The Federation of Rhodesia and Nyasaland was dissolved on December 31, 1963, and Malawi became a fully independent member of the Commonwealth of Nations on July 6, 1964.
| Ambassador of the United States to Malawi | |
|---|---|
 Seal of the United States Department of State | |
since February 12, 2024 | |
| Nominator | The President of the United States |
| Appointer | The President with Senate advice and consent |
| Inaugural holder | Edward W. Holmes as Chargé d'affaires ad interim |
| Formation | July 6, 1964 |
| Website | U.S. Embassy - Lilongwe |
The United States immediately recognized the new nation and moved to establish diplomatic relations. The U.S. embassy in Blantyre (later Zomba) was established July 6, 1964—independence day for Malawi—with David Young as current ambassador.
Ambassadors
edit| Name | Title | Appointed | Presented credentials | Terminated mission | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sam P. Gilstrap – Career FSO | Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary | July 1, 1964 | July 8, 1964 | October 6, 1965 | |
| Marshall P. Jones – Career FSO[2] | November 10, 1965 | January 13, 1966 | March 20, 1970 | Jones was reaccredited after Malawi became a republic and presented new credentials July 8, 1966. | |
| William C. Burdett[3] – Career FSO | April 8, 1970 | May 13, 1970 | May 11, 1974 | ||
| Robert A. Stevenson – Career FSO | June 20, 1974 | August 15, 1974 | May 21, 1978 | The Embassy was moved to Lilongwe April 1, 1976, during Stevenson’s tenure. | |
| Harold E. Horan[4] – Career FSO | August 11, 1978 | January 24, 1979 | July 17, 1980 | The post was vacant July 1980–August 1981. Robert M. Maxim served as chargé d'affaires during that interval. | |
| John A. Burroughs, Jr. – Political appointee[5] | May 7, 1981 | August 17, 1981 | June 9, 1984 | ||
| Weston Adams – Political Appointee | June 11, 1984 | August 17, 1984 | August 8, 1986 | The post was vacant August 1986–May 1988. Dennis C. Jett served as chargé d'affaires ad interim during that period. | |
| George Arthur Trail III – Career FSO | April 28, 1988 | May 13, 1988 | May 2, 1991 | ||
| Michael T. F. Pistor[6] – Career FSO | July 1, 1991 | July 25, 1991 | June 20, 1994 | ||
| Peter R. Chaveas – Career FSO | May 9, 1994 | September 12, 1994 | June 27, 1997 | ||
| Amelia Ellen Shippy – Career FSO | November 7, 1997 | February 2, 1998 | August 5, 2000 | ||
| Roger A. Meece – Career FSO | September 15, 2000 | November 7, 2000 | July 20, 2003 | ||
| Steven A. Browning – Career FSO | May 27, 2003 | September 19, 2003 | May 16, 2004 | ||
| Alan W. Eastham – Career FSO | August 2, 2005 | August 25, 2005 | July 15, 2008 | ||
| Peter Bodde – Career FSO | June 6, 2008 | October 28, 2008 | August 1, 2010 | Edward W. Holmes served as chargé d'affaires ad interim from August 2010 to July 2011 | |
| Jeanine E. Jackson, Career FSO [7][8] | July 5, 2011 | October 20, 2011 | September 25, 2014 | ||
| Virginia E. Palmer, Career FSO | December 18, 2014 | February 27, 2015 | June 7, 2019 | ||
| Robert K. Scott, Career FSO | April 16, 2019 | August 6, 2019[9] | October 20, 2021 | ||
| David Young, Career FSO | March 2, 2022 | May 5, 2022 | February 12, 2024 | ||
| Amy W. Diaz, Career FSO | Chargé d'Affaires ad interim | February 12, 2024 | Incumbent |
Notes
edit- ^ "Chargé d’Affaires, a.i Amy W. Diaz". 16 February 2024.
- ^ Jones was commissioned during a recess of the Senate and recommissioned after confirmation on January 27, 1966.
- ^ "The Association for Diplomatic Studies and Training Foreign Affairs Oral History Project AMBASSADOR WILLIAM C. BURDETT" (PDF). Association for Diplomatic Studies and Training. 16 December 1988. Archived (PDF) from the original on 21 June 2024. Retrieved 22 July 2024.
- ^ "The Association for Diplomatic Studies and Training Foreign Affairs Oral History Project AMBASSADOR HAROLD E. HORAN" (PDF). Association for Diplomatic Studies and Training. 30 March 1989. Archived (PDF) from the original on 18 July 2024. Retrieved 18 July 2024.
- ^ An earlier nomination of September 22, 1980 was not acted upon by the Senate.
- ^ "Association for Diplomatic Studies and Training Foreign Affairs Oral History Project AMBASSADOR MICHAEL PISTOR" (PDF). Association for Diplomatic Studies and Training. 6 June 2001. Archived (PDF) from the original on 3 July 2024. Retrieved 31 July 2024.
- ^ "Government In The Lab | Blog | Ambassador to Malawi: Who is Jeanine Jackson?". govinthelab.com. Archived from the original on 2011-08-12.
- ^ "Ambassador | Embassy of the United States Lilongwe, Malawi". Archived from the original on 2011-11-16. Retrieved 2011-11-25.
- ^ "US Ambassador presents credentials to Mutharika". Retrieved 2019-08-08.
