List of ambassadors of the United States to Niger

The day before Niger's independence on August 3, 1960, the first American Chargé d'Affaires ad interim, Donald R. Norland, presented his credentials to take effect the following day. The first United States ambassador to Niger, R. Borden Reams was appointed that October 14 and presented his credentials on November 23.

Ambassador of the United States to Niger
Seal of the United States Department of State
Incumbent
Eric P. Whitaker
since January 26, 2018
NominatorThe President of the United States
AppointerThe President
with Senate advice and consent
Inaugural holderR. Borden Reams
as Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary
FormationOctober 14, 1960
WebsiteU.S. Embassy- Niamey

Ambassadors

Note: Donald R. Norland (resident in Abidjan) presented credentials as Chargé d'Affaires ad interim, August 2, 1960, to take effect from August 3, 1960. During Reams' tenure as non-resident Ambassador, the Embassy in Niamey was established February 3, 1961, with Joseph W. Schutz as Chargé d'Affaires ad interim.

  • R. Borden Reams[1] - Career FSO
    • Title: Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary
    • Appointment: October 14, 1960
    • Presentation of Credentials: November 23, 1960
    • Termination of Mission: Superseded, August 2, 1961
  • Mercer Cook - Political appointee
    • Title: Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary
    • Appointment: June 22, 1961
    • Presentation of Credentials: August 2, 1961
    • Termination of Mission: Left post May 30, 1964
  • Robert J. Ryan - Career FSO
    • Title: Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary
    • Appointment: July 9, 1964
    • Presentation of Credentials: August 24, 1964
    • Termination of Mission: Left post August 19, 1968
  • Samuel C. Adams, Jr. - Political appointee
    • Title: Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary
    • Appointment: July 24, 1968
    • Presentation of Credentials: September 10, 1968
    • Termination of Mission: Left post October 3, 1969
  • Roswell D. McClelland - Career FSO
    • Title: Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary
    • Appointment: July 8, 1970
    • Presentation of Credentials: July 27, 1970
    • Termination of Mission: Left post July 7, 1973
  • L. Douglas Heck - Career FSO
    • Title: Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary
    • Appointment: March 22, 1974
    • Presentation of Credentials: May 30, 1974
    • Termination of Mission: Left post July 20, 1976
  • Charles A. James - Political appointee
    • Title: Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary
    • Appointment: September 16, 1976
    • Presentation of Credentials: December 11, 1976
    • Termination of Mission: Left post July 5, 1979
  • James Keough Bishop - Career FSO
    • Title: Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary
    • Appointment: July 2, 1979
    • Presentation of Credentials: September 1, 1979
    • Termination of Mission: Left post May 29, 1981
  • William Robert Casey, Jr. - Political appointee
    • Title: Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary
    • Appointment: March 9, 1982
    • Presentation of Credentials: April 3, 1982
    • Termination of Mission: Left post July 29, 1985
  • Richard Wayne Bogosian - Career FSO
    • Title: Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary
    • Appointment: August 1, 1985
    • Presentation of Credentials: October 11, 1985
    • Termination of Mission: Left post August 7, 1988
  • Carl Copeland Cundiff - Career FSO
    • Title: Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary
    • Appointment: August 12, 1988
    • Presentation of Credentials: September 9, 1988
    • Termination of Mission: Left post July 10, 1991
  • Jennifer C. Ward - Career FSO
    • Title: Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary
    • Appointment: March 25, 1991
    • Presentation of Credentials: August 16, 1991
    • Termination of Mission: Left post May 28, 1993
  • John S. Davison - Career FSO
    • Title: Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary
    • Appointment: August 9, 1993
    • Presentation of Credentials: October 23, 1993
    • Termination of Mission: July 28, 1996
  • Charles O. Cecil - Career FSO
    • Title: Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary
    • Appointment: June 11, 1996
    • Presentation of Credentials: September 6, 1996
    • Termination of Mission: Left post August 13, 1999
  • Barbro Owens-Kirkpatrick - Career FSO
    • Title: Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary
    • Appointment: August 9, 1999
    • Presentation of Credentials: October 11, 1999
    • Termination of Mission: Left post July 12, 2002
  • Gail Dennise Thomas Mathieu - Career FSO
    • Title: Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary
    • Appointment: October 3, 2002
    • Presentation of Credentials: December 4, 2002
    • Termination of Mission: Left post September 30, 2005
  • Bernadette M. Allen - Career FSO
    • Title: Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary
    • Appointment: February 21, 2006
    • Presentation of Credentials: April 19, 2006
    • Termination of Mission: January 15, 2010
  • Bisa Williams - Career FSO
    • Title: Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary
    • Appointment: October 29, 2010
    • Presentation of Credentials: October 29, 2010
    • Termination of Mission: June 30, 2014
  • Eunice S. Reddick - Career FSO
    • Title: Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary
    • Appointment: June 30, 2014
    • Presentation of Credentials: July 21, 2014
    • Termination of Mission: January 25, 2018
  • Eric P. Whitaker
    • Title: Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary
    • Appointment: November 2, 2017
    • Presentation of credentials: January 26, 2018
    • Termination: Incumbent

Notes
  1. Commissioned during a recess of the Senate; recommissioned after confirmation on February 6, 1961. Also accredited to Dahomey, Ivory Coast, and Upper Volta; resident at Abidjan.

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