List of ambassadors of the United States to Sierra Leone

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Ambassador of the United States to Sierra Leone
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Incumbent
Jared M. Yancey
Chargé d'affaires
since September 18, 2025 [1]
NominatorThe president of the United States
Inaugural holder Herbert Reiner
as Chargé d'Affaires ad interim
FormationApril 27, 1961
Website U.S. Embassy - Freetown

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

Contents

Ambassadors

NameTitleAppointed Presented credentials Terminated missionNotes
Herbert Reiner – Career FSOChargé d'Affaires ad interimApril 27, 1961N/A1961
A. S. J. Carnahan – Political appointeeAmbassador Extraordinary and PlenipotentiaryMay 11, 1961June 9, 1961July 13, 1963
Andrew V. Corry - Career FSOJanuary 29, 1964February 25, 1964May 19, 1967
Robert Graham Miner - Career FSONovember 7, 1967December 7, 1967June 16, 1971
Clinton Louis Olson [2] - Career FSOJune 27, 1972July 4, 1972November 11, 1974
Michael Anthony Samuels - Political appointeeDecember 20, 1974February 14, 1975May 25, 1977
John Andrew Linehan - Career FSO [3] June 24, 1977August 30, 1977May 9, 1980
Theresa Ann Healy - Career FSOAugust 27, 1980September 18, 1980July 13, 1983
Arthur Winston Lewis - Career FSO [4] May 17, 1983August 17, 1983June 5, 1986
Cynthia Shepard Perry - Political appointeeJune 16, 1986July 16, 1986August 30, 1989
Johnny Young – Career FSOOctober 10, 1989November 29, 1989July 23, 1992
Lauralee M. Peters - Career FSOJune 15, 1992October 8, 1992July 6, 1995
John Lewis Hirsch - Career FSOAugust 14, 1995September 13, 1995June 17, 1998
Joseph Melrose - Career FSOOctober 22, 1998November 20, 1998September 10, 2001
Peter R. Chaveas - Career FSOJuly 12, 2001October 12, 2001May 24, 2004
Thomas Neil Hull [5] - Career FSOMay 12, 2004August 19, 2004August 27, 2007
June Carter Perry - Career FSOJuly 7, 2007October 8, 2007January 2, 2009
Michael S. Owen – Career FSOAugust 9, 2010September 30, 2010October 2, 2013
John Hoover - Career FSOSeptember 12, 2014December 4, 2014July 2, 2017
Maria Brewer - Career FSOAugust 3, 2017October 5, 2017February 22, 2021
David Dale Reimer - Career FSODecember 22, 2020March 24, 2021August 24, 2023
Bryan David Hunt - Career FSOJuly 27, 2023September 11, 2023September 17, 2025
Jared M. Yancey - Career FSOChargé d'affaires ad interimSeptember 18, 2025Incumbent

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Ambassador Bryan Hunt resigns". 18 September 2025.
  2. ↑ "The Association for Diplomatic Studies and Training Foreign Affairs Oral History Project AMBASSADOR CLINTON L. OLSON" (PDF). Association for Diplomatic Studies and Training. 17 April 1996. Archived (PDF) from the original on 3 July 2024. Retrieved 31 July 2024.
  3. ↑ "The Association for Diplomatic Studies and Training Foreign Affairs Oral History Project AMBASSADOR JOHN A. LINEHAN, JR" (PDF). Association for Diplomatic Studies and Training. 6 April 1993. Archived (PDF) from the original on 12 July 2024. Retrieved 12 July 2024.
  4. ↑ "The Association for Diplomatic Studies and Training Foreign Affairs Oral History Project AMBASSADOR ARTHUR W. LEWIS" (PDF). Association for Diplomatic Studies and Training. 6 September 1989. Archived (PDF) from the original on 27 June 2024. Retrieved 7 August 2024.
  5. ↑ "The Association for Diplomatic Studies and Training Foreign Affairs Oral History Project AMBASSADOR THOMAS N. HULL III" (PDF). Association for Diplomatic Studies and Training. 8 January 2010. Archived (PDF) from the original on 22 July 2024. Retrieved 22 July 2024.
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