Ambassador of the United States to Malta | |
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Nominator | The President of the United States |
Inaugural holder |
Harrison Lewis as Chargé d'affaires ad interim |
Formation | September 21, 1964 |
Website | U.S. Embassy - Valletta |
This is a list of Ambassadors of the United States to Malta. Initially a part of the British Empire, Malta was granted full independence as the State of Malta on September 21, 1964. The United States recognized the new nation and established full diplomatic relations after its independence, and retained relations after Malta became a republic in 1974. Harrison Lewis was appointed as the first American diplomat in Malta as Chargé d'Affaires ad interim until an ambassador could be commissioned.
The Embassy of the United States in Malta was first established in Floriana, a suburb of the Maltese capital Valletta, on September 21, 1964. The embassy relocated to a larger complex in the village of Ta' Qali on July 4, 2011.
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