United States Ambassador to São Tomé and Príncipe
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The United States Ambassador to São Tomé and Príncipe is the official representative of the government of the United States to the government of São Tomé and Príncipe
. The ambassador is concurrently the ambassador to Gabon
, while resident in Libreville
, Gabon.
São Tomé and Príncipe
São Tomé and Príncipe, officially the Democratic Republic of São Tomé and Príncipe, is a Portuguese-speaking island nation in the Gulf of Guinea, off the western equatorial coast of Central Africa. It consists of two islands: São Tomé and Príncipe, located about apart and about , respectively, off...
. The ambassador is concurrently the ambassador to Gabon
Gabon
Gabon , officially the Gabonese Republic is a state in west central Africa sharing borders with Equatorial Guinea to the northwest, Cameroon to the north, and with the Republic of the Congo curving around the east and south. The Gulf of Guinea, an arm of the Atlantic Ocean is to the west...
, while resident in Libreville
Libreville
Libreville is the capital and largest city of Gabon, in west central Africa. The city is a port on the Komo River, near the Gulf of Guinea, and a trade center for a timber region. As of 2005, it has a population of 578,156.- History :...
, Gabon.
Ambassadors
- Andrew L. Steigman – Career FSO
- Title: Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary
- Appointed: December 11, 1975
- Presented credentials: February 14, 1976
- Terminated mission: Left post, August 21, 1977
- Arthur T. Tienken – Career FSO
- Title: Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary
- Appointed: February 2, 1978
- Presented credentials: May 26, 1978
- Terminated mission: Left post, July 19, 1981
- Francis Terry McNamaraFrancis Terry McNamara-Early life:Francis Terry McNamara was born in Troy, New York on November 2, 1927 to John F. McNamara, Sr. and Ellin F. Fennelly. His mother was a career civil servant with the State of New York. In 1944 during World War II, an underaged Mr. McNamara convinced a Navy recruiter to sign him up, and...
– Career FSO- Title: Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary
- Appointed: December 11, 1981
- Presented credentials: July 26, 1982
- Terminated mission: Left post, August 3, 1984
- Larry C. Williamson – Career FSO
- Title: Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary
- Appointed: August 13, 1984
- Presented credentials: October 29, 1984
- Terminated mission: Left post, August 21, 1987
- Warren Clark, Jr. – Career FSO
- Title: Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary
- Appointed: August 10, 1987
- Presented credentials: October 19, 1987
- Terminated mission: Left post, August 24, 1989
- Keith Leveret Wauchope – Career FSO
- Title: Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary
- Appointed: November 6, 1989
- Presented credentials: February 5, 1990
- Terminated mission: Left post, July 13, 1992
- Joseph Charles Wilson IV – Career FSO
- Title: Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary
- Appointed: July 14, 1992
- Presented credentials: September 29, 1992
- Terminated mission: Left post, August 4, 1995
- Elizabeth Raspolic – Career FSO
- Title: Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary
- Appointed: October 3, 1995
- Presented credentials: November 10, 1995
- Terminated mission: Left post, July 24, 1998
- James V. Ledesma – Career FSO
- Title: Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary
- Appointed: October 22, 1998
- Presented credentials: January 27, 1999
- Terminated mission: Left post, June 18, 2001
- Note: The post was vacant June 2001–June 2002. Thomas F. Daughton served as Chargé d'Affaires ad interim in the interval.
- Kenneth Price Moorfield – Career FSO
- Title: Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary
- Appointed: January 30, 2002
- Presented credentials: June 20, 2002
- Terminated mission: 2004(?)
- R. Barrie WalkleyR. Barrie WalkleyR. Barrie Walkley is a retired American foreign service officer who served as the American ambassador to Guinea and to Sao Tome and Principe . He was called back to service and appointed Chargé d'Affaires for South Sudan at its independence. R. Barrie Walkley (1944-- ) is a retired American...
– Career FSO- Title: Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary
- Appointed: July 2, 2004
- Presented credentials: November 11, 2004
- Terminated mission: Left post, April 27, 2007
- Eunice S. ReddickEunice S. ReddickEunice S. Reddick is an American diplomat and incumbent U.S. ambassador to Gabon and São Tomé and Príncipe.-Biography:Reddick graduated from Hunter College High School in New York City in 1969 and received a BA in history and literature from New York University and a Masters degree in...
– Career FSO- Title: Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary
- Appointed: October 29, 2007
- Presented credentials: December 6, 2007
- Terminated mission: Unknown, prior to December 2010
- Eric D. Benjaminson – Career FSO
- Title: Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary
- Appointed: September 15, 2010
- Presented credentials: December 3, 2010
- Terminated mission: Incumbent
See also
- São Tomé and Príncipe – United States relations
- Foreign relations of São Tomé and PríncipeForeign relations of São Tomé and PríncipeUntil independence in 1975, São Tomé and Príncipe had few ties abroad except those that passed through Portugal. Following independence, the new government sought to expand its diplomatic relationships. A common language, tradition, and colonial experience have led to close collaboration between...
- Ambassadors of the United States