The United States ambassador to Mali is the official representative of the government of the United States to the government of
Mali
Mali (; ), officially the Republic of Mali,, , ff, 𞤈𞤫𞤲𞥆𞤣𞤢𞥄𞤲𞤣𞤭 𞤃𞤢𞥄𞤤𞤭, Renndaandi Maali, italics=no, ar, جمهورية مالي, Jumhūriyyāt Mālī is a landlocked country in West Africa. Mali ...
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Ambassadors
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Thomas Kenneth Wright (1960-1961)
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William Jules Handley (1961-1964)
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Charles Robert Moore (1965-1968)
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Gilbert Edward Clark (1968-1970)
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Robert O. Blake
Robert Orris Blake (April 7, 1921 – December 28, 2015) was an American diplomat who served as the United States Ambassador to Mali from 1970 to 1973.
Early life
Blake was born in Los Angeles, California on April 7, 1921 and grew up in Whittier ...
– Career FSO
**Appointed: December 10, 1970
**Terminated mission: May 20, 1973
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Patricia M. Byrne – Career FSO
**Appointed: 1976
**Terminated mission: 1979
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Anne Forrester – Career FSO
**Appointed: 1979
**Terminated mission: 1981
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Parker W. Borg – Career FSO
**Appointed: 1981
**Terminated mission: 1984
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Robert Joseph Ryan (1984-1987)
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Robert Maxwell Pringle
Robert Maxwell Pringle (born November 12, 1936, in New York City) was the American Ambassador to Mali from November 6, 1987, until September 17, 1990.
Early life
Of Scottish heritage, the first Pringle to come to the United States emigrated in the ...
(1987-1990)
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Herbert Donald Gelber (1990-1993)
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William H. Dameron (1993-1995)
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David P. Rawson (1996-1999)
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Michael Edward Ranneberger (1999-2002)
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Vicki J. Huddleston
Vicki J. Huddleston (born 1942) is a retired U.S. diplomat who served as United States Ambassador, Ambassador to Mali, and United States Ambassador to Madagascar, U.S. Ambassador to Madagascar.
Career
Ambassador Huddleston is a retired career ...
(2002-2005)
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Terence Patrick McCulley (2005-2008)
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Gillian Milovanovic – Career FSO
**Appointed: September 26, 2008
**Terminated mission: June 1, 2011
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Mary Beth Leonard
Mary Beth Leonard (born 1962) is an American diplomat. She was the United States Ambassador to Nigeria and the former U.S. Representative to the African Union. Previously she served as the United States Ambassador to Mali from 2011 to 2014.
Ea ...
– Career FSO
**Appointed: November 7, 2011
**Terminated mission: September 22, 2014
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Paul Folmsbee – Career FSO
**Appointed: May 23, 2015
**Terminated mission: January 2, 2019
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Dennis B. Hankins – Career FSO
**Appointed: March 15, 2019
**Terminated mission: September 26, 2022
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Rachna Korhonen
Rachna Sachdeva Korhonen is an American diplomat who is the designate to serve as the List of ambassadors of the United States to Mali, United States ambassador to Mali.
Early life and education
Korhonen is from Flemington, New Jersey. She e ...
– Career FSO
**Appointed: March 16, 2023
**Terminated mission: ''Incumbent''
See also
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Mali - United States relations
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Foreign relations of Mali
Following independence in 1960, Mali initially followed a socialist path and was aligned ideologically with the communist bloc. Mali's foreign policy orientation became increasingly pragmatic and pro-Western over time. Since the institution of ...
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Ambassadors of the United States
Ambassadors of the United States are persons nominated by the president to serve as the country's diplomatic representatives to foreign nations, international organizations, and as ambassadors-at-large. Under Article II, Section 2 of the U.S. ...
References
United States Department of State: Background notes on Mali*
External links
United States Department of State: Chiefs of Mission for MaliUnited States Department of State: MaliUnited States Embassy in Bamako
{{Ambassadors of the United States
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Mali
Mali (; ), officially the Republic of Mali,, , ff, 𞤈𞤫𞤲𞥆𞤣𞤢𞥄𞤲𞤣𞤭 𞤃𞤢𞥄𞤤𞤭, Renndaandi Maali, italics=no, ar, جمهورية مالي, Jumhūriyyāt Mālī is a landlocked country in West Africa. Mali ...
United States
The United States of America (U.S.A. or USA), commonly known as the United States (U.S. or US) or America, is a country primarily located in North America. It consists of 50 states, a federal district, five major unincorporated territorie ...