List of ambassadors of the United States to Madagascar


This is a list of United States ambassadors to Madagascar. The United States has maintained diplomatic relations since June 1960. The embassy in Tananarive was established on June 26, 1960. Currently, the ambassador also serves US diplomatic interests or relations to Comoros.
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Ambassadors

Note: Embassy Tananarive was established June 26, 1960.
NameTitleAppointedPresented credentialsTerminated missionNotes
Frederic P. Bartlett - Career FSOAmbassador Extraordinary and PlenipotentiaryAugust 27, 1960October 5, 1960June 6, 1962
C. Vaughan Ferguson, Jr. - Career FSOAmbassador Extraordinary and PlenipotentiaryDecember 17, 1962January 15, 1963May 21, 1966
David S. King - Political appointeeAmbassador Extraordinary and PlenipotentiaryJanuary 26, 1967April 21, 1967August 16, 1969
Anthony D. Marshall - Political AppointeeAmbassador Extraordinary and PlenipotentiaryDecember 15, 1969January 6, 1970June 6, 1971Departure requested by Government of the Malagasy Republic, June 1, 1971
Joseph Mendenhall - Career FSOAmbassador Extraordinary and PlenipotentiarySeptember 11, 1972November 15, 1972May 11, 1975Between 1975 and 1980, the following officers served as Chargé d'Affaires ad interim: Gilbert H. Sheinbaum and Robert S. Barrett.
Fernando E. Rondon - Career FSOAmbassador Extraordinary and PlenipotentiarySeptember 26, 1980November 10, 1980May 25, 1983
Robert Brendon Keating - Political appointeeAmbassador Extraordinary and PlenipotentiaryJuly 6, 1983August 11, 1983May 1, 1986
Patricia Gates Lynch - Political appointeeAmbassador Extraordinary and PlenipotentiaryJune 16, 1986August 6, 1986August 31, 1989
Howard K. Walker - Career FSOAmbassador Extraordinary and PlenipotentiaryAugust 7, 1989September 27, 1989July 12, 1992
Dennis P. Barrett - Career FSOAmbassador Extraordinary and PlenipotentiaryJune 15, 1992December 3, 1992November 12, 1995
Vicki Huddleston - Career FSOAmbassador Extraordinary and PlenipotentiaryOctober 3, 1995December 12, 1995July 24, 1997Howard T. Perlow served as Chargé d'Affaires ad interim, July 1997-August 1998.
Shirley Elizabeth Barnes - Career FSOAmbassador Extraordinary and PlenipotentiaryJune 29, 1998August 30, 1998July 28, 2001
Wanda L. Nesbitt - Career FSOAmbassador Extraordinary and PlenipotentiaryNovember 5, 2001January 28, 2002June 23, 2004
James D. McGee - Career FSOAmbassador Extraordinary and PlenipotentiaryJune 30, 2004October 29, 2004June 1, 2007
R. Niels Marquardt - Career FSOAmbassador Extraordinary and PlenipotentiaryMay 30, 2007August 22, 2007June 7, 2010
Eric M. Wong - Career FSOChargé d'Affaires ad interimSeptember 2011UnknownAugust 2014
Robert T. Yamate - Career FSOAmbassador Extraordinary and PlenipotentiaryNovember 19, 2014December 19, 2014April 1, 2018
Michael Pelletier - Career FSOAmbassador Extraordinary and PlenipotentiaryJanuary 2, 2019March 5, 2019June 18, 2021
Claire A. Pierangelo - Career FSOAmbassador Extraordinary and PlenipotentiaryMarch 2, 2022June 29, 2022Present