Kenneth Merten | |
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| United States Ambassador to Bulgaria | |
| Assumed office April 7, 2023 | |
| President | Joe Biden |
| Preceded by | Herro Mustafa |
| Special Coordinator for Haiti | |
| In office August 17, 2015 – January 2017 | |
| President | Barack Obama |
| Preceded by | Thomas C. Adams |
| United States Ambassador to Croatia | |
| In office October 30, 2012 – July 18, 2015 | |
| President | Barack Obama |
| Preceded by | James Foley |
| Succeeded by | Julieta Valls Noyes |
| United States Ambassador to Haiti | |
| In office August 25, 2009 – July 20, 2012 | |
| President | Barack Obama |
| Preceded by | Janet Sanderson |
| Succeeded by | Pamela White |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1961 (age 62–63) St. Louis, Missouri, U.S. |
| Spouse | Susan Merten |
| Children | 2 |
| Alma mater | Miami University |
Kenneth H. Merten (born 1961) is an American diplomat who is the United States ambassador to Bulgaria since April 2023. Merten has served in various positions in the Department of State beginning in 1987, most notably as ambassador to Haiti from 2009 to 2012, ambassador to Croatia from 2012 to 2015, and special coordinator for Haiti from 2015 to 2017.