Biographies: Chiefs of Mission

During a change in administration, some Chiefs of Mission and other Senior State Department principals stay on in their current positions while others resign or are reassigned. The below listing is for Chiefs of Mission to countries within the Bureau of African Affairs. Also see Nominees for information on officials still pending confirmation. 

Barr, Joyce A.; Ambassador, Republic of Namibia
Bellamy, William M. ; Ambassador, Kenya
Blaney, John W.; Ambassador, Republic of Liberia
Brazeal, Aurelia; Ambassador, Ethiopia
Brennan, Martin; Ambassador, Zambia
Campbell, John; Ambassador, Nigeria
DeLisi, Scott H.; Ambassador, Eritrea
Dell, Christopher William; Ambassador, Republic of Zimbabwe
Efrid, Cynthia G. ; Ambassador, Republic of Angola
Engle, Gregory W.; Ambassador, Togolese Republic
Frazer, Jendayi; Ambassador, Republic of South Africa
Gilmour, David; Charge d'Affaires, Republic of Malawi
Holmes, J. Anthony; Ambassador, Burkina Faso
Huddleston, Vicki; Ambassador, Mali
Huggins, Joseph; Ambassador, Botswana
Hull, Thomas N.; Ambassador, Republic of Sierra Leone
Johnson, Donald; Ambassador, Cape Verde
Kolker, Jimmy; Ambassador, Uganda
La Lime, Helen; Ambassador, Mozambique
LeBaron, Joseph Evan ; Ambassador, The Islamic Republic of Mauritania
Leary, John; Charge d'Affaires, Republic of Rwanda
Lucke, Lewis W. ; Ambassador, Kingdom of Swaziland
Marquardt, R. Niels; Ambassador, Republic of Cameroon and Republic of Equatorial Guinea
Mathieu, Dennise; Ambassador, Niger
McDonald, Jackson ; Ambassador, Republic of Guinea
McGee, James D.; Ambassador, Madagascar
Meece, Roger A.; Ambassador, Democratic Republic of the Congo
Neill, Wayne; Ambassador, Benin
Perry, June Carter; Ambassador, Kingdom of Lesotho
Price, John; Ambassador, Mauritius, Seychelles, and Comoros
Ragsdale, Marguerita DIanne; Ambassador, Republic of Djibouti
Render, Arlene; Ambassador, Cote d'Ivoire
Roth, Richard; Ambassador, Senegal and Guinea-Bissau
Sanders, Robin Renee; Ambassador, Republic of the Congo
Stafford III, Joseph D. ; Ambassador, Republic of The Gambia
Walkley, R. Barrie; Ambassador, Republic of Gabon and the Democratic Republic of Sao Tome and Principe
Wall, Marc M.; Ambassador, Republic of Chad
Yates, Mary Carlin; Ambassador, Ghana
Yellin, James; Ambassador,  to Burundi