List of ambassadors of the United States to Nigeria explained

Post:Ambassador
Body:the United States to Nigeria
Insignia:US Department of State official seal.svg
Insigniasize:120px
Insigniacaption:Seal of the United States Department of State
Incumbent:Richard M. Mills Jr.
Incumbentsince:July 25, 2024
Nominator:The President of the United States
Appointer:The President
Appointer Qualified:with Senate advice and consent
Inaugural:Joseph Palmer II
as Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary
Formation:September 23, 1960
Website:U.S. Embassy - Abuja

The following is a list of United States ambassadors to Nigeria.

Ambassadors

NameTitleAppointedPresented credentialsTerminated missionNotes
Joseph Palmer II[1] - Career FSOAmbassador Extraordinary and PlenipotentiarySeptember 23, 1960October 4, 1960January 16, 1964The Embassy in Lagos was established October 1, 1960.Reaccredited when Nigeria became a republic; presented new credentials December 12, 1963.
Elbert G. Mathews - Career FSOMarch 10, 1964April 11, 1964July 26, 1969
William Trueheart - Career FSOSeptember 19, 1969November 6, 1969September 1, 1971
John Reinhardt - Career FSOSeptember 30, 1971December 3, 1971February 23, 1975
Donald B. Easum - Career FSOMarch 26, 1975May 22, 1975October 15, 1979
Stephen Low - Career FSOSeptember 20, 1979November 29, 1979July 4, 1981
Thomas R. Pickering - Career FSOOctober 26, 1981November 30, 1981July 9, 1983
Thomas W. M. Smith - Career FSOFebruary 10, 1984March 15, 1984May 5, 1986
Princeton Lyman - Career FSOSeptember 12, 1986October 10, 1986July 24, 1989
Lannon Walker - Career FSOOctober 10, 1989November 17, 1989July 10, 1992
William L. Swing - Career FSOJune 15, 1992September 24, 1992September 22, 1993
Walter Carrington - Political appointeeAugust 10, 1993November 9, 1993October 7, 1997
William H. Twaddell - Career FSONovember 10, 1997December 19, 1997August 3, 2000The U.S. Embassy was transferred from Lagos to Abuja September 15, 2000.
Howard Franklin Jeter - Career FSODecember 28, 2000March 3, 2001July 30, 2003
John Campbell - Career FSOMay 12, 2004June 25, 2004July 19, 2007
Robin R. Sanders - Career FSOOctober 29, 2007December 3, 2007August 27, 2010[2]
Terence P. McCulley - Career FSOAugust 9, 2010November 2, 2010August 29, 2013[3]
James F. Entwistle - Career FSOAugust 22, 2013November 26, 2013July 21, 2016[4] Sworn in October 28, 2013
W. Stuart Symington - Career FSOOctober 3, 2016December 1, 2016August 30, 2019Sworn in October 31, 2016
Mary Beth Leonard - Career FSOSeptember 11, 2019December 24, 2019March 31, 2023[5] Sworn in October 4, 2019
David Greene - Career FSOChargé d'Affaires ad interimMarch 31, 2023June 22, 2024
Richard Merrill Mills Jr. - Career FSOAmbassador Extraordinary and PlenipotentiaryMay 2, 2024July 25, 2024[6] Incumbent

See also

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Notes and References

  1. Commissioned during a recess of the Senate; recommissioned after confirmation on February 6, 1961.
  2. Web site: Robin Renee Sanders (1954–). 4 January 2019. Office of the Historian.
  3. Web site: Terence Patrick McCulley (1957–). 4 January 2019. Office of the Historian.
  4. Web site: James F. Entwistle (1956–). 4 January 2019. Office of the Historian.
  5. Web site: Deputy Chief of Mission David Greene . 23 August 2022 .
  6. Web site: July 25, 2024 . Ambassador Richard Mills presented credentials to President Tinubu today . July 25, 2024 . x.com.