List of ambassadors of the United States to Sierra Leone

Ambassador of the United States to Sierra Leone
Seal of the United States Department of State
since September 11, 2023[1]
NominatorThe President of the United States
Inaugural holderHerbert Reiner
as Chargé d'Affaires ad interim
FormationApril 27, 1961
WebsiteU.S. Embassy - Freetown

The United States ambassador to Sierra Leone is the official representative of the government of the United States to the government of Sierra Leone.

Ambassadors

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Name Title Appointed Presented credentials Terminated mission Notes
Herbert Reiner – Career FSO Chargé d'Affaires ad interim April 27, 1961 N/A 1961
A. S. J. Carnahan – Political appointee Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary May 11, 1961 June 9, 1961 July 13, 1963
Andrew V. Corry - Career FSO January 29, 1964 February 25, 1964 May 19, 1967
Robert Graham Miner - Career FSO November 7, 1967 December 7, 1967 June 16, 1971
Clinton Louis Olson[2] - Career FSO June 27, 1972 July 4, 1972 November 11, 1974
Michael Anthony Samuels - Political appointee December 20, 1974 February 14, 1975 May 25, 1977
John Andrew Linehan - Career FSO[3] June 24, 1977 August 30, 1977 May 9, 1980
Theresa Ann Healy - Career FSO August 27, 1980 September 18, 1980 July 13, 1983
Arthur Winston Lewis - Career FSO[4] May 17, 1983 August 17, 1983 June 5, 1986
Cynthia Shepard Perry - Political appointee June 16, 1986 July 16, 1986 August 30, 1989
Johnny Young – Career FSO October 10, 1989 November 29, 1989 July 23, 1992
Lauralee M. Peters - Career FSO June 15, 1992 October 8, 1992 July 6, 1995
John Lewis Hirsch - Career FSO August 14, 1995 September 13, 1995 June 17, 1998
Joseph Melrose - Career FSO October 22, 1998 November 20, 1998 September 10, 2001
Peter R. Chaveas - Career FSO July 12, 2001 October 12, 2001 May 24, 2004
Thomas Neil Hull[5] - Career FSO May 12, 2004 August 19, 2004 August 27, 2007
June Carter Perry - Career FSO July 7, 2007 October 8, 2007 January 2, 2009
Michael S. Owen – Career FSO August 9, 2010 September 30, 2010 October 2, 2013
John Hoover - Career FSO September 12, 2014 December 4, 2014 July 2, 2017
Maria Brewer - Career FSO August 3, 2017 October 5, 2017 February 22, 2021
David Dale Reimer - Career FSO December 22, 2020 March 24, 2021 August 24, 2023
Bryan David Hunt - Career FSO July 27, 2023 September 11, 2023 Incumbent

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Ambassador Bryan Hunt has presented his credentials today to the government of Sierra Leone". 13 September 2023.
  2. ^ "The Association for Diplomatic Studies and Training Foreign Affairs Oral History Project AMBASSADOR CLINTON L. OLSON" (PDF). Association for Diplomatic Studies and Training. 17 April 1996. Archived (PDF) from the original on 3 July 2024. Retrieved 31 July 2024.
  3. ^ "The Association for Diplomatic Studies and Training Foreign Affairs Oral History Project AMBASSADOR JOHN A. LINEHAN, JR" (PDF). Association for Diplomatic Studies and Training. 6 April 1993. Archived (PDF) from the original on 12 July 2024. Retrieved 12 July 2024.
  4. ^ "The Association for Diplomatic Studies and Training Foreign Affairs Oral History Project AMBASSADOR ARTHUR W. LEWIS" (PDF). Association for Diplomatic Studies and Training. 6 September 1989. Archived (PDF) from the original on 27 June 2024. Retrieved 7 August 2024.
  5. ^ "The Association for Diplomatic Studies and Training Foreign Affairs Oral History Project AMBASSADOR THOMAS N. HULL III" (PDF). Association for Diplomatic Studies and Training. 8 January 2010. Archived (PDF) from the original on 22 July 2024. Retrieved 22 July 2024.
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