This is a list of

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Burma Myanmar, ; UK pronunciations: US pronunciations incl. . Note: Wikipedia's IPA conventions require indicating /r/ even in British English although only some British English speakers pronounce r at the end of syllables. As John Wells explai ...

. In 1989 the military government of Burma changed the name of the nation to

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, but the United States government—and all other Western governments—do not accept the name and still refer to the country as Burma in official usage. Burma became a province of

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in 1886 under the

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. The country was occupied by Japan during

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but after the war, again came under control of Britain. In 1946 Britain began negotiations with the Burmese to establish independence for the nation, and reached a final agreement on January 27, 1947. A transitional government was established and Burma became fully independent on January 4, 1948. The United States recognized Burma and established the

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on September 19, 1947, with Earl L. Packer as ''Chargé d'Affaires ad interim''. After 1990 the United States appointed no ambassador to Burma in protest against the policies of the military regime. A '' chargé d'affaires'' became the head of mission until 2012.

Ambassadors

''Chargés d'Affaires''

* Franklin P. Huddle, Jr. (September 1990–September 1994) * Marilyn Meyers (September 1994–October 1996) * Kent M. Wiedemann (October 1996–May 1999) * Priscilla A. Clapp (July 1999–August 2002) * Carmen Maria Martinez (August 2002–August 2005) *

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(August 2005–September 2008) * Larry M. Dinger (September 2008–August 2011) * Michael Thurston (August 2011–July 2012)

Uncompleted appointments

* Frederick Vreeland was nominated to the ambassadorial post by President George H. W. Bush in 1990, but the Senate declined to act on the nomination. * Parker W. Borg was nominated by President George H. W. Bush on July 22, 1991, but the Senate declined to act on the nomination. * Michael J. Green was nominated by President

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in 2008 to fulfill a special

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position delegated by the

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Block Burma JADE Act, but the nomination was not voted on by the end of the Bush Administration.

Notes

References

United States Department of State: Background notes on Burma
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External links

United States Department of State: Chiefs of Mission for Burma

United States Department of State: Burma

United States Embassy in Rangoon
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