List of ambassadors of the United States to Guinea-Bissau
January 01, 1970
The United States ambassador to Guinea-Bissau is the official representative of the president of the United States to the head of state of Guinea-Bissau. The U.S. ambassador to Senegal is concurrently commissioned to Senegal and Guinea-Bissau.
Until 1974, Guinea-Bissau had been a colony of the Portuguese Empire as Portuguese Guinea. After a period of revolutionary warfare, Guinea-Bissau unilaterally declared its independence on September 24, 1973. Following the April 1974 Carnation Revolution in Portugal, it granted independence to Guinea-Bissau on September 10, 1974. The United States recognized the Republic of Guinea-Bissau on the same day. The U.S. Embassy Bissau was established on June 30, 1976, with Dean Curran as Chargé d'Affairesad interim.[1]
The first three ambassadors to Guinea-Bissau were concurrently commissioned to Cape Verde while resident in Bissau. From 1983 until 1998, U.S. ambassadors were solely commissioned to Guinea-Bissau.[2] In 1998 the U.S. embassy in Bissau was closed,[3] and there has been no U.S. embassy in Bissau since then. Since 2002, the U.S. ambassador to Senegal has also been commissioned as the ambassador to Guinea-Bissau, while resident in Dakar.
United States Department of State: Chiefs of Mission for Guinea-Bissau
United States Department of State: Guinea-Bissau
United States Virtual Consulate in Guinea-Bissau
January 01, 1970
list, ambassadors, united, states, guinea, bissau, united, states, ambassador, guinea, bissau, official, representative, president, united, states, head, state, guinea, bissau, ambassador, senegal, concurrently, commissioned, senegal, guinea, bissau, ambassado. The United States ambassador to Guinea Bissau is the official representative of the president of the United States to the head of state of Guinea Bissau The U S ambassador to Senegal is concurrently commissioned to Senegal and Guinea Bissau Ambassador of the United States to Guinea BissauSeal of the United States Department of StateIncumbentMichael A Raynorsince April 20 2022NominatorThe President of the United StatesAppointerThe Presidentwith Senate advice and consentInaugural holderDean Curranas Charge d Affaires ad interimFormationJune 30 1976WebsiteU S Embassy Dakar Until 1974 Guinea Bissau had been a colony of the Portuguese Empire as Portuguese Guinea After a period of revolutionary warfare Guinea Bissau unilaterally declared its independence on September 24 1973 Following the April 1974 Carnation Revolution in Portugal it granted independence to Guinea Bissau on September 10 1974 The United States recognized the Republic of Guinea Bissau on the same day The U S Embassy Bissau was established on June 30 1976 with Dean Curran as Charge d Affaires ad interim 1 The first three ambassadors to Guinea Bissau were concurrently commissioned to Cape Verde while resident in Bissau From 1983 until 1998 U S ambassadors were solely commissioned to Guinea Bissau 2 In 1998 the U S embassy in Bissau was closed 3 and there has been no U S embassy in Bissau since then Since 2002 the U S ambassador to Senegal has also been commissioned as the ambassador to Guinea Bissau while resident in Dakar Contents 1 Ambassadors and chiefs of mission 2 Notes 3 See also 4 References 5 External linksAmbassadors and chiefs of mission editName Title Appointed Presented credentials Terminated mission Melissa F Wells 4 Career FSO Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary September 16 1976 November 29 1976 March 29 1977 Edward Marks 4 Career FSO September 16 1977 October 31 1977 July 11 1980 Peter Jon de Vos 4 Career FSO August 27 1980 September 22 1980 March 30 1983 Wesley Egan Career FSO March 18 1983 May 12 1983 January 7 1985 Barbara C Maslak Charge d Affaires ad interim January 1985 Unknown August 1986 John Dale Blacken Career FSO Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary June 16 1986 August 27 1986 September 29 1989 William Ludwig Jacobsen Career FSO October 10 1989 November 13 1989 August 25 1992 Roger A McGuire Career FSO June 15 1992 October 14 1992 August 28 1995 Peggy Blackford Career FSO October 3 1995 November 4 1995 June 14 1998 Embassy suspended operations from 1998 to 2002 Richard Allan Roth 5 Career FSO Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary November 15 2002 February 13 2004 Left Dakar August 4 2005 Janice L Jacobs 5 Career FSO February 21 2006 May 9 2006 Left Dakar July 15 2007 Marcia Bernicat 5 Career FSO June 16 2008 November 6 2008 July 15 2011 Robert T Yamate Charge d Affaires ad interim July 15 2011 Unknown August 2011 Lewis A Lukens 5 Career FSO Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary July 11 2011 October 19 2011 June 4 2014 James P Zumwalt Career FSO February 3 2015 March 10 2015 January 19 2017 Tulinabo S Mushingi Career FSO May 19 2017 August 4 2017 February 1 2022 Michael A Raynor Career FSO December 18 2021 April 20 2022 IncumbentNotes edit Guinea Bissau United States Department of State Retrieved 2011 08 13 Chiefs of Mission for Guinea Bissau United States Department of State Retrieved 2011 08 13 Peggy Blackford United States Department of State Retrieved 2011 08 13 a b c Also accredited to Cape Verde resident at Bissau a b c d Also accredited to Senegal resident at Dakar See also editGuinea Bissau United States relations Foreign relations of Guinea Bissau Ambassadors of the United StatesReferences editUnited States Department of State Background notes on Guinea Bissau nbsp This article incorporates public domain material from U S Bilateral Relations Fact Sheets United States Department of State External links editUnited States Department of State Chiefs of Mission for Guinea Bissau United States Department of State Guinea Bissau United States Virtual Consulate in Guinea Bissau Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title List of ambassadors of the United States to Guinea Bissau amp oldid 1147999084, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
