List of ambassadors of the United States to Sudan
| Ambassador of the United States to Sudan | |
|---|---|
| سفارة الولايات المتحدة الأميركية فى جمهورية السودان | |
 Seal of the United States Department of State | |
| Inaugural holder | as Chargé d'Affaires |
| Formation | March 1956 |
| Website | U.S. Embassy – Khartoum |
The following is a list of United States Ambassadors to Sudan. The first chief of mission sent by the United States was , who presented his credentials in March 1956. From 1967 to 1972 the embassy was closed, and a U.S. Interest Section was opened in the Netherlands Embassy. In 1973 Ambassador Cleo A. Noel, Jr. was taken hostage and killed by the Black September Organization during the attack on the Saudi embassy in Khartoum. The embassy was again closed in 1996, though reopened in 2002, since which time the United States has posted several chargés d'affaires ad interim to the country.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| [1] – Career FSO | Chargé d'Affaires | March 17, 1956 | Superseded, May 17, 1956 | The Embassy in Khartoum was established Feb 15, 1956, with Beach in charge. | |
| – Career FSO | Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary | April 12, 1956 | May 17, 1956 | August 25, 1957 | |
| James S. Moose, Jr. – Career FSO | March 26, 1958 | April 17, 1958 | May 5, 1962 | ||
| William M. Rountree – Career FSO | July 3, 1962 | August 2, 1962 | September 17, 1965 | ||
| William H. Weathersby – Career FSO | October 20, 1965 | December 4, 1965 | Sudan severed diplomatic relations with U.S., June 7, 1967; Weathersby left post June 18, 1967. | The Embassy in Khartoum was closed as of June 6, 1967. A U.S. Interest Section was established in the Netherlands Embassy on August 14, 1967. Principal Officers were: Cleo A. Noel, Jr. (August 1967 – June 1969), and George Curtis Moore (July 1969 – July 1972). The Embassy in Khartoum was re-established July 25, 1972, with Moore as Chargé d'Affaires ad interim. | |
| Cleo A. Noel, Jr.[2] – Career FSO | Dec 2, 1972 | Dec 23, 1972 | Assassinated at post Mar 2, 1973 | ||
| William D. Brewer – Career FSO | Jul 16, 1973 | Sep 22, 1973 | May 7, 1977 | ||
| Donald C. Bergus – Career FSO | May 19, 1977 | Jul 19, 1977 | Apr 1, 1980 | ||
| – Political appointee | May 23, 1980 | Jun 24, 1980 | Jul 21, 1983 | ||
| Hume Alexander Horan – Career FSO | Jul 6, 1983 | Jul 30, 1983 | Jul 4, 1986 | ||
| G. Norman Anderson – Career FSO | Jun 16, 1986 | Aug 12, 1986 | Oct 24, 1989 | ||
| James Richard Cheek – Career FSO | Oct 10, 1989 | Nov 16, 1989 | Aug 8, 1992 | ||
| – Career FSO | Jun 15, 1992 | Aug 24, 1992 | Jul 28, 1995 | ||
| Timothy Michael Carney – Career FSO | Jun 27, 1995 | Sep 9, 1995 | November 30, 1997 | Embassy Khartoum closed Feb 7, 1996; Ambassador Carney left Nairobi Nov 30, 1997. | |
| Jeffrey Millington | Chargé d'Affaires ad interim | May 2002 | August 2003 | Embassy Khartoum was reopened May 23, 2002 | |
| Gerard M. Gallucci | August 2003 | September 2004 | |||
| David Kaeuper | February 2005 | May 2005 | |||
| John Limbert | July 2005 | September 2005 | |||
| Cameron R. Hume | October 2005 | May 2007 | |||
| Alberto M. Fernandez | June 2007 | May 2009 | |||
| Robert E. Whitehead | May 2009 | July 2011 | |||
| Mary Carlin Yates | September 2011 | February 2012 | |||
| Joseph D. Stafford III | June 2012 | May 2014 | |||
| Jerry P. Lanier | May 2014 | March 2016 | |||
| Steven Koutsis | November 2016 | September 2019 | |||
| Brian Shukan | October 2019 | Incumbent |
Notes[]
See also[]
- Sudan – United States relations
- Foreign relations of Sudan
- Ambassadors of the United States
References[]
- United States Department of State: Background notes on Sudan
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