The following is a list of ambassadors of the United States to Ghana. The embassy in Accra was established March 6, 1957, with Donald W. Lamm in charge as chargé d'affaires. President Joe Biden nominated career U.S. diplomat and Acting Assistant Secretary/Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary of the Bureau of Energy Resources Virginia E. Palmer for the position on June 2, 2021.
Ambassadors
+NameTitleAppointedPresented credentialsTerminated missionNotesDonald W. LammNot commissioned; letter of credence dated February 28, 1957. – Career FSOChargé d'Affaires March 12, 1957 April 19, 1957Peter RutterNot commissioned; letter of credence dated April 17, 1957. – Career FSOApril 25, 1957 June 19, 1957Wilson C. Flake – Career FSO Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary May 20, 1957 June 19, 1957 November 21, 1960Reaccredited when Ghana became a republicFrancis H. RussellCommissioned during a recess of the Senate; recommissioned after confirmation on Feb 6, 1961. – Career FSONovember 11, 1960 January 23, 1961 March 13, 1962William P. Mahoney Jr. – Political appointeeMay 21, 1962 June 22, 1962 May 26, 1965Franklin H. Williams – Political appointeeOctober 20, 1965 January 17, 1966 May 3, 1968Reaccredited after change of governmentThomas W. McElhiney – Career FSOJuly 24, 1968 September 14, 1968 May 29, 1971Fred L. Hadsel – Career FSOJuly 23, 1971 September 25, 1971 July 29, 1974Shirley Temple Black – Political appointeeSeptember 19, 1974 December 6, 1974 July 13, 1976Robert P. Smith – Career FSOOctober 4, 1976 December 17, 1976 May 7, 1979Thomas W. M. Smith – Career FSOSeptember 28, 1979 December 12, 1979 July 2, 1983Robert E. Fritts – Career FSOJuly 6, 1983 July 28, 1983 June 2, 1986Stephen R. LyneNomination of Oct 3, 1986, was not acted upon by the Senate. – Career FSOMarch 27, 1987 July 11, 1987 September 9, 1989Raymond Charles Ewing – Career FSO August 7, 1989 November 9, 1989 August 14, 1992Kenneth Lee Brown – Career FSOJuly 14, 1992 September 24, 1992 July 19, 1995Edward P. Brynn – Career FSOOctober 3, 1995December 19, 1995July 10, 1998Kathryn Dee Robinson – Career FSOOctober 22, 1998December 16, 1998September 1, 2001Nancy Jo Powell – Career FSOJuly 16, 2001September 14, 2001May 26, 2002Mary Carlin Yates – Career FSONovember 26, 2002January 28, 2003July 25, 2005Pamela E. Bridgewater – Career FSOJune 21, 2005October 11, 2005June 10, 2008Donald G. Teitelbaum – Career FSOJune 6, 2008September 9, 2008August 24, 2012Gene A. Cretz – Career FSOApril 11, 2012October 8, 2012June 26, 2015Robert P. Jackson – Career FSONovember 22, 2015February 4, 2016July 27, 2018Stephanie S. Sullivan – Career FSOSeptember 10, 2018January 23, 2019April 8, 2022Virginia Palmer – Career FSOMarch 2, 2022May 10, 2022May 28, 2025Rolf Olson – Career FSOChargé d'affaires ad interimMay 29, 2025Incumbent
See also Embassy of the United States, Accra
Notes
References United States Department of State: Background notes on Ghana
Senior Staff Of Travel Relations Peter Asante Smith
External links United States Department of State: Chiefs of Mission for Ghana United States Department of State: Ghana United States Embassy in Accra