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List of United States representatives to the International Civil Aviation Organization

The United States Permanent Representative to the International Civil Aviation Organization is the leader of the U.S. Mission to the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO). The position is formally known as the permanent representative of the United States of America, with the rank and status of ambassador extraordinary and plenipotentiary. The position is but one of the United States' representatives to the United Nations and its other constituent agencies. The U.S. nominee to the Air Navigation Commission, a body that works towards the uniformity in regulations, standards and procedures which will facilitate and improve air navigation to international standards, acts as the deputy to the Permanent Representative.

Permanent Representative of the United States of America to the International Civil Aviation Organization
Seal of the Department of State
Incumbent
Andrew M. Veprek
as charge d'affaires
since January 2024
United States Department of State
StyleHis Excellency
(diplomatic)
Reports toPresident of the United States
United States Secretary of State
SeatICAO Headquarters
Montreal, Quebec, Canada
AppointerPresident of the United States
with Senate advice and consent
Term lengthNo fixed term
At the pleasure of the President of the United States
FormationSeptember 22, 1947; 76 years ago (1947-09-22)
First holderLaurence S. Kuter
Websiteicao.usmission.gov

The United States sent a delegation to the 1944 Chicago Conference, and became a party of the Convention on International Civil Aviation which was resolved at its end on 7 December 1944. The United States first sent a permanent representative to serve on the Council of the Provisional International Civil Aviation Organization (PICAO) which began operating on 6 June 1945 and was replaced by ICAO on 7 April 1947. Air Force General Laurence S. Kuter was appointed the first representative to ICAO by presidential order in September 1946, and fully appointed in September 1947.

List of representatives edit

Status   Denotes Acting   Denotes Recess Appointment

The following is a chronological list of those who have held the office:

# Portrait Ambassador Years Served Notes
1   Laurence S. Kuter September 22, 1947 – February 29, 1948 [1]
2 Paul Albert Smith September 24, 1948 – August 1, 1953
Recess appointment, confirmed by the U.S. Senate on December 13, 1949 		[1][2]
3 Harold Armstrong Jones July 22, 1953 – November 15, 1956 [1]
4 Nelson Binkley David August 7, 1957 – August 31, 1968 [1]
5 Robert Patrick Boyle August 9, 1968 – May 23, 1969 [1]
6 Charles Frederick Butler May 2, 1969 – November 13, 1971 [1]
7 Betty Rose Dillon November 8, 1971 – October 12, 1977 [1][3]
8 John Edward Downs October 12, 1977 – October 26, 1982 [1]
9 Edmund Stohr September 15, 1982 – April 20, 1990 [1]
10 Don M. Newman June 27, 1990 – May 8, 1994 [4][1]
11 Carol Jones Carmody April 9, 1994 – February 27, 1999 [1]
12 Edward W. Stimpson October 5, 1999 – December 17, 2004 [1][5]
13 Donald T. Bliss February 17, 2005 – January 19, 2009 [1][6][7]
14 Duane Woerth October 1, 2010 – December 23, 2013 [1][8][9]
15 Michael Anderson Lawson July 22, 2014 – January 19, 2017 [1][10]
16   Thomas L. Carter December 10, 2017 – February 28, 2020 [1][11][12]
—   Sean E. Doocey (acting) April 17, 2020 – January 17, 2021 [1]
17   Sully Sullenberger February 3, 2022 – July 1, 2022[13] [14][15][16]
—   Brent Christensen (acting) August 2022 – January 2024 [17]
—   Andrew M. Veprek (acting) January 2024 – Present [18]

Notes edit

  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q "Representatives of the U.S.A. on the Council of the International Civil Aviation Organization (Montreal)". Office of the Historian, Foreign Service Institute. United States Department of State. Retrieved March 21, 2022.
  2. ^ Hubbert, M. King (1978). "Memorial to Paul Albert Smith 1901-1978" (PDF). Geological Society of America. Retrieved March 21, 2022.
  3. ^ Shetler, Krystal (January 26, 2019). "Paratrooper and pilot still in love more than 60 years after they first took the plunge". South Bend Tribune. The (Bedford) Times-Mail. Retrieved March 21, 2022.
  4. ^ Designated on March 28, 1990.
  5. ^ "Edward W. Stimpson papers, 1934-2009". Archives West - Orbis Cascade Alliance. Western Washington University, Center for Pacific Northwest Studies. Retrieved March 21, 2022.
  6. ^ "Donald T. Bliss". Council of American Ambassadors.
  7. ^ "Bliss, Donald T." Archive 2001-2009. US Department of State. Retrieved March 21, 2022.
  8. ^ "Board of Directors - Duane E. Woerth". Hawaiian Airlines. Retrieved March 21, 2022.
  9. ^ "Senate Confirms ICAO Nominee Duane Woerth" (Press Release). National Air Transportation Association. October 4, 2010. Retrieved March 21, 2022.
  10. ^ "Lawson, Michael A." Archive 2009-2017. US Department of State. Retrieved March 21, 2022.
  11. ^ "President Donald J. Trump Announces Intent to Nominate Personnel to Key Administration Posts". whitehouse.gov. September 2, 2017. Retrieved September 13, 2017 – via National Archives.  This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
  12. ^ "Trump Make Nomination for ICAO Representative". Aviation News. September 5, 2017. Retrieved September 14, 2017.
  13. ^ "'Miracle on the Hudson' pilot steps down from international post". CNBC. June 23, 2022. Retrieved June 27, 2022.
  14. ^ Tyler, Pager (June 15, 2021). "Biden to nominate Tom Nides as ambassador to Israel; Ken Salazar, 'Sully' Sullenberger also get posts". The Washington Post. Retrieved June 15, 2021.
  15. ^ "President Biden Announces His Intent to Nominate Nine More Individuals to Serve as Ambassadors". White House Press Office. June 15, 2021.
  16. ^ Shepardson, David (December 2, 2021). "U.S. confirms Sullenberger to international aviation post". WTVB. Retrieved March 16, 2022.
  17. ^ "W. Brent Christensen, Charge d'Affaires". U.S. Mission to the International Civil Aviation Organization. August 2022. Archived from the original on June 28, 2022. Retrieved January 7, 2023.
  18. ^ https://icao.usmission.gov/our-relationship/dcm/

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