United States Ambassador to Niger
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The day before Niger
's independence on August 3, 1960, the first American
Chargé d'Affaires ad interim, Donald R. Norland, presented his credentials to take effect the following day. The first United States ambassador to Niger, R. Borden Reams was appointed that October 14 and presented his credentials on November 23.
) presented credentials as Chargé d'Affaires ad interim, August 2, 1960, to take effect from August 3, 1960. During Reams' tenure as non-resident Ambassador, the Embassy in Niamey
was established February 3, 1961, with Joseph W. Schutz as Chargé d'Affaires ad interim.
Niger
Niger , officially named the Republic of Niger, is a landlocked country in Western Africa, named after the Niger River. It borders Nigeria and Benin to the south, Burkina Faso and Mali to the west, Algeria and Libya to the north and Chad to the east...
's independence on August 3, 1960, the first American
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
Chargé d'Affaires ad interim, Donald R. Norland, presented his credentials to take effect the following day. The first United States ambassador to Niger, R. Borden Reams was appointed that October 14 and presented his credentials on November 23.
Ambassadors
Note: Donald R. Norland (resident in AbidjanAbidjan
Abidjan is the economic and former official capital of Côte d'Ivoire, while the current capital is Yamoussoukro. it was the largest city in the nation and the third-largest French-speaking city in the world, after Paris, and Kinshasa but before Montreal...
) presented credentials as Chargé d'Affaires ad interim, August 2, 1960, to take effect from August 3, 1960. During Reams' tenure as non-resident Ambassador, the Embassy in Niamey
Niamey
-Population:While Niamey's population has grown steadily since independence, the droughts of the early 1970s and 1980s, along with the economic crisis of the early 1980s, have propelled an exodus of rural inhabitants to Niger's largest city...
was established February 3, 1961, with Joseph W. Schutz as Chargé d'Affaires ad interim.
- R. Borden Reams - Career FSO
- Title: Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary
- Appointment: October 14, 1960
- Presentation of Credentials: November 23, 1960
- Termination of Mission: Superseded, August 2, 1961
- Mercer Cook - Political appointee
- Title: Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary
- Appointment: June 22, 1961
- Presentation of Credentials: August 2, 1961
- Termination of Mission: Left post May 30, 1964
- Robert J. Ryan - Career FSO
- Title: Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary
- Appointment: July 9, 1964
- Presentation of Credentials: August 24, 1964
- Termination of Mission: Left post August 19, 1968
- Samuel C. Adams, Jr. - Political appointee
- Title: Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary
- Appointment: July 24, 1968
- Presentation of Credentials: September 10, 1968
- Termination of Mission: Left post October 3, 1969
- Roswell D. McClelland - Career FSO
- Title: Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary
- Appointment: July 8, 1970
- Presentation of Credentials: July 27, 1970
- Termination of Mission: Left post July 7, 1973
- L. Douglas Heck - Career FSO
- Title: Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary
- Appointment: March 22, 1974
- Presentation of Credentials: May 30, 1974
- Termination of Mission: Left post July 20, 1976
- Charles A. James - Political appointee
- Title: Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary
- Appointment: September 16, 1976
- Presentation of Credentials: December 11, 1976
- Termination of Mission: Left post July 5, 1979
- James Keough Bishop - Career FSO
- Title: Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary
- Appointment: July 2, 1979
- Presentation of Credentials: September 1, 1979
- Termination of Mission: Left post May 29, 1981
- William Robert Casey, Jr. - Political appointee
- Title: Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary
- Appointment: March 9, 1982
- Presentation of Credentials: April 3, 1982
- Termination of Mission: Left post July 29, 1985
- Richard Wayne Bogosian - Career FSO
- Title: Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary
- Appointment: August 1, 1985
- Presentation of Credentials: October 11, 1985
- Termination of Mission: Left post August 7, 1988
- Carl Copeland Cundiff - Career FSO
- Title: Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary
- Appointment: August 12, 1988
- Presentation of Credentials: September 9, 1988
- Termination of Mission: Left post July 10, 1991
- Jennifer C. Ward - Career FSO
- Title: Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary
- Appointment: March 25, 1991
- Presentation of Credentials: August 16, 1991
- Termination of Mission: Left post May 28, 1993
- John S. Davison - Career FSO
- Title: Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary
- Appointment: August 9, 1993
- Presentation of Credentials: October 23, 1993
- Termination of Mission: July 28, 1996
- Charles O. Cecil - Career FSO
- Title: Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary
- Appointment: June 11, 1996
- Presentation of Credentials: September 6, 1996
- Termination of Mission: Left post August 13, 1999
- Barbro A. Owens-Kirkpatrick - Career FSO
- Title: Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary
- Appointment: August 9, 1999
- Presentation of Credentials: October 11, 1999
- Termination of Mission: Left post July 12, 2002
- Gail Dennise Thomas Mathieu - Career FSO
- Title: Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary
- Appointment: October 3, 2002
- Presentation of Credentials: December 4, 2002
- Termination of Mission: Left post September 30, 2005
- Bernadette M. AllenBernadette M. AllenBernadette M. Allen is a United States foreign service officer and ambassador. She is the former U.S. Ambassador to Niger.-Education and career:...
- Career FSO- Title: Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary
- Appointment: February 21, 2006
- Presentation of Credentials: April 19, 2006
- Termination of Mission: Unknown
- Bisa Williams - Career FSO
- Title: Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary
- Appointment: October 29, 2010
- Presentation of Credentials: October 29, 2010
- Termination of Mission: Incumbent
See also
- Niger – United States relations
- Foreign relations of NigerForeign relations of NigerNiger pursues a moderate foreign policy and maintains friendly relations with both East and West. It belongs to the United Nations. Niger maintains a special relationship with France and enjoys close relations with its West African neighbours....
- Ambassadors of the United States