List of ambassadors of the United States to Cyprus

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

Ambassador of the United States to Cyprus
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Incumbent Julie D. Fisher since February 21, 2023
Nominator	The president of the United States
Appointer	The president with Senate advice and consent
Inaugural holder	Fraser Wilkins as Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary
Formation	August 27, 1960
Website	U.S. Embassy - Nicosia

Until 1960 Cyprus had been a colony of the British Empire. On August 16, 1960, Cyprus gained its independence from the United Kingdom. The United States recognized the new nation and established an embassy in Nicosia on August 16, 1960, with L. Douglas Heck as Chargé d'Affaires ad interim. Diplomatic relations between the United States and Cyprus have been continuous since that time.

One ambassador, Rodger P. Davies, was assassinated by a sniper while at his post in 1974.

The United States does not recognize the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus, proclaimed November 15, 1983, by Turkey.

The U.S. Embassy in Cyprus is located in Nicosia.

Ambassadors

Name	Title	Appointed	Presented credentials	Terminated mission	Notes
Fraser Wilkins – Career FSO	Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary	August 27, 1960	September 19, 1960	April 6, 1964
Taylor G. Belcher – Career FSO		May 1, 1964	May 11, 1964	June 23, 1969
David H. Popper – Career FSO		May 27, 1969	July 18, 1969	May 31, 1973
Robert J. McCloskey – Career FSO		May 24, 1973	June 20, 1973	January 14, 1974
Rodger P. Davies – Career FSO		May 2, 1974	July 10, 1974	August 19, 1974	Assassinated. Davies and three others were killed by sniper fire, believed to be perpetrated (Though unproven), by gunmen from EOKA B, a Greek Cypriot nationalist paramilitary organization.[1][2]
William R. Crawford, Jr. – Career FSO		August 23, 1974	August 31, 1974	March 27, 1978
Galen L. Stone – Career FSO		March 2, 1978	April 6, 1978	September 30, 1981
Raymond Charles Ewing – Career FSO		September 28, 1981	October 30, 1981	August 11, 1984
Richard Wood Boehm – Career FSO		August 13, 1984	August 28, 1984	August 15, 1987
Bill K. Perrin[3] – Political appointee		April 1, 1988	May 3, 1988	July 21, 1989	The following officers served as chargés d’affaires ad interim: John U. Nix (July 1989–July 1990) and Carolyn Huggins (July 1990–November 1990).
Robert E. Lamb – Career FSO		October 30, 1990	November 30, 1990	October 24, 1993
Richard A. Boucher – Career FSO		October 8, 1993	November 22, 1993	June 12, 1996
Kenneth C. Brill – Career FSO		June 11, 1996	July 11, 1996	July 25, 1999
Donald Keith Bandler – Career FSO		July 7, 1999	August 23, 1999	July 18, 2002
Michael Klosson – Career FSO		August 8, 2002	August 29, 2002	July 3, 2005
Ronald L. Schlicher – Career FSO		November 22, 2005	December 20, 2005	January 5, 2008
Frank C. Urbancic Jr. – Career FSO		August 14, 2008	September 9, 2008	July 24, 2011
John M. Koenig – Career FSO		August 2, 2012	September 12, 2012	July 26, 2015[4]
Kathleen A. Doherty - Career FSO		March 24, 2015[5][6]	October 7, 2015[7]	January 31, 2019
Judith G. Garber – Career FSO		January 10, 2019	March 18, 2019[8]	December 22, 2022
Julie D. Fisher – Career FSO		December 13, 2022	February 21, 2023	Incumbent