List of ambassadors of the United States to Cameroon explained

Post:Ambassador
Body:the United States to Cameroon
Insignia:US Department of State official seal.svg
Insigniasize:120
Insigniacaption:Seal of the United States Department of State
Incumbent:Christopher J. Lamora
Incumbentsince:March 21, 2022
Nominator:The President of the United States
Appointer:The President
Appointer Qualified:with Senate advice and consent
Inaugural:Bolard More
as Chargé d'Affaires ad interim
Formation:January 1, 1960

This is a list of ambassadors from the United States to Cameroon. The American Embassy at Yaounde was established on January 1, 1960, with Bolard More as Chargé d'Affaires ad interim.

Ambassadors

NameTitleAppointedPresented credentialsTerminated missionNotes
Leland Barrows – Career FSOAmbassador Extraordinary and PlenipotentiaryApril 20, 1960June 9, 1960September 6, 1966Accredited also to Togo and resident at Yaounde.
Robert L. Payton – Political appointeeJanuary 26, 1967March 4, 1967May 27, 1969
Lewis Hoffacker – Career FSODecember 2, 1969December 20, 1969June 6, 1972Also accredited to Equatorial Guinea and resident at Yaounde.
C. Robert Moore – Career FSOJune 27, 1972July 22, 1972July 28, 1975Also accredited to Equatorial Guinea and resident at Yaounde.
Herbert J. Spiro – Political appointeeJuly 24, 1975September 1, 1975May 7, 1977Accredited also to Equatorial Guinea until Mar 14, 1976; resident at Yaounde.
Mabel M. Smythe – Political appointeeMay 11, 1977October 1, 1977February 24, 1980Also accredited to Equatorial Guinea
Hume A. Horan – Career FSOJune 30, 1980July 29, 1980May 17, 1983Also accredited to Equatorial Guinea until September 29, 1981
Myles Robert Rene Frechette – Career FSOMay 26, 1983September 8, 1983July 30, 1987
Mark L. Edelman – Political appointeeJuly 31, 1987September 9, 1987March 19, 1989
Frances D. Cook – Career FSONovember 21, 1989December 21, 1989January 1, 1993
Harriet Winsar Isom – Career FSOAugust 17, 1992January 19, 1993January 17, 1996
Charles H. Twining – Career FSODecember 19, 1995February 28, 1996August 17, 1998Also Accredited to Equatorial Guinea and resident at Yaounde.
John Melvin Yates – Career FSOOctober 22, 1998January 5, 1999November 4, 2001Also Accredited to Equatorial Guinea and resident at Yaounde.
George McDade Staples – Career FSOSeptember 5, 2001December 21, 2001July 10, 2004Also accredited to Equatorial Guinea; resident at Yaounde.
R. Niels Marquardt – Career FSOJuly 2, 2004October 29, 2004April 9, 2007Also accredited to Equatorial Guinea; resident at Yaounde.
Janet E. Garvey – Career FSOMay 30, 2007November 9, 2007August 1, 2010Also accredited to Equatorial Guinea; resident at Yaounde.
Robert P. Jackson – Career FSOSeptember 17, 2010October 12, 2010October 5, 2013
Michael Hoza – Career FSOJuly 31, 2014August 22, 2014September 11, 2017
Peter Barlerin – Career FSONovember 2, 2017December 20, 2017July 16, 2020
Christopher J. Lamora – Career FSODecember 18, 2021March 21, 2022Incumbent

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