This is a list of
United States ambassadors to
Tajikistan
Tajikistan (, ; tg, Тоҷикистон, Tojikiston; russian: Таджикистан, Tadzhikistan), officially the Republic of Tajikistan ( tg, Ҷумҳурии Тоҷикистон, Jumhurii Tojikiston), is a landlocked country in Centr ...
.
Until 1991, Tajikistan had been a constituent republic of the
Soviet Union
The Soviet Union,. officially the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics. (USSR),. was a transcontinental country that spanned much of Eurasia from 1922 to 1991. A flagship communist state, it was nominally a federal union of fifteen national ...
as the
Tajik Soviet Socialist Republic
The Tajik Soviet Socialist Republic,, ''Çumhuriji Şūraviji Sotsialistiji Toçikiston''; russian: Таджикская Советская Социалистическая Республика, ''Tadzhikskaya Sovetskaya Sotsialisticheskaya Resp ...
. On December 25, 1991, following the
dissolution of the Soviet Union
The dissolution of the Soviet Union, also negatively connoted as rus, Разва́л Сове́тского Сою́за, r=Razvál Sovétskogo Soyúza, ''Ruining of the Soviet Union''. was the process of internal disintegration within the Sov ...
, Tajikistan declared its independence and became the Republic of Tajikistan. The United States government
recognized Tajikistan on the same day. Diplomatic relations were established on February 19, 1992 in an announcement by President Bush. A temporary embassy was opened by Chargé d'Affaires ''ad interim''
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 ...
on March 13, 1992 in the Avesto Hotel, pending the appointment of an ambassador.
The first ranking ambassador was
Stanley Tuemler Escudero, who
presented his credentials on October 19, 1992.
On October 25, 1992, six days after Ambassador Escudero's arrival, Embassy Dushanbe was closed and all U.S. personnel were withdrawn because of the
civil war in Tajikistan
The Tajikistani Civil War ( tg, Ҷанги шаҳрвандии Тоҷикистон, translit=Jangi shahrvandiyi Tojikiston / Çangi shahrvandiji Toçikiston; russian: Гражданская война в Таджикистане), also known ...
.
The embassy was reopened on March 11, 1993.
In 1998, after the
embassy bombings in Africa, Embassy Dushanbe American personnel were temporarily relocated to
Almaty
Almaty (; kk, Алматы; ), formerly known as Alma-Ata ( kk, Алма-Ата), is the List of most populous cities in Kazakhstan, largest city in Kazakhstan, with a population of about 2 million. It was the capital of Kazakhstan from 1929 to ...
, Kazakhstan, due to heightened Embassy security standards. American Embassy Dushanbe has since returned to full operations and in July 2006 moved into a purpose-built embassy compound.
Ambassadors
See also
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Tajikistan – United States relations
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Foreign relations of Tajikistan
Foreign relations of Tajikistan are based on a desire to secure foreign investment and promote regional security while ensuring Tajikistan's independence. Sirodjidin Aslov is the current Foreign’s Minister of Tajikistan.
Disputes
Outstanding ...
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Ambassadors of the United States
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References
United States Department of State: Background notes on Tajikistan*
External links
United States Department of State: Chiefs of Mission for TajikistanUnited States Department of State: TajikistanUnited States Embassy in Dushanbe
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Tajikistan
Tajikistan (, ; tg, Тоҷикистон, Tojikiston; russian: Таджикистан, Tadzhikistan), officially the Republic of Tajikistan ( tg, Ҷумҳурии Тоҷикистон, Jumhurii Tojikiston), is a landlocked country in Centr ...
United States
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