List of ambassadors of Cameroon to the United States

The Cameroonian ambassador in Washington, D. C. is the official representative of the Government in Yaoundé to the Government of the United States.

Ambassador of Cameroon to United States
Embassy of Cameroon, Washington, D.C.
Essomba Etoundi photo
since June 27, 2016
Inaugural holderAimé Raymond N'Thepe
FormationJanuary 16, 1961

List of representatives

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Diplomatic agrément Diplomatic accreditation Ambassador Observations List of prime ministers of Cameroon List of presidents of the United States Term end
January 16, 1961 Embassy opened Ahmadou Ahidjo John F. Kennedy
December 12, 1960 January 16, 1961 Aimé Raymond N'Thepe *In 1965 he was ambassador in Bonn.[1] Ahmadou Ahidjo Dwight D. Eisenhower
March 5, 1962 March 9, 1962 Jacques Kuoh-Moukouri Ahmadou Ahidjo John F. Kennedy
December 9, 1965 December 16, 1965 Joseph Owono Simon Pierre Tchoungui Lyndon B. Johnson
November 22, 1970 Michel Koss Epangue Chargé d'affaires[2] Simon Pierre Tchoungui Richard Nixon
September 23, 1971 October 13, 1971 François Xavier Tchoungui Mr Ibrahim Mbombo Njoya, who was previously the deputy minister of education, youth, and culture, replaces Mr Francois-Xavier Tchoungui, who has been reassigned. Simon Pierre Tchoungui Richard Nixon
September 12, 1975 Eric Dikoko Quan Chargé d'affaires, Prior to entering the Foreign Service in 1964, Mr. Eric Dikoko Quan had held several senior positions in the government of the former West Cameroon, notably those of Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Education and Social Welfare. Paul Biya Gerald Ford
September 30, 1976 November 24, 1976 Benoît Bindzi 1968: Minister for Foreign Affairs *22 Dec. 1981 accredited as Ambassador to the Court of St. James. Paul Biya Gerald Ford
November 18, 1981 Michael Tabong Kima Chargé d'affaires, 2003 he was Ambassador in Rome. Paul Biya Ronald Reagan
January 8, 1982 January 13, 1982 Paul Pondi Bello Bouba Maigari Ronald Reagan
January 14, 1984 Because of a constitutional change, the state now called: Republic of Cameroon. Luc Ayang Ronald Reagan
June 23, 1994 Jérôme Mendouga Simon Achidi Achu Bill Clinton
September 12, 2008 September 17, 2008 Joseph Bienvenu Charles Foe Atangana Prior to his appointment, Foe-Atangana served for several years as Cameroon's consul general in Calabar, Nigeria.[3] Ephraïm Inoni George W. Bush

38°54′49.5″N 77°3′8.3″W / 38.913750°N 77.052306°W / 38.913750; -77.052306 [4]

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