List of ambassadors of the United States to Trinidad and Tobago

The United States Embassy is located in Trinidad and Tobago's capital, Port of Spain, and was established there on August 31, 1962.

Ambassador of the United States of America to Trinidad and Tobago
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Incumbent Jennifer Neidhart de Ortiz Chargé d'affaires since January 20, 2025
Style	His/Her Excellency (formal) Mr./Ms. Ambassador (informal)
Nominator	The President of the United States
Appointer	The President with Senate advice and consent
Inaugural holder	William H. Christensen as Chargé d'Affaires ad interim
Formation	August 31, 1962
Website	U.S. Embassy - Port of Spain

List of ambassadors

Name	Background	Title	Appointment	Presentation of credentials	Termination of mission	Notes
William H. Christensen	Non-career appointee	Chargé d'Affaires ad interim	August 31, 1962	August 31, 1962	December 1, 1962
Robert Graham Miner	Foreign Service officer	Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary	October 23, 1962	December 1, 1962	Left post September 18, 1967
William A. Costello	Non-career appointee	Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary	September 13, 1967	October 26, 1967	Left post March 17, 1969
J. Fife Symington Jr.	Non-career appointee	Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary	July 8, 1969	September 11, 1969	Left post November 14, 1971
Anthony D. Marshall	Non-career appointee	Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary	February 15, 1972	February 22, 1972	Left post December 27, 1973	An earlier nomination of December 7, 1971 was not acted upon by the Senate.
Lloyd I. Miller	Non-career appointee	Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary	December 19, 1973	February 8, 1974	Left post May 23, 1975
Albert B. Fay	Non-career appointee	Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary	February 4, 1976	February 17, 1976	Left post April 5, 1977
Richard K. Fox, Jr.	Foreign Service officer	Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary	July 8, 1977	July 21, 1977	Left post July 16, 1979
Irving G. Cheslaw	Foreign Service officer	Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary	September 28, 1979	October 18, 1979	Left post September 1, 1981
Melvin Herbert Evans	Non-career appointee	Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary	December 1, 1981	January 1, 1982	Died November 27, 1984	Evans left post on November 21, 1984.
Sheldon J. Krys	Foreign Service officer	Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary	July 12, 1985	August 19, 1985	Left post April 24, 1988
Charles A. Gargano	Non-career appointee	Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary	July 15, 1988	August 9, 1988	Left post June 7, 1991
Sally G. Cowal[1]	Foreign Service officer	Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary	August 2, 1991	August 27, 1991	Left post August 22, 1994
Brian J. Donnelly	Non-career appointee	Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary	July 5, 1994	September 5, 1994	Left post September 24, 1997
Edward E. Shumaker III	Non-career appointee	Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary	October 24, 1997	January 13, 1998	Left post March 31, 2001
Roy L. Austin	Non-career appointee	Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary	October 1, 2001	December 6, 2001	December 18, 2009
Beatrice Wilkinson Welters	Non-career appointee	Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary	March 10, 2010	May 11, 2010[2]	Left post November 2, 2012[3]
Margaret Diop	Foreign Service officer	Chargé d'Affaires ad interim	July 2013	N/A	April 19, 2016[4]
John L. Estrada	Non-career appointee	Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary	March 7, 2016[5]	April 19, 2016	Left post January 20, 2017
John W. McIntyre	Foreign Service Officer	Chargé d'Affaires ad interim	January 20, 2017[6]	N/A	October 15, 2018
Joseph Mondello	Non-career appointee	Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary	July 2, 2018	October 22, 2018[7]	Left post January 13, 2021
Shante Moore	Foreign Service Officer	Chargé d'Affaires ad interim	January 13, 2021	N/A	December 7, 2022
Candace Bond	Non-career appointee	Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary	September 29, 2022	December 8, 2022	January 20, 2025

See also

• Trinidad and Tobago – United States relations
• Foreign relations of Trinidad and Tobago
• Ambassadors of the United States

References

1. "The Association for Diplomatic Studies and Training Foreign Affairs Oral History Project Information Series AMBASSADOR SALLY GROOMS COWAL" (PDF). Association for Diplomatic Studies and Training. August 9, 2001. Archived (PDF) from the original on June 21, 2024. Retrieved July 23, 2024.
2. https://history.state.gov/departmenthistory/people/welters-beatrice-w ^{[bare URL]}
3. "Private Site".
4. https://history.state.gov/departmenthistory/people/diop-margaret-brumfield ^{[bare URL]}
5. https://history.state.gov/departmenthistory/people/estrada-john-l ^{[bare URL]}
6. "Technical Difficulties". US Embassy Port of Spain.
7. "Presentation of Credentials – Ambassador-designate of the United States of America". The Office of the President of the Republic of Trinidad and Tobago.

Notes

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

External links

• United States Department of State: Chiefs of Mission for Trinidad and Tobago
• United States Department of State: Trinidad and Tobago
• United States Embassy in Port of Spain