List of ambassadors of the United States to Mongolia

Ambassador of the United States to Mongolia
Ambassador of the United States to Mongolia
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	Incumbent; Richard L. Buangan; since November 17, 2022
Nominator	The president of the United States
Appointer	The president; with Senate advice and consent
Inaugural holder	Steven Mann; as Chargé d'Affaires ad interim
Formation	April 17, 1988
Website	U.S. Embassy - Ulaanbaatar

This is a list of United States ambassadors to Mongolia. The United States established diplomatic relations with then-People's Republic of Mongolia on January 27, 1987. The embassy in Ulaanbaatar was opened Apr 17, 1988, with Steven Mann as Chargé d'Affaires ad interim. Richard Llewellyn Williams was the first ambassador to the Republic, and resided in the District of Columbia. The U.S. maintains its embassy in Ulaanbaatar.^[1]^[2]

Quick facts Ambassador of the United States to Mongolia, Nominator ...

Name	Career status	Presentation of credentials	Termination of mission	Comment
Richard Llewellyn Williams	Foreign Service officer	11-Jul-1988	27-June-1990
Joseph Edward Lake	Foreign Service officer	27-June-1990	30-Aug-1993
Donald C. Johnson	Foreign Service officer	02-Aug-1993	16-Aug-1996
Llewellyn Hedgbeth	Foreign Service officer	Aug-26-1996	Dec-1997	Chargé d'Affaires ad interim^[3]
Alphonse F. La Porta	Foreign Service officer	24-Oct-1997	03-Nov-2000
John R. Dinger	Foreign Service officer	14-Jun-2000	20-Jan-2003
Pamela J. H. Slutz	Foreign Service officer	04-Sep-2003	08-Sep-2006
Mark C. Minton	Foreign Service officer	20-Sep-2006	21-Sep-2009
Jonathan Addleton	Foreign Service officer	09-Nov-2009	1-Aug-2012
Piper Campbell	Foreign Service officer	24-Aug-2012	07-Aug-2015
Jennifer Zimdahl Galt	Foreign Service officer	05-Oct-2015	10-Nov-2017^[4]
Michael S. Klecheski	Foreign Service officer	22-Feb-2019^[5]	24-Sep-2022
Richard L. Buangan	Foreign Service Officer	November 17, 2022	Present

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