List of representatives
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Diplomatic agreement/designated
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Diplomatic accreditation
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Ambassador
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Observations
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Prime Minister of Burkina Faso
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List of presidents of the United States
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Term end
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April 17, 1961
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EMBASSY OPENED
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Maurice Yaméogo
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John F. Kennedy
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March 22, 1961
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April 17, 1961
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Frédéric Guirma
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Maurice Yaméogo
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John F. Kennedy
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December 7, 1962
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January 18, 1963
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Boureima John Kabore
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[1]
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Maurice Yaméogo
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John F. Kennedy
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September 23, 1966
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October 3, 1966
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Paul Rouamba
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Sangoulé Lamizana
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Lyndon B. Johnson
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August 9, 1972
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September 7, 1972
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Telesphore Yaguibou
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Sangoulé Lamizana
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Richard Nixon
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September 14, 1981
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Dénis G. Nikièma
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Chargé d'affaires (*1948)
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Saye Zerbo
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Ronald Reagan
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November 13, 1981
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December 8, 1981
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Tiémoko Marc Garango
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(*1927 06 mars 2015 enOuagadougou)[2]
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Saye Zerbo
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Ronald Reagan
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May 25, 1983
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Dénis G. Nikièma
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Chargé d'affaires
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Thomas Sankara
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Ronald Reagan
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January 17, 1984
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March 13, 1984
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Doulaye Corentin Ki
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(* 1946 en Kissan)[3]
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Thomas Sankara
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Ronald Reagan
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1985
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Mélégué Maurice Traoré
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Chargé d'affaires
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Thomas Sankara
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Ronald Reagan
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1986
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March 3, 1986
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March 11, 1986
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Léandre B. Bassole
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Ministre des Relations Extérieures et de la Coopération
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Thomas Sankara
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Ronald Reagan
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March 14, 1988
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March 22, 1988
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Paul-Désiré Kabore
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Thomas Sankara
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Ronald Reagan
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October 19, 1993
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December 9, 1993
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Gaëtan Rimwanguiya Ouedraogo
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Youssouf Ouédraogo
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Bill Clinton
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August 4, 1984
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The Republic of Upper Volta changed its name to Burkina Faso
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Thomas Sankara
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Ronald Reagan
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December 10, 1997
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March 16, 1998
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Bruno Nongoma Zidouemba
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Kadré Désiré Ouédraogo
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Bill Clinton
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January 14, 2002
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February 14, 2002
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Tertius Zongo
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Paramanga Ernest Yonli
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George W. Bush
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January 14, 2008
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January 23, 2008
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Paramanga Ernest Yonli
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Tertius Zongo
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George W. Bush
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September 2, 2011
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September 9, 2011
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Seydou Bouda
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[4]
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Luc-Adolphe Tiao
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Barack Obama
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August 8, 2016
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Alpha Barry
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Paul Kaba Thieba
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Barack Obama
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