United States Ambassador to Sudan
| Ambassador of the United States to Sudan سفارة الولايات المتحدة الأميركية فى جمهورية السودان |
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| Inaugural holder | Arthur E. Beach as Chargé d'Affaires |
| Formation | March 1956 |
| Website | U.S. Embassy - Khartoum |
The following is a list of United States Ambassadors to Sudan. The first chief of mission sent by the United States was Arthur E. Beach, who presented his credentials in March 1956. From 1967 to 1972 the embassy was closed, and a U.S. Interest Section was opened in the Netherlands Embassy. In 1973 Ambassador Cleo A. Noel, Jr. was taken hostage and killed by the Black September Organization during the attack on the Saudi embassy in Khartoum. The embassy was again closed in 1996, though reopened in 2002, since which time the United States has posted several chargés d'affaires ad interim to the country.
Ambassadors
U.S. diplomatic terms
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.
- Arthur E. Beach[1] - Career FSO
- Title: Chargé d'Affaires
- Appointment:
- Presentation of Credentials: March 17, 1956
- Termination of Mission: Superseded, May 17, 1956
Note: The Embassy in Khartoum was established Feb 15, 1956, with Beach in charge.
- Lowell C. Pinkerton - Career FSO
- Title: Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary
- Appointment: April 12, 1956
- Presentation of Credentials: May 17, 1956
- Termination of Mission: Left post August 25, 1957
- James S. Moose, Jr. - Career FSO
- Title: Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary
- Appointment: March 26, 1958
- Presentation of Credentials: April 17, 1958
- Termination of Mission: Left post May 5, 1962
- William M. Rountree - Career FSO
- Title: Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary
- Appointment: July 3, 1962
- Presentation of Credentials: August 2, 1962
- Termination of Mission: Left post September 17, 1965
- William H. Weathersby - Career FSO
- Title: Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary
- Appointment: October 20, 1965
- Presentation of Credentials: December 4, 1965
- Termination of Mission: Sudan severed diplomatic relations with U.S., June 7, 1967; Weathersby left post June 18, 1967.
Note: The Embassy in Khartoum was closed as of June 6, 1967. A U.S. Interest Section was established in the Netherlands Embassy on August 14, 1967. Principal Officers were: Cleo A. Noel, Jr. (August 1967-June 1969), and George Curtis Moore (July 1969-July 1972). The Embassy in Khartoum was re-established July 25, 1972, with Moore as Chargé d'Affaires ad interim.
- Cleo A. Noel, Jr.[2] - Career FSO
- Title: Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary
- Appointment: Dec 2, 1972
- Presentation of Credentials: Dec 23, 1972
- Termination of Mission: Assassinated at post Mar 2, 1973
- William D. Brewer - Career FSO
- Title: Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary
- Appointment: Jul 16, 1973
- Presentation of Credentials: Sep 22, 1973
- Termination of Mission: Left post May 7, 1977
- Donald C. Bergus - Career FSO
- Title: Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary
- Appointment: May 19, 1977
- Presentation of Credentials: Jul 19, 1977
- Termination of Mission: Left post Apr 1, 1980
- C. William Kontos - Political appointee
- Title: Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary
- Appointment: May 23, 1980
- Presentation of Credentials: Jun 24, 1980
- Termination of Mission: Left post Jul 21, 1983
- Hume Alexander Horan - Career FSO
- Title: Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary
- Appointment: Jul 6, 1983
- Presentation of Credentials: Jul 30, 1983
- Termination of Mission: Left post Jul 4, 1986
- G. Norman Anderson - Career FSO
- Title: Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary
- Appointment: Jun 16, 1986
- Presentation of Credentials: Aug 12, 1986
- Termination of Mission: Left post Oct 24, 1989
- James Richard Cheek - Career FSO
- Title: Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary
- Appointment: Oct 10, 1989
- Presentation of Credentials: Nov 16,1989
- Termination of Mission: Left post Aug 8, 1992
- Donald K. Petterson - Career FSO
- Title: Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary
- Appointment: Jun 15, 1992
- Presentation of Credentials: Aug 24, 1992
- Termination of Mission: Left post Jul 28, 1995
- Timothy Michael Carney - Career FSO
- Title: Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary
- Appointment: Jun 27, 1995
- Presentation of Credentials: Sep 9, 1995
- Termination of Mission: Embassy Khartoum closed Feb 7, 1996; Ambassador Carney left Nairobi Nov 30, 1997.
Note: Embassy Khartoum was reopened May 23, 2002, with Jeffrey Millington as Chargé d'Affaires ad interim. The following officers have served in this capacity: Jeffrey Millington (May 2002-Aug 2003), Gerard M. Gallucci (Aug 2003-Sep 2004), Robert Whitehead (Sep 2004-Feb 2005; May-Jul 2005), David Kaeuper (Feb-May 2005), John Limbert (Jul-Sep 2005), Cameron R. Hume (Oct 2005-May 2007), Alberto Fernandez (Jun 2007-May 2009), Robert E. Whitehead (May 2009-May 2014), Jerry P. Lanier (May 2014-Present)
Notes
See also
References
- United States Department of State: Background notes on Sudan
This article incorporates public domain material from websites or documents of the United States Department of State (Background Notes).
External links
- United States Department of State: Chiefs of Mission for Sudan
- United States Department of State: Sudan
- United States Embassy in Khartoum
