List of ambassadors of Botswana to the United States explained

Post:Ambassador
Body:Botswana to the United States
Embassy of Botswana, Washington, D.C.
Incumbent:Kitso Mokaila
Inaugural:Z. K. Matthews

The Botswana ambassador in Washington, D. C. is the official representative of the Government of Botswana to the Government of the United States. The Botswana ambassador to the United States is David John Newman, who completed his assignment in July 2020. His successor, Onkokame Kitso Mokaila, presented his credentials to President Trump on 25 August 2020.

List of representatives

Diplomatic agreement/designatedDiplomatic accreditationAmbassadorObservationsPresident of BotswanaList of presidents of the United StatesTerm end
Z. K. MatthewsSeretse KhamaLyndon B. Johnson
Chief Lenchwe Molefi Kgafela IIKgosi-e-kgolo Linchwe II (1935-2007)[1] Seretse KhamaRichard Nixon
Amos Manyangwa DambeSeretse KhamaRichard Nixon
Mogolori ModisiChargé d'affairesSeretse KhamaGerald Ford
Bias MookodiSeretse KhamaJimmy Carter
Moteane John MelamuFrom 1983 to 1985 he was ambassador in Bonn.Quett MasireJimmy Carter
Mashite Keith MotsepeChargé d'affairesQuett MasireRonald Reagan
Serara Tsholofelo KetlogetsweQuett MasireRonald Reagan
Botsweletse Kingsley Sebele in Serowe, Botswana A Quett MasireGeorge H. W. Bush
Archibald Mooketsa MogweQuett MasireBill Clinton
Kgosi SeepapitsoKgosi Seepapitso IV (1933–2010), king of the Bangwaketse in Botswana, was born in Thaba Nchu, Lesotho, on 17 August 1933, the eldest son of Kgosi Bathoen[2] Festus MogaeBill Clinton
Lapologang Caesar LekoaFestus MogaeGeorge W. Bush
Tebelelo Mazile Seretse[3] Ian KhamaBarack Obama
David John NewmanIan KhamaBarack Obama
17 September 2020Kitso MokailaMokgweetsi MasisiDonald Trump,Joe Biden
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Notes and References

  1. http://www.sundaystandard.info/kgosi-e-kgolo-linchwe-ii-1935-2007 Chief Lenchwe Molefi Kgafela II
  2. https://books.google.com/books?id=39JMAgAAQBAJ&dq=%22Kgosi+Seepapitso%22&pg=RA2-PA343 Kgosi Seepapitso
  3. http://www.cd-n.org/index.php?he-amb-dr-tebelelo-mazile-seretse Tebelelo Mazile Seretse
  4. Chief of Protocol, https://2001-2009.state.gov/s/cpr/91572.htm