List of ambassadors of the United States to Togo
This is a list of ambassadors of the United States to Togo.
| Ambassador of the United States to Togo | |
|---|---|
 Seal of the United States Department of State | |
since May 31, 2024 | |
| Nominator | Joe Biden[2] |
| Inaugural holder | Leland Barrows as Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary |
| Formation | June 23, 1960 |
| Website | U.S. Embassy - Lomé |
Until 1955 French Togoland was a United Nations Trust Territory mandated by the U.N. to France. In 1955, French Togoland became the administrative Republic of Togo within the French Community (Communauté française), although it retained its UN trusteeship status. In 1960 Togo severed its constitutional ties with France, shed its UN trusteeship status, and became fully independent as the Togolese Republic.
The United States immediately recognized Togo and moved to establish diplomatic relations. The State Department established an embassy in Yaoundé in nearby Cameroon on January 1, 1960, with Bolard More as Chargé d'affaires ad interim. The Yaoundé embassy was simultaneously accredited to Togo. The embassy in Lomé was established on April 27, 1960, with Jesse M. MacKnight as Chargé d’Affaires ad interim. On June 23, 1960, Leland Barrows was appointed as Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary to Cameroon with separate accreditation to Togo while remaining resident in Yaoundé. In 1961 a separate ambassador was appointed solely for Togo and resident at Lomé. The United States has maintained diplomatic relations with Togo since that date.
The United States Embassy in Togo is located in Lomé. The current Togolese ambassador to the United States is Limbiye Edawe Kadangha Bariki.[3]
Ambassadors
edit| Name | Title | Appointed | Presented credentials | Terminated mission | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Leland Barrows[4][5] – Career FSO | Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary | June 23, 1960 | August 22, 1960 | June 27, 1961 | |
| Leon B. Poullada – Career FSO | April 18, 1961 | July 27, 1961 | February 24, 1964 | ||
| William Witman II – Career FSO | June 8, 1964 | July 10, 1964 | May 8, 1967 | ||
| Albert W. Sherer, Jr.[6][7][8] – Career FSO | September 13, 1967 | October 13, 1967 | March 5, 1970 | ||
| Dwight Dickinson – Career FSO | September 8, 1970 | October 8, 1970 | April 3, 1974 | ||
| Nancy V. Rawls – Career FSO | February 11, 1974 | June 7, 1974 | August 8, 1976 | ||
| Ronald D. Palmer – Career FSO | September 16, 1976 | October 28, 1976 | July 15, 1978 | ||
| Marilyn P. Johnson – Career FSO | September 23, 1978 | November 3, 1978 | July 29, 1981 | ||
| Howard Kent Walker – Career FSO | March 9, 1982 | April 19, 1982 | June 9, 1984 | ||
| Owen W. Roberts – Career FSO | June 28, 1984 | July 31, 1984 | July 5, 1986 | ||
| David A. Korn – Career FSO | October 16, 1986 | November 4, 1986 | April 4, 1988 | ||
| Rush Walker Taylor, Jr. – Career FSO | April 28, 1988 | June 20, 1988 | September 4, 1990 | ||
| Harmon Elwood Kirby – Career FSO | October 22, 1990 | December 3, 1990 | July 16, 1994 | ||
| Johnny Young – Career FSO | May 9, 1994 | October 7, 1994 | November 21, 1997 | ||
| Brenda Schoonover – Career FSO | November 11, 1997 | January 7, 1998 | July 30, 2000 | ||
| Karl William Hofmann – Career FSO | September 15, 2000 | October 17, 2000 | December 14, 2002 | ||
| Gregory W. Engle – Career FSO | April 16, 2003 | May 22, 2003 | April 1, 2005 | ||
| David B. Dunn – Career FSO | November 2, 2005 | February 2, 2006 | June 6, 2008 | ||
| Patricia McMahon Hawkins[9] - Career FSO | June 6, 2008 | September 12, 2008 | July 29, 2011 | ||
| Robert E. Whitehead[10] - Career FSO | April 2, 2012 | May 7, 2012 | September 26, 2015 | ||
| David R. Gilmour[11] - Career FSO | October 16, 2015 | November 7, 2015 | March 9, 2019 | ||
| Eric W. Stromayer - Career FSO | January 7, 2019 | April 11, 2019[12] | March 9, 2022 | ||
| Elizabeth Fitzsimmons - Career FSO | December 18, 2021 | April 26, 2022 | May 30, 2024 | ||
| Ronald E. Hawkins Jr - Career FSO | Chargé d'affaires ad interim | May 31, 2024 | Incumbent |
Notes
edit- ^ https://x.com/USEmbassyLome/status/1806320104885321750?t=1DD0vXia9PXKhAadSjARFg&s=19 [bare URL]
- ^ "President Biden Announces Intent to Nominate Nine Foreign Policy and National Security Leaders" (Press release). Washington, D.C.: The White House. August 4, 2021. Retrieved August 4, 2021.
- ^ "Togoembassy.us".
- ^ Barrows was accredited to Cameroon and Togo, while resident in Yaoundé.
- ^ Barrows’ commission to Togo was superseded by appointment of an ambassador to Togo.
- ^ Sherer was commissioned during a recess of the Senate. He was renominated January 31, confirmed February 7, 1969, and recommissioned after confirmation. A nomination of Jan 9, 1969, was withdrawn before the Senate acted upon it.
- ^ Sherer was also accredited to Equatorial Guinea
- ^ During Sherer’s tenure as non-resident Ambassador to Equatorial Guinea, the embassy in Santa Isabel (now Malabo) was opened August 1, 1969, with Albert N. Williams as Chargé d’Affaires ad interim.
- ^ Source: U.S. Embassy in Lomé Archived March 4, 2016, at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "Former Ambassadors | Lome, Togo - Embassy of the United States". Archived from the original on August 15, 2015.
- ^ "Ambassador Eric William Stromayer".
- ^ "New U.S. Ambassador to Togo Presents his Credentials". 11 April 2019.
