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
Incumbent
Vernelle Trim FitzPatrick
Chargé d'Affaires
since July 16, 2020
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

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

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