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List of ambassadors of the United States to Nigeria

The following is a list of United States ambassadors to Nigeria.

Ambassador of the United States to Nigeria
Seal of the United States Department of State
Incumbent
Richard M. Mills Jr.
since TBD
NominatorThe President of the United States
AppointerThe President
with Senate advice and consent
Inaugural holderJoseph Palmer II
as Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary
FormationSeptember 23, 1960
WebsiteU.S. Embassy - Abuja

Ambassadors

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NameTitleAppointedPresented credentialsTerminated missionNotes
Joseph Palmer II[1] - Career FSOAmbassador Extraordinary and PlenipotentiarySeptember 23, 1960October 4, 1960January 16, 1964The Embassy in Lagos was established October 1, 1960.

Reaccredited when Nigeria became a republic; presented new credentials December 12, 1963.

Elbert G. Mathews - Career FSOMarch 10, 1964April 11, 1964July 26, 1969
William Trueheart - Career FSOSeptember 19, 1969November 6, 1969September 1, 1971
John Reinhardt - Career FSOSeptember 30, 1971December 3, 1971February 23, 1975
Donald B. Easum - Career FSOMarch 26, 1975May 22, 1975October 15, 1979
Stephen Low - Career FSOSeptember 20, 1979November 29, 1979July 4, 1981
Thomas R. Pickering - Career FSOOctober 26, 1981November 30, 1981July 9, 1983
Thomas W. M. Smith - Career FSOFebruary 10, 1984March 15, 1984May 5, 1986
Princeton Lyman - Career FSOSeptember 12, 1986October 10, 1986July 24, 1989
Lannon Walker - Career FSOOctober 10, 1989November 17, 1989July 10, 1992
William L. Swing - Career FSOJune 15, 1992September 24, 1992September 22, 1993
Walter Carrington - Political appointeeAugust 10, 1993November 9, 1993October 7, 1997
William H. Twaddell - Career FSONovember 10, 1997December 19, 1997August 3, 2000The U.S. Embassy was transferred from Lagos to Abuja September 15, 2000.
Howard Franklin Jeter - Career FSODecember 28, 2000March 3, 2001July 30, 2003
John Campbell - Career FSOMay 12, 2004June 25, 2004July 19, 2007
Robin R. Sanders - Career FSOOctober 29, 2007December 3, 2007August 27, 2010[2]
Terence P. McCulley - Career FSOAugust 9, 2010November 2, 2010August 29, 2013[3]
James F. Entwistle - Career FSOAugust 22, 2013November 26, 2013July 21, 2016[4]Sworn in October 28, 2013
W. Stuart Symington - Career FSOOctober 3, 2016December 1, 2016August 30, 2019Sworn in October 31, 2016
Mary Beth Leonard - Career FSOSeptember 11, 2019December 24, 2019March 31, 2023[5]Sworn in October 4, 2019
David Greene - Career FSOChargé d'Affaires ad interimMarch 31, 2023June 22, 2024
Richard Merrill Mills Jr. - Career FSOAmbassador Extraordinary and PlenipotentiaryMay 2, 2024TBD

Notes

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  1. ^ Commissioned during a recess of the Senate; recommissioned after confirmation on February 6, 1961.
  2. ^ "Robin Renee Sanders (1954–)". Office of the Historian. Retrieved 4 January 2019.
  3. ^ "Terence Patrick McCulley (1957–)". Office of the Historian. Retrieved 4 January 2019.
  4. ^ "James F. Entwistle (1956–)". Office of the Historian. Retrieved 4 January 2019.
  5. ^ "Deputy Chief of Mission David Greene". 23 August 2022.

See also

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References

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