| Ambassador of the United States to Madagascar and Comoros | |
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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 | Frederic P. Bartlett as Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary |
| Formation | August 27, 1960 |
| Website | U.S. Embassy - Antananarivo |
This is a list of United States ambassadors to Madagascar. The United States has maintained diplomatic relations since June 1960. The embassy in Tananarive (now Antananarivo) was established on June 26, 1960. Currently, the ambassador also serves US diplomatic interests or relations to Comoros.
Ambassadors
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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". |
Note: Embassy Tananarive (now Antananarivo) was established June 26, 1960.
| Name | Title | Appointed | Presented credentials | Terminated mission | Notes |
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| Frederic P. Bartlett[1] - Career FSO | Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary | August 27, 1960 | October 5, 1960 | June 6, 1962 | |
| C. Vaughan Ferguson, Jr.[2] - Career FSO | December 17, 1962 | January 15, 1963 | May 21, 1966 | ||
| David S. King[3] - Political appointee | January 26, 1967 | April 21, 1967 | August 16, 1969 | ||
| Anthony D. Marshall[4] - Political Appointee | December 15, 1969 | January 6, 1970 | June 6, 1971 | Departure requested by Government of the Malagasy Republic, June 1, 1971 | |
| Joseph Mendenhall[5] - Career FSO | September 11, 1972 | November 15, 1972 | May 11, 1975 | Between 1975 and 1980, the following officers served as Chargé d'Affaires ad interim: Gilbert H. Sheinbaum (November 1975-March 1977) and Robert S. Barrett (March 1977-June 1980). | |
| Fernando E. Rondon[6] - Career FSO | September 26, 1980 | November 10, 1980 | May 25, 1983 | ||
| Robert Brendon Keating[6] - Political appointee | July 6, 1983 | August 11, 1983 | May 1, 1986 | ||
| Patricia Gates Lynch[6] - Political appointee | June 16, 1986 | August 6, 1986 | August 31, 1989 | ||
| Howard K. Walker[6] - Career FSO | August 7, 1989 | September 27, 1989 | July 12, 1992 | ||
| Dennis P. Barrett - Career FSO | June 15, 1992 | December 3, 1992 | November 12, 1995 | ||
| Vicki Huddleston - Career FSO | October 3, 1995 | December 12, 1995 | July 24, 1997[7] | Howard T. Perlow served as Chargé d'Affaires ad interim, July 1997-August 1998. | |
| Shirley Elizabeth Barnes - Career FSO | June 29, 1998 | August 30, 1998 | July 28, 2001 | ||
| Wanda L. Nesbitt - Career FSO | November 5, 2001 | January 28, 2002 | June 23, 2004 | ||
| James D. McGee - Career FSO | June 30, 2004 | October 29, 2004 | June 1, 2007 | ||
| R. Niels Marquardt[8] - Career FSO | May 30, 2007 | August 22, 2007 | June 7, 2010 | ||
| Eric M. Wong[8] - Career FSO | Chargé d'Affaires ad interim | September 2011[9] | Unknown | August 2014 | |
| Robert T. Yamate[8] - Career FSO | Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary | November 19, 2014 | December 19, 2014 | April 1, 2018 | |
| Michael Pelletier[8] - Career FSO | January 2, 2019 | March 5, 2019 | June 18, 2021[10] | ||
| Claire A. Pierangelo[8] - Career FSO | March 2, 2022 | June 29, 2022 | Present |
Notes
- ↑ Commissioned to the Malagasy Republic.
- ↑ Commissioned during a recess of the Senate; recommissioned after confirmation on Mar 12, 1963. Commissioned to the Malagasy Republic.
- ↑ Commissioned to the Malagasy Republic. Also accredited to Mauritius; resident at Tananarive.
- ↑ Commissioned to the Malagasy Republic.
- ↑ Commissioned to the Malagasy Republic.
- 1 2 3 4 Also accredited to the Comoros; resident in Antananarivo.
- ↑ https://history.state.gov/departmenthistory/people/huddleston-vicki-j
- 1 2 3 4 5 Also accredited to the Union of the Comoros; resident in Antananarivo.
- ↑ https://history.state.gov/departmenthistory/people/wong-eric
- ↑ https://m.facebook.com/story.php?story_fbid=4455575777806780&id=126866674011067
See also
References
External links
- United States Department of State: Chiefs of Mission for Madagascar
- United States Department of State: Madagascar
- United States Embassy in Antananarivo
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