List of ambassadors of the United States to Burkina Faso

This is a list of ambassadors of the United States to Burkina Faso (formerly Upper Volta).

Ambassador of the United States to Burkina Faso
Seal of the United States Department of State
Incumbent
Sandra E. Clark
since September 25, 2020
NominatorThe President of the United States
AppointerThe President
with Senate advice and consent
Inaugural holderR. Borden Reams
as Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary
FormationOctober 17, 1960
WebsiteU.S. Embassy - Ouagadougou

Until 1960 Upper Volta was a French possession as a part of French West Africa. In 1958 Upper Volta became an autonomous republic in the French Community (Communauté française), and achieved independence as the Republic of Upper Volta on August 5, 1960.

The United States recognized Upper Volta immediately and assigned its first envoy on the nation's independence day, August 5. The envoy, Donald R. Norland, had presented his credentials as Chargé d'Affaires ad interim on the previous day, August 4, to take effect on the day of independence. Norland was also the Chargé d'Affaires a.i. to the newly independent nations: Ivory Coast (Côte d'Ivoire), Dahomey (Benin) and Niger while resident in Abidjan.

The first ranking ambassador, R. Borden Reams, was appointed October 17, 1960. He was also the ambassador to the aforementioned countries while resident in Abidjan. On December 31, 1960, an embassy was established in Ouagadougou with a resident Chargé d'affaires. On May 29, 1961, the first ambassador solely accredited to Upper Volta was appointed.

On August 4, 1984, the nation's name was changed to Burkina Faso.

The United States Embassy in Burkina Faso is located in Ouagadougou.

Ambassadors
  • R. Borden Reams[1][2]– Career FSO
    • Title: Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary
    • Appointed: October 17, 1960
    • Presented credentials: December 6, 1960
    • Terminated mission: superseded by new resident ambassador June 26, 1961
  • Thomas S. Estes – Career FSO
    • Title: Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary
    • Appointed: May 29, 1961
    • Presented credentials: June 26, 1961
    • Terminated mission: left post July 13, 1966
  • Elliott P. Skinner – political appointee
    • Title: Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary
    • Appointed: May 27, 1966
    • Presented credentials: September 14, 1966
    • Terminated mission: left post July 16, 1969
  • William E. Schaufele, Jr. – Career FSO
    • Title: Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary
    • Appointed: September 29, 1969
    • Presented credentials: October 16, 1969
    • Terminated mission: Left post July 10, 1971
  • Donald B. Easum – Career FSO
    • Title: Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary
    • Appointed: November 5, 1971
    • Presented credentials: December 8, 1971
    • Terminated mission: Left post January 19, 1974
  • Pierre R. Graham – career foreign service officer
    • Title: Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary
    • Appointed: June 20, 1974
    • Presented credentials: July 30, 1974
    • Terminated mission: left post June 13, 1978
  • Thomas D. Boyatt – career foreign service officer
    • Title: Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary
    • Appointed: July 18, 1978
    • Presented credentials: September 21, 1978
    • Terminated mission: left post October 23, 1980
  • Note: Larry C. Grahl served as chargé d'affaires ad interim, October 1980–November 1981.
  • Julius Waring Walker, Jr. – career foreign service officer
    • Title: Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary
    • Appointed: July 18, 1981
    • Presented credentials: November 18, 1981
    • Terminated mission: Left post July 5, 1984
  • Leonardo Neher – career foreign service officer
    • Title: Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary
    • Appointed: June 28, 1984
    • Presented credentials: September 21, 1984
    • Terminated mission: left post August 1, 1987
  • David H. Shinn – career foreign service officer
    • Title: Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary
    • Appointed: November 6, 1987
    • Presented credentials: November 28, 1987
    • Terminated mission: left post August 6, 1990
  • Edward P. Brynn – career foreign service officer
    • Title: Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary
    • Appointed: October 22, 1990
    • Presented credentials: January 14, 1991
    • Terminated mission: left post April 17, 1993
  • Donald J. McConnell – career foreign service officer
    • Title: Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary
    • Appointed: August 9, 1993
    • Presented credentials: November 22, 1993
    • Terminated mission: left post June 4, 1996
  • Sharon P. Wilkinson – career foreign service officer
    • Title: Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary
    • Appointed: July 11, 1996
    • Presented credentials: October 24, 1996
    • Terminated mission: left post July 12, 1999
  • Jimmy J. Kolker – Career FSO
    • Title: Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary
    • Appointed: November 16, 1999
    • Presented credentials: January 11, 2000
    • Terminated mission: left post August 2, 2002
  • J. Anthony Holmes – career foreign service officer
    • Title: Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary
    • Appointed: October 3, 2002
    • Presented credentials: December 23, 2002
    • Terminated mission: left post July 9, 2005
  • Jeanine E. Jackson – career foreign service officer
    • Title: Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary
    • Appointed: February 21, 2006
    • Presented credentials: March 24, 2006
    • Terminated mission: unknown
  • Gayleatha B. Brown – career foreign service officer
    • Title: Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary
    • Appointed: August 4, 2009
    • Presented credentials: unknown
    • Terminated mission: unknown
  • Thomas Dougherty – career foreign service officer
    • Title: Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary
    • Appointed: May 27, 2010
    • Presented credentials: August 5, 2010
    • Terminated mission: September 30, 2013
  • Tulinabo S. Mushingi - career foreign service officer
    • Title: Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary
    • Appointed: July 9, 2013
    • Presented credentials: August 5, 2013
    • Terminated mission: November 7, 2016
  • Andrew Robert Young - career foreign service officer
    • Title: Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary
    • Appointed: September 28, 2016
    • Presented credentials: unknown
    • Terminated mission: May 2020
  • Sandra E. Clark - career foreign service officer
    • Title: Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary
    • Appointed: August 12, 2020
    • Presented credentials: September 25, 2020
    • Terminated mission: Incumbent

Notes
  1. Reams was commissioned during a recess of the Senate.
  2. Reams was also accredited to Ivory Coast, Dahomey, and Niger while resident at Abidjan.

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