The following is a list of United States ambassadors to Sudan. The first chief of mission sent by the United States was Arthur E. Beach, who presented his credentials in March 1956. From 1967 to 1972 the embassy was closed, and a U.S. Interest Section was opened in the Netherlands Embassy. In 1973 Ambassador Cleo A. Noel, Jr. was taken hostage and killed by the Black September Organization during the attack on the Saudi embassy in Khartoum. The embassy was again closed in 1996, but reopened in 2002. From 2002 to 2022, the United States posted a sequence of chargés d'affaires ad interim to the country. Ambassador-level representation resumed in 2022 with the appointment of Ambassador John Godfrey, who served until 2024.
Ambassadors +NameTitleAppointedPresented credentialsTerminated missionNotesArthur E. BeachNot commissioned; letter of credence dated Mar 2, 1956. – Career FSOChargé d'AffairesMarch 17, 1956Superseded, May 17, 1956 The embassy in Khartoum was established Feb 15, 1956, with Beach in charge.Lowell C. Pinkerton – Career FSOAmbassador Extraordinary and PlenipotentiaryApril 12, 1956May 17, 1956August 25, 1957James S. Moose, Jr. – Career FSOMarch 26, 1958April 17, 1958May 5, 1962William M. Rountree – Career FSOJuly 3, 1962August 2, 1962September 17, 1965William H. Weathersby – Career FSOOctober 20, 1965December 4, 1965Sudan severed diplomatic relations with U.S., June 7, 1967; Weathersby left post June 18, 1967. The embassy in Khartoum was closed as of June 6, 1967. A U.S. Interest Section was established in the Netherlands Embassy on August 14, 1967. Principal officers were: Cleo A. Noel, Jr. (August 1967 – June 1969), and George Curtis Moore (July 1969 – July 1972). The embassy in Khartoum was re-established July 25, 1972, with Moore as chargé d'affaires ad interim.Cleo A. Noel, Jr.Commissioned during a recess of the Senate; recommissioned after confirmation on February 8, 1973. – Career FSODec 2, 1972 Dec 23, 1972Assassinated at post Mar 2, 1973William D. Brewer – Career FSOJul 16, 1973Sep 22, 1973May 7, 1977Donald C. Bergus – Career FSOMay 19, 1977Jul 19, 1977Apr 1, 1980C. William Kontos – Political appointeeMay 23, 1980Jun 24, 1980Jul 21, 1983Hume Alexander Horan – Career FSOJul 6, 1983Jul 30, 1983Jul 4, 1986G. Norman Anderson – Career FSOJun 16, 1986Aug 12, 1986Oct 24, 1989James Richard Cheek – Career FSOOct 10, 1989Nov 16, 1989Aug 8, 1992Donald K. Petterson – Career FSOJun 15, 1992Aug 24, 1992Jul 28, 1995Timothy Michael Carney – Career FSOJun 27, 1995Sep 9, 1995November 30, 1997 Embassy Khartoum closed Feb 7, 1996; Ambassador Carney left Nairobi Nov 30, 1997.Jeffrey Millington Chargé d'Affaires ad interimMay 23, 2002August 2003Embassy Khartoum was reopened May 23, 2002Gerard M. GallucciAugust 2003September 2004David KaeuperFebruary 2005May 2005John LimbertJuly 2005September 2005Cameron R. HumeOctober 2005May 2007Alberto M. Fernandez June 2007May 2009Robert E. WhiteheadMay 2009July 2011Mary Carlin YatesSeptember 2011February 2012Joseph D. Stafford IIIJune 2012May 13, 2014Jerry P. LanierMay 13, 2014February 26, 2016Steven KoutsisJuly 7, 2016September 10, 2019Brian W. ShukanOctober 2019January 2022Lucy TamlynFebruary 3, 2022August 24, 2022John Godfrey – Career FSO Ambassador Extraordinary and PlenipotentiaryJuly 14, 2022September 1, 2022February 23, 2024Daniel Rubinstein Chargé d'Affaires ad interimFebruary 23, 2024May 2024Colleen Crenwelge Chargé d'Affaires ad interimMay 2024August 11, 2026Jonathan P. Howard Chargé d'Affaires ad interimAugust 12, 2026Present
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See also Sudan – United States relations Foreign relations of Sudan Ambassadors of the United States
References United States Department of State: Background notes on Sudan
External links United States Department of State: Chiefs of Mission for Sudan United States Department of State: Sudan United States Embassy in Khartoum