The following is a list of United States ambassadors to Eritrea. The United States recognized Eritrea's independence April 27, 1991, and established diplomatic relations on June 11, 1991. The Consulate in Asmara then became an Embassy with Joseph P. O'Neill as Chargé d'Affaires ad interim. The U.S. embassy in Eritrea has been represented by a Chargé d'Affaires since 2010.
Ambassadors +NameTitleAppointedPresented credentialsTerminated missionNotesRobert Gordon Houdek - Career FSOAmbassador Extraordinary and PlenipotentiaryNovember 22, 1993December 31, 1993Left post, September 10, 1996John F. Hicks - Career FSOAmbassador Extraordinary and PlenipotentiaryJuly 2, 1996September 29, 1996Left post, May 11, 1997William Davis Clarke - Career FSOAmbassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary June 29, 1998August 20, 1998August 12, 2001Donald J. McConnell - Career FSOAmbassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary July 16, 2001October 3, 2001Left post, July 16, 2004Scott H. DeLisi - Career FSOAmbassador Extraordinary and PlenipotentiaryMay 12, 2004October 21, 2004Left post, June 2, 2007Ronald K. McMullen - Career FSOAmbassador Extraordinary and PlenipotentiaryOctober 29, 2007N/AJuly 19, 2010Joel Reifman - Career FSOChargé d'Affaires ad interimJuly 19, 2010N/AFebruary 2012Sue Bremner - Career FSOChargé d'Affaires ad interimJuly 2012N/AApril 2014Louis Mazel - Career FSOChargé d'AffairesJuly 2014N/AJuly 27, 2016Natalie E. Brown - Career FSOChargé d'AffairesSeptember 23, 2016N/ANovember 25, 2019Steven C. Walker - Career FSOChargé d'AffairesDecember 12, 2019N/AJuly 17, 2022Leslie Freriksen - Career FSO Chargé d'AffairesJuly 18, 2022N/AJuly 28, 2025Christine E. Meyer - Career FSO Chargé d'AffairesJuly 29, 2025N/AIncumbent
See also Eritrea – United States relations Foreign relations of Eritrea Ambassadors of the United States
References
United States Department of State: Background notes on Eritrea
External links United States Department of State: Chiefs of Mission for Eritrea United States Department of State: Eritrea United States Embassy in Asmara