Mozambique was an overseas possession of Portugal until 1975. On June 25, 1975, Portugal granted independence to Mozambique, much later than other European nations had freed their own African possessions.
| Ambassador of the United States to Mozambique | |
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 Seal of the United States Department of State | |
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| Nominator | The President of the United States |
| Appointer | The President with Senate advice and consent |
| Inaugural holder | Willard Ames De Pree as Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary |
| Formation | February 4, 1976 |
| Website | Ambassador to Mozambique |
The United States immediately recognized the new nation and moved to establish diplomatic relations. An embassy in the capital Maputo (then named Lourenço Marques) was opened November 8, 1975, with Johnnie Carson as chargé d’affaires ad interim. On February 4, 1976, Ambassador Willard Ames De Pree was appointed as the first Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary to Mozambique.
Ambassadors
edit| Name | Title | Appointed | Presented credentials | Terminated mission | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Willard Ames De Pree – Career FSO | Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary | February 4, 1976 | April 16, 1976 | July 7, 1980 | |
| William H. Twaddell | Chargé d’Affaires ad interim | July 7, 1980 | - | September 23, 1983 | |
| Peter Jon de Vos – Career FSO | Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary | September 23, 1983 | November 4, 1983 | February 12, 1987 | |
| Melissa Foelsch Wells – Career FSO[1] | Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary | September 11, 1987 | September 26, 1987 | October 12, 1990 | |
| Townsend B. Friedman, Jr. – Career FSO | Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary | August 6, 1990 | November 10, 1990 | September 15, 1993 | |
| Dennis C. Jett – Career FSO | Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary | July 16, 1993 | November 17, 1993 | July 20, 1996 | |
| P. Michael McKinley | Chargé d’Affaires ad interim | July 20, 1996 | - | December 3, 1997 | |
| Brian D. Curran – Career FSO | Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary | October 24, 1997 | December 3, 1997 | June 21, 2000 | |
| Sharon P. Wilkinson – Career FSO | Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary | September 15, 2000 | October 25, 2000 | July 21, 2003 | |
| Helen R. Meagher La Lime – Career FSO | Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary | April 16, 2003 | September 3, 2003 | June 21, 2006 | |
| Todd C. Chapman | Chargé d'Affaires ad interim | July 2007 | - | January 2010[2] | |
| Leslie V. Rowe - Career FSO | Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary | December 29, 2009 | February 10, 2010 | March 1, 2012 | |
| Douglas M. Griffiths - Career FSO | Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary | July 5, 2012 | August 8, 2012 | December 28, 2015 | |
| H. Dean Pittman - Career FSO | Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary | November 23, 2015 | February 18, 2016 | December 21, 2018 | |
| Dennis Walter Hearne - Career FSO | Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary | January 31, 2019[3] | April 3, 2019[4] | January 19, 2022 | |
| Peter H. Vrooman - Career FSO | Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary | December 18, 2021 | March 3, 2022 | Incumbent |
See also
editNotes
edit- ^ An earlier nomination of October 7, 1986, was not acted upon by the Senate.
- ^ https://history.state.gov/departmenthistory/people/chapman-todd-c [bare URL]
- ^ "Ambassador Dennis Walter Hearne". U.S. Embassy in Mozambique. Retrieved April 6, 2019.
- ^ "U.S. Ambassador to Mozambique Dennis Walter Hearne presents credentials to Mozambican President Filipe Jacinto Nyusi". Club of Mozambique. April 3, 2019. Retrieved April 6, 2019.
