United States Ambassador to Madagascar

This is a list of United States ambassadors to Madagascar. The United States has maintained diplomatic relations since June 1960. The Embassy Tananarive (now Antananarivo

Antananarivo

Antananarivo , formerly Tananarive , is the capital and largest city in Madagascar. It is also known by its French colonial shorthand form Tana....

) was established on June 26, 1960. Currently, the Ambassador also serves US diplomatic interests or relations to Comoros.

Ambassadors

Note: Embassy Tananarive (now Antananarivo

Antananarivo

Antananarivo , formerly Tananarive , is the capital and largest city in Madagascar. It is also known by its French colonial shorthand form Tana....

) was established June 26, 1960.

Frederic P. Bartlett - Career FSO
- Title: Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary
- Appointment: August 27, 1960
- Presentation of Credentials: October 5, 1960
- Termination of Mission: Left post, June 6, 1962

C. Vaughan Ferguson, Jr. - Career FSO
- Title: Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary
- Appointment: December 17, 1962
- Presentation of Credentials: January 15, 1963
- Termination of Mission: Left post, May 21, 1966

David S. King
David S. King
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- Political appointee
- Title: Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary
- Appointment: January 26, 1967
- Presentation of Credentials: April 21, 1967
- Termination of Mission: Left post, August 16, 1969

Anthony D. Marshall - Political Appointee
- Title: Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary
- Appointment: December 15, 1969
- Presentation of Credentials: January 6, 1970
- Termination of Mission: Departure requested by Government of the Malagasy Republic, June 1, 1971; left post June 6, 1971

Joseph A. Mendenhall - Career FSO
- Title: Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary
- Appointment: September 11, 1972
- Presentation of Credentials: November 15, 1972
- Termination of Mission: Left post, May 11, 1975

Note: Between 1975 and 1980, the following officers served as Chargé d'Affaires ad interim: Gilbert H. Sheinbaum (Nov. 1975-Mar. 1977) and Robert S. Barrett (Mar. 1977-Jun 1980).

Fernando E. Rondon - Career FSO
- Title: Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary
- Appointment: September 26, 1980
- Presentation of Credentials: November 10, 1980
- Termination of Mission: Left post, May 25, 1983

Robert Brendon Keating - Political appointee
- Title: Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary
- Appointment: July 6, 1983
- Presentation of Credentials: August 11, 1983
- Termination of Mission: Left post, May 1, 1986

Patricia Gates Lynch - Political appointee
- Title: Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary
- Appointment: June 16, 1986
- Presentation of Credentials: August 6, 1986
- Termination of Mission: Left post, August 31, 1989

Howard K. Walker - Career FSO
- Title: Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary
- Appointment: August 7, 1989
- Presentation of Credentials: September 27, 1989
- Termination of Mission: Left post, July 12, 1992

Dennis P. Barrett - Career FSO
- Title: Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary
- Appointment: June 15, 1992
- Presentation of Credentials: December 3, 1992
- Termination of Mission: Left post, November 12, 1995

Vicki Huddleston
Vicki Huddleston
Vicki 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...

- Career FSO
- Title: Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary
- Appointment: October 3, 1995
- Presentation of Credentials: December 12, 1995
- Termination of Mission: Left post July 24, 1996

Note: Howard T. Perlow served as Chargé d'Affaires ad interim, Jul 1996-Aug 1998.

Shirley Elizabeth Barnes - Career FSO
- Title: Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary
- Appointment: June 29, 1998
- Presentation of Credentials: August 30, 1998
- Termination of Mission: Left post July 28, 2001

Wanda L. Nesbitt - Career FSO
- Title: Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary
- Appointment: November 5, 2001
- Presentation of Credentials: January 28, 2001
- Termination of Mission: Left post June 23, 2004

James D. McGee
James D. McGee
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- Career FSO
- Title: Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary
- Appointment: June 30, 2004
- Presentation of Credentials: October 29, 2004
- Termination of Mission: Left post, June 1, 2007

R. Niels Marquardt
R. Niels Marquardt
R. Niels Marquardt is an American diplomat and incumbent United States Ambassador to Madagascar and Comoros. He was nominated by President George W. Bush on March 26, 2007. On May 25, 2007, the Senate confirmed his nomination. He was sworn in on August 17, 2007.-Biography:R...

- Career FSO
- Title: Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary
- Appointment: May 30, 2007
- Presentation of Credentials: August 22, 2007
- Termination of Mission: June 7, 2010

Eric W. Stromayer - Career FSO
- Title: Chargé d'Affaires ad interim
- Appointment: June 7, 2010
- Presentation of Credentials: Unknown
- Termination of Mission: Incumbent

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