| Post: | Ambassador |
| Body: | Somalia to United States |
| Inaugural: | Omar Mohallim Mohamed |
The Somali Ambassador in Washington, D. C. is the official representative of the Government of in Mogadishu to the Government of the United States and Permanent Representative next the Headquarters of the United Nations.
| Diplomatic agreement | Designated/Diplomatic accreditation | Ambassador | Observations | Prime Minister of Somalia | President of the United States | Term end | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Omar Mohallim Mohamed | Omar Mahalim Mohamed was one of the educated intellectuals who became a victim of the dictatorial regime of Siad Barre. | Abdirashid Ali Shermarke | John F. Kennedy | ||||
| Ahmed Mohamed Adan | 1964 he was ambassador in Moscow. 1979 he was ambassador in London. From Sept 1990—Jan 1991 Ahmed Mohamed Adan “Qeybe” minister for Health, Labour and Veterinary, The new permanent secretary, Ahmed Mohamed Adan, Qeybe, was born and brought up in Aden, where he served as a clerk in the British administration. Even though he went on to become Somalia's ambassador in leading cities of the world | Abdirizak Haji Hussein | Lyndon B. Johnson | ||||
| Yusuf Omar Azhari | Muhammad Haji Ibrahim Egal | Lyndon B. Johnson | |||||
| Abdullahi Ahmed Addow | Abdullahi Ahmed Addou | Siad Barre | Richard Nixon | ||||
| Mohamed Warsame Ali | Siad Barre | Jimmy Carter | |||||
| Abdullahi Ali Nur | Chargé d'affaires | Siad Barre | Ronald Reagan | ||||
| Mohamoud Haji Nur | Siad Barre | Ronald Reagan | |||||
| Mohamed Abdullahi Mohamed | Between 1985 and 1988, he also acted as First Secretary in the Somali embassy in Washington | Siad Barre | Ronald Reagan | ||||
| Abdullahi Ahmed Addow | Abdullahi Ahmed Addou | Siad Barre | Ronald Reagan | ||||
| Abdikarim Ali Omar | Mohammad Ali Samatar | George H. W. Bush | |||||
| Somali Civil War began. U.S. embassy shut down. The US pulled its diplomats out of Mogadishu after the "Black Hawk Down" incident in 1993 that left 18 Americans dead. | Umar Arteh Ghalib | George H. W. Bush | |||||
| Omar Abdirashid Ali Sharmarke | [1] | Abdiweli Sheikh Ahmed | Barack Obama | ||||
| Fatuma Abdullahi Insaniya | [2] | Omar Abdirashid Ali Sharmarke | Barack Obama | ||||
| Ahmed Isse Awad | [3] | Omar Abdirashid Ali Sharmarke | Barack Obama |