United States Ambassador to Madagascar

Ambassador of the United States to Madagascar and Comoros

Seal of the United States Department of State
Incumbent
Robert Yamate
since December 19, 2014
Inaugural holder Frederic P. Bartlett
as Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary
Formation August 27, 1960
Website U.S. Embassy - Antananarivo

This is a list of United States ambassadors to Madagascar. The United States has maintained diplomatic relations since June 1960. The Embassy in Tananarive (now Antananarivo) was established on June 26, 1960. Currently, the Ambassador also serves US diplomatic interests or relations to Comoros.

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.

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. See chargé d'affaires.

Ad interim
Latin phrase meaning "for the time being", "in the meantime". See ad interim.

Note: Embassy Tananarive (now Antananarivo) was established June 26, 1960.

Note: Between 1975 and 1980, the following officers served as Chargé d'Affaires ad interim: Gilbert H. Sheinbaum (Nov. 1975-Mar. 1977) and Robert S. Barrett (Mar. 1977-Jun 1980).

Note: Howard T. Perlow served as Chargé d'Affaires ad interim, Jul 1996-Aug 1998.

Notes

  1. ↑ Commissioned to the Malagasy Republic.
  2. ↑ Commissioned during a recess of the Senate; recommissioned after confirmation on Mar 12, 1963. Commissioned to the Malagasy Republic.
  3. ↑ Commissioned to the Malagasy Republic. Also accredited to Mauritius; resident at Tananarive.
  4. ↑ Commissioned to the Malagasy Republic.
  5. ↑ Commissioned to the Malagasy Republic.
  6. ↑ Also accredited to the Comoros; resident in Antananarivo.
  7. ↑ Also accredited to the Comoros; resident in Antananarivo.
  8. ↑ Also accredited to the Comoros; resident in Antananarivo.
  9. ↑ Also accredited to the Comoros; resident in Antananarivo.
  10. ↑ Also accredited to the Republic of the Comoros; resident in Antananarivo.
  11. ↑ Also accredited to the Republic of the Comoros; resident in Antananarivo.
  12. ↑ Also accredited to the Republic of the Comoros; resident in Antananarivo.

See also

References

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