List of ambassadors of the United States to Malta

This is a list of ambassadors of the United States to Malta. Initially a part of the British Empire, Malta was granted full independence as the State of Malta on September 21, 1964. The United States recognized the new nation and established full diplomatic relations after its independence, and retained relations after Malta became a republic in 1974. Harrison Lewis was appointed as the first American diplomat in Malta as Chargé d'Affaires ad interim until an ambassador could be commissioned.

Ambassador of the United States to Malta
Seal of the United States Department of State
Flag of a United States ambassador
Incumbent Ken Toko Chargé d’Affaires a.i. since January 20, 2025
Residence	Villa Apap Bologna [1]
Nominator	The president of the United States
Appointer	The president with Senate advice and consent
Inaugural holder	Harrison Lewis as Chargé d'affaires ad interim
Formation	September 21, 1964
Website	U.S. Embassy - Valletta

Embassy

Main article: Embassy of the United States, Attard

The Embassy of the United States in Malta was first established in the capital Valletta, on September 21, 1964. It eventually moved to Sliema, and in 1974 it moved again to Floriana, a suburb of the Maltese capital.^[2] On July 4, 2011, the embassy was moved once again to a larger complex in Ta' Qali National Park in Attard.^[3] The embassy's website still lists its location as "Valletta".^[2]

The ambassador's official residence is Villa Apap Bologna, also located in Attard.^[1]

Ambassadors

Name	Title	Appointed	Presented credentials	Terminated mission	Notes
George J. Feldman – Political appointee	Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary	July 22, 1965	October 5, 1965	September 6, 1967
Hugh H. Smythe – Political appointee		October 18, 1967	December 29, 1967	August 16, 1969
John C. Pritzlaff, Jr. – Political appointee		July 8, 1969	September 4, 1969	February 24, 1972
John I. Getz – Career FSO		February 15, 1972	March 9, 1972	July 18, 1974
Robert P. Smith – Career FSO		July 23, 1974	September 24, 1974	October 29, 1976
Lowell Bruce Laingen[a] – Career FSO		November 17, 1976	January 11, 1977	January 20, 1979
Joan Margaret Clark – Career FSO		March 21, 1979	March 26, 1979	February 21, 1981
Frank P. Wardlaw	Chargé d’Affaires a.i.	February 21, 1981	-	August 1982
James Malone Rentschler – Career FSO	Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary	August 18, 1982	October 19, 1982	July 26, 1985
Gary L. Matthews[4] – Career FSO		August 1, 1985	September 19, 1985	May 23, 1987
Peter R. Sommer – Political appointee		September 28, 1987	October 9, 1987	October 8, 1989
Sally J. Novetzke – Political appointee		October 10, 1989	November 9, 1989	February 28, 1993
William A. Moffitt	Chargé d’Affaires a.i.	February 28, 1993	-	June 1994
Charles N. Patterson, Jr.		June 1994	-	July 6, 1994
Joseph R. Paolino, Jr. – Political appointee	Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary	June 9, 1994	July 6, 1994	June 2, 1996
Charles N. Patterson, Jr.	Chargé d’Affaires a.i.	June 2, 1996	-	July 1997
Elizabeth Barnett		July 1997	-	January 8, 1998
Kathryn Linda Haycock Proffitt – Political appointee	Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary	November 10, 1997	January 8, 1998	March 1, 2001
Anthony H. Gioia – Political appointee		July 12, 2001	September 6, 2001	December 7, 2004
Alexander R. Kingfisher	Chargé d’Affaires a.i.	December 7, 2004	-	June 21, 2005
Molly H. Bordonaro – Political appointee	Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary	June 21, 2005	September 7, 2005	February 6, 2009[5]
Douglas Kmiec - Political appointee		September 2, 2009	September 17, 2009	May 31, 2011
Richard M. Mills	Chargé d’Affaires a.i.	June 1, 2011		May 2, 2012
Gina Abercrombie-Winstanley - Career FSO	Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary	March 29, 2012	May 2, 2012	January 26, 2016
G. Kathleen Hill - Career FSO		January 13, 2016	February 25, 2016	September 29, 2018
Mark A. Schapiro	Chargé d’Affaires a.i.	September 29, 2018	-	August 31, 2020
Gwendolyn S. Green		August 31, 2020	-	October 27, 2022
Constance J. Milstein	Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary	August 6, 2022	October 27, 2022	January 20, 2025
Ken Toko	Chargé d’Affaires a.i.	January 20, 2025		Incumbent

See also

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

Notes

1. Laingen was commissioned during a recess of the Senate and recommissioned after confirmation on September 15, 1977. Laingen was the chargé d’affaires at the U.S. Embassy in Tehran at the time of the Iran hostage crisis.