United States Ambassador to Ethiopia
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The United States
established diplomatic relations with Ethiopia
in 1903 and commissioned its first ambassador to Ethiopia, Hoffman Philip, in 1908. Relations continued uninterrupted until 1980. In July 1980, the U.S. Ambassador to Ethiopia was recalled at the request of the Ethiopian Government, and the U.S. Embassy in Ethiopia and the Ethiopian Embassy in the United States were headed by chargés d’affaires. After the defeat of the Derg
regime in 1991 and installation of a new government, the current chargé was commissioned as the new ambassador. The U.S. has had good relations with the Ethiopian government since that time.
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
established diplomatic relations with Ethiopia
Ethiopia
Ethiopia , officially known as the Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia, is a country located in the Horn of Africa. It is the second-most populous nation in Africa, with over 82 million inhabitants, and the tenth-largest by area, occupying 1,100,000 km2...
in 1903 and commissioned its first ambassador to Ethiopia, Hoffman Philip, in 1908. Relations continued uninterrupted until 1980. In July 1980, the U.S. Ambassador to Ethiopia was recalled at the request of the Ethiopian Government, and the U.S. Embassy in Ethiopia and the Ethiopian Embassy in the United States were headed by chargés d’affaires. After the defeat of the Derg
Derg
The Derg or Dergue was a Communist military junta that came to power in Ethiopia following the ousting of Haile Selassie I. Derg, which means "committee" or "council" in Ge'ez, is the short name of the Coordinating Committee of the Armed Forces, Police, and Territorial Army, a committee of...
regime in 1991 and installation of a new government, the current chargé was commissioned as the new ambassador. The U.S. has had good relations with the Ethiopian government since that time.
Ambassadors
- Hoffman Philip
- Title: Minister Resident/Consul General
- Appointed: July 20, 1908
- Presented credentials: July 6, 1909
- Terminated mission: Left post, February 8, 1910
- Addison E. Southard – Career FSO
- Title: Minister Resident/Consul General
- Appointed: October 12, 1927
- Presented credentials: March 1, 1928
- Terminated mission: Left post, October 26, 1934
- Cornelius Van H. Engert – Career FSO
- Title: Minister Resident/Consul General
- Appointed: February 7, 1936
- Presented credentials: April 30, 1936
- Terminated mission: Left post, May 4, 1937
- Note: The U. S. Legation in Addis Ababa was closed and diplomatic personnel were withdrawn following the Italian occupation of Ethiopia in 1937. The U. S. never recognized Italian authority in Ethiopia. The legation was reopened and a new Minister Resident/Consul was appointed in 1943.
- John K. Caldwell – Career FSO
- Title: Minister Resident/Consul General
- Appointed: April 14, 1943
- Presented credentials: August 31, 1943
- Terminated mission: December 9, 1943
- John K. Caldwell – Career FSO
- Title: Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary
- Appointed: October 7, 1943
- Presented credentials: December 9, 1943
- Terminated mission: Left post, August 26, 1945
- Felix ColeFelix ColeFelix Cole was an American diplomat. His postings in the foreign service included ambassadorships to Ethiopia and Sri Lanka.Following the retirement of John K. Caldwell in 1945, Cole was selected to replace him...
– Career FSO- Title: Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary
- Appointed: February 20, 1945
- Presented credentials: October 5, 1945
- Terminated mission: Left post, October 8, 1947
- George R. Merrell – Career FSO
- Title: Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary
- Appointed: May 15, 1947
- Presented credentials: January 1, 1948
- Terminated mission: May 21, 1949
- George R. Merrell – Career FSO
- Title: Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary
- Appointed: May 21, 1949
- Presented credentials: June 28, 1949
- Terminated mission: Left post, March 17, 1951
- J. Rives Childs – Career FSO
- Title: Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary
- Appointed: April 19, 1951
- Presented credentials: May 14, 1951
- Terminated mission: Left post, January 19, 1953
- Joseph Simonson – Political appointee
- Title: Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary
- Appointed: July 22, 1953
- Presented credentials: October 6, 1953
- Terminated mission: Left post, May 1, 1957
- Don C. Bliss – Career FSO
- Title: Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary
- Appointed: May 20, 1957
- Presented credentials: June 22, 1957
- Terminated mission: Left post, June 4, 1960
- Arthur L. Richards – Career FSO
- Title: Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary
- Appointed: June 24, 1960
- Presented credentials: August 26, 1960
- Terminated mission: Left Ethiopia, November 25, 1962
- Edward M. KorryEdward M. KorryEdward Malcolm Korry was an American diplomat during the administrations of Presidents Kennedy, Johnson, and Nixon.Korry, a native of New York, was U.S. Ambassador to Ethiopia and to Chile . Upon hearing the news that Salvador Allende had been elected president of Chile, he proclaimed that "not a...
– Political appointee- Title: Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary
- Appointed: March 9, 1963
- Presented credentials: April 20, 1963
- Terminated mission: Left post, September 22, 1967
- William O. HallWilliam O. HallWilliam O. Hall was the U.S. Ambassador to Ethiopia from 1967 to 1971, during the reign of Emperor Haile Selassie I.William O. Hall was born May 22, 1914, in Roswell, New Mexico. He moved with his family to Prineville, Oregon when he was seven years old...
– Career FSO- Title: Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary
- Appointed: September 13, 1967
- Presented credentials: October 27, 1967
- Terminated mission: Left post, May 15, 1971
- E. Ross AdairE. Ross AdairEdwin Ross Adair was a U.S. Representative from Indiana.Born in Albion, Indiana, Adair attended grade and high schools in that city...
– Political appointee- Title: Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary
- Appointed: May 11, 1971
- Presented credentials: July 8, 1971
- Terminated mission: Left post, February 12, 1974
- Thomas W. McElhiney – Career FSO
- Title: Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary
- Appointed: February 11, 1974
- Presented credentials:
- Terminated mission:
- Arthur W. Hummel, Jr.Arthur W. Hummel, Jr.Arthur William Hummel, Jr. was a United States diplomat.-Early life:He was born in Fenzhou, Shanxi, China, to Christian missionaries Arthur W. Hummel, Sr. and Ruth Bookwalter Hummel. His family moved to Beijing when he was 4. In 1927, when he was 7, the Northern Expedition forced his family to...
– Career FSO- Title: Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary
- Appointed: February 20, 1975
- Presented credentials: April 3, 1975
- Terminated mission: Left post, July 6, 1976
- Frederic L. ChapinFrederic L. ChapinFrederic Lincoln Chapin was a United States diplomat. He was the ambassador to Ethiopia and Guatemala. He was the son of Selden Chapin, United States ambassador to the Netherlands, Peru and Iran.-External links:...
– Career FSO- Title: Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary
- Appointed: June 27, 1978
- Presented credentials: July 21, 1978
- Terminated mission: Left post, July 29, 1980
- Note: The U.S. ambassador was recalled in July 1980 and a series of chargés maintained the embassy until June 1992. The following officers served as chargés d’affaires: Owen W. Roberts July 1980–May 1982, David A. Korn (June 1982–July 1985), James Cheek (July 1985–August 1988), Robert G. Houdek (August 1988–June 1991), and Marc A. Baas (June 1991–June 1992). In June 1992 the current chargé, Marc Allen Baas, was commissioned as the new ambassador.
- Marc Allen Baas – Career FSO
- Title: Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary
- Appointed: June 15, 1982
- Presented credentials: June 24, 1992
- Terminated mission: Left post, July 8, 1994
- Irvin Hicks – Career FSO
- Title: Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary
- Appointed: May 9, 1994
- Presented credentials: July 22, 1994
- Terminated mission: Left post, June 26, 1996
- David H. ShinnDavid H. ShinnDavid H. Shinn is an Adjunct Professor of International Affairs at The George Washington University's Elliott School of International Affairs...
– Career FSO- Title: Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary
- Appointed: June 6, 1996
- Presented credentials: July 2, 1996
- Terminated mission: Left post August 14, 1999
- Tibor P. Nagy, Jr. – Career FSO
- Title: Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary
- Appointed: August 9, 1999
- Presented credentials: October 12, 1999
- Terminated mission: Left post July 19, 2002
- Aurelia E. Brazeal – Career FSO
- Title: Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary
- Appointed: October 3, 2002
- Presented credentials: November 20, 2002
- Terminated mission: Left post, September 2, 2005
- Note: Vicki HuddlestonVicki HuddlestonVicki J. Huddleston is a U.S. diplomat.Since June 2009, Ambassador Huddleston has been the U.S. Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for African Affairs in the Office of the Secretary of Defense. She is a former U.S. Deputy Assistant Secretary of State for Africa; U.S. Ambassador to Madagascar...
served as the Chargé d'Affaires ad interim at the embassy in Addis AbabaAddis AbabaAddis Ababa is the capital city of Ethiopia...
until Donald Yamamoto became the ambassador. - Donald YamamotoDonald YamamotoDonald Yamamoto is the former U.S. Ambassador to Ethiopia . He was appointed by President George W. Bush in November, 2006, and presented his credentials to Ethiopian Prime Minister Meles Zenawi in Addis Ababa on December 6, 2006....
– Career FSO- Title: Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary
- Appointed: November 9, 2006
- Presented Credentials: December 6, 2006
- Terminated mission: Unknown
- Donald Booth – Career FSO
- Title: Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary
- Appointed: April 2, 2010
- Presented Credentials: May 2, 2010
- Terminated mission: Incumbent
See also
- Ethiopia – United States relations
- Foreign relations of EthiopiaForeign relations of EthiopiaLike many states in sub-Saharan Africa, Ethiopia was relatively isolated from other countries not immediately adjacent to it, until well into the 19th century...
- Ambassadors of the United States