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The following is a list of United States Ambassadors to Malaysia.

Ambassador of the United States to Malaysia
Duta Amerika Syarikat ke Malaysia
Seal of the United States Department of State
Incumbent
Joseph Y. Yun
since September 12, 2013
NominatorBarack Obama
Inaugural holderThomas K. Wright
as Chargé d'affaires ad interim
FormationAugust 31, 1957
WebsiteU.S. Embassy - Kuala Lumpur

Ambassadors

Name Career Title Appointment Presentation of Credentials Termination of Mission
Thomas K. Wright[1] Career FSO Chargé d'Affaires August 31, 1957 September 4, 1957 Superseded December 2, 1957
Homer M. Byington, Jr.[2] Career FSO Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary October 3, 1957 December 2, 1957 Left post, April 1, 1961
Charles F. Baldwin[3] Career FSO Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary February 22, 1961 April 29, 1961 Left post, January 22, 1964
James D. Bell Career FSO Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary March 4, 1964 March 23, 1964 Left post, July 15, 1969
Jack W. Lydman Career FSO Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary September 15, 1969 October 8, 1969 Left post, December 20, 1973
Francis T. Underhill, Jr. Career FSO Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary December 19, 1973 February 11, 1974 Left post, May 10, 1977
Robert Hopkins Miller Career FSO Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary May 26, 1977 June 8, 1977 Left post, March 8, 1980
Barbara M. Watson Political appointee Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary August 20, 1980 September 25, 1980 Left post, March 1, 1981
Ronald DeWayne Palmer Career FSO Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary June 11, 1981 June 24, 1981 Left post, October 30, 1983
Thomas P. Shoesmith Career FSO Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary November 18, 1983 December 12, 1983 Left post, February 14, 1987
John Cameron Monjo Career FSO Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary April 7, 1987 June 10, 1987 Left post, April 22, 1989
Paul Matthews Cleveland Career FSO Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary October 10, 1989 November 8, 1989 Left post, July 23, 1992
John Stern Wolf Career FSO Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary August 11, 1992 October 7, 1992 Left post, June 10, 1995
John R. Malott Career FSO Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary December 19, 1995 January 25, 1996 Left post December 30, 1998
B. Lynn Pascoe Career FSO Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary October 22, 1998 March 1, 1999 Left post August 11, 2001
Marie T. Huhtala Career FSO Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary August 3, 2001 October 17, 2001 Left post May 28, 2004
Christopher L. LaFleur Career FSO Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary October 18, 2004 January 4, 2005 September 14, 2007
James P. Keith Career FSO Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary May 30, 2007 December 4, 2007 Left post, March 15, 2010
Paul W. Jones Career FSO Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary August 5, 2010 September 8, 2010 September 10, 2013
Joseph Y. Yun Career FSO Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary September 12, 2013 October 3, 2013 In office
  • Embassy Kuala Lumpur was established on August 31, 1957, with Wright in charge.

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Notes

  1. ^ Accredited to the Federation of Malaya. Not commissioned; letter of credence dated Aug 31, 1957.
  2. ^ Commissioned during a recess of the Senate; recommissioned after confirmation on January 27, 1958. Accredited to the Federation of Malaya.
  3. ^ Accredited to the Federation of Malaya.

See also

References

  • United States Department of State: Background notes on Malaysia
  • Public Domain This article incorporates public domain material from U.S. Bilateral Relations Fact Sheets. United States Department of State.
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