List of ambassadors of the United States to the Czech Republic - wikipedia List of ambassadors of the United States to the Czech Republic For ambassadors to Czechoslovakia before the establishment of the Czech Republic, see United States Ambassador to Czechoslovakia. Ambassador of the United States to the Czech Republic Seal of the United States Department of State Incumbent Steve King since December 6, 2017 Nominator The President of the United States Inaugural holder Adrian A. Basora as Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary Formation June 15, 1992 Website U.S. Embassy - Prague 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 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. Contents 1 Ambassadors 2 See also 3 References 4 External links Ambassadors U.S. diplomatic terms Career FSO After 1915, The United States Department of State began classifying ambassadors as career Foreign Service Officers ( FSOs ) for those who have served in the Foreign Service for a specified amount of time. Political appointee A person who is not a career foreign service officer, but is appointed by the president ( often as a reward to political friends ). Appointed The date that the ambassador took the oath of office ; also known as `` commissioning ''. It follows confirmation of a presidential appointment by the Senate, or a Congressional recess appointment by the president. In the case of a recess appointment, the ambassador requires subsequent confirmation by the Senate to remain in office. Presented credentials The date that the ambassador presented his letter of credence to the head of state or appropriate authority of the receiving nation. At this time the ambassador officially becomes the representative of his country. This would normally occur a short time after the ambassador 's arrival on station. The host nation may reject the ambassador by not receiving the ambassador 's letter, but this occurs only rarely. Terminated mission Usually the date that the ambassador left the country. In some cases a letter of recall is presented, ending the ambassador 's commission, either as a means of diplomatic protest or because the diplomat is being reassigned elsewhere and replaced by another envoy. Chargé d'affaires The person in charge of the business of the embassy when there is no ambassador commissioned to the host country. See chargé d'affaires. Ad interim Latin phrase meaning `` for the time being '', `` in the meantime ''. See ad interim. Adrian A. Basora -- Career FSO Title : Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary Appointed : June 15, 1992 Presented credentials : July 20, 1992 Terminated mission : Left post, July 15, 1995 Jenonne R. Walker -- Non-career appointee Title : Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary Appointed : June 27, 1995 Presented credentials : August 31, 1995 Terminated mission : Left post August 31, 1998 John Shattuck -- Non-career appointee Title : Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary Appointed : October 22, 1998 Presented credentials : December 10, 1998 Terminated mission : Left post December 16, 2000 Craig Roberts Stapleton -- Non-career appointee Title : Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary Appointed : August 7, 2001 Presented credentials : August 28, 2001 Terminated mission : Left post December 16, 2003 William J. Cabaniss -- Non-career appointee Title : Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary Appointed : October 6, 2003 Presented credentials : January 13, 2004 Terminated mission : 2006 Richard Graber -- Non-career appointee Title : Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary Appointed : September 14, 2006 Presented credentials : October 12, 2006 Terminated mission : January 20, 2009 Mary Thompson - Jones Title : Chargés d'affaires ad interim Appointed : January 20, 2009 Presented credentials : Unknown Terminated mission : May 2010 John Ordway Title : Chargés d'affaires ad interim Appointed : May 2010 Presented credentials : Unknown Terminated mission : August 2010 Joseph Pennington Title : Chargés d'affaires ad interim Appointed : August 2010 Presented credentials : Unknown Terminated mission : December 30, 2010 Norman L. Eisen -- Non-career appointee Title : Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary Appointed : December 30, 2010 Presented credentials : January 28, 2011 Terminated mission : September 30, 2014 Andrew H. Schapiro -- Non-career appointee Title : Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary Appointed : July 23, 2014 Presented credentials : September 30, 2014 Terminated mission : January 20, 2017 Steve King -- Non-career appointee Title : Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary Appointed : July 11, 2017 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 This article incorporates public domain material from the United States Department of State website http://www.state.gov/r/pa/ei/bgn/index.htm ( U.S. Bilateral Relations Fact Sheets ). 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Question: who is the us ambassador to the czech republic
Answer: Steve King