The diplomatic post of United States ambassador to the Czech Republic was created after the dissolution of Czechoslovakia and the United States recognizing the new nation of the Czech Republic on January 1, 1993.
In June 1992, the Slovak parliament voted to declare sovereignty and the Czech-Slovak federation dissolved peacefully on January 1, 1993. The United States recognized the Czech Republic and Slovakia as independent nations and moved to establish diplomatic relations. The previous ambassador to Czechoslovakia, Adrian A. Basora, continued as the ambassador to the Czech Republic and Theodore Russell, who served as deputy chief of mission under Ambassador Shirley Temple Black, became the first U.S. ambassador to Slovakia later that year.
Ambassadors +NameTitleAppointedPresented credentialsTerminated missionNotesAdrian A. Basora Ambassador Extraordinary and PlenipotentiaryJune 15, 1992July 20, 1992July 15, 1995Jenonne R. Walker June 27, 1995August 31, 1995August 31, 1998John Shattuck October 22, 1998December 10, 1998December 16, 2000Craig Roberts Stapleton August 7, 2001August 28, 2001December 16, 2003William J. Cabaniss October 6, 2003January 13, 2004September 15, 2006Richard Graber September 14, 2006October 12, 2006January 20, 2009Mary Thompson-JonesChargés d’affaires ad interimJanuary 20, 2009UnknownMay 2010John OrdwayMay 2010UnknownAugust 2010Joseph PenningtonAugust 2010UnknownDecember 30, 2010Norman L. Eisen Ambassador Extraordinary and PlenipotentiaryDecember 30, 2010January 28, 2011August 12, 2014Andrew H. Schapiro July 23, 2014September 30, 2014January 20, 2017Steve KingOctober 18, 2017December 6, 2017January 20, 2021Jennifer BachusChargés d’affaires ad interimJanuary 20, 2021March 29, 2022Michael DodmanMarch 29, 2022August 18, 2022Christy AgorAugust 18, 2022January 31, 2023Bijan SabetAmbassador Extraordinary and PlenipotentiaryDecember 13, 2022February 15, 2023January 20, 2025Christy AgorChargés d’affaires ad interimJanuary 20, 2025June 20, 2025David WisnerJune 20, 2025October 20, 2025Nicholas MerrickAmbassador Extraordinary and PlenipotentiaryOctober 7, 2025October 23, 2025Present
See also Embassy of the United States, Prague Czech Republic – United States relations Foreign relations of the Czech Republic Ambassadors of the United States
References United States Department of State: Background notes on the Czech Republic
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External links United States Department of State: Chiefs of Mission for Czech Republic United States Department of State: Czech Republic United States Embassy in Prague