This is a list of United States ambassadors to Madagascar. The United States has maintained diplomatic relations since June 1960. The Embassy in Tananarive (now Antananarivo) was established on June 26, 1960. Currently, the Ambassador also serves US diplomatic interests or relations to Comoros.
Note: Embassy Tananarive (now Antananarivo) was established June 26, 1960.
Frederic P. Bartlett - Career FSO
Title: Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary
Appointment: August 27, 1960
Presentation of Credentials: October 5, 1960
Termination of Mission: Left post, June 6, 1962
C. Vaughan Ferguson, Jr. - Career FSO
Title: Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary
Appointment: December 17, 1962
Presentation of Credentials: January 15, 1963
Termination of Mission: Left post, May 21, 1966
David S. King - Political appointee
Title: Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary
Appointment: January 26, 1967
Presentation of Credentials: April 21, 1967
Termination of Mission: Left post, August 16, 1969
Anthony D. Marshall - Political Appointee
Title: Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary
Appointment: December 15, 1969
Presentation of Credentials: January 6, 1970
Termination of Mission: Departure requested by Government of the Malagasy Republic, June 1, 1971; left post June 6, 1971
Joseph Mendenhall - Career FSO
Title: Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary
Appointment: September 11, 1972
Presentation of Credentials: November 15, 1972
Termination of Mission: Left post, May 11, 1975
Note: Between 1975 and 1980, the following officers served as Chargé d'Affaires ad interim: Gilbert H. Sheinbaum (November 1975-March 1977) and Robert S. Barrett (March 1977-June 1980).
Fernando E. Rondon - Career FSO
Title: Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary
Appointment: September 26, 1980
Presentation of Credentials: November 10, 1980
Termination of Mission: Left post, May 25, 1983
Robert Brendon Keating - Political appointee
Title: Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary
Appointment: July 6, 1983
Presentation of Credentials: August 11, 1983
Termination of Mission: Left post, May 1, 1986
Patricia Gates Lynch - Political appointee
Title: Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary
Appointment: June 16, 1986
Presentation of Credentials: August 6, 1986
Termination of Mission: Left post, August 31, 1989
Howard K. Walker - Career FSO
Title: Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary
Appointment: August 7, 1989
Presentation of Credentials: September 27, 1989
Termination of Mission: Left post, July 12, 1992
Dennis P. Barrett - Career FSO
Title: Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary
Appointment: June 15, 1992
Presentation of Credentials: December 3, 1992
Termination of Mission: Left post, November 12, 1995
Vicki Huddleston - Career FSO
Title: Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary
Appointment: October 3, 1995
Presentation of Credentials: December 12, 1995
Termination of Mission: Left post July 24, 1996
Note: Howard T. Perlow served as Chargé d'Affaires ad interim, Jul 1996-Aug 1998.
Shirley Elizabeth Barnes - Career FSO
Title: Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary
Appointment: June 29, 1998
Presentation of Credentials: August 30, 1998
Termination of Mission: Left post July 28, 2001
Wanda L. Nesbitt - Career FSO
Title: Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary
Appointment: November 5, 2001
Presentation of Credentials: January 28, 2002
Termination of Mission: Left post June 23, 2004
James D. McGee - Career FSO
Title: Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary
Appointment: June 30, 2004
Presentation of Credentials: October 29, 2004
Termination of Mission: Left post, June 1, 2007
R. Niels Marquardt - Career FSO
Title: Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary
Appointment: May 30, 2007
Presentation of Credentials: August 22, 2007
Termination of Mission: June 7, 2010
Eric M. Wong - Career FSO
Title: Chargé d'Affaires ad interim
Appointment: June 7, 2010
Presentation of Credentials: Unknown
Termination of Mission: 2014
Robert Yamate - Career FSO
Title: Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary
Appointment: November 19, 2014
Presentation of Credentials: December 19, 2014
Termination of Mission: Incumbent
