Biographies: Chiefs of Mission

During a change in administration, some Chiefs of Mission and other Senior State Department principals stay on in their current positions while others resign or are reassigned. The below listing is for Chiefs of Mission to countries within the Bureau of African Affairs. Also see Nominees for information on officials still pending confirmation. 

Barr, Joyce A.; Ambassador, Republic of Namibia
Bellamy, William M. ; Ambassador, Kenya
Blaney, John W.; Ambassador, Republic of Liberia
Brazeal, Aurelia; Ambassador, Ethiopia
Brennan, Martin; Ambassador, Zambia
Browning, Steve; Ambassador, Malawi
Chaveas, Peter R.; Ambassador, Republic of Sierra Leone
Christy, Gene B.; Ambassador, Brunei Darussalam
Dell, Christopher William; Ambassador, Republic of Zimbabwe
Efrid, Cynthia G. ; Ambassador, Republic of Angola
Engle, Gregory W.; Ambassador, Togolese Republic
Goldthwait, Christopher E.; Ambassador, Chad
Holmes, J. Anthony; Ambassador, Burkina Faso
Hooks, Aubrey; Ambassador, Democratic Republic of Congo
Huddleston, Vicki; Ambassador, Mali
Huggins, Joseph; Ambassador, Botswana
Hume, Cameron R.; Ambassador, Republic of South Africa
Johnson, Donald; Ambassador, Cape Verde
Kolker, Jimmy; Ambassador, Uganda
La Lime, Helen; Ambassador, Mozambique
LeBaron, Joseph Evan ; Ambassador, The Islamic Republic of Mauritania
Lucke, Lewis W. ; Ambassador
Marquardt, R. Niels; Ambassador, Republic of Cameroon and Republic of Equatorial Guinea
Mathieu, Dennise; Ambassador, Niger
McConnell, Donald J.; Ambassador, Eritrea
McDonald, Jackson; Ambassador, Republic of Guinea
McGee, James D.; Ambassador, Madagascar
McMillion, Margaret K.; Ambassador, Republic of Rwanda
Neill, Wayne; Ambassador, Benin
Nesbitt, Wanda L.; Ambassador, Madagascar
Perry, June Carter; Ambassador
Price, John; Ambassador, Mauritius, Seychelles, and Comoros
Render, Arlene; Ambassador, Cote d'Ivoire
Roth, Richard; Ambassador, Senegal and Guinea-Bissau
Royall, Robert V.; Ambassador, United Republic of Tanzania
Sanders, Robin Renee; Ambassador, Republic of the Congo
Sharpless, Mattie R.; Ambassador, Central African Republic
Stafford III, Joseph D. ; Ambassador, Republic of The Gambia
Staples, George M.; Ambassador, Republics of Cameroon and Equatorial Guinea
Walkley, R. Barrie; Ambassador, Republic of Sao Tome and Principe
Yates, Mary Carlin; Ambassador, Ghana
Yellin, James; Ambassador,  to Burundi