List of ambassadors of the United States to the Central African Republic

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Ambassador of the United States to the Central African Republic
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Incumbent
Patricia Mahoney
since April 8, 2022
NominatorThe President of the United States
AppointerThe President
with Senate advice and consent
Inaugural holder Alan W. Lukens
as Chargé d'affaires ad interim
FormationAugust 13, 1960
Website U.S. Embassy - Bangui

The United States ambassador to the Central African Republic is the ambassador of the United States to the Central African Republic.

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Alan W. Lukens (resident at Brazzaville) presented credentials as chargé d'affaires ad interim on August 13, 1960. During Blancke's tenure as non-resident ambassador to the Central African Republic, the United States Embassy in Bangui was established on February 10, 1961, with Lukens as resident chargé d'affaires ad interim. Ambassador Cooke was commissioned to the Central African Empire.

Ambassadors extraordinary and plenipotentiary

NameStateTypeAppointedPresented credentialsMission terminatedNotes
W. Wendell Blancke California FSO December 12, 1960January 6, 1961November 29, 1961Commissioned during a recess of the Senate.
Recommissioned after confirmation on February 6, 1961.
Also accredited to Chad, Congo-Brazzaville, and Gabon; resident at Brazzaville.
John H. Burns Oklahoma FSO November 10, 1961November 29, 1961Left post, May 6, 1963Commissioned during a recess of the Senate
Recommissioned after confirmation on Jan 30, 1962.
Claude G. Ross California FSO August 1, 1963September 16, 1963Left post, April 22, 1967
Geoffrey W. Lewis Virginia FSO September 13, 1967October 23, 1967Left post, August 2, 1970
Melvin L. Manfull Utah FSO November 23, 1970February 4, 1971Left post, December 13, 1972
William N. Dale New Mexico FSO July 24, 1973September 18, 1973Left post, July 17, 1975
Anthony C. E. Quainton Washington FSO February 4, 1976February 20, 1976Left post, June 9, 1978
Goodwin Cooke Connecticut FSO October 11, 1978November 4, 1978Left post, July 13, 1980
Arthur H. Woodruff Florida FSO May 7, 1981July 10, 1981Left post, August 2, 1983
Edmund DeJarnette Virginia FSO October 7, 1983November 17, 1983Left post, May 26, 1986
David C. Fields California FSO October 16, 1986December 4, 1986Left post, October 3, 1989
Daniel Howard Simpson Ohio FSO November 21, 1989February 6, 1990Left post, December 15, 1992
Robert E. Gribbin, 3rd Alabama FSO June 15, 1992January 16, 1993Left post, September 16, 1995
Mosina H. Jordan New York FSO June 27, 1995November 29, 1995Left post March 31, 1997
Robert Cephas Perry Virginia FSO October 12, 1998February 1, 1999Left post July 1, 2001
Mattie R. Sharpless North Carolina FSO October 1, 2001December 14, 2001Left post November 2, 2002
Frederick B. Cook [1] Florida FSO July 27, 2007August 29, 2007Left post August 17, 2010
Laurence D. Wohlers [2] Washington FSOSeptember 8, 2010October 30, 2010Left post August 1, 2013
Jeffrey J. Hawkins [3] California FSOOctober 15, 2015October 30, 2015Left post January 11, 2018
Lucy Tamlyn New York FSOJanuary 11, 2019February 6, 2019 [4] Left post January 28, 2022
Patricia Mahoney Virginia FSODecember 18, 2021April 8, 2022Incumbent

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References

  1. ↑ "Ambassador Cook - U.S. Embassy Bangui, CAR". Archived from the original on 2011-10-15.
  2. ↑ "Ambassador | Embassy of the United States Bangui, CAR". Archived from the original on 2012-10-23. Retrieved 2012-10-29.
  3. ↑ "Ambassador | Embassy of the United States Bangui, CAR". Archived from the original on 2012-10-23. Retrieved 2012-10-29.
  4. ↑ https://www.lanouvellecentrafrique.org/2019/02/08/car-lucy-tamlyn-appointed-new-us-ambassador-to-centrafric-good-bye-cotonou-hello-bangui/ [ dead link ]
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