This is a list of
ambassadors of the United States to
Cyprus.
Until 1960 Cyprus had been a colony of the
British Empire. On August 16, 1960, Cyprus gained its independence from the United Kingdom. The United States
recognized the new nation and established an embassy in
Nicosia
Nicosia ( ; el, Λευκωσία, Lefkosía ; tr, Lefkoşa ; hy, Նիկոսիա, romanized: ''Nikosia''; Cypriot Arabic: Nikusiya) is the largest city, capital, and seat of government of Cyprus. It is located near the centre of the Mesaor ...
on August 16, 1960, with
L. Douglas Heck
Louis Douglas Heck (December 14, 1918 – January 13, 1993) was an American diplomat and State Department official.
Heck was born in Bern, Switzerland, to American parents. After graduating with a B.A. from Yale University in 1941, he joined the ...
as ''Chargé d'Affaires ad interim''. Diplomatic relations between the United States and Cyprus have been continuous since that time.
One ambassador,
Rodger P. Davies
Rodger Paul Davies (May 7, 1921 – August 19, 1974) was an American diplomat born in Berkeley, California, who was killed in the line of duty on August 19, 1974, in Nicosia, Cyprus, allegedly by Greek Cypriot gunmen during an anti-American demons ...
, was assassinated by a sniper while at his post in 1974.
The United States does not recognize the
Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus, proclaimed November 15, 1983, by
Turkey.
The U.S. Embassy in Cyprus is located in
Nicosia
Nicosia ( ; el, Λευκωσία, Lefkosía ; tr, Lefkoşa ; hy, Նիկոսիա, romanized: ''Nikosia''; Cypriot Arabic: Nikusiya) is the largest city, capital, and seat of government of Cyprus. It is located near the centre of the Mesaor ...
.
Ambassadors
Notes
See also
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Cyprus – United States relations
Cyprus ; tr, Kıbrıs (), officially the Republic of Cyprus,, , lit: Republic of Cyprus is an island country located south of the Anatolian Peninsula in the eastern Mediterranean Sea. Its continental position is disputed; while it is geo ...
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Foreign relations of Cyprus
Cyprus is a member of the United Nations along with most of its agencies as well as the Commonwealth of Nations, World Bank, International Monetary Fund and Council of Europe. In addition, the country has signed the General Agreement on Tari ...
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Ambassadors of the United States
References
United States Department of State: Background notes on Cyprus*
External links
United States Department of State: CyprusUnited States Embassy in Nicosia
{{Ambassadors of the United States
Cyprus
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