List of ambassadors of the United States to Mali

Ambassador of the United States to Mali
Seal of the United States Department of State
Flag of a United States ambassador
Incumbent Rachna Korhonen since March 16, 2023
Nominator	The president of the United States
Appointer	The president with Senate advice and consent
Website	U.S. Embassy - Bamako

The United States ambassador to Mali is the official representative of the government of the United States to the government of Mali.

Ambassadors

• Thomas Kenneth Wright (1960-1961)
• William Jules Handley (1961-1964)
• Charles Robert Moore ^[1] (1965-1968)
• Gilbert Edward Clark (1968-1970)
• Robert O. Blake – Career FSO
  • Appointed: December 10, 1970
  • Terminated mission: May 20, 1973
• Patricia M. Byrne – Career FSO
  • Appointed: 1976
  • Terminated mission: 1979
• Anne Forrester – Career FSO
  • Appointed: 1979
  • Terminated mission: 1981
• Parker W. Borg – Career FSO
  • Appointed: 1981
  • Terminated mission: 1984
• Robert Joseph Ryan (1984-1987)
• Robert Maxwell Pringle (1987-1990)
• Herbert Donald Gelber (1990-1993) ^[2]
• William H. Dameron (1993-1995)
• David P. Rawson (1996-1999)
• Michael Edward Ranneberger (1999-2002)
• Vicki J. Huddleston (2002-2005)
• Terence Patrick McCulley (2005-2008)
• Gillian Milovanovic – Career FSO
  • Appointed: September 26, 2008
  • Terminated mission: June 1, 2011
• Mary Beth Leonard – Career FSO
  • Appointed: November 7, 2011
  • Terminated mission: September 22, 2014
• Paul Folmsbee – Career FSO
  • Appointed: May 23, 2015
  • Terminated mission: January 2, 2019
• Dennis B. Hankins – Career FSO
  • Appointed: March 15, 2019
  • Terminated mission: September 26, 2022
• Rachna Korhonen – Career FSO
  • Appointed: March 16, 2023
  • Terminated mission: Incumbent

See also

• Mali - United States relations
• Foreign relations of Mali
• Ambassadors of the United States

References

1. "The Association for Diplomatic Studies and Training Foreign Affairs Oral History Project AMBASSADOR C. ROBERT MOORE" (PDF). Association for Diplomatic Studies and Training. May 1988. Archived (PDF) from the original on 1 July 2024. Retrieved 29 July 2024.
2. "The Association for Diplomatic Studies and Training Foreign Affairs History Project AMBASSADOR HERBERT DONALD GELBER" (PDF). Association for Diplomatic Studies and Training. 2 June 1995. Archived (PDF) from the original on 11 July 2024. Retrieved 11 July 2024.

• United States Department of State: Background notes on Mali
•  This article incorporates public domain material from U.S. Bilateral Relations Fact Sheets. United States Department of State.

External links

• United States Department of State: Chiefs of Mission for Mali
• United States Department of State: Mali
• United States Embassy in Bamako