List of ambassadors of the United States to Grenada


The United States ambassador to Grenada is the official representative of the government of the United States to the government of Grenada. The ambassador is the United States Ambassador to Barbados and the Eastern Caribbean, resident in Bridgetown, Barbados, and is concurrently the ambassador to Antigua and Barbuda, Barbados, Dominica, St. Kitts and Nevis, St. Lucia, and St. Vincent and the Grenadines.
The U.S. Government established an embassy in Grenada at St. George's on February 2, 1984. The U.S. Ambassador to Grenada is resident in Bridgetown, Barbados.

List of U.S. ambassadors to Grenada

The following is a list of U.S. ambassadors, or other chiefs of mission, to Grenada. The title given by the United States State Department to this position is currently Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary.
RepresentativeTitlePresentation
of credentials		Termination
of mission		Appointed by
Theodore R. Britton, Jr.Ambassador Extraordinary and PlenipotentiaryFebruary 25, 1975April 22, 1977Gerald Ford
Frank V. Ortiz, Jr.Ambassador Extraordinary and PlenipotentiaryJuly 29, 1977May 15, 1979Jimmy Carter
Sally Shelton-ColbyAmbassador Extraordinary and PlenipotentiaryJuly 23, 1979February 24, 1981Jimmy Carter
Charles A. GillespieChargé d'Affaires ad interimFebruary 2, 1984March 1984Ronald Reagan
Loren E. LawrenceChargé d'Affaires ad interimMarch 1984December 1984Ronald Reagan
Roy T. HaverkampChargé d'Affaires ad interimDecember 1984March 1986Ronald Reagan
John C. LearyChargé d'Affaires ad interimMarch 1986January 9, 1987Ronald Reagan
John C. LearyChargé d'AffairesJanuary 9, 1987May 1988Ronald Reagan
James Ford CooperChargé d'AffairesJune 1988January 1991Ronald Reagan
Annette T. VelerChargé d'AffairesJuly 1991July 1993George H. W. Bush
Ollie P. Anderson, Jr.Chargé d'AffairesSeptember 1993September 1994Bill Clinton
Dennis F. CarterChargé d'AffairesDecember 1994March 1995Bill Clinton
Jeanette W. HydeAmbassador Extraordinary and PlenipotentiaryApril 4, 1995January 31, 1998Bill Clinton
E. William CrottyAmbassador Extraordinary and PlenipotentiaryJanuary 30, 1999October 10, 1999Bill Clinton
James A. DaleyAmbassador Extraordinary and PlenipotentiaryOctober 17, 2000March 1, 2001Bill Clinton
Earl Norfleet PhillipsAmbassador Extraordinary and PlenipotentiaryMarch 26, 2002June 1, 2003George W. Bush
Mary KramerAmbassador Extraordinary and PlenipotentiaryFebruary 5, 2004October 30, 2006George W. Bush
Mary Martin OurismanAmbassador Extraordinary and PlenipotentiaryJanuary 18, 2007January 16, 2009George W. Bush
Brent HardtChargé d'Affaires ad interimJanuary 16, 2009June 19, 2011
Christopher SandroliniChargé d'Affaires ad interimJune 19, 2011May 22, 2012
Larry Leon PalmerAmbassador Extraordinary and PlenipotentiaryJune 28, 2012January 19, 2016Barack Obama
Linda Swartz TaglialatelaAmbassador Extraordinary and PlenipotentiaryFebruary 3, 2016December 27, 2023Barack Obama
Joaquin F. MonserrateChargé d'Affaires ad interimDecember 28, 2023January 11, 2024Joe Biden
Roger F. NyhusAmbassador Extraordinary and PlenipotentiaryFebruary 6, 2024January 20, 2025Joe Biden
Karin B. SullivanChargé d'Affaires ad interimJanuary 20, 2025IncumbentDonald Trump