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Chiefs of Mission for Suriname
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Notice posted on January 12, 2024.
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updated March 14, 2024.
Chiefs of Mission
- Robert L. Flanagin (1922–)
- Chargé d’Affaires ad interim, November 25, 1975–
- Joseph Owen Zurhellen Jr. (1920–1990)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, March 25, 1976–June 2, 1978
- Nancy Ostrander (1925–)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, June 29, 1978–July 8, 1980
- John Joseph Crowley Jr. (1928–1995)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, July 25, 1980–December 10, 1981
- Robert Werner Duemling (1929–2012)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, August 4, 1982–August 24, 1984
- Robert E. Barbour (1927–)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, October 25, 1984–October 23, 1987
- Richard C. Howland (1934–)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, December 9, 1987–May 16, 1990
- John P. Leonard (1940–)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, March 11, 1991–November 1, 1993
- Roger Gamble (1932–)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, November 23, 1993–September 20, 1996
- Dennis K. Hays (1953–)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, March 14, 1997–June 14, 2000
- Daniel A. Johnson (1942–)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, September 29, 2000–June 3, 2003
- Marsha E. Barnes (1947–)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, September 8, 2003–July 27, 2006
- Lisa Bobbie Schreiber Hughes (1958–)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, September 28, 2006–September 23, 2009
- John R. Nay (1953–)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, October 16, 2009–September 3, 2012
- Jay Nicholas Anania (1959–)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, November 15, 2012–October 2, 2015
- Edwin Richard Nolan Jr. (1955–)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, January 11, 2016–September 29, 2018
- Karen L. Williams (?–)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, November 20, 2018–
Other Nominees
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