List of ambassadors of the United States to Belize

The following is a list of ambassadors of the United States, or other Chiefs of Mission, to Belize. The title given by the United States State Department to this position is currently Ambassador Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary.

Representative	Title	Presentation of credentials	Termination of mission	Appointed by
Malcolm R. Barnebey	Chargé d'Affaires ad interim	October 29, 1981	June 23, 1983	Ronald Reagan
	Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary	June 23, 1983	July 10, 1985
Keith Guthrie	Chargé d'Affaires ad interim	July 10, 1985	September 14, 1987
Robert G. Rich, Jr.	Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary	September 14, 1987	July 7, 1990
Eugene L. Scassa	Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary	November 22, 1990	July 6, 1994	George H. W. Bush
George Charles Bruno	Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary	August 29, 1994	November 25, 1997	Bill Clinton
Carolyn Curiel	Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary	January 19, 1998	March 1, 2001
Russell F. Freeman	Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary	September 11, 2001	April 7, 2005	George W. Bush
Robert Johann Dieter	Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary	September 8, 2005	January 23, 2009[1]
Vinai Thummalapally	Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary	July 28, 2009	August 12, 2013	Barack Obama
Carlos R. Moreno	Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary	June 24, 2014	January 20, 2017
Adrienne Galanek	Chargé d'Affaires ad interim	January 20, 2017	July 21, 2018	Donald Trump
Keith R. Gilges[2]	Chargé d'Affaires ad interim	July 24, 2018	August 2021
Leyla Moses-Ones	Chargé d'Affaires ad interim	August 2021	December 5, 2022	Joe Biden
Michelle Kwan[3]	Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary	December 5, 2022	January 16, 2025
David Hodge[4]	Chargé d'Affaires ad interim	January 17, 2025	Incumbent	Donald Trump

Ambassador of the United States to Belize
Seal of the United States Department of State
Flag of a United States ambassador
Incumbent David Hodge Chargé d'affaires since January 16, 2025
Nominator	The president of the United States
Appointer	The president with Senate advice and consent
Inaugural holder	Malcolm R. Barnebey as Chargé d'Affaires ad interim
Formation	October 29, 1981
Website	U.S. Embassy - Belmopan

See also

• Belize–United States relations
• Foreign relations of Belize
• Ambassadors of the United States