List of ambassadors of the United States to Indonesia
This is a list of Ambassadors of the United States to the Republic of Indonesia.
Indonesia had been a Dutch colony since 1800 as a part of the Dutch East Indies. The Dutch were expelled in March 1942 by the Japanese occupation of Indonesia. After the surrender of Japan in 1945, Sukarno declared independence on August 17, 1945. However, the Netherlands attempted to reestablish their colony during a prolonged war that lasted for four and a half years. Ultimately the struggle was unsuccessful for the Netherlands, and in December 1949, the Netherlands formally recognized Indonesian sovereignty.
The United States immediately recognized the independence of Indonesia and moved to establish diplomatic relations. A U.S. embassy was established in Jakarta on December 27, 1949, under the informal direction of a consul general. President Truman appointed H. Merle Cochran as ambassador the following day.
The United States Embassy in Indonesia is located in Jakarta, with consulates in Surabaya and Medan, and a consular agency in Bali.Ambassadors
- H. Merle Cochran – Career FSO
- *Title: Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary
- *Appointed: December 28, 1949
- *Presented credentials: December 30, 1949
- *Terminated mission: Left post, February 27, 1953
- Hugh S. Cumming, Jr. – Career FSO
- *Title: Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary
- *Appointed: September 3, 1953
- *Presented credentials: October 15, 1953
- *Terminated mission: Left post, March 3, 1957
- John M. Allison – Career FSO
- *Title: Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary
- *Appointed: February 21, 1957
- *Presented credentials: March 13, 1957
- *Terminated mission: Left post, January 29, 1958
- Howard P. Jones – Career FSO
- *Title: Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary
- *Appointed: February 20, 1958
- *Presented credentials: March 10, 1958
- *Terminated mission: Left post, May 24, 1965
- Marshall Green – Career FSO
- *Title: Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary
- *Appointed: June 4, 1965
- *Presented credentials: July 26, 1965
- *Terminated mission: Left post, March 26, 1969
- Francis J. Galbraith – Career FSO
- *Title: Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary
- *Appointed: May 27, 1969
- *Presented credentials: July 19, 1969
- *Terminated mission: Left post, February 3, 1974
- David D. Newsom – Career FSO
- *Title: Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary
- *Appointed: December 19, 1973
- *Presented credentials: February 27, 1974
- *Terminated mission: Left post, October 6, 1977
- Edward E. Masters – Career FSO
- *Title: Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary
- *Appointed: November 3, 1977
- *Presented credentials: December 10, 1977
- *Terminated mission: Left post, November 10, 1981
- Note: John Cameron Monjo served as Chargé d'Affaires ad interim, November 1981–February 1983.
- John Herbert Holdridge – Career FSO
- *Title: Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary
- *Appointed: December 10, 1982
- *Presented credentials: February 19, 1983
- *Terminated mission: Left post, January 7, 1986
- Paul Dundes Wolfowitz – Political appointee
- *Title: Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary
- *Appointed: March 4, 1986
- *Presented credentials: April 11, 1986
- *Terminated mission: Left post, May 12, 1989
- John Cameron Monjo – Career FSO
- *Title: Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary
- *Appointed: May 22, 1989
- *Presented credentials: May 31, 1989
- *Terminated mission: Left post, July 18, 1992
- Robert L. Barry – Career FSO
- *Title: Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary
- *Appointed: July 7, 1992
- *Presented credentials: August 11, 1992
- *Terminated mission: Left post, July 10, 1995
- J. Stapleton Roy – Career FSO
- *Title: Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary
- *Appointed: December 19, 1995
- *Presented credentials: February 27, 1996
- *Terminated mission: Left post August 12, 1999
- Robert S. Gelbard – Career FSO
- *Title: Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary
- *Appointed: August 9, 1999
- *Presented credentials: October 18, 1999
- *Terminated mission: Left post October 14, 2001
- Ralph Leo Boyce – Career FSO
- *Title: Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary
- *Appointed: October 1, 2001
- *Presented credentials: October 24, 2001
- *Terminated mission: Left post, August. 2, 2004
- B. Lynn Pascoe – Career FSO
- *Title: Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary
- *Appointed: October 18, 2004
- *Presented credentials: November 25, 2004
- *Terminated mission: Left post, February 17, 2007
- Cameron R. Hume – Career FSO
- *Title: Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary
- *Appointed: May 30, 2007
- *Presented credentials: August 1, 2007
- *Terminated mission: Left post, August 7, 2010
- Scot Marciel - Career FSO
- *Title: Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary
- *Appointed: August 10, 2010
- *Presented credentials: September 21, 2010
- *Terminated mission: Left post, July 18, 2013
- Robert O. Blake, Jr. - Career FSO
- *Title: Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary
- *Appointed: July 30, 2013
- *Presented credentials: January 30, 2014
- *Terminated mission: Left post, July 18, 2016
- Joseph R. Donovan Jr. - Career FSO
- *Title: Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary
- *Appointed: November 4, 2016
- *Presented credentials: January 13, 2017
- *Terminated mission: Left post, February 14, 2020
- Note: Heather Variava served as Chargé d'Affaires ad interim, February 14, 2020–present.
