United States Ambassador to Seychelles
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The United States Ambassador to Seychelles is the official representative of the government of the United States to the government of Seychelles
. The ambassador is concurrently the ambassador to Mauritius
, while resident in Port Louis
, Mauritius.
Seychelles
Seychelles , officially the Republic of Seychelles , is an island country spanning an archipelago of 115 islands in the Indian Ocean, some east of mainland Africa, northeast of the island of Madagascar....
. The ambassador is concurrently the ambassador to Mauritius
Mauritius
Mauritius , officially the Republic of Mauritius is an island nation off the southeast coast of the African continent in the southwest Indian Ocean, about east of Madagascar...
, while resident in Port Louis
Port Louis
-Economy:The economy is dominated by its port, which handles Mauritius' international trade. The port was founded by the French who preferred Port Louis as the City is shielded by the Port Louis/Moka mountain range. It is the largest container handling facility in the Indian Ocean and can...
, Mauritius.
Ambassadors
- 01-Jul-1976 26-Apr-1977 Anthony D. Marshall (Resident at Nairobi; Consulate established 01-Apr-1976)
- 19-Jul-1977 28-Jun-1980 Wilbert J. LeMelle (Resident at Nairobi)
- 26-Aug-1980 22-Sep-1983 William Harrop (Resident at Nairobi)
- 02-Nov-1982 09-Jun-1985 David Joseph Fischer
- 23-Aug-1985 08-Jul-1987 Irvin Hicks
- 15-Dec-1987 31-Aug-1991 James B. Moran
- 01-Oct-1991 05-Jul-1992 Richard W. Carlson
- 22-Sep-1992 01-Mar-1993 Mack F. Mattingly
- Mar-1993 Sep-1994 F. Stephen Malott (Chargé d'affaires)
- 07-Sep-1994 12-May-1995 Carl B. StokesCarl B. StokesCarl Burton Stokes was an American politician of the Democratic party who served as the 51st mayor of Cleveland, Ohio. Elected on November 7, 1967, but took office on Jan 1, 1968, he was the first African American mayor of a major U.S. city. Fellow Ohioan Robert C. Henry was the first African...
- May-1995 Aug-1996 Brent E. Blaschke (Chargé d'affaires)
- 29-Aug-1996 27-May-1999 Harold W. Geisel (Resident at Mauritius)
- 14-Sep-1999 04-Mar-2001 Mark Wylea ErwinMark Wylea ErwinMark Erwin is a former U.S. ambassador and the President of Erwin Capital, Inc., a family-owned investment company located in Charlotte, North Carolina....
(Resident at Mauritius) - 17-Jul-2002 22-Jun-2005 John PriceJohn PriceJohn Price is a former English cricketer, who played in fifteen Tests for England from 1964 to 1972....
(Resident at Mauritius) - 02-Oct-2006 Oct-2009Cesar B. CabreraCesar B. CabreraCesar B. Cabrera is an American diplomat and incumbent U.S. Ambassador to Mauritius. He has been a leader in the development and construction industries in Puerto Rico for over 35 years.He was born in San Juan, Puerto Rico...
(Resident at Mauritius) - 18-Feb-2010- Incumbent Mary Jo Wills (Also assigned to the Seychelles)
See also
- Seychelles – United States relations
- Foreign relations of SeychellesForeign relations of SeychellesSeychelles follows a policy of what it describes as "positive" nonalignment and strongly supports the principle of reduced superpower presence in the Indian Ocean. The Seychelles government is one of the proponents of the Indian Ocean zone of peace concept and it has promoted an end to the United...
- Ambassadors of the United States