List of ambassadors of the United States to Ethiopia

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Ambassador of the United States to Ethiopia
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Incumbent
Ervin Jose Massinga
since October 3, 2023 [1] [2]
NominatorThe President of the United States
AppointerThe President
with Senate advice and consent
Inaugural holder Hoffman Philip
as Minister Resident/Consul General
FormationJuly 20, 1908
Website U.S. Embassy - Addis Ababa

The United States established diplomatic relations with Ethiopia in 1903 and commissioned its first ambassador to Ethiopia, Hoffman Philip, in 1908. Relations continued uninterrupted until 1980. In July 1980, the U.S. Ambassador to Ethiopia was recalled at the request of the Ethiopian Government, and the U.S. Embassy in Ethiopia and the Ethiopian Embassy in the United States were headed by chargés d’affaires. After the defeat of the Derg regime in 1991 and installation of a new government, the current chargé was commissioned as the new ambassador. The U.S. has had good relations with the Ethiopian government since that time.

Contents

Ambassadors

NameTitleAppointed Presented credentials Terminated missionNotes
Hoffman Philip [3] Minister Resident/Consul GeneralJuly 20, 1908July 6, 1909February 8, 1910
Addison E. Southard – Career FSO [4] October 12, 1927March 1, 1928October 26, 1934
Cornelius Van H. Engert – Career FSO [5] February 7, 1936April 30, 1936May 4, 1937The U. S. Legation in Addis Ababa was closed and diplomatic personnel were withdrawn following the Italian occupation of Ethiopia in 1937. The U. S. never recognized Italian authority in Ethiopia. The legation was reopened and a new Minister Resident/Consul was appointed in 1943.
John K. Caldwell – Career FSO [6] April 14, 1943August 31, 1943December 9, 1943
John K. Caldwell – Career FSO [6] Envoy Extraordinary and Minister PlenipotentiaryOctober 7, 1943December 9, 1943August 26, 1945
Felix Cole – Career FSOFebruary 20, 1945October 5, 1945October 8, 1947
George R. Merrell – Career FSO [7] May 15, 1947January 1, 1948May 21, 1949
George R. Merrell – Career FSO [7] Ambassador Extraordinary and PlenipotentiaryMay 21, 1949June 28, 1949March 17, 1951
J. Rives Childs – Career FSOApril 19, 1951May 14, 1951January 19, 1953
Joseph Simonson – Political appointeeJuly 22, 1953October 6, 1953May 1, 1957
Don C. Bliss – Career FSOMay 20, 1957June 22, 1957June 4, 1960
Arthur L. Richards – Career FSOJune 24, 1960August 26, 1960Left Ethiopia, November 25, 1962
Edward M. Korry – Political appointeeMarch 9, 1963April 20, 1963September 22, 1967
William O. Hall – Career FSOSeptember 13, 1967October 27, 1967May 15, 1971
E. Ross Adair – Political appointeeMay 11, 1971July 8, 1971February 12, 1974
Arthur W. Hummel, Jr. – Career FSOFebruary 20, 1975April 3, 1975July 6, 1976
Frederic L. Chapin – Career FSO [8] June 27, 1978July 21, 1978July 29, 1980The U.S. ambassador was recalled in July 1980 and a series of chargés maintained the embassy until June 1992.
Owen W. Roberts Chargé d'AffairesJuly 29, 1980UnknownMay 1982
David A. KornJune 1982July 1985
James CheekJuly 1985August 1988
Robert G. HoudekAugust 1988June 1991
Marc Allen Baas – Career FSO [9] June 1991June 24, 1992
Ambassador Extraordinary and PlenipotentiaryJune 15, 1992June 24, 1992July 8, 1994
Irvin Hicks – Career FSOMay 9, 1994July 22, 1994June 26, 1996
David H. Shinn – Career FSOJune 6, 1996July 2, 1996August 14, 1999
Tibor P. Nagy – Career FSOAugust 9, 1999October 12, 1999July 19, 2002
Aurelia E. Brazeal – Career FSOOctober 3, 2002November 20, 2002September 2, 2005
Vicki J. Huddleston Chargé d'AffairesSeptember 2, 2005UnknownNovember 9, 2006
Donald Yamamoto – Career FSOAmbassador Extraordinary and PlenipotentiaryNovember 9, 2006December 6, 2006July 28, 2009
Donald E. Booth – Career FSOApril 2, 2010May 2, 2010August 16, 2013
Patricia M. Haslach – Career FSOAugust 14, 2013September 25, 2013August 31, 2016
Peter H. Vrooman Chargé d'AffairesSeptember 1, 2016UnknownJuly 2017
Michael A. Raynor – Career FSOAmbassador Extraordinary and PlenipotentiaryAugust 3, 2017September 29, 2017January 20, 2021 [10]
David Renz – Career FSO [11] Chargé d'AffairesJanuary 20, 2021UnknownMarch 5, 2021
Geeta Pasi – Career FSOAmbassador Extraordinary and PlenipotentiaryDecember 22, 2020March 5, 2021 [12] February 25, 2022
Tracey Ann Jacobson – Career FSOChargé d'AffairesFebruary 25, 2022September 25, 2023
Gwendolyn Green – Career FSOChargé d'AffairesSeptember 26, 2023October 3, 2023
Ervin Jose Massinga Ambassador Extraordinary and PlenipotentiaryJuly 23, 2023October 3, 2023Incumbent

Notes

  1. ↑ https://www.facebook.com/photo?fbid=632570845700415&set=a.167504332207071
  2. ↑ https://m.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=632570845700415&set=a.167504332207071&type=3
  3. ↑ Philip was commissioned during a recess of the Senate and recommissioned after confirmation on December 9, 1908. He was commissioned to Abyssinia, but did not serve under this recess appointment.
  4. ↑ Southard was commissioned during a recess of the Senate and recommissioned after confirmation on December 19, 1927
  5. ↑ Engert’s mission was terminated when Italian forces occupied Addis Ababa, May 6, 1936.
  6. 1 2 Caldwell’s mission was terminated on October 7, 1943, when the mission was promoted to Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary. Caldwell was recommissioned with the new title on the same date.
  7. 1 2 Merrell’s mission was terminated on May 21, 1949, when the mission was promoted to Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary. Merrell was recommissioned with the new title on the same date.
  8. ↑ Ambassador Chapin was recalled at the request of the Ethiopian government on July 29, 1980.
  9. ↑ Baas was commissioned as chargé d’affaires in 1982 and promoted to ambassador in 1992.
  10. ↑ Firew, Eskinder (January 26, 2021). "Departing US Envoy Warns Ethiopia Against Violence". VOA News. Retrieved 5 March 2021.
  11. ↑ "David Renz". US Embassy in Ethiopia. Retrieved 5 March 2021.
  12. ↑ "UPDATE: New U.S. Ambassador to Ethiopia Ms. Geeta Pasi Visits Tigray". Tadias Magazine. March 10, 2021. Retrieved 13 March 2021.

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