List of ambassadors of Zambia to the United States

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Ambassador of Zambia to the United States
Embassy of Zambia, Washington, D.C.
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Incumbent
Lazarous Kapambwe
since January 2020
Inaugural holder Hosea Josias Soko
FormationNovember 24, 1964
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The Zambian ambassadorial residence in Washington, D.C.

The Zambian ambassador in Washington, D. C. is the official representative of the Government in Lusaka to the Government of the United States.

List of representatives

Diplomatic agrément Diplomatic accreditation Ambassador Observations List of presidents of Zambia List of presidents of the United States Term end
August 4, 1964August 12, 1964Request to Open Mission/Request Granted Kenneth Kaunda Lyndon B. Johnson
December 15, 1964EMBASSY OPENED Kenneth Kaunda Lyndon B. Johnson
December 15, 1964November 24, 1964 Hosea Josias Soko Kenneth Kaunda Lyndon B. Johnson
July 5, 1966July 19, 1966 Samuel Chinyama Mbilishi Kenneth Kaunda Lyndon B. Johnson
April 4, 1967April 7, 1967 Rupiah Banda Kenneth Kaunda Lyndon B. Johnson
December 22, 1969February 3, 1970 Mainza Chona Kenneth Kaunda Richard Nixon
December 2, 1970December 21, 1970 Andrew B. Mutemba Kenneth Kaunda Richard Nixon
July 15, 1971 Simon J. M. Mwanba Chargé d'affaires Kenneth Kaunda Richard Nixon
August 26, 1971September 21, 1971 Unia Gostel Mwila Kenneth Kaunda Richard Nixon
January 28, 1974 Joshua Simasiku Siyolwe Chargé d'affaires [1] Kenneth Kaunda Gerald Ford
May 31, 1974June 5, 1974 Siteke Gibson Mwale Kenneth Kaunda Gerald Ford
August 5, 1976 Fidelis F. Bwalya Chargé d'affaires Kenneth Kaunda Gerald Ford
July 14, 1977July 29, 1977 Putteho Muketoi Ngonda Kenneth Kaunda Jimmy Carter
September 19, 1985November 5, 1985 Nalumino Mundia Kenneth Kaunda Ronald Reagan
September 21, 1989October 24, 1989 Paul J. F. Lusaka Kenneth Kaunda George H. W. Bush
July 9, 1992September 8, 1992 Dunstan Weston Kamana Frederick Chiluba George H. W. Bush
June 19, 2000September 5, 2000 Atan Shansonga Frederick Chiluba Bill Clinton
February 7, 2003February 26, 2003 Inonge Mbikusita-Lewanika Levy Mwanawasa George W. Bush
June 25, 2010June 28, 2010 Shelia Z. Siwela [2] Rupiah Banda Barack Obama
January 8, 2013January 14, 2013 Palan Mulonda Michael Sata Barack Obama
January 2020 [3] April 8, 2020 [4] Lazarous Kapambwe Edgar Lungu Joe Biden

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References

  1. Joshua Simasiku Siyolwe
  2. Shelia Z. Siwela
  3. "Ambassador Lazarous Kapambwe's Biography | Embassy of the Republic of Zambia in Washington, D.C." www.zambiaembassy.org. Retrieved 2021-07-30.
  4. "Zambia : President Donald Trump meet Zambia's Ambassador to the USA, Lazarous Kapambwe". 22 July 2020. Retrieved 2021-07-30.
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