List of ambassadors of the United States to Malawi
 | This article needs to be updated. (December 2021) |
| Ambassador of the United States to Malawi | |
|---|---|
 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 | as Chargé d'affaires ad interim |
| Formation | July 6, 1964 |
| Website | U.S. Embassy - Lilongwe |
The Federation of Rhodesia and Nyasaland was dissolved on December 31, 1963, and Malawi became a fully independent member of the Commonwealth of Nations on July 6, 1964.
The United States immediately recognized the new nation and moved to establish diplomatic relations. The U.S. embassy in Blantyre (later Zomba) was established July 6, 1964—independence day for Malawi—with Robert K. Scott as current ambassador.
Ambassadors[]
U.S. diplomatic terms
Career FSO
After 1915, The United States Department of State began classifying ambassadors as career Foreign Service Officers (FSOs) for those who have served in the Foreign Service for a specified amount of time.
Political appointee
A person who is not a career foreign service officer, but is appointed by the president (often as a reward to political friends).
Appointed
The date that the ambassador took the oath of office; also known as “commissioning”. It follows confirmation of a presidential appointment by the Senate, or a Congressional recess appointment by the president. In the case of a recess appointment, the ambassador requires subsequent confirmation by the Senate to remain in office.
Presented credentials
The date that the ambassador presented his letter of credence to the head of state or appropriate authority of the receiving nation. At this time the ambassador officially becomes the representative of his country. This would normally occur a short time after the ambassador’s arrival on station. The host nation may reject the ambassador by not receiving the ambassador’s letter, but this occurs only rarely.
Terminated mission
Usually the date that the ambassador left the country. In some cases a letter of recall is presented, ending the ambassador’s commission, either as a means of diplomatic protest or because the diplomat is being reassigned elsewhere and replaced by another envoy.
Chargé d'affaires
The person in charge of the business of the embassy when there is no ambassador commissioned to the host country.
Ad interim
Latin phrase meaning "for the time being", "in the meantime".
After 1915, The United States Department of State began classifying ambassadors as career Foreign Service Officers (FSOs) for those who have served in the Foreign Service for a specified amount of time.
Political appointee
A person who is not a career foreign service officer, but is appointed by the president (often as a reward to political friends).
Appointed
The date that the ambassador took the oath of office; also known as “commissioning”. It follows confirmation of a presidential appointment by the Senate, or a Congressional recess appointment by the president. In the case of a recess appointment, the ambassador requires subsequent confirmation by the Senate to remain in office.
Presented credentials
The date that the ambassador presented his letter of credence to the head of state or appropriate authority of the receiving nation. At this time the ambassador officially becomes the representative of his country. This would normally occur a short time after the ambassador’s arrival on station. The host nation may reject the ambassador by not receiving the ambassador’s letter, but this occurs only rarely.
Terminated mission
Usually the date that the ambassador left the country. In some cases a letter of recall is presented, ending the ambassador’s commission, either as a means of diplomatic protest or because the diplomat is being reassigned elsewhere and replaced by another envoy.
Chargé d'affaires
The person in charge of the business of the embassy when there is no ambassador commissioned to the host country.
Ad interim
Latin phrase meaning "for the time being", "in the meantime".
| Name | Title | Appointed | Presented Credentials | Terminated Mission | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sam P. Gilstrap – Career FSO | Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary | July 1, 1964 | July 8, 1964 | October 6, 1965 | |
| Marshall P. Jones – Career FSO[1] | November 10, 1965 | January 13, 1966 | March 20, 1970 | Jones was reaccredited after Malawi became a republic and presented new credentials July 8, 1966. | |
| – Career FSO | April 8, 1970 | May 13, 1970 | May 11, 1974 | ||
| Robert A. Stevenson – Career FSO | June 20, 1974 | August 15, 1974 | May 21, 1978 | The Embassy was moved to Lilongwe April 1, 1976, during Stevenson’s tenure. | |
| – Career FSO | August 11, 1978 | January 24, 1979 | July 17, 1980 | The post was vacant July 1980–August 1981. Robert M. Maxim served as chargé d'affaires during that interval. | |
| John A. Burroughs, Jr. – Political appointee[2] | May 7, 1981 | August 17, 1981 | June 9, 1984 | ||
| Weston Adams – Political Appointee | June 11, 1984 | August 17, 1984 | August 8, 1986 | The post was vacant August 1986–May 1988. Dennis C. Jett served as chargé d'affaires ad interim during that period. | |
| – Career FSO | April 28, 1988 | May 13, 1988 | May 2, 1991 | ||
| – Career FSO | July 1, 1991 | March 25, 1991 | June 20, 1994 | ||
| – Career FSO | May 9, 1994 | September 12, 1994 | June 27, 1997 | ||
| Amelia Ellen Shippy – Career FSO | November 7, 1997 | February 2, 1998 | August 5, 2000 | ||
| Roger A. Meece – Career FSO | September 15, 2000 | November 7, 2000 | July 20, 2003 | ||
| – Career FSO | May 27, 2003 | September 19, 2003 | May 16, 2004 | ||
| Alan W. Eastham – Career FSO | August 2, 2005 | August 25, 2005 | July 15, 2008 | ||
| Peter Bodde – Career FSO | June 6, 2008 | October 28, 2008 | August 1, 2010 | Edward W. Holmes served as chargé d'affaires ad interim from August 2010 to July 2011 | |
| Jeanine E. Jackson, Career FSO [3][4] | July 5, 2011 | October 20, 2011 | September 25, 2014 | ||
| Virginia E. Palmer, Career FSO | December 18, 2014 | February 27, 2015 | June 7, 2019 | ||
| Robert K. Scott, Career FSO | April 16, 2019 | August 6, 2019[5] | Before November 2021[6][verification needed] |
Notes[]
- ^ Jones was commissioned during a recess of the Senate and recommissioned after confirmation on January 27, 1966.
- ^ An earlier nomination of September 22, 1980 was not acted upon by the Senate.
- ^ http://govinthelab.com/ambassador-to-malawi-who-is-jeanine-jackson/
- ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2011-11-16. Retrieved 2011-11-25.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) - ^ "US Ambassador presents credentials to Mutharika". Retrieved 2019-08-08.
- ^ "Our Relationship - U.S. Embassy in Malawi". 2021-11-15. Archived from the original on 2021-11-15. Retrieved 2021-12-13.
See also[]
- Malawi – United States relations
- Foreign relations of Malawi
- Ambassadors of the United States
References[]
- United States Department of State: Background notes on Malawi
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