List of ambassadors of the United States to Cameroon

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Ambassador of the United States to Cameroon
Seal of the United States Department of State
Incumbent
Christopher J. Lamora
since March 21, 2022
NominatorThe President of the United States
AppointerThe President
with Senate advice and consent
Inaugural holderBolard More
as Chargé d'Affaires ad interim
FormationJanuary 1, 1960
Websitecm.usembassy.gov

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.

Ambassadors

Name Title Appointed Presented credentials Terminated mission Notes
Leland Barrows – Career FSO Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary April 20, 1960 June 9, 1960 September 6, 1966 Accredited also to Togo and resident at Yaounde.
Robert L. Payton – Political appointee January 26, 1967 March 4, 1967 May 27, 1969
Lewis Hoffacker – Career FSO December 2, 1969 December 20, 1969 June 6, 1972 Also accredited to Equatorial Guinea and resident at Yaounde.
C. Robert Moore – Career FSO June 27, 1972 July 22, 1972 July 28, 1975 Also accredited to Equatorial Guinea and resident at Yaounde.
Herbert J. Spiro – Political appointee July 24, 1975 September 1, 1975 May 7, 1977 Accredited also to Equatorial Guinea until Mar 14, 1976; resident at Yaounde.
Mabel M. Smythe – Political appointee May 11, 1977 October 1, 1977 February 24, 1980 Also accredited to Equatorial Guinea
Hume A. Horan – Career FSO June 30, 1980 July 29, 1980 May 17, 1983 Also accredited to Equatorial Guinea until September 29, 1981
Myles Robert Rene Frechette – Career FSO May 26, 1983 September 8, 1983 July 30, 1987
Mark L. Edelman – Political appointee July 31, 1987 September 9, 1987 March 19, 1989
Frances D. Cook – Career FSO November 21, 1989 December 21, 1989 January 1, 1993
Harriet Winsar Isom – Career FSO August 17, 1992 January 19, 1993 January 17, 1996
Charles H. Twining – Career FSO December 19, 1995 February 28, 1996 August 17, 1998 Also Accredited to Equatorial Guinea and resident at Yaounde.
John Melvin Yates – Career FSO October 22, 1998 January 5, 1999 November 4, 2001 Also Accredited to Equatorial Guinea and resident at Yaounde.
George McDade Staples – Career FSO September 5, 2001 December 21, 2001 July 10, 2004 Also accredited to Equatorial Guinea; resident at Yaounde.
R. Niels Marquardt – Career FSO July 2, 2004 October 29, 2004 April 9, 2007 Also accredited to Equatorial Guinea; resident at Yaounde.
Janet E. Garvey – Career FSO May 30, 2007 November 9, 2007 August 1, 2010 Also accredited to Equatorial Guinea; resident at Yaounde.
Robert P. Jackson – Career FSO September 17, 2010 October 12, 2010 October 5, 2013
Michael Hoza – Career FSO July 31, 2014 August 22, 2014 September 11, 2017
Peter Barlerin – Career FSO November 2, 2017 December 20, 2017 July 16, 2020
Christopher J. Lamora – Career FSO December 18, 2021 March 21, 2022 Incumbent


See also

References

  • United States Department of State: Background notes on Cameroon
  • Public Domain This article incorporates public domain material from U.S. Bilateral Relations Fact Sheets. United States Department of State.

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