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The history of
ambassadors of the United States to Zambia
began in 1964.
Until 1964 Zambia had been a colony of the
British Empire
, first as
Northern Rhodesia
and then as a part of the
Federation of Rhodesia and Nyasaland
. On December 31, 1963, the federation was dissolved into
Rhodesia
and Northern Rhodesia. On October 24, 1964, Northern Rhodesia gained full independence as the Republic of
Zambia
.
The United States immediately
recognized
the new nation and moved to establish
diplomatic relations
. An
embassy
in
Lusaka
was established on October 24, 1964?independence day for Zambia. Robert C. Foulon was appointed as
Charge d’Affaires ad interim
pending the appointment of an
ambassador
. The first ambassador,
Robert C. Good
was appointed on March 11, 1965. All U.S. Ambassadors to Zambia have held the official title
Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary
.
The United States embassy in Zambia is located in
Lusaka
.
The U.S. ambassador to Zambia serves concurrently as the U.S. representative to the
Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa
(COMESA).
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Ambassadors
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Name
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Appointed
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Presented credentials
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Terminated mission
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Robert C. Good
? Political appointee
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March 11, 1965
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March 24, 1965
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December 14, 1968
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Oliver L. Troxel, Jr.
? Career FSO
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May 27, 1969
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July 17, 1969
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May 12, 1972
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Jean M. Wilkowski
? Career FSO
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June 27, 1972
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September 26, 1972
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July 24, 1976
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Stephen Low
? Career FSO
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August 5, 1976
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August 31, 1976
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July 5, 1979
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Frank George Wisner II
? Career FSO
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August 2, 1979
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August 28, 1979
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April 19, 1982
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Nicholas Platt
? Career FSO
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July 22, 1982
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August 31, 1982
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December 17, 1984
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Paul Julian Hare
? Career FSO
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July 12, 1985
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July 31, 1985
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August 8, 1988
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Jeffrey Davidow
? Career FSO
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July 11, 1988
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September 1, 1988
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March 31, 1990
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Gordon L. Streeb
? Career FSO
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October 22, 1990
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November 21, 1990
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December 27, 1993
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Roland Karl Kuchel
? Career FSO
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August 9, 1993
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January 14, 1994
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November 10, 1996
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Arlene Render
? Career FSO
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July 2, 1996
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December 20, 1996
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June 30, 1999
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David B. Dunn
? Career FSO
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July 7, 1999
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September 2, 1999
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July 1, 2002
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Martin George Brennan
? Career FSO
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October 3, 2002
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December 5, 2002
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July 15, 2005
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Carmen M. Martinez
? Career FSO
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November 2, 2005
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December 12, 2005
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July 29, 2008
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Donald E. Booth
? Career FSO
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June 4, 2008
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September 19, 2008
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March 17, 2010
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Mark C. Storella
? Career FSO
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August 20, 2010
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September 21, 2010
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August 8, 2013
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Eric T. Schultz
? Career FSO
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September 18, 2014
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December 12, 2014
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November 20, 2017
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Daniel Lewis Foote
? Career FSO
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November 20, 2017
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December 14, 2017
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January 2, 2020
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Michael C. Gonzales
- Career FSO
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August 4, 2022
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September 16, 2022
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Incumbent
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