List of ambassadors of Liberia to the United States

The Liberian ambassador in Washington, D. C. is the official representative of the government in Monrovia to the Government of the United States and accredited in Ottawa.

Ambassador of Liberia to the United States
Embassy of Liberia in Washington, D.C.
Inaugural holderCharles D. B. King
FormationJuly 25, 1947

List of representatives

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Ambassador Portrait Diplomatic agrément Diplomatic accreditation Term end President of Liberia US president Notes
Charles D. B. King   July 24, 1947 July 25, 1947 1952[1] William Tubman Harry S. Truman [2]
May 12, 1949 William Tubman Harry S. Truman legation raised to embassy
Charles D. B. King   May 10, 1949 May 12, 1949 William Tubman Harry S. Truman
Clarence Lorenzo Simpson   April 25, 1952 May 5, 1952 1956[1] William Tubman Harry S. Truman
George Arthur Padmore April 2, 1956 April 7, 1956 William Tubman Dwight D. Eisenhower
Samuel Edward Peal   October 13, 1961 October 19, 1961 1976[1] William Tubman John F. Kennedy
J. Urias Nelson June 22, 1976 William R. Tolbert Jr. Gerald Ford Chargé d'affaires
Francis A. Dennis, Sr. July 15, 1976 July 19, 1976 1979[1] William R. Tolbert Jr. Gerald Ford Concurrent assignments: USA and Canada
William V. S. Bull November 18, 1979 William R. Tolbert Jr. Jimmy Carter Chargé d'affaires, Permanent Representative of Liberia to the United Nations[3]
Herbert Richard Wright Brewer December 12, 1979 January 31, 1980 1980[1] William R. Tolbert Jr. Jimmy Carter
William V. S. Bull October 27, 1980 Jimmy Carter Chargé d'affaires
Joseph Saye Guannu April 14, 1981 June 4, 1981 1983[1] Samuel Doe Ronald Reagan
W. Elwood Greaves September 30, 1983 Samuel Doe Ronald Reagan Chargé d'affaires
George Toe Washington December 12, 1983 January 9, 1984 1985[1] Samuel Doe Ronald Reagan General
Eugenia A. Wordsworth-Stevenson October 20, 1986 November 24, 1986 1990[1] Samuel Doe Ronald Reagan
Rachel Gbenyon Diggs January 7, 1998 March 16, 1998 Charles Taylor Bill Clinton
William V. S. Bull May 19, 2000 June 14, 2000 Charles Taylor Bill Clinton
Charles A. Minor May 21, 2004 July 15, 2004 Gyude Bryant George W. Bush
Nathaniel Barnes   September 9, 2008 October 17, 2008 2010 Gyude Bryant George W. Bush [4]
Jeremiah Sulunteh   April 25, 2012 May 2, 2012 January 20, 2017 Ellen Johnson Sirleaf Barack Obama
Lois Cheche Brutus November 3, 2017 November 29, 2017 2018 Ellen Johnson Sirleaf Donald Trump
George S. W. Patten, Sr. December 29, 2018 January 11, 2019 January 21, 2024 George Weah Donald Trump

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See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b c d e f g h Dunn, Elwood D.; Beyan, Amos J.; Burrowes, Carl Patrick (2000-12-20). Historical Dictionary of Liberia. Scarecrow Press. p. 345. ISBN 978-1-4616-5931-0. Retrieved 19 June 2021.
  2. ^ Charles Dunbar Burgess King
  3. ^ William V. S. Bull
  4. ^ Nathaniel Barnes
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