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This is a list of Ambassadors of the United States to Lithuania. The United States first established diplomatic relations with the Baltic states (Lithuania, Latvia, Estonia) in 1922. One ambassador, resident in Riga, Latvia, was appointed to all three nations. Relations with the three nations were broken after the Soviet invasion of the republics in 1940 at the beginning of World War II. The United States never recognized the legitimacy of the Soviet occupation of the Baltic states, nor the legitimacy of the governments of those states under Soviet occupation. Hence, diplomatic relations were not resumed until 1992 after the collapse of the Soviet Union. The U.S. Embassy in Lithuania is located in Vilnius. ==Ambassadors== *Name: Frederick W.B. Coleman〔The ambassador was simultaneously accredited to Lithuania, Latvia, and Estonia, while resident in Riga, Latvia.〕 – Political appointee * *Title: Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary * *Appointed: September 20, 1922 * *Presented credentials: December 5, 1922 * *Terminated mission: Left Riga October 20, 1931 Note: During Coleman’s tenure as non-resident Minister, the legation in Kovno (later Kaunas) was established on May 31, 1930, with Hugh S. Fullerton as ''Chargé d'Affaires ad interim''. *Name: Robert Peet Skinner〔〔Skinner was commissioned during a recess of the Senate and recommissioned after confirmation on December 17, 1931.〕 – Career FSO * *Title: Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary * *Appointed: September 23, 1931 * *Presented credentials: February 13, 1932 * *Terminated mission: Left post April 29, 1933 *Name: John Van. A. MacMurray〔〔MacMurray was commissioned during a recess of the Senate and recommissioned after confirmation on January 15, 1934.〕 – Career FSO * *Title: Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary * *Appointed: August 28, 1933 * *Presented credentials: December 20, 1933 * *Terminated mission: Left post February 12, 1936 *Name: Arthur Bliss Lane〔 – Career FSO * *Title: Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary * *Appointed: January 24, 1936 * *Presented credentials: June 24, 1936 * *Terminated mission: Left post September 16, 1937 *Owen J.C. Norem – Political appointee * *Title: Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary * *Appointed: August 23, 1937 * *Presented credentials: November 26, 1937 * *Terminated mission: June 15, 1940 Note: Soviet forces occupied Kaunas on June 15, 1940, which effectively ended the U.S. diplomatic presence in Lithuania. Ambassador Norem departed Kaunas on July 30, 1940. Note: Bernard Gufler was serving as ''Chargé d'Affaires ad interim'' when all U.S. diplomatic officials were withdrawn and the legation in Kaunas was officially closed on September 5, 1940. Note: The United States resumed diplomatic relations with Lithuania on September 2, 1991. Embassy Vilnius was established October 2, 1991 with Darryl N. Johnson as ''Chargé d'Affaires ad interim'' pending his appointment as ambassador. *Darryl Norman Johnson – Career FSO * *Title: Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary * *Appointed: March 23, 1992 * *Presented credentials: April 14, 1992 * *Terminated mission: Left post May 23, 1994 *James W. Swihart – Career FSO * *Title: Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary * *Appointed: August 26, 1994 * *Presented credentials: September 26, 1994 * *Terminated mission: Left post July 16, 1997 *Keith C. Smith – Career FSO * *Title: Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary * *Appointed: August 1, 1997 * *Presented credentials: September 9, 1997 * *Terminated mission: Left post July 29, 2000 *John F. Tefft – Career FSO * *Title: Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary * *Appointed: June 14, 2000 * *Presented credentials: August 30, 2000 * *Terminated mission: Left post May 10, 2003 *Stephen D. Mull – Career FSO * *Title: Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary * *Appointed: April 16, 2003 * *Presented credentials: August 26, 2003 * *Terminated mission: Left post June 16, 2006 *John A. Cloud, Jr. – Career FSO * *Title: Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary * *Appointed: May 30, 2006 * *Presented credentials: August 17, 2006 * *Terminated mission: January 20, 2009 *Anne E. Derse - Career FSO * *Title: Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary * *Appointed: September 28, 2009 * *Presented credentials: October 14, 2009 * *Terminated mission: ''Incumbent'' 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「United States Ambassador to Lithuania」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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