# List of ambassadors of the United States to Antigua and Barbuda

The United States ambassador to Antigua and Barbuda is the official representative of the government of the United States to the government of Antigua and Barbuda. The title of the ambassador is United States Ambassador to Barbados and the Eastern Caribbean and is concurrently the ambassador to Barbados, Dominica, Grenada, St. Kitts and Nevis, St. Lucia, and St. Vincent and the Grenadines, while resident in Bridgetown, Barbados. The official title of the ambassador is Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the United States of America to Barbados and the Eastern Caribbean.
The United States established diplomatic relations with Antigua and Barbuda on November 1, 1981, when the Consulate General at St. John's was raised to embassy status. Embassy St. John's closed on June 30, 1994. Since that time, all diplomatic functions have been handled out of the U.S. Embassy at Bridgetown, Barbados.

## List of U.S. ambassadors to Antigua and Barbuda

The following is a list of ambassadors of the United States or other chiefs of mission, to Antigua and Barbuda. The title given by the United States State Department to this position is currently Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary.
| # | Representative | Title | Presentation of credentials | Termination of mission | Appointed by |
| - | Paul Byrnes | Chargé d'Affaires ad interim | November 1, 1981 | January 8, 1982 | Ronald Reagan |
| 1 | Milan D. Bish | Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary | January 8, 1982 | March 4, 1984 | Ronald Reagan |
| 2 | Thomas H. Anderson Jr. | Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary | August 16, 1984 | March 12, 1986 | Ronald Reagan |
| 3 | Paul A. Russo | Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary | December 4, 1986 | June 15, 1988 | Ronald Reagan |
| 4 | Jeanette W. Hyde | Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary | April 10, 1995 | January 31, 1998 | Bill Clinton |
| 5 | E. William Crotty | Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary | January 19, 1999 | October 10, 1999 | Bill Clinton |
| 6 | James A. Daley | Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary | October 24, 2000 | March 1, 2001 | Bill Clinton |
| 7 | Earl Norfleet Phillips | Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary | April 10, 2002 | June 1, 2003 | George W. Bush |
| 8 | Mary E. Kramer | Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary | March 30, 2004 | October 30, 2006 | George W. Bush |
| 9 | Mary M. Ourisman | Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary | November 16, 2006 | January 16, 2009 | George W. Bush |
| - | Brent Hardt | Chargé d'Affaires ad interim | January 16, 2009 | June 19, 2011 | |
| – | Christopher Sandrolini | Chargé d'Affaires ad interim | June 19, 2011 | May 22, 2012 | |
| 10 | Larry Leon Palmer | Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary | June 25, 2012 | January 19, 2016 | Barack Obama |
| 11 | Linda Swartz Taglialatela | Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary | February 12, 2016 | December 27, 2023 | Barack Obama |
| - | Joaquin F. Monserrate | Chargé d'Affaires ad interim | December 28, 2023 | January 11, 2024 | Joe Biden |
| 12 | Roger F. Nyhus | Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary | February 2, 2024 | January 20, 2025 | Joe Biden |
| - | Karin B. Sullivan | Chargé d'Affaires ad interim | January 20, 2025 | Incumbent | Donald Trump |