List of ambassadors of the United States to Kazakhstan

This is a list of ambassadors of the United States to Kazakhstan.

Ambassador of the United States to Kazakhstan
Seal of the United States Department of State
Incumbent
Daniel N. Rosenblum
since November 14, 2022
NominatorThe President of the United States
AppointerThe President
with Senate advice and consent
WebsiteU.S. Embassy - Nur-Sultan

Kazakhstan had been a constituent Soviet Socialist Republic (SSR) of the Soviet Union. Upon dissolution of the Soviet Union, Kazakhstan declared independence on December 16, 1991. It was the last of the Soviet republics to declare independence.

The United States recognized Kazakhstan ten days later on December 26, 1991. The U.S. embassy was established in Almaty (then named Alma-Ata) on February 3, 1992, with William Harrison Courtney as chargé d'affaires ad interim. He was subsequently appointed as the first U.S. ambassador to Kazakhstan.

In 1997 the nation's capital was moved to Astana, where the U.S. embassy is now located.

Ambassadors

U.S. diplomatic terms

Career FSO
After 1915, The United States Department of State began classifying ambassadors as career Foreign Service Officers (FSOs) for those who have served in the Foreign Service for a specified amount of time.

Political appointee
A person who is not a career foreign service officer, but is appointed by the president (often as a reward to political friends).

Appointed
The date that the ambassador took the oath of office; also known as "commissioning". It follows confirmation of a presidential appointment by the Senate, or a Congressional recess appointment by the president. In the case of a recess appointment, the ambassador requires subsequent confirmation by the Senate to remain in office.

Presented credentials
The date that the ambassador presented his letter of credence to the head of state or appropriate authority of the receiving nation. At this time the ambassador officially becomes the representative of his country. This would normally occur a short time after the ambassador's arrival on station. The host nation may reject the ambassador by not receiving the ambassador's letter, but this occurs only rarely.

Terminated mission
Usually the date that the ambassador left the country. In some cases a letter of recall is presented, ending the ambassador's commission, either as a means of diplomatic protest or because the diplomat is being reassigned elsewhere and replaced by another envoy.

Chargé d'affaires
The person in charge of the business of the embassy when there is no ambassador commissioned to the host country.

Ad interim
Latin phrase meaning "for the time being", "in the meantime".
Name Title Appointed Presented credentials Terminated mission Notes
William Harrison Courtney – Career FSO Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary August 11, 1992 September 15, 1992 July 1, 1995
A. Elizabeth Jones – Career FSO October 3, 1995 October 18, 1995 October 12, 1998
Richard Henry Jones – Career FSO October 22, 1998 January 23, 1999 June 10, 2001
Larry C. Napper – Career FSO August 3, 2001 September 19, 2001 July 7, 2004
John M. Ordway – Career FSO May 12, 2004 September 17, 2004 September 15, 2008
Richard E. Hoagland – Career FSO September 10, 2008 October 7, 2008[1] January 13, 2011
John Ordway – Career FSO Chargé d'Affaires ad interim Assumption of duties: January 15, 2011 - September 21, 2011
Kenneth J. Fairfax – Career FSO Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary July 5, 2011 October 25, 2011 September 16, 2013[2]
John M. Ordway – Career FSO Chargé d'Affaires ad interim Assumption of duties: October 16, 2013 - December 19, 2014
George A. Krol – Career FSO Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary January 8, 2015 March 18, 2015 September 17, 2018[3]
William H. Moser – Career FSO January 7, 2019 February 18, 2019 October 25, 2021
Judy Kuo[4] Chargé d'Affaires ad interim Assumption of duties: October 25, 2021 - November 14, 2022
Daniel N. Rosenblum – Political appointee Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary August 4, 2022 November 14, 2022 Incumbent

See also

References
  1. https://2001-2009.state.gov/r/pa/ei/biog/110737.htm
  2. "Kenneth J. Fairfax - People - Department History - Office of the Historian".
  3. "President of Kazakhstan honors George Krol". Kazinform. September 11, 2018. Retrieved April 6, 2019.
  4. "Chargé d'affaires Judy Kuo". U.S. Embassy & Consulate in Kazakhstan. Archived from the original on December 10, 2021.
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