LithuaniaNote: During Coleman's tenure as non-resident Minister, Legation Kovno (later Kaunas) was established May 31, 1930, with Hugh S. Fullerton as Chargé d'Affaires ad interim.
Name: Frederick W.B. Coleman State of Residency: Minnesota Non-career appointee Title: Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary Appointment: Sep 20, 1922 Presentation of Credentials: Dec 5, 1922 Termination of Mission: Left Riga, Oct 20, 1931 Note: Also accredited to Estonia and Latvia; resident at Riga.
Name: Robert P. Skinner State of Residency: Ohio Foreign Service officer Title: Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary Appointment: Sep 23, 1931 Presentation of Credentials: Feb 13, 1932 Termination of Mission: Left Riga, Apr 29, 1933 Note: Commissioned during a recess of the Senate; recommissioned after confirmation on Dec 17, 1931. Accredited also to Estonia and Latvia; resident at Riga.
Name: John Van A. MacMurray State of Residency: Maryland Foreign Service officer Title: Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary Appointment: Aug 28, 1933 Presentation of Credentials: Dec 20, 1933 Termination of Mission: Left Kaunas, Feb 13, 1936; departed from Riga Feb 12, 1936 Note: Commissioned during a recess of the Senate; recommissioned after confirmation on Jan 15, 1934. Also accredited to Estonia and Latvia; resident at Riga.
Name: Arthur Bliss Lane State of Residency: New York Foreign Service officer Title: Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary Appointment: Jan 24, 1936 Presentation of Credentials: Jun 24, 1936 Termination of Mission: Left Riga, Sep 16, 1937 Note: Also accredited to Estonia and Latvia; resident at Riga.
Name: Owen J.C. Norem State of Residency: Montana Non-career appointee Title: Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary Appointment: Aug 23, 1937 Presentation of Credentials: Nov 26, 1937 Termination of Mission: Soviet forces occupied Kaunas Jun 15, 1940 Note: Norem left post, Jul 30, 1940. Bernard Gufler was serving as Chargé d'Affaires ad interim when Legation Kaunas was closed Sep 5, 1940.
Note: The United States resumed diplomatic relations with Lithuania Sep 2, 1991. Embassy Vilnius was established Oct 2, 1991 with Darryl N. Johnson as Chargé d'Affaires ad interim.
Name: Darryl Norman Johnson State of Residency: District of Columbia Foreign Service officer Title: Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary Appointment: Mar 23, 1992 Presentation of Credentials: Apr 14, 1992 Termination of Mission: Left post, May 23, 1994
Name: James W. Swihart State of Residency: Virginia Foreign Service officer Title: Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary Appointment: Aug 26, 1994 Presentation of Credentials: Sep 26, 1994 Termination of Mission: Left post, Jul 16, 1997
Name: Keith C. Smith State of Residency: California Foreign Service officer Title: Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary Appointment: Aug 1, 1997 Presentation of Credentials: Sep 9, 1997 Termination of Mission: Left post Jul 29, 2000
Name: John F. Tefft State of Residency: Virginia Foreign Service officer Title: Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary Appointment: Jun 14, 2000 Presentation of Credentials: Aug 30, 2000 Termination of Mission: Left post May 10, 2003
Name: Stephen D. Mull State of Residency: Virginia Foreign Service officer Title: Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary Appointment: Apr 16, 2003 Presentation of Credentials: Aug 26, 2003 Termination of Mission: Left post, June 16, 2006
Name: John A. Cloud, Jr. State of Residency: Virginia Foreign Service officer Title: Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary Appointment: May 30, 2006 Presentation of Credentials: August 17, 2006 Termination of Mission:
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