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Diplomatic relations between the United States and Kuwait were established on September 22, 1961, following Kuwait's full independence from the United Kingdom. [1] The U.S. opened its first consulate in Kuwait on June 27, 1951, and began operating publicly on October 15 of the same year with Enoch Duncan as the U.S. Consul. [1]
Larry L. Memmott became Deputy Chief of Mission at the Embassy in Kuwait on September 10, 2018, and took over leadership of Embassy Kuwait as Chargé d’affaires a.i. on October 5, 2019. [17] Alina Romanowski (February 2020–April 2022) James Holtsnider (April 2022-November 2023) – Chargé d'Affaires a.i. Karen Sasahara (November 2023-present)
This is a list of diplomatic missions in Kuwait. There are currently 112 embassies in Kuwait City (not including honorary consulates). Map of countries that have diplomatic missions in Kuwait
Karen Hideko Sasahara (born 1959) is an American diplomat who has served as United States ambassador to Kuwait since November 2023. She previously served as consul general in Jerusalem until the US embassy spokesperson in Israel moved to Jerusalem, and the US consulate closed down.
Stoltzfus was concurrently accredited to Bahrain, Kuwait, Qatar, and Oman, and the UAE while resident at the U.S. Embassy in Kuwait. During Stolzfus’ tenure as non-resident Ambassador, the embassy in Abu Dhabi was established on May 15, 1972, with Philip J. Griffin as Chargé d'Affaires ad interim.
The Kuwaiti embassy is located in Washington, D.C. [3]. Ambassador Salem Abdullah Al-Jaber Al-Sabah [4]; On 4 May 2022, US First Lady Dr Jill Biden attended the Kuwait-America Foundation gala dinner as guest of honour which was held at the Kuwait Embassy in the nation’s capital in support of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) impactful work worldwide.
List of emirs of Kuwait List of presidents of the United States Term end May 7, 1962: Embassy opened Abdullah Al-Salim Al-Sabah: John F. Kennedy: May 7, 1962: Talat Yaqoub: Chargé d'affaires: Abdullah Al-Salim Al-Sabah: John F. Kennedy: May 14, 1962: June 1, 1962: Abdul Rahman Salim al-Atiqi: Abdullah Al-Salim Al-Sabah: John F. Kennedy ...
The United States ambassador to Bahrain is the official representative of the president of the United States to the head of state of Bahrain. The current Ambassador to Bahrain is Steven C. Bondy who has been serving since February 9, 2022. Until 1971, Bahrain had been part of a British protectorate along with the other sheikhdoms in the Persian ...