List of ambassadors of the United States to Madagascar explained

Post:Ambassador
Body:the United States to Madagascar and Comoros
Insignia:US Department of State official seal.svg
Insigniasize:120px
Insigniacaption:Seal of the United States Department of State
Incumbent:Claire A. Pierangelo
Incumbentsince:June 29, 2022
Nominator:The President of the United States
Appointer:The President
Appointer Qualified:with Senate advice and consent
Inaugural:Frederic P. Bartlett
as Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary
Formation:August 27, 1960
Website:U.S. Embassy - Antananarivo

This is a list of United States ambassadors to Madagascar. The United States has maintained diplomatic relations since June 1960. The embassy in Tananarive (now Antananarivo) was established on June 26, 1960. Currently, the ambassador also serves US diplomatic interests or relations to Comoros.

Ambassadors

Note: Embassy Tananarive (now Antananarivo) was established June 26, 1960.

Title!Appointed!Presented credentials!Terminated mission! style="width: 280px;"
Notes
Frederic P. Bartlett[1] - Career FSOAmbassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary August 27, 1960 October 5, 1960 June 6, 1962
C. Vaughan Ferguson, Jr.[2] - Career FSODecember 17, 1962 January 15, 1963 May 21, 1966
David S. King[3] - Political appointeeJanuary 26, 1967 April 21, 1967 August 16, 1969
Anthony D. Marshall[4] - Political AppointeeDecember 15, 1969 January 6, 1970 June 6, 1971Departure requested by Government of the Malagasy Republic, June 1, 1971
Joseph Mendenhall[5] - Career FSOSeptember 11, 1972 November 15, 1972 May 11, 1975Between 1975 and 1980, the following officers served as Chargé d'Affaires ad interim: Gilbert H. Sheinbaum (November 1975-March 1977) and Robert S. Barrett (March 1977-June 1980).
Fernando E. Rondon[6] - Career FSO September 26, 1980 November 10, 1980 May 25, 1983
Robert Brendon Keating - Political appointeeJuly 6, 1983 August 11, 1983 May 1, 1986
Patricia Gates Lynch - Political appointee June 16, 1986 August 6, 1986 August 31, 1989
Howard K. Walker - Career FSO August 7, 1989 September 27, 1989 July 12, 1992
Dennis P. Barrett - Career FSOJune 15, 1992 December 3, 1992 November 12, 1995
Vicki Huddleston - Career FSOOctober 3, 1995December 12, 1995July 24, 1997[7] Howard T. Perlow served as Chargé d'Affaires ad interim, July 1997-August 1998.
Shirley Elizabeth Barnes - Career FSOJune 29, 1998August 30, 1998July 28, 2001
Wanda L. Nesbitt - Career FSONovember 5, 2001January 28, 2002June 23, 2004
James D. McGee - Career FSOJune 30, 2004October 29, 2004June 1, 2007
R. Niels Marquardt[8] - Career FSOMay 30, 2007August 22, 2007June 7, 2010
Eric M. Wong - Career FSOChargé d'Affaires ad interimSeptember 2011[9] UnknownAugust 2014
Robert T. Yamate - Career FSOAmbassador Extraordinary and PlenipotentiaryNovember 19, 2014December 19, 2014April 1, 2018
Michael Pelletier - Career FSOJanuary 2, 2019March 5, 2019June 18, 2021[10]
Claire A. Pierangelo - Career FSOMarch 2, 2022June 29, 2022Present

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Notes and References

  1. Commissioned to the Malagasy Republic.
  2. Commissioned during a recess of the Senate; recommissioned after confirmation on Mar 12, 1963. Commissioned to the Malagasy Republic.
  3. Commissioned to the Malagasy Republic. Also accredited to Mauritius; resident at Tananarive.
  4. Commissioned to the Malagasy Republic.
  5. Commissioned to the Malagasy Republic.
  6. Also accredited to the Comoros; resident in Antananarivo.
  7. https://history.state.gov/departmenthistory/people/huddleston-vicki-j
  8. Also accredited to the Union of the Comoros; resident in Antananarivo.
  9. https://history.state.gov/departmenthistory/people/wong-eric
  10. https://m.facebook.com/story.php?story_fbid=4455575777806780&id=126866674011067