The following is a list of United States

United States

The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...

 Ambassadors to Sudan

Sudan

Sudan , officially the Republic of the Sudan , is a country in North Africa, sometimes considered part of the Middle East politically. It is bordered by Egypt to the north, the Red Sea to the northeast, Eritrea and Ethiopia to the east, South Sudan to the south, the Central African Republic to the...

. The first chief of mission sent by the United States was Arthur E. Beach, who presented his credentials in March 1956. From 1967 to 1972 the embassy was closed, and a U.S. Interest Section was opened in the Netherlands

Netherlands

The Netherlands is a constituent country of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, located mainly in North-West Europe and with several islands in the Caribbean. Mainland Netherlands borders the North Sea to the north and west, Belgium to the south, and Germany to the east, and shares maritime borders...

 Embassy. In 1973 Ambassador Cleo A. Noel, Jr.

Cleo A. Noel, Jr.

Cleo Allen Noel, Jr. was a United States ambassador to Sudan who was murdered by the Black September Palestinian terrorist organization in the 1973 attack on the Saudi embassy in Khartoum.-Early life:...

 was taken hostage and killed by the Black September Organization during the attack on the Saudi embassy in Khartoum. The embassy was again closed in 1996, though reopened in 2002, since which time the United States has posted several chargés d'affaires ad interim to the country.

Ambassadors

• Arthur E. Beach - Career FSO
  • Title: Chargé d'Affaires
  • Appointment:
  • Presentation of Credentials: March 17, 1956
  • Termination of Mission: Superseded, May 17, 1956

Note: The Embassy in Khartoum

Khartoum

Khartoum is the capital and largest city of Sudan and of Khartoum State. It is located at the confluence of the White Nile flowing north from Lake Victoria, and the Blue Nile flowing west from Ethiopia. The location where the two Niles meet is known as "al-Mogran"...

 was established Feb 15, 1956, with Beach in charge.

• Lowell C. Pinkerton - Career FSO
  • Title: Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary
  • Appointment: April 12, 1956
  • Presentation of Credentials: May 17, 1956
  • Termination of Mission: Left post August 25, 1957

• James S. Moose, Jr.
  James S. Moose, Jr.
  James Sayle Moose, Jr. was an American diplomat and ambassador to several countries.-Early life:Moose was born in Morrilton, Arkansas in 1903...
  
   - Career FSO
  • Title: Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary
  • Appointment: March 26, 1958
  • Presentation of Credentials: April 17, 1958
  • Termination of Mission: Left post May 5, 1962

• William M. Rountree
  William M. Rountree
  William Manning Rountree was born in Swainsboro, Georgia. After graduating from high school in 1935 he got a job with the United States Department of the Treasury where he held various clerical and accounting positions...
  
   - Career FSO
  • Title: Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary
  • Appointment: July 3, 1962
  • Presentation of Credentials: August 2, 1962
  • Termination of Mission: Left post September 17, 1965

• William H. Weathersby - Career FSO
  • Title: Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary
  • Appointment: October 20, 1965
  • Presentation of Credentials: December 4, 1965
  • Termination of Mission: Sudan severed diplomatic relations with U.S., June 7, 1967; Weathersby left post June 18, 1967.

Note: The Embassy in Khartoum was closed as of June 6, 1967. A U.S. Interest Section was established in the Netherlands Embassy on August 14, 1967. Principal Officers were: Cleo A. Noel, Jr. (August 1967-June 1969), and George Curtis Moore

George Curtis Moore

George Curtis Moore was an American diplomat who was assassinated during a terrorist attack on the United States embassy in Khartoum, Sudan.- Diplomatic career in Sudan :...

 (July 1969-July 1972). The Embassy in Khartoum

Khartoum

Khartoum is the capital and largest city of Sudan and of Khartoum State. It is located at the confluence of the White Nile flowing north from Lake Victoria, and the Blue Nile flowing west from Ethiopia. The location where the two Niles meet is known as "al-Mogran"...

 was re-established July 25, 1972, with Moore as Chargé d'Affaires ad interim.

• Cleo A. Noel, Jr.
  Cleo A. Noel, Jr.
  Cleo Allen Noel, Jr. was a United States ambassador to Sudan who was murdered by the Black September Palestinian terrorist organization in the 1973 attack on the Saudi embassy in Khartoum.-Early life:...
  
   - Career FSO
  • Title: Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary
  • Appointment: Dec 2, 1972
  • Presentation of Credentials: Dec 23, 1972
  • Termination of Mission: Assassinated at post Mar 2, 1973

• William D. Brewer - Career FSO
  • Title: Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary
  • Appointment: Jul 16, 1973
  • Presentation of Credentials: Sep 22, 1973
  • Termination of Mission: Left post May 7, 1977

• Donald C. Bergus - Career FSO
  • Title: Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary
  • Appointment: May 19, 1977
  • Presentation of Credentials: Jul 19, 1977
  • Termination of Mission: Left post Apr 1, 1980

• C. William Kontos - Political appointee
  • Title: Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary
  • Appointment: May 23, 1980
  • Presentation of Credentials: Jun 24, 1980
  • Termination of Mission: Left post Jul 21, 1983

• Hume Alexander Horan - Career FSO
  • Title: Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary
  • Appointment: Jul 6, 1983
  • Presentation of Credentials: Jul 30, 1983
  • Termination of Mission: Left post Jul 4, 1986

• G. Norman Anderson - Career FSO
  • Title: Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary
  • Appointment: Jun 16, 1986
  • Presentation of Credentials: Aug 12, 1986
  • Termination of Mission: Left post Oct 24, 1989

• James Richard Cheek
  James Richard Cheek
  James Richard Cheek was an United States diplomat.Born in Decatur, Georgia, Cheek served as United States Ambassador to Sudan in 1989 and later was the United States Ambassador to Argentina from 1993-1996. He lived in Little Rock, Arkansas.-Notes:...
  
   - Career FSO
  • Title: Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary
  • Appointment: Oct 10, 1989
  • Presentation of Credentials: Nov 16,1989
  • Termination of Mission: Left post Aug 8, 1992

• Donald K. Petterson - Career FSO
  • Title: Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary
  • Appointment: Jun 15, 1992
  • Presentation of Credentials: Aug 24, 1992
  • Termination of Mission: Left post Jul 28, 1995

• Timothy Michael Carney - Career FSO
  • Title: Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary
  • Appointment: Jun 27, 1995
  • Presentation of Credentials: Sep 9, 1995
  • Termination of Mission: Embassy Khartoum closed Feb 7, 1996; Ambassador Carney left Nairobi Nov 30, 1997.

Note: Embassy Khartoum was reopened May 23, 2002, with Jeffrey Millington as Chargé d'Affaires ad interim. The following officers have served in this capacity: Jeffrey Millington (May 2002-Aug 2003), Gerard M. Gallucci (Aug 2003-Sep 2004), Robert Whitehead (Sep 2004-Feb 2005; May-Jul 2005), David Kaeuper (Feb-May 2005), John Limbert (Jul-Sep 2005), Cameron R. Hume (Oct 2005-May 2007), Alberto Fernandez (Jun 2007-May 2009), Robert E. Whitehead (May 2009-present).

See also

• Sudan – United States relations
• Foreign relations of Sudan
  Foreign relations of Sudan
  The foreign relations of Sudan are generally in line with the Muslim Arab world, but are also based on Sudan's economic ties with the People's Republic of China and Western Europe.-Chad:...
  
  
• Ambassadors of the United States

External links

• United States Department of State: Chiefs of Mission for Sudan
• United States Department of State: Sudan
• United States Embassy in Khartoum