List of ambassadors of the United States to Cameroon
This is a list of ambassadors from the United States to Cameroon. The American Embassy at Yaounde was established on January 1, 1960, with Bolard More as Chargé d'Affaires ad interim.
| Ambassador of the United States to Cameroon | |
|---|---|
 Seal of the United States Department of State | |
| Nominator | The President of the United States |
| Appointer | The President with Senate advice and consent |
| Inaugural holder | Bolard More as Chargé d'Affaires ad interim |
| Formation | January 1, 1960 |
| Website | cm |
Ambassadors
- Leland Barrows
- State of Residency: Kansas
- Foreign Service officer
- Title: Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary
- Appointment: April 20, 1960
- Presentation of Credentials: June 9, 1960
- Termination of Mission: Left post, September 6, 1966
- Note: Accredited also to Togo and resident at Yaounde.
- Robert L. Payton
- State of Residency: Missouri
- Non-career appointee
- Title: Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary
- Appointment: January 26, 1967
- Presentation of Credentials: March 4, 1967
- Termination of Mission: Left post, May 27, 1969
- Lewis Hoffacker
- State of Residency: District of Columbia
- Foreign Service officer
- Title: Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary
- Appointment: December 2, 1969
- Presentation of Credentials: December 20, 1969
- Termination of Mission: Left post, June 6, 1972
- Note: Also accredited to Equatorial Guinea and resident at Yaounde.
- C. Robert Moore
- State of Residency: Washington
- Foreign Service officer
- Title: Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary
- Appointment: June 27, 1972
- Presentation of Credentials: July 22, 1972
- Termination of Mission: Left post, July 28, 1975
- Note: Also accredited to Equatorial Guinea and resident at Yaounde.
- Herbert J. Spiro
- State of Residency: Pennsylvania
- Non-career appointee
- Title: Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary
- Appointment: July 24, 1975
- Presentation of Credentials: September 1, 1975
- Termination of Mission: Left post, May 7, 1977
- Note: Accredited also to Equatorial Guinea until Mar 14, 1976; resident at Yaounde.
- Mabel M. Smythe
- State of Residency: Connecticut
- Non-career appointee
- Title: Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary
- Appointment: May 11, 1977
- Presentation of Credentials: October 1, 1977
- Termination of Mission: Left post, February 24, 1980
- Note: Also accredited to Equatorial Guinea, December 17, 1979.
- Hume A. Horan
- State of Residency: New Jersey
- Foreign Service officer
- Title: Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary
- Appointment: June 30, 1980
- Presentation of Credentials: July 29, 1980
- Termination of Mission: Left post, May 17, 1983
- Note: Also accredited to Equatorial Guinea until September 29, 1981
- Myles Robert Rene Frechette
- State of Residency: Washington
- Foreign Service officer
- Title: Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary
- Appointment: May 26, 1983
- Presentation of Credentials: September 8, 1983
- Termination of Mission: Left post, July 30, 1987
- Mark L. Edelman
- State of Residency: Missouri
- Non-career appointee
- Title: Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary
- Appointment: July 31, 1987
- Presentation of Credentials: September 9, 1987
- Termination of Mission: Left post, March 19, 1989
- Frances D. Cook
- State of Residency: Florida
- Foreign Service officer
- Title: Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary
- Appointment: November 21, 1989
- Presentation of Credentials: December 21, 1989
- Termination of Mission: Left post, January 1, 1993
- Harriet Winsar Isom
- State of Residency: Oregon
- Foreign Service officer
- Title: Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary
- Appointment: August 17, 1992
- Presentation of Credentials: January 19, 1993
- Termination of Mission: Left post January 17, 1996
- Charles H. Twining
- State of Residency: Maryland
- Foreign Service officer
- Title: Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary
- Appointment: December 19, 1995
- Presentation of Credentials: February 28, 1996
- Termination of Mission: Left post August 17, 1998
- Note: Also Accredited to Equatorial Guinea and resident at Yaounde.
- John Melvin Yates
- State of Residency: Washington
- Foreign Service officer
- Title: Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary
- Appointment: October 22, 1998
- Presentation of Credentials: January 5, 1999
- Termination of Mission: Left post November 4, 2001
- Note: Also Accredited to Equatorial Guinea and resident at Yaounde.
- George McDade Staples
- State of Residency: Kentucky
- Foreign Service Officer
- Title: Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary
- Appointment: September 5, 2001
- Presentation of Credentials: December 21, 2001
- Termination of Mission: Left post, July 10, 2004
- Note: Also accredited to Equatorial Guinea; resident at Yaounde.
- R. Niels Marquardt
- State of Residency: California
- Foreign Service Officer
- Title: Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary
- Appointment: July 2, 2004
- Presentation of Credentials: October 29, 2004
- Termination of Mission: April 9, 2007
- Note: Also accredited to Equatorial Guinea; resident at Yaounde.
- Janet E. Garvey
- State of Residency: Massachusetts
- Foreign Service Officer
- Title: Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary
- Appointment: May 30, 2007
- Presentation of Credentials: November 9, 2007
- Termination of Mission: August 1, 2010
- Note: Also accredited to Equatorial Guinea; resident at Yaounde.
- Robert P. Jackson
- Foreign Service Officer
- Title: Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary
- Appointment: September 17, 2010
- Presentation of Credentials: October 12, 2010
- Termination of Mission: October 5, 2013
- Michael Hoza
- Foreign Service Officer
- Title: Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary
- Appointment: July 31, 2012
- Presentation of Credentials: August 22, 2014
- Termination of Mission: September 11, 2017
- Peter Barlerin
- Foreign Service Officer
- Title: Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary
- Appointment: November 2, 2017
- Presentation of Credentials: December 20, 2017
- Termination of Mission: July 16, 2020
- Christopher J. Lamora
- Foreign Service Officer
- Title: Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary
- Appointment: December 18, 2021
- Presentation of Credentials: March 21, 2022
- Termination of Mission: Incumbent
See also
References
- United States Department of State: Background notes on Cameroon
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