List of ambassadors of the United States to Suriname


The following is a list of ambassadors that the United States has sent to Suriname. The current title given by the United States State Department to this position is Ambassador Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary.
RepresentativeTitlePresentation
of credentials		Termination
of mission		Appointed by
Robert L. FlanaginChargé d'Affaires ad interimNovember 25, 1975March 25, 1976Gerald Ford
J. Owen Zurhellen, Jr.Ambassador Extraordinary and PlenipotentiaryMarch 25, 1976June 2, 1978Gerald Ford
Nancy OstranderAmbassador Extraordinary and PlenipotentiaryJune 29, 1978July 8, 1980Jimmy Carter
John J. Crowley, Jr.Ambassador Extraordinary and PlenipotentiaryJuly 25, 1980December 10, 1981Jimmy Carter
Robert Werner DuemlingAmbassador Extraordinary and PlenipotentiaryAugust 4, 1982August 24, 1984Ronald Reagan
Robert E. BarbourAmbassador Extraordinary and PlenipotentiaryOctober 25, 1984October 23, 1987Ronald Reagan
Richard C. HowlandAmbassador Extraordinary and PlenipotentiaryDecember 9, 1987May 16, 1990Ronald Reagan
John P. LeonardAmbassador Extraordinary and PlenipotentiaryMarch 11, 1991November 1, 1993George H. W. Bush
Roger R. GambleAmbassador Extraordinary and PlenipotentiaryNovember 23, 1993September 20, 1996Bill Clinton
Dennis K. HaysAmbassador Extraordinary and PlenipotentiaryMarch 14, 1997June 14, 2000Bill Clinton
Daniel A. JohnsonAmbassador Extraordinary and PlenipotentiarySeptember 29, 2000June 3, 2003Bill Clinton
Marsha E. BarnesAmbassador Extraordinary and PlenipotentiarySeptember 8, 2003July 27, 2006George W. Bush
Lisa Bobbie Schreiber HughesAmbassador Extraordinary and PlenipotentiarySeptember 28, 2006September 23, 2009George W. Bush
John R. NayAmbassador Extraordinary and PlenipotentiaryOctober 16, 2009September 3, 2012Barack Obama
Jay N. AnaniaAmbassador Extraordinary and PlenipotentiaryNovember 15, 2012October 2, 2015Barack Obama
Edwin R. NolanAmbassador Extraordinary and PlenipotentiaryJanuary 11, 2016September 29, 2018Barack Obama
Karen L. WilliamsAmbassador Extraordinary and PlenipotentiaryNovember 20, 2018November 3, 2022Donald Trump
Robert J. FaucherAmbassador Extraordinary and PlenipotentiaryJanuary 31, 2023January 28, 2026Joe Biden

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