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The President of the United States Robert C. Good
as Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary |
The history of Ambassadors of the United States to Zambia began in 1964.
Until 1964 Zambia had been a colony of the British Empire, first as Northern Rhodesia and then as a part of the Federation of Rhodesia and Nyasaland. On December 31, 1963, the federation was dissolved into Rhodesia and Northern Rhodesia. On October 24, 1964, Northern Rhodesia gained full independence as the Republic of Zambia.
The United States immediately recognized the new nation and moved to establish diplomatic relations. An embassy in Lusaka was established on October 24, 1964—independence day for Zambia. Robert C. Foulon was appointed as Chargé d’Affaires ad interim pending the appointment of an ambassador. The first ambassador, Robert C. Good was appointed on March 11, 1965. All U.S. Ambassadors to Zambia have held the official title Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary.
The United States embassy in Zambia is located in Lusaka.
The U.S. Ambassador to Zambia serves concurrently as the U.S. Representative to the Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa (COMESA).
Robert C. Good – Political appointee
Appointed: March 11, 1965
Presented credentials: March 24, 1965
Terminated mission: Left post December 14, 1968
Oliver L. Troxel, Jr. – Career FSO
Appointed: May 27, 1969
Presented credentials: July 17, 1969
Terminated mission: Left post May 12, 1972
Jean M. Wilkowski – Career FSO
Appointed: June 27, 1972
Presented credentials: September 26, 1972
Terminated mission: Left post July 24, 1976
Stephen Low – Career FSO
Appointed: August 5, 1976
Presented credentials: August 31, 1976
Terminated mission: Left post July 5, 1979
Frank George Wisner II – Career FSO
Appointed: August 2, 1979
Presented credentials: August 28, 1979
Terminated mission: Left post April 19, 1982
Nicholas Platt – Career FSO
Appointed: July 22, 1982
Presented credentials: August 31, 1982
Terminated mission: Left post December 17, 1984
Paul Julian Hare – Career FSO
Appointed: July 12, 1985
Presented credentials: July 31, 1985
Terminated mission: Left post August 8, 1988
Jeffrey Davidow – Career FSO
Appointed: July 11, 1988
Presented credentials: September 1, 1988
Terminated mission: Left post March 31, 1990
Gordon L. Streeb – Career FSO
Appointed: October 22, 1990
Presented credentials: November 21, 1990
Terminated mission: Left post December 27, 1993
Roland Karl Kuchel – Career FSO
Appointed: August 9, 1993
Presented credentials: January 14, 1994
Terminated mission: Left post November 10, 1996
Arlene Render – Career FSO
Appointed: July 2, 1996
Presented credentials: December 20, 1996
Terminated mission: Left post June 30, 1999
David B. Dunn – Career FSO
Appointed: July 7, 1999
Presented credentials: September 2, 1999
Terminated mission: Left post July 1, 2002
Martin George Brennan – Career FSO
Appointed: October 3, 2002
Presented credentials: December 5, 2002
Terminated mission: Left post July 15, 2005
Carmen M. Martinez – Career FSO
Appointed: November 2, 2005
Presented credentials: December 12, 2005
Terminated mission: Left post July 29, 2008
Donald E. Booth – Career FSO
Appointed: June 4, 2008
Presented credentials: September 19, 2008
Terminated mission: ?
Mark C. Storella – Career FSO
Appointed: August 20, 2010
Presented credentials: September 21, 2010
Terminated mission: Incumbent
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