List of ambassadors of the United States to Kyrgyzstan
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This is a list of ambassadors of the United States to Kyrgyzstan.
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Ambassador of the United States to Kyrgyzstan | |
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Nominator | The President of the United States |
Appointer | The President with Senate advice and consent |
Inaugural holder | Edward Hurwitz as Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary |
Formation | August 11, 1992 |
Website | U.S. Embassy - Bishkek |
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Until 1991 the Kirghiz Soviet Socialist Republic had been a constituent SSR of the Soviet Union. Upon the breakup of the USSR, the Supreme Soviet of Kyrgyzstan declared itself independent of the Soviet Union on August 31, 1991, and renamed itself the Republic of Kyrgyzstan. The United States recognized Kyrgyzstan on December 26, 1991. An embassy was established in the capital, Bishkek, on February 1, 1992, with Edmund McWilliams as Chargé d'Affaires ad interim. Relations between the United States and Kyrgyzstan have been continuous since that time.
The U.S. Embassy in Kyrgyzstan is located in Bishkek.