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Chiefs of Mission for Saint Kitts and Nevis
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Notice posted on January 12, 2024.
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updated March 14, 2024.
Chiefs of Mission
- Thomas H. Anderson Jr. (1946–)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Saint Kitts and Nevis, August 22, 1984–March 12, 1986
- Paul A. Russo (1943–)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Saint Kitts and Nevis, December 5, 1986–June 25, 1988
- R. James McHugh (1947–)
- Chargé d’Affaires ad interim, Saint Kitts and Nevis, August 1988–December 1989
- Bryant J. Salter (1950–)
- Chargé d’Affaires ad interim, Saint Kitts and Nevis, January 1991–March 1994
- Jeanette W. Hyde (1938–)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Saint Kitts and Nevis, April 11, 1995–January 31, 1998
- James A. Daley (1941–)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Saint Kitts and Nevis, September 18, 2000–March 1, 2001
- Earl Norfleet Phillips (1940–)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Saint Kitts and Nevis, March 19, 2002–June 1, 2003
- Mary Kramer (1935–)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Saint Kitts and Nevis, March 10, 2004–October 30, 2006
- Mary Martin Ourisman (1946–)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Saint Kitts and Nevis, November 14, 2006–January 16, 2009
- D. Brent Hardt (1962–)
- Chargé d’Affaires ad interim, Saint Kitts and Nevis, January 2009–June 2011
- Larry Leon Palmer (1949–)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Saint Kitts and Nevis, June 26, 2012–January 19, 2016
- Linda Swartz Taglialatela (1949–)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Saint Kitts and Nevis, February 1, 2016–
Other Nominees
- E. William Crotty (1931–1999)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary: Did not present credentials before his death on October 10, 1999.