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).^[1]

Ambassadors

• 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: ?
• Eric Schultz – Career FSO
  • Appointed: August 30, 2014
  • Presented credentials: October 2014
  • Terminated mission: November 21, 2017
• Daniel Lewis Foote – Career FSO
  • Appointed: November 2, 2017
  • Presented credentials: November 20, 2017
  • Terminated mission: Incumbent

Notes

See also

• United States - Zambia relations
• Foreign relations of Zambia
• Ambassadors of the United States

References

• [https://www.state.gov/r/pa/ei/bgn/2359.htm United States Department of State: Background notes on Zambia]
• {{StateDept}}

External links

• [https://history.state.gov/departmenthistory/people/chiefsofmission/zambia United States Department of State: Chiefs of Mission for Zambia]
• [https://www.state.gov/p/af/ci/za/ United States Department of State: Zambia]
• United States Embassy in Lusaka