List of ambassadors of the United States to Malawi

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Ambassador of the United States to Malawi
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Incumbent
Amy W. Diaz [1]
Chargé d'affaires ad interim
since February 12, 2024
NominatorThe President of the United States
AppointerThe President
with Senate advice and consent
Inaugural holder Edward W. Holmes
as Chargé d'affaires ad interim
FormationJuly 6, 1964
Website U.S. Embassy - Lilongwe

The Federation of Rhodesia and Nyasaland was dissolved on December 31, 1963, and Malawi became a fully independent member of the Commonwealth of Nations on July 6, 1964.

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The United States immediately recognized the new nation and moved to establish diplomatic relations. The U.S. embassy in Blantyre (later Zomba) was established July 6, 1964—independence day for Malawi—with David Young as current ambassador.

Ambassadors

NameTitleAppointed Presented credentials Terminated missionNotes
Sam P. Gilstrap – Career FSOAmbassador Extraordinary and PlenipotentiaryJuly 1, 1964July 8, 1964October 6, 1965
Marshall P. Jones – Career FSO [2] November 10, 1965January 13, 1966March 20, 1970Jones was reaccredited after Malawi became a republic and presented new credentials July 8, 1966.
William C. Burdett – Career FSOApril 8, 1970May 13, 1970May 11, 1974
Robert A. Stevenson – Career FSOJune 20, 1974August 15, 1974May 21, 1978The Embassy was moved to Lilongwe April 1, 1976, during Stevenson’s tenure.
Harold E. Horan – Career FSOAugust 11, 1978January 24, 1979July 17, 1980The post was vacant July 1980–August 1981. Robert M. Maxim served as chargé d'affaires during that interval.
John A. Burroughs, Jr. – Political appointee [3] May 7, 1981August 17, 1981June 9, 1984
Weston Adams – Political AppointeeJune 11, 1984August 17, 1984August 8, 1986The post was vacant August 1986–May 1988. Dennis C. Jett served as chargé d'affaires ad interim during that period.
George Arthur Trail III – Career FSOApril 28, 1988May 13, 1988May 2, 1991
Michael T. F. Pistor – Career FSOJuly 1, 1991July 25, 1991June 20, 1994
Peter R. Chaveas – Career FSOMay 9, 1994September 12, 1994June 27, 1997
Amelia Ellen Shippy – Career FSONovember 7, 1997February 2, 1998August 5, 2000
Roger A. Meece – Career FSOSeptember 15, 2000November 7, 2000July 20, 2003
Steven A. Browning – Career FSOMay 27, 2003September 19, 2003May 16, 2004
Alan W. Eastham – Career FSOAugust 2, 2005August 25, 2005July 15, 2008
Peter Bodde – Career FSOJune 6, 2008October 28, 2008August 1, 2010Edward W. Holmes served as chargé d'affaires ad interim from August 2010 to July 2011
Jeanine E. Jackson, Career FSO [4] [5] July 5, 2011October 20, 2011September 25, 2014
Virginia E. Palmer, Career FSODecember 18, 2014February 27, 2015June 7, 2019
Robert K. Scott, Career FSOApril 16, 2019August 6, 2019 [6] October 20, 2021
David Young, Career FSOMarch 2, 2022May 5, 2022February 12, 2024

Notes

  1. ↑ https://mw.usembassy.gov/charge-daffaires-ai-amy-diaz/
  2. ↑ Jones was commissioned during a recess of the Senate and recommissioned after confirmation on January 27, 1966.
  3. ↑ An earlier nomination of September 22, 1980 was not acted upon by the Senate.
  4. ↑ "Government In The Lab | Blog | Ambassador to Malawi: Who is Jeanine Jackson?". govinthelab.com. Archived from the original on 2011-08-12.
  5. ↑ "Ambassador | Embassy of the United States Lilongwe, Malawi". Archived from the original on 2011-11-16. Retrieved 2011-11-25.
  6. ↑ "US Ambassador presents credentials to Mutharika" . Retrieved 2019-08-08.

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