List of ambassadors of the United States to Madagascar

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Ambassador of the United States to Madagascar and Comoros
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since June 29, 2022
NominatorThe President of the United States
AppointerThe President
with Senate advice and consent
Inaugural holder Frederic P. Bartlett
as Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary
FormationAugust 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.

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Ambassadors

Note: Embassy Tananarive (now Antananarivo) was established June 26, 1960.

NameTitleAppointed Presented credentials Terminated missionNotes
Frederic P. Bartlett [1] - Career FSOAmbassador Extraordinary and PlenipotentiaryAugust 27, 1960October 5, 1960June 6, 1962
C. Vaughan Ferguson, Jr. [2] - Career FSODecember 17, 1962January 15, 1963May 21, 1966
David S. King [3] - Political appointeeJanuary 26, 1967April 21, 1967August 16, 1969
Anthony D. Marshall [1] - Political AppointeeDecember 15, 1969January 6, 1970June 6, 1971Departure requested by Government of the Malagasy Republic, June 1, 1971
Joseph Mendenhall [1] - Career FSOSeptember 11, 1972November 15, 1972May 11, 1975Between 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 [4] - Career FSOSeptember 26, 1980November 10, 1980May 25, 1983
Robert Brendon Keating [4] - Political appointeeJuly 6, 1983August 11, 1983May 1, 1986
Patricia Gates Lynch [4] - Political appointeeJune 16, 1986August 6, 1986August 31, 1989
Howard K. Walker [4] - Career FSOAugust 7, 1989September 27, 1989July 12, 1992
Dennis P. Barrett - Career FSOJune 15, 1992December 3, 1992November 12, 1995
Vicki Huddleston - Career FSOOctober 3, 1995December 12, 1995July 24, 1997 [5] Howard T. Perlow served as Chargé d'Affaires ad interim, July 1997-August 1998.
Shirley Elizabeth Barnes - Career FSOJune 29, 1998August 30, 1998July 28, 2001
Wanda L. Nesbitt - Career FSONovember 5, 2001January 28, 2002June 23, 2004
James D. McGee - Career FSOJune 30, 2004October 29, 2004June 1, 2007
R. Niels Marquardt [6] - Career FSOMay 30, 2007August 22, 2007June 7, 2010
Eric M. Wong [6] - Career FSOChargé d'Affaires ad interimSeptember 2011 [7] UnknownAugust 2014
Robert T. Yamate [6] - Career FSOAmbassador Extraordinary and PlenipotentiaryNovember 19, 2014December 19, 2014April 1, 2018
Michael Pelletier [6] - Career FSOJanuary 2, 2019March 5, 2019June 18, 2021 [8]
Claire A. Pierangelo [6] - Career FSOMarch 2, 2022June 29, 2022Present

Notes

  1. 1 2 3 Commissioned to the Malagasy Republic.
  2. ↑ Commissioned during a recess of the Senate; recommissioned after confirmation on Mar 12, 1963. Commissioned to the Malagasy Republic.
  3. ↑ Commissioned to the Malagasy Republic. Also accredited to Mauritius; resident at Tananarive.
  4. 1 2 3 4 Also accredited to the Comoros; resident in Antananarivo.
  5. ↑ "Vicki J. Huddleston - People - Department History - Office of the Historian".
  6. 1 2 3 4 5 Also accredited to the Union of the Comoros; resident in Antananarivo.
  7. ↑ "Eric Wong - People - Department History - Office of the Historian".
  8. ↑ https://m.facebook.com/story.php?story_fbid=4455575777806780&id=126866674011067 [ bare URL ]

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