List of ambassadors of the United States to Ghana
The following is a list of Ambassadors of the United States to Ghana. The embassy in Accra was established March 6, 1957, with Donald W. Lamm in charge as chargé d'affaires.
| Ambassador of the United States to Ghana | |
|---|---|
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| Nominator | The President of the United States |
| Appointer | The President with Senate advice and consent |
| Inaugural holder | Donald W. Lamm as Chargé d'Affaires |
| Formation | February 28, 1957 |
| Website | U.S. Embassy - Accra |
Ambassadors
- Donald W. Lamm[1] - Career FSO
- Title: Chargé d'Affaires
- Appointment: [see note below]
- Presentation of Credentials: March 12, 1957
- Termination of Mission: Relinquished charge, April 19, 1957
- Peter Rutter[2] - Career FSO
- Title: Chargé d'Affaires
- Appointment:
- Presentation of Credentials: April 25, 1957
- Termination of Mission: Superseded, June 19, 1957
- Wilson C. Flake - Career FSO
- Title: Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary
- Appointment: May 20, 1957
- Presentation of Credentials: June 19, 1957
- Termination of Mission: Reaccredited when Ghana became a republic; presented new credentials July 21, 1960; left post, November 21, 1960
- Francis H. Russell[3] - Career FSO
- Title: Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary
- Appointment: November 11, 1960
- Presentation of Credentials: January 23, 1961
- Termination of Mission: Left post, March 13, 1962
- William P. Mahoney Jr. - Political appointee
- Title: Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary
- Appointment: May 21, 1962
- Presentation of Credentials: June 22, 1962
- Termination of Mission: Left post, May 26, 1965
- Franklin H. Williams - Political appointee
- Title: Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary
- Appointment: October 20, 1965
- Presentation of Credentials: January 17, 1966
- Termination of Mission: Reaccredited after change of government; presented new credentials May 19, 1966; left post, May 3, 1968
- Thomas W. McElhiney - Career FSO
- Title: Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary
- Appointment: July 24, 1968
- Presentation of Credentials: September 14, 1968
- Termination of Mission: Left post, May 29, 1971
- Fred L. Hadsel - Career FSO
- Title: Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary
- Appointment: July 23, 1971
- Presentation of Credentials: September 25, 1971
- Termination of Mission: Left post, July 29, 1974
- Shirley Temple Black - Political appointee
- Title: Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary
- Appointment: September 19, 1974
- Presentation of Credentials: December 6, 1974
- Termination of Mission: Left post, July 13, 1976
- Robert P. Smith - Career FSO
- Title: Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary
- Appointment: October 4, 1976
- Presentation of Credentials: December 17, 1976
- Termination of Mission: Left post, May 7, 1979
- Thomas W. M. Smith - Career FSO
- Title: Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary
- Appointment: September 28, 1979
- Presentation of Credentials: December 12, 1979
- Termination of Mission: Left post, July 2, 1983
- Robert E. Fritts - Career FSO
- Title: Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary
- Appointment: July 6, 1983
- Presentation of Credentials: July 28, 1983
- Termination of Mission: Left post, June 2, 1986
- Stephen R. Lyne[4] - Career FSO
- Title: Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary
- Appointment: March 27, 1987
- Presentation of Credentials: July 11, 1987
- Termination of Mission: Left post, September 9, 1989
- Raymond Charles Ewing - Career FSO
- Title: Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary
- Appointment: August 7, 1989
- Presentation of Credentials: November 9, 1989
- Termination of Mission: Left post, August 14, 1992
- Kenneth Lee Brown - Career FSO
- Title: Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary
- Appointment: July 14, 1992
- Presentation of Credentials: September 24, 1992
- Termination of Mission: Left post, July 19, 1995
- Edward P. Brynn - Career FSO
- Title: Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary
- Appointment: October 3, 1995
- Presentation of Credentials: December 19, 1995
- Termination of Mission: Left post July 10, 1998
- Kathryn Dee Robinson - Career FSO
- Title: Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary
- Appointment: October 22, 1998
- Presentation of Credentials: December 16, 1998
- Termination of Mission: Left post September 1, 2001
- Nancy Jo Powell - Career FSO
- Title: Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary
- Appointment: July 16, 2001
- Presentation of Credentials: September 14, 2001
- Termination of Mission: Left post May 26, 2002
- Mary Carlin Yates - Career FSO
- Title: Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary
- Appointment: November 26, 2002
- Presentation of Credentials: January 28, 2003
- Termination of Mission: Left post, July 25, 2005
- Pamela E. Bridgewater - Career FSO
- Title: Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary
- Appointment: June 21, 2005
- Presentation of Credentials: October 11, 2005
- Termination of Mission:Left post June 10, 2008
- Donald G. Teitelbaum - Career FSO
- Title: Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary
- Appointment: June 6, 2008
- Presentation of Credentials: September 9, 2008
- Termination of Mission: 2012
- Gene A. Cretz - Career FSO
- Title: Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary
- Appointment: April 11, 2012
- Presentation of Credentials: September 11, 2012
- Termination of Mission: July 1, 2015
- Robert P. Jackson - Career FSO
- Title: Title: Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary
- Appointment: November 22, 2015
- Presentation of Credentials: February 4, 2016
- Termination of Mission: 2018
- Stephanie S. Sullivan - Career FSO
- Title: Title: Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary
- Appointment: September 10, 2018
- Presentation of Credentials: January 23, 2019
- Termination of Mission: Incumbent
Notes
- Not commissioned; letter of credence dated February 28, 1957.
- Not commissioned; letter of credence dated April 17, 1957.
- Commissioned during a recess of the Senate; recommissioned after confirmation on Feb 6, 1961.
- Nomination of Oct 3, 1986, was not acted upon by the Senate.
Important Notice : Ambassador Donald G. Teitelbaum (Incumbent) 2008 June Senior Staff Of Travel Relations Peter Asante Smith
References
- United States Department of State: Background notes on Ghana
This article incorporates public domain material from the United States Department of State website https://www.state.gov/countries-areas/. (U.S. Bilateral Relations Fact Sheets)
Senior Staff Of Travel Relations Peter Asante Smith
External links
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