Biographies: Principals and 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. 

Allen, Bernadette; Ambassador, Niger
Arietti, Michael R.; Ambassador, Rwanda
Booth, Donald E. ; Ambassador, Liberia
Bost, Eric M.; Ambassador, South Africa
Boulware, Mark; Ambassador, Mauritania, Islamic Republic of
Bridgewater, Pamela E.; Ambassador, Ghana
Brock, Sam; Charge d'Affaires, Democratic Republic of Congo
Brown, Gayleatha B.; Ambassador, Benin
Browning, Steven A. ; Ambassador, Uganda
Cabrera, Cesar B.; Ambassador, Republic of Mauritius and Republic of Seychelles
Canavan, Katherine H. ; Ambassador, Republic of Botswana
Carter, Phillip; Ambassador, Republic of Guinea
Cook, Frederick B.; Ambassador, Central African Republic
Courville, Cindy ; Ambassador, African Union
Davis, Ruth A.; Special Adviser
Dunn, David B. ; Ambassador, Togo
Eastham, Alan; Ambassador, Malawi
Fernandez, Alberto M.; Charge d'Affaires, Sudan
Frazer, Jendayi E. ; Assistant Secretary, Bureau of African Affairs
Garvelink, William J.; Ambassador, Democratic Republic of Congo
Garvey, Janet E.; Ambassador, Cameroon
Green, Mark; Ambassador, Republic of Tanzania
Jackson, Jeanine ; Ambassador, Burkina Faso
Johnson, Donald C.; Ambassador, Equatorial Guinea
Landis, Lauren R.; Senior Adviser, Sudan, Sudan Programs Group
Marquardt, R. Niels; Ambassador, Republic of Madagascar and the Union of the Comoros
Martinez, Carmen M.; Ambassador, Zambia
Mathieu, Gail D. ; Ambassador, Republic of Namibia
McCulley, Terence P.; Ambassador, Mali
McGee, James D. ; Ambassador, Republic of Zimbabwe
McMullen, Ronald; Ambassador, State of Eritrea
Moller, Patricia N.; Ambassador, Burundi
Moss, Todd J.; Deputy Assistant Secretary, African Affairs
Mozena, Dan; Ambassador, Angola
Nesbitt, Wanda; Ambassador, Cote d'Ivoire
Nigro, Louis; Ambassador, Republic of Chad
Nolan, Robert; Ambassador, Lesotho
Parker, Maurice S.; Ambassador, Kingdom of Swaziland
Perry, June Carter; Ambassador, Sierra Leone
Pierce, Roger D.; Ambassador, Republic of Cape Verde
Ranneberger, Michael E. ; Ambassador, Kenya
Reddick, Eunice S.; Ambassador, Republic of Gabon, Democratic Republic of Sao Tome and Principe
Sanders, Robin R.; Ambassador, Nigeria
Stafford III, Joseph D. ; Ambassador, Republic of The Gambia
Swan, James C.; Deputy Assistant Secretary, Bureau of African Affairs
Symington, W. Stuart ; Ambassador, Djibouti
Thomas-Greenfield, Linda; Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary, African Affairs
Thompson, Carol J.; Deputy Assistant Secretary, African Affairs
Weisberg, Robert ; Ambassador, Republic of Congo
Williamson, Richard S.; Special Envoy, Sudan
Yamamoto, Donald Y.; Ambassador, Ethiopia
Yates, John M. ; Special Envoy, Somalia