This is a list of ambassadors of the United States to the Republic of the Congo.
From 1885 until 1960, the republic had been under the control of France as a protectorate. In 1908, France organized French Equatorial Africa (AEF), comprising its colonies of Middle Congo (modern Congo), Gabon, Chad, and Oubangui-Chari (now Central African Republic). Brazzaville was selected as the federal capital.
In 1958 Middle Congo became an autonomous colony and was renamed Republic of the Congo. The republic was granted full independence on August 15, 1960. As the Belgian Congo (now the Democratic Republic of the Congo) also chose the name Republic of Congo upon receiving its independence, the two countries were more commonly known as Congo-Leopoldville and Congo-Brazzaville, after their capital cities.
The United States immediately recognized the new Republic of the Congo and moved to establish diplomatic relations. The embassy in Brazzaville was established August 15, 1960, with Alan W. Lukens as Chargé d'Affaires ad interim. The first ambassador, W. Wendell Blancke was appointed on November 9, 1960.
Ambassadors +Name TitleAppointedPresented credentialsTerminated mission NotesW. Wendell Blancke – Career FSOBlancke was commissioned during a recess of the Senate and recommissioned after confirmation on February 6, 1961.Blancke was also accredited to the Central African Republic, Chad, and Gabon while resident at Brazzaville.Ambassador Extraordinary and PlenipotentiaryNovember 9, 1960December 23, 1960December 14, 1963Henry L. T. Koren – Career FSOApril 8, 1964May 13, 1964August 4, 1965 Due to civil strife and insecure conditions, the U.S. Embassy in Brazzaville was closed and all diplomatic personnel were withdrawn from the country on August 15, 1965. The embassy was reestablished on October 30, 1977, with Jay Katzen as chargé d'affaires ad interim. A new ambassador was appointed on April 26, 1979.William L. Swing – Career FSOApril 26, 1979May 11, 1979May 30, 1981Kenneth Lee Brown – Career FSODecember 11, 1981February 13, 1982June 10, 1984Alan Wood Lukens – Career FSOAugust 13, 1984September 22, 1984May 6, 1987Leonard Grant Shurtleff – Career FSOAugust 10, 1987September 26, 1987July 5, 1990James Daniel Phillips – Career FSOJune 27, 1990August 23, 1990September 10, 1993William Christie Ramsay – Career FSOJuly 16, 1993September 23, 1993April 13, 1996Aubrey Hooks – Career FSOJune 6, 1996July 11, 1996January 9, 1999David H. Kaeuper – Career FSONovember 16, 1999December 27, 1999September 5, 2002Robin Renee Sanders – Career FSONovember 15, 2002February 13, 2003July 16, 2005Robert Weisberg – Career FSOMarch 21, 2006April 27, 2006March 2, 2008Alan W. Eastham – Career FSOAugust 22, 2008November 18, 2008July 23, 2010Christopher W. Murray – Career FSOAugust 23, 2010September 16, 2010August 14, 2013 Stephanie S. Sullivan – Career FSOAugust 12, 2013November 26, 2013January 20, 2017Todd Philip Haskell – Career FSOMay 19, 2017July 13, 2017January 28, 2021Daniel TravisChargé d’Affaires ad interimJanuary 28, 2021 March 30, 2022Eugene Young – Career FSOAmbassador Extraordinary and PlenipotentiaryDecember 18, 2021March 30, 2022July 10, 2025Meghan Moore – Career FSOChargé d’Affaires ad interimJuly 10, 2025 July 21, 2025Amanda S. Jacobsen – Career FSOChargé d’Affaires ad interimJuly 21, 2025 Incumbent
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See also Republic of the Congo – United States relations Foreign relations of the Republic of the Congo Ambassadors of the United States
References United States Department of State: Background notes on the Republic of Congo
External links United States Department of State: Chiefs of Mission for the Republic of Congo United States Department of State: Republic of the Congo United States Embassy in Brazzaville