Sugo ng Estados Unidos sa Pilipinas
Seal of the United States Department of State
Incumbent
John C. Law
Chargé d’Affaires
since October 4, 2020
NominatorThe President of the United States
AppointerThe President
with Senate advice and consent
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 City. The Ambassador also has a summer residence in Baguio, The American Residence.

Ambassadors Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary to the Republic of the Philippines
Term startedTerm endedU.S. Ambassador
July 4, 1946March 22, 1947Paul V. McNutt[1]
September 22, 1947April 28, 1948Emmet O'Neal
May 23, 1949October 14, 1951Myron Melvin Cowen
February 7, 1952April 1, 1955Raymond A. Spruance
April 12, 1955March 23, 1956Homer S. Ferguson
July 20, 1956November 6, 1956Albert F. Nufer[2]
June 4, 1957October 15, 1959Charles E. Bohlen
January 13, 1960December 8, 1961John D. Hickerson
February 5, 1962June 14, 1964William E. Stevenson
August 5, 1964October 21, 1967William McCormick Blair, Jr.
June 17, 1968April 7, 1969G. Mennen Williams
August 29, 1969May 25, 1973Henry A. Byroade
August 6, 1973April 26, 1977William H. Sullivan
November 11, 1977March 30, 1978David D. Newsom
June 8, 1978August 10, 1981Richard W. Murphy
March 12, 1982April 18, 1984Michael Armacost
May 4, 1984April 2, 1987Stephen W. Bosworth
August 27, 1987July 20, 1991Nicholas Platt
August 16, 1991June 10, 1992Frank G. Wisner
September 4, 1992March 1, 1993Richard H. Solomon
October 26, 1993August 5, 1996John Negroponte
September 3, 1996July 24, 2000Thomas C. Hubbard
July 2000September 2001Michael E. Malinowski [3]
September 2001February 2002Robert W. Fitts [3]
February 21, 2002April 3, 2005Francis J. Ricciardone, Jr.
April 2005August 2005Joseph A. Mussomeli [3]
August 2005March 2006Darryl N. Johnson [3]
March 22, 2006November 19, 2009Kristie Kenney
April 27, 2010November 20, 2013Harry K. Thomas, Jr.
November 21, 2013October 28, 2016Philip Goldberg
November 4, 2016October 4, 2020Sung Y. Kim

Notes
  1. Previously the High Commissioner to the Philippines
  2. Died at post
  3. Served as Chargé d'Affaires ad interim

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