United States Ambassador to Senegal
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The United States Ambassador to Senegal is the official representative of the President of the United States to the head of state
of Senegal
. The ambassador is concurrently the ambassador to Guinea-Bissau
, while resident in Dakar
, Senegal.
Head of State
A head of state is the individual that serves as the chief public representative of a monarchy, republic, federation, commonwealth or other kind of state. His or her role generally includes legitimizing the state and exercising the political powers, functions, and duties granted to the head of...
of Senegal
Senegal
Senegal , officially the Republic of Senegal , is a country in western Africa. It owes its name to the Sénégal River that borders it to the east and north...
. The ambassador is concurrently the ambassador to Guinea-Bissau
Guinea-Bissau
The Republic of Guinea-Bissau is a country in West Africa. It is bordered by Senegal to the north, and Guinea to the south and east, with the Atlantic Ocean to its west....
, while resident in Dakar
Dakar
Dakar is the capital city and largest city of Senegal. It is located on the Cap-Vert Peninsula on the Atlantic coast and is the westernmost city on the African mainland...
, Senegal.
Ambassadors and chiefs of mission
- Henry Serrano VillardHenry Serrano VillardHenry Serrano Villard was an American foreign service officer, ambassador, and author.-Life:Henry S. Villard was born in Manhattan, New York City March 30, 1900. He was the great-grandson of William Lloyd Garrison, the prominent American journalist and abolitionist...
– Career FSO- Title: Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary
- Appointed: October 8, 1960
- Presented credentials: October 31, 1960
- Terminated mission: Left post, April 30, 1961
- Philip Mayer KaiserPhilip Mayer Kaiser-Education:Born in New York City, Kaiser graduated from the University of Wisconsin–Madison in 1935. He was also a Rhodes Scholar in 1936 at Balliol College. During this time, he studied labor history.-Family:...
– Political appointee- Title: Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary
- Appointed: June 22, 1961
- Presented credentials: July 20, 1961
- Terminated mission: Left post, May 18, 1964
- Mercer Cook – Political appointee
- Title: Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary
- Appointed: July 9, 1964
- Presented credentials: August 29, 1964
- Terminated mission: Left post, July 1, 1966
- William Robert Rivkin – Political appointee
- Title: Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary
- Appointed: October 13, 1966
- Presented credentials: December 16, 1966
- Terminated mission: Died at post, March 19, 1967
- Lewis Dean Brown – Career FSO
- Title: Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary
- Appointed: October 18, 1967
- Presented credentials: December 22, 1967
- Terminated mission: Left post, August 15, 1970
- Edward ClarkEdward ClarkEdward, Ed or Edmund Clark may refer to:* Ed Clark , American politician, Libertarian presidential candidate in 1980* Ed Clark , American baseball player...
– Political appointee- Title: Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary
- Appointed: October 12, 1970
- Presented credentials: November 18, 1970
- Terminated mission: Left post, October 16, 1973
- Herman Jay CohenHerman Jay CohenHerman Jay "Hank" Cohen served as the United States Assistant Secretary of State for African Affairs from 1989 to 1993. His lobbying firm, Cohen and Woods International, has represented the governments of Angola and Zimbabwe...
– Career FSO- Title: Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary
- Appointed: June 24, 1977
- Presented credentials: July 22, 1977
- Terminated mission: Left post, July 21, 1980
- Walter C. Carrington – Political appointee
- Title: Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary
- Appointed: August 27, 1980
- Presented credentials: October 16, 1980
- Terminated mission: Left post, March 3, 1981
- Charles William Bray – Career FSO
- Title: Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary
- Appointed: June 30, 1981
- Presented credentials: July 18, 1981
- Terminated mission: Left post, May 17, 1985
- Lannon Walker – Career FSO
- Title: Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary
- Appointed: July 12, 1985
- Presented credentials: August 7, 1985
- Terminated mission: Left post, August 18, 1988
- George Edward Moose – Career FSO
- Title: Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary
- Appointed: April 28, 1988
- Presented credentials: October 13, 1988
- Terminated mission: Left post, May 21, 1991
- Katherine Shirley – Career FSO
- Title: Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary
- Appointed: March 25, 1991
- Presented credentials: June 5, 1991
- Terminated mission: Left post, September 1, 1992
- Mark JohnsonMark JohnsonMark Johnson may refer to:Academics*Mark Johnson , philosophy professor*Mark H. Johnson , developmental neuroscience professorSports*In baseball:**Mark Johnson...
– Career FSO- Title: Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary
- Appointed: May 25, 1993
- Presented credentials: June 22, 1993
- Terminated mission: Left post, June 15, 1996
- Dane Farnsworth Smith – Career FSO
- Title: Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary
- Appointed: June 11, 1996
- Presented credentials: September 16, 1996
- Terminated mission: Left post, July 16, 1999
- Harriet L. Elam-Thomas – Career FSO
- Title: Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary
- Appointed: November 16, 1999
- Presented credentials: January 14, 2000
- Terminated mission: Left post, December 6, 2002
- Richard Allen Roth – Career FSO
- Title: Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary
- Appointed: November 15, 2002
- Presented credentials: February 13, 2004
- Terminated mission: Left post, August 4, 2005
- Janice L. JacobsJanice L. JacobsJanice Lee Jacobs is a United States career diplomat who was United States Ambassador to Senegal and United States Ambassador to Guinea-Bissau in 2006 and 2007 and who is the current Assistant Secretary of State for Consular Affairs, having held that office since June 2008.-Biography:Janice L....
– Career FSO- Title: Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary
- Appointed: February 21, 2006
- Presented credentials: April 14, 2006
- Terminated mission: Left post, July 15, 2007
- Marcia S. B. Bernicat – Career FSO
- Title: Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary
- Appointed: June 6, 2008
- Presented credentials: August 6, 2008
- Terminated mission: ca. June 2011
- Robert T. Yamate
- Chargé d’Affaires a.i. June–August 2011
- Lewis A. Lukens - Career FSO
- Title: Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary
- Appointed: July 11, 2011
- Presented credentials: August 11, 2011
- Terminated mission: Incumbent
See also
- Senegal – United States relations
- Foreign relations of SenegalForeign relations of SenegalPresident Léopold Senghor advocated close relations with France and negotiation and compromise as the best means of resolving international differences. To a large extent, the two succeeding Presidents have carried on Senghor's policies and philosophies...
- Ambassadors of the United States