List of ambassadors of the United States to the Republic of the Congo

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Ambassador of the United States to the Republic of the Congo
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Seal of the United States Department of State
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Incumbent
Eugene Young
since March 30, 2022
NominatorThe President of the United States
AppointerThe President
with Senate advice and consent
Inaugural holder W. Wendell Blancke
as Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary
FormationNovember 9, 1960
Website U.S. Embassy - Brazzaville

This is a list of ambassadors of the United States to the Republic of the Congo.

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From 1885 until 1960, the republic had been under the control of France as a protectorate. In 1908, France organized French Equatorial Africa (AEF), comprising its colonies of Middle Congo (modern Congo), Gabon, Chad, and Oubangui-Chari (now Central African Republic). Brazzaville was selected as the federal capital.

In 1958 Middle Congo became an autonomous colony and was renamed Republic of the Congo. The republic was granted full independence on August 15, 1960. As the Belgian Congo (now the Democratic Republic of the Congo) also chose the name Republic of Congo upon receiving its independence, the two countries were more commonly known as Congo-Leopoldville and Congo-Brazzaville, after their capital cities.

The United States immediately recognized the new Republic of the Congo and moved to establish diplomatic relations. The embassy in Brazzaville was established August 15, 1960, with Alan W. Lukens as Chargé d'Affaires ad interim. The first ambassador, W. Wendell Blancke was appointed on November 9, 1960.

Ambassadors

NameTitleAppointed Presented credentials Terminated missionNotes
W. Wendell Blancke – Career FSO [1] [2] Ambassador Extraordinary and PlenipotentiaryNovember 9, 1960December 23, 1960December 14, 1963
Henry L. T. Koren – Career FSOApril 8, 1964May 13, 1964August 4, 1965Due to civil strife and insecure conditions, the U.S. Embassy in Brazzaville was closed and all diplomatic personnel were withdrawn from the country on August 15, 1965. The embassy was reestablished on October 30, 1977, with Jay Katzen as chargé d'affaires ad interim. A new ambassador was appointed on April 26, 1979.
William L. Swing – Career FSOApril 26, 1979May 11, 1979May 30, 1981
Kenneth Lee Brown – Career FSODecember 11, 1981February 13, 1982June 10, 1984
Alan Wood Lukens – Career FSOAugust 13, 1984September 22, 1984May 6, 1987
Leonard Grant Shurtleff – Career FSOAugust 10, 1987September 26, 1987July 5, 1990
James Daniel Phillips – Career FSOJune 27, 1990August 23, 1990September 10, 1993
William Christie Ramsay – Career FSOJuly 16, 1993September 23, 1993April 13, 1996
Aubrey Hooks – Career FSOJune 6, 1996July 11, 1996January 9, 1999
David H. Kaeuper – Career FSONovember 16, 1999December 27, 1999September 5, 2002
Robin Renee Sanders – Career FSONovember 15, 2002February 13, 2003July 16, 2005 [3]
Robert Weisberg – Career FSOMarch 21, 2006April 27, 2006 [4] March 2, 2008
Alan W. Eastham – Career FSOAugust 22, 2008November 18, 2008July 23, 2010
Christopher W. Murray – Career FSOAugust 23, 2010September 16, 2010August 14, 2013
Stephanie S. Sullivan – Career FSOAugust 12, 2013November 26, 2013January 20, 2017
Todd Philip Haskell – Career FSOMay 19, 2017July 13, 2017January 28, 2021 [5]
Daniel TravisChargé d’Affaires ad interimJanuary 28, 2021–March 30, 2022
Eugene Young – Career FSOAmbassador Extraordinary and PlenipotentiaryDecember 18, 2021March 30, 2022Incumbent

Notes

  1. ↑ Blancke was commissioned during a recess of the Senate and recommissioned after confirmation on February 6, 1961.
  2. ↑ Blancke was also accredited to the Central African Republic, Chad, and Gabon while resident at Brazzaville.
  3. ↑ "Robin Renee Sanders (1954–)". Office of the Historian. Retrieved 4 January 2019.
  4. ↑ "Robert Weisberg (1950–)". Office of the Historian. Retrieved 6 April 2021.
  5. ↑ "Chargé d'Affaires Todd P. Haskell". U.S. Embassy & Consulates in South Africa. Retrieved 2021-12-12.

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