The day before Niger's independence on August 3, 1960, the first American Chargé d'Affaires ad interim, Donald R. Norland, presented his credentials to take effect the following day. The first United States ambassador to Niger, R. Borden Reams was appointed on October 14, 1960 and presented his credentials on November 23.
Ambassadors
+NameTitleAppointedPresented credentialsTerminated missionDonald R. Norland - Career FSOChargé d'Affaires ad interimAugust 3, 1960N/AOctober 14, 1960 R. Borden Reams - Career FSOAmbassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary October 14, 1960 November 23, 1960 August 2, 1961Mercer Cook - Political appointeeJune 22, 1961 August 2, 1961 May 30, 1964Robert J. Ryan - Career FSOJuly 9, 1964 August 24, 1964 August 19, 1968Samuel C. Adams, Jr. - Political appointeeJuly 24, 1968 September 10, 1968 October 3, 1969Roswell D. McClelland - Career FSOJuly 8, 1970 July 27, 1970 July 7, 1973L. Douglas Heck - Career FSOMarch 22, 1974 May 30, 1974 July 20, 1976Charles A. James - Political appointeeSeptember 16, 1976 December 11, 1976 July 5, 1979James Keough Bishop - Career FSO July 2, 1979 September 1, 1979 May 29, 1981William Robert Casey, Jr. - Political appointeeMarch 9, 1982 April 3, 1982 July 29, 1985Richard Wayne Bogosian - Career FSOAugust 1, 1985 October 11, 1985 August 7, 1988Carl Copeland Cundiff - Career FSOAugust 12, 1988 September 9, 1988 July 10, 1991Jennifer C. Ward - Career FSOMarch 25, 1991 August 16, 1991 May 28, 1993John S. Davison - Career FSOAugust 9, 1993 October 23, 1993 July 28, 1996Charles O. Cecil - Career FSOJune 11, 1996September 6, 1996August 13, 1999Barbro Owens-Kirkpatrick - Career FSOAugust 9, 1999October 11, 1999July 12, 2002Gail Dennise Thomas Mathieu - Career FSOOctober 3, 2002December 4, 2002September 30, 2005Bernadette M. Allen - Career FSOFebruary 21, 2006April 19, 2006January 15, 2010Bisa Williams - Career FSOAugust 9, 2010October 29, 2010September 13, 2013Eunice S. Reddick - Career FSOJune 30, 2014July 21, 2014January 25, 2018Eric P. Whitaker - Career FSONovember 2, 2017January 26, 2018December 1, 2021Susan N’Garnim - Career FSOChargé d'Affaires ad interimDecember 1, 2021N/AAugust 19, 2023Kathleen A. FitzGibbon - Career FSOAmbassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary August 19, 2023N/AJanuary 16, 2026J. Ryan Grizzle - Career FSOChargé d'Affaires ad interimJuly 15, 2026N/ASeptember 14, 2026Colleen Crenwelge - Career FSOChargé d'Affaires ad interimSeptember 14, 2026N/APresent
Notes
See also Niger – United States relations Foreign relations of Niger Ambassadors of the United States
References United States Department of State: Background notes on Niger
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