This is a list of
ambassadors of the United States to
Kyrgyzstan.
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
The Supreme Soviet (russian: Верховный Совет, Verkhovny Sovet, Supreme Council) was the common name for the legislative bodies (parliaments) of the Soviet socialist republics (SSR) in the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (USSR) ...
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
Bishkek ( ky, Бишкек), ), formerly Pishpek and Frunze, is the capital and largest city of Kyrgyzstan. Bishkek is also the administrative centre of the Chüy Region. The region surrounds the city, although the city itself is not part of ...
, on February 1, 1992, with
Edmund McWilliams
Edmund McWilliams (born February 18, 1947) is an American diplomat and previous United States Ambassador to Tajikistan.
McWilliams was born in Rhode Island to a father who was a mill worker and a mother who was a cafeteria aide. He majored in Sou ...
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
Bishkek ( ky, Бишкек), ), formerly Pishpek and Frunze, is the capital and largest city of Kyrgyzstan. Bishkek is also the administrative centre of the Chüy Region. The region surrounds the city, although the city itself is not part of ...
.
Ambassadors
See also
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Kyrgyzstan – United States relations
Kyrgyzstan,, pronounced or the Kyrgyz Republic, is a landlocked country in Central Asia. Kyrgyzstan is bordered by Kazakhstan to the north, Uzbekistan to the west, Tajikistan to the south, and the People's Republic of China to the eas ...
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Foreign relations of Kyrgyzstan
Kyrgyzstan has close relations with other members of the Commonwealth of Independent States, particularly Kazakhstan and Russia, given the historical legacy of the Soviet Union. It also has close relations with Turkey as well, given their share ...
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Ambassadors of the United States
References
United States Department of State: Background notes on Kyrgyzstan*
External links
United States Department of State: Chiefs of Mission for KyrgyzstanUnited States Department of State: KyrgyzstanUnited States Embassy in Bishkek
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