List of ambassadors of the United States to the Gambia

This is a list of United States ambassadors to the Gambia, the first of who was appointed on May 18, 1965, exactly three months after it attained independence from the United Kingdom.

Ambassadors

+NameTitleAppointedPresented credentialsTerminated missionNotesMercer CookDuring Cook's tenure as non-resident Ambassador, the Embassy in Bathurst (now Banjul) was established September 9, 1965, with John G. Gossett as Chargé d'Affaires ad interim. - Non-career appointeeAmbassador Extraordinary and PlenipotentiaryMay 18, 1965August 9, 1965July 1, 1966William R. Rivkin - Non-career appointeeOctober 13, 1966January 16, 1967March 19, 1967Died in officeL. Dean Brown - Career FSOOctober 18, 1967January 18, 1968August 15, 1970G. Edward Clark - Career FSOOctober 12, 1970November 24, 1970October 16, 1973O. Rudolph Aggrey - Career FSONovember 23, 1973January 17, 1974July 10, 1977Herman J. Cohen - Career FSOJune 24, 1977March 29, 1978July 21, 1980Larry Gordon Piper - Career FSOJune 30, 1980August 21, 1980August 23, 1982Owen W. RobertsChargé d'Affaires ad interimAugust 23, 1982June 1983P. Wesley KriebelJuly 1983November 1983Alan LoganNovember 1983April 1984Edward BrynnMay 1984June 20, 1984Robert Thomas Hennemeyer - Career FSOAmbassador Extraordinary and PlenipotentiaryMay 11, 1984June 20, 1984June 27, 1986Herbert E. Horowitz - Career FSOSeptember 12, 1986October 24, 1986November 4, 1989Jimmie StoneChargé d'Affaires ad interimNovember 4, 1989January 1990A. Donald BramanteJanuary 1990December 31, 1990Arlene Render - Career FSOAmbassador Extraordinary and PlenipotentiaryOctober 22, 1990December 31, 1990August 8, 1993Andrew J. Winter - Career FSOJuly 11, 1993October 29, 1993May 31, 1995Gerald W. Scott - Career FSODecember 28, 1995February 16, 1996June 27, 1998George Williford Boyce Haley - Political appointeeJune 29, 1998October 15, 1998July 14, 2001Jackson McDonald - Career FSOOctober 1, 2001November 29, 2001May 26, 2004Joseph D. Stafford III - Career FSOJuly 2, 2004September 15, 2004June 5, 2007Barry L. Wells - Political appointeeOctober 29, 2007February 13, 2008May 13, 2009Pamela Ann White – Career FSOOctober 1, 2010November 29, 2010June 2, 2012Edward M. Alford – Career FSOJuly 5, 2012November 5, 2012July 28, 2013Patricia Alsup – Career FSOOctober 15, 2015January 13, 2016September 18, 2018January 2, 2019April 9, 2019February 15, 2022Sharon L. Cromer – Career FSODecember 18, 2021March 18, 2022August 21, 2025Robert Anderson – Career FSOChargé d'Affaires ad interimAugust 22, 2025October 14, 2025Eugene S. Young – Career FSOChargé d'Affaires ad interimOctober 14, 2025June 15, 2026Robert Anderson – Career FSOChargé d'Affaires ad interimJune 15, 2026Present

Notes

See also The Gambia–United States relations Foreign relations of the Gambia Ambassadors of the United States

Notes

References United States Department of State: Background notes on the Gambia

External links United States Department of State: Chiefs of Mission for The Gambia United States Department of State: The Gambia United States Embassy in Banjul