List of ambassadors of Zimbabwe to the United States explained

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Post:	Ambassador
Body:	Zimbabwe to the United States of America
Incumbent:	Tadeous Tafirenyika Chifamba
Inaugural:	Elleck Mashingaidze

The Ambassador of Zimbabwe to the United States is the official representative of the Zimbabwean government at the Embassy of Zimbabwe in Washington, D.C.

History of the office

On April 18, 1980, the governments in Harare and Washington, D.C. established diplomatic relations. The President of Zimbabwe at the time was Canaan Banana, and the President of the United States was Jimmy Carter.

List of ambassadors

Image	Name	Appointment		Left office	Appointer		Notes
			—			Ian Smith	Chargé d'affaires
				1982		Canaan Banana
			—	1982		Canaan Banana	Chargé d'affaires
				1985		Canaan Banana
				1989		Canaan Banana
				1993		Robert Mugabe
				1997		Robert Mugabe
				2005		Robert Mugabe
				2014		Robert Mugabe
				2017		Robert Mugabe
		^[1]				Emmerson Mnangagwa

See also

• United States–Zimbabwe relations
• List of ambassadors of the United States to Zimbabwe

Notes and References

1. News: Murwira . Zvamaida . Chifamba appointed ambassador to US . The Herald . 24 October 2020 . Harare.