United States Ambassador to Malawi
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The Federation of Rhodesia and Nyasaland
was dissolved on December 31, 1963, and Malawi became a fully independent member of the Commonwealth of Nations
on July 6, 1964.
The United States immediately recognized
the new nation and moved to establish diplomatic relations
. The U.S. embassy in Blantyre
(later Zomba) was established July 6, 1964—independence day for Malawi—with Jeanine E. Jackson as current ambassador.
Federation of Rhodesia and Nyasaland
The Federation of Rhodesia and Nyasaland, also known as the Central African Federation , was a semi-independent state in southern Africa that existed from 1953 to the end of 1963, comprising the former self-governing colony of Southern Rhodesia and the British protectorates of Northern Rhodesia,...
was dissolved on December 31, 1963, and Malawi became a fully independent member of the Commonwealth of Nations
Commonwealth of Nations
The Commonwealth of Nations, normally referred to as the Commonwealth and formerly known as the British Commonwealth, is an intergovernmental organisation of fifty-four independent member states...
on July 6, 1964.
The United States immediately recognized
Diplomatic recognition
Diplomatic recognition in international law is a unilateral political act with domestic and international legal consequences, whereby a state acknowledges an act or status of another state or government in control of a state...
the new nation and moved to establish diplomatic relations
Diplomacy
Diplomacy is the art and practice of conducting negotiations between representatives of groups or states...
. The U.S. embassy in Blantyre
Blantyre, Malawi
Blantyre or Mandala is Malawi's centre of finance and commerce, the largest city with an estimated 732,518 inhabitants . It is sometimes referred to as the commercial capital of Malawi as opposed to the political capital, Lilongwe...
(later Zomba) was established July 6, 1964—independence day for Malawi—with Jeanine E. Jackson as current ambassador.
Ambassadors
- Sam P. Gilstrap – Career FSO
- Title: Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary
- Appointed: July 1, 1964
- Presented credentials: July 8, 1964
- Terminated mission: Left post, October 6, 1965
- Marshall P. Jones – Career FSO
- Title: Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary
- Appointed: November 10, 1965
- Presented credentials: January 13, 1966
- Terminated mission: July 8, 1966 (reaccredited)
- Marshall P. Jones – Career FSO
- Title: Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary
- Appointed: July 8, 1966
- Presented credentials: July 8, 1966
- Terminated mission: Left post, March 20, 1970
- William C. Burdett – Career FSO
- Title: Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary
- Appointed: April 8, 1970
- Presented credentials: May 13, 1970
- Terminated mission: Left post, May 11, 1974
- Robert A. Stevenson – Career FSO
- Title: Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary
- Appointed: June 20, 1974
- Presented credentials: August 15, 1974
- Terminated mission: Left post, May 21, 1978
- Note: The Embassy was moved to LilongweLilongweLilongwe, estimated population 902,388 as of 2009, is the capital and largest city of Malawi. It lies in the country's central region, on the Lilongwe River, near the border of Malawi, Mozambique, and Zambia, and on the main north-south highway of Malawi, the M1.-History:The city started life as a...
April 1, 1976, during Stevenson’s tenure. - Harold E. Horan – Career FSO
- Title: Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary
- Appointed: August 11, 1978
- Presented credentials: January 24, 1979
- Terminated mission: Left post, July 17, 1980
- Note: The post was vacant July 1980–August 1981. Robert M. Maxim served as chargé d'affaires during that interval.
- John A. Burroughs, Jr.John A. Burroughs, Jr.John Andrew Burroughs, Jr. was the United States Ambassador to Malawi from 1981-1984 and the United States Ambassador to Uganda from 1988-1991...
– Political appointee- Title: Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary
- Appointed: May 7, 1981
- Presented credentials: August 17, 1981
- Terminated mission: Left post, June 9, 1984
- Weston AdamsWeston Adams (ambassador)Weston Adams is an American politician and diplomat born in Columbia, South Carolina. After graduation from the University of South Carolina and its School of Law, he served as Associate Counsel to the Select Committee on Crime of the U.S. House of Representatives. Adams served on the U.S...
– Career FSO- Title: Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary
- Appointed: June 11, 1984
- Presented credentials: August 17, 1984
- Terminated mission: Left post, August 8, 1986
- Note: The post was vacant August 1986–May 1988. Dennis C. Jett served as chargé d'affaires ad interim during that period.
- George Arthur Trail III – Career FSO
- Title: Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary
- Appointed: April 28, 1988
- Presented credentials: May 13, 1988
- Terminated mission: Left post, May 2, 1991
- Michael T. F. Pistor – Career FSO
- Title: Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary
- Appointed: July 1, 1991
- Presented crMarch 25, 1991edentials:
- Terminated mission: Left post, June 20, 1994
- Peter R. Chaveas – Career FSO
- Title: Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary
- Appointed: May 9, 1994
- Presented credentials: September 12, 1994
- Terminated mission: Left post, June 27, 1997
- Amelia Ellen Shippy – Career FSO
- Title: Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary
- Appointed: November 7, 1997
- Presented credentials: February 2, 1998
- Terminated mission: Left post August 5, 2000
- Roger A. MeeceRoger A. MeeceRoger Allen Meece is an American diplomat. He has served as United States ambassador to Malawi and Democratic Republic of the Congo , as well as Charge d'affairs to Nigeria and to Ethiopia . He currently heads the United Nations mission in the Democratic Republic of Congo.-Biography:Roger...
– Career FSO- Title: Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary
- Appointed: September 15, 2000
- Presented credentials: November 7, 2000
- Terminated mission: Left post July 20, 2003
- Steven A. Browning – Career FSO
- Title: Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary
- Appointed: May 27, 2003
- Presented credentials: September 19, 2003
- Terminated mission: May 16, 2004
- Alan Walter Eastham – Career FSO
- Title: Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary
- Appointed: August 2, 2005
- Presented credentials: August 25, 2005
- Terminated mission: 2008
- Peter Bodde – Career FSO
- Title: Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary
- Appointed: September 3, 2008
- Presented credentials: October 28, 2008
- Terminated mission: Unknown
- Note:Edward W. Holmes served as chargé d'affaires ad interim during this period
- Jeanine E. JacksonJeanine E. JacksonJeanine E. Jackson is an American diplomat. She was the ambassador to Burkina Faso from from 2006 to 2009 and is currently the ambassador to the Republic of Malawi. She is also an accomplished pianist.-Biography:...
, Career FSO- Title: Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary
- Appointed: May 5, 2011
- Presented credentials: June 30, 2011
- Terminated mission: Incumbent
See also
- Malawi – United States relations
- Foreign relations of MalawiForeign relations of MalawiMalawi's former President Bakili Muluzi continued the pro-Western foreign policy established by former President Hastings Banda. It maintains excellent diplomatic relations with principal Western countries. Malawi's close relations with South Africa throughout the apartheid era strained its...
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