List of ambassadors of the United States to the Gambia
| Ambassador of the United States to the Gambia | |
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 Seal of the United States Department of State | |
| Nominator | The President of the United States |
| Appointer | The President with Senate advice and consent |
| Inaugural holder | Mercer Cook as Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary |
| Formation | May 18, 1965 |
| Website | U.S. Embassy - Banjul |
This is a list of United States ambassadors to the Gambia, the first of who was appointed on May 18, 1965, exactly three months after it attained independence from the United Kingdom.
Ambassadors[edit]
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Career FSO After 1915, The United States Department of State began classifying ambassadors as career Foreign Service Officers (FSOs) for those who have served in the Foreign Service for a specified amount of time. Political appointee A person who is not a career foreign service officer, but is appointed by the president (often as a reward to political friends). Appointed The date that the ambassador took the oath of office; also known as "commissioning". It follows confirmation of a presidential appointment by the Senate, or a Congressional recess appointment by the president. In the case of a recess appointment, the ambassador requires subsequent confirmation by the Senate to remain in office. Presented credentials The date that the ambassador presented his letter of credence to the head of state or appropriate authority of the receiving nation. At this time the ambassador officially becomes the representative of his country. This would normally occur a short time after the ambassador's arrival on station. The host nation may reject the ambassador by not receiving the ambassador's letter, but this occurs only rarely. Terminated mission Usually the date that the ambassador left the country. In some cases a letter of recall is presented, ending the ambassador's commission, either as a means of diplomatic protest or because the diplomat is being reassigned elsewhere and replaced by another envoy. Chargé d'affaires The person in charge of the business of the embassy when there is no ambassador commissioned to the host country. Ad interim Latin phrase meaning "for the time being", "in the meantime". |
| Name | Title | Appointed | Presented credentials | Terminated mission | Notes |
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| Mercer Cook[1][a] - Non-career appointee | Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary | May 18, 1965 | August 9, 1965 | July 1, 1966 | |
| William R. Rivkin[a] - Non-career appointee | October 13, 1966 | January 16, 1967 | March 19, 1967 | Died in office | |
| L. Dean Brown[a] - Career FSO | October 18, 1967 | January 18, 1968 | August 15, 1970 | ||
| G. Edward Clark[a] - Career FSO | October 12, 1970 | November 24, 1970 | October 16, 1973 | ||
| O. Rudolph Aggrey[a] - Career FSO | November 23, 1973 | January 17, 1974 | July 10, 1977 | ||
| Herman J. Cohen[a] - Career FSO | June 24, 1977 | March 29, 1978 | July 21, 1980 | ||
| Larry Gordon Piper - Career FSO | June 30, 1980 | August 21, 1980 | August 23, 1982 | ||
| Owen W. Roberts | Chargé d'Affaires ad interim | August 23, 1982 | June 1983 | ||
| P. Wesley Kriebel | July 1983 | November 1983 | |||
| Alan Logan | November 1983 | April 1984 | |||
| Edward Brynn | May 1984 | June 20, 1984 | |||
| Robert Thomas Hennemeyer - Career FSO | Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary | May 11, 1984 | June 20, 1984 | June 27, 1986 | |
| Herbert E. Horowitz - Career FSO | September 12, 1986 | October 24, 1986 | November 4, 1989 | ||
| Jimmie Stone | Chargé d'Affaires ad interim | November 4, 1989 | January 1990 | ||
| A. Donald Bramante | January 1990 | December 31, 1990 | |||
| Arlene Render - Career FSO | Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary | October 22, 1990 | December 31, 1990 | August 8, 1993 | |
| Andrew J. Winter - Career FSO | July 11, 1993 | October 29, 1993 | May 31, 1995 | ||
| Gerald W. Scott - Career FSO | December 28, 1995 | February 16, 1996 | June 27, 1998 | ||
| George Williford Boyce Haley - Political appointee | June 29, 1998 | October 15, 1998 | July 14, 2001 | ||
| Jackson McDonald - Career FSO | October 1, 2001 | November 29, 2001 | May 26, 2004 | ||
| Joseph D. Stafford III - Career FSO | July 2, 2004 | September 15, 2004 | June 5, 2007 | ||
| Barry L. Wells - Political appointee | October 29, 2007 | February 13, 2008 | May 13, 2009 | ||
| Pamela Ann White – Career FSO | October 1, 2010 | November 29, 2010 | June 2, 2012 | ||
| Edward M. Alford – Career FSO | July 5, 2012 | November 5, 2012 | July 28, 2013 | ||
| Patricia Alsup – Career FSO | October 15, 2015 | January 13, 2016 | September 18, 2018 | ||
| Richard Carlton Paschall III - Career FSO[2] | January 2, 2019 | April 9, 2019[3] | February 15, 2022 | ||
| Sharon L. Cromer – Career FSO | December 18, 2021 | March 18, 2022 | present |
Notes[edit]
- ^ During Cook's tenure as non-resident Ambassador, the Embassy in Bathurst (now Banjul) was established September 9, 1965, with John G. Gossett as Chargé d'Affaires ad interim.
- ^ "Ambassador Richard Carlton Paschall III (Bio)". U.S. Embassy in The Gambia. 2019-03-15. Retrieved 2019-04-12.
- ^ Dampha, Ebrima (2019-04-11). "New US Ambassador presents credentials". The Standard Newspaper. Retrieved 2019-04-12.
See also[edit]
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References[edit]
- United States Department of State: Background notes on the Gambia
This article incorporates public domain material from U.S. Bilateral Relations Fact Sheets. United States Department of State.
External links[edit]
- United States Department of State: Chiefs of Mission for The Gambia
- United States Department of State: The Gambia
- United States Embassy in Banjul
