The Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the United States of America to the Bahamas, usually simply called U.S. Ambassador to the Bahamas, is an official position and title appointed by the

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and confirmed by the

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by majority vote. The ambassador oversees

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and

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between the

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and

The Bahamas The Bahamas (), officially the Commonwealth of The Bahamas, is an island country within the Lucayan Archipelago of the West Indies in the Atlantic Ocean, North Atlantic. It takes up 97% of the Lucayan Archipelago's land area and is home to ...

. The ambassador lives in

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, the capital of the Bahamas. Due to political disputes, the United States Senate has not confirmed an ambassador to the Bahamas since November 2011, with the post either remaining vacant or held by interim appointees who are not ambassadors.

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, nominated for the post by President

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in 2013, died of leukemia in 2016, having spent more than two years awaiting a vote on her appointment. President

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nominated

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in 2017 but the nomination stalled and he eventually withdrew. In May 2020, President Trump nominated

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for the position; his nomination was eventually withdrawn by President Joe Biden in February 2021. In May 2022, President Biden nominated

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for the position.

List of U.S. ambassadors to the Bahamas

The following is a list of

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s, or other chiefs of mission, to

. The title given by the

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to this position is currently ''Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary.''

References

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United States Department of State: Background notes on the Bahamas
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External links

United States Department of State: Chiefs of Mission for Bahamas

United States Department of State: the Bahamas

United States Embassy in Nassau
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Bahamas The Bahamas (), officially the Commonwealth of The Bahamas, is an island country within the Lucayan Archipelago of the West Indies in the Atlantic Ocean, North Atlantic. It takes up 97% of the Lucayan Archipelago's land area and is home to ...

List of U.S. ambassadors to the Bahamas

See also

References

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