List of ambassadors of the United States to Cape Verde
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Cape Verde had been a Portuguese colony for more than 500 years since 1456. In 1974 Portugal and the Cape Verdeans signed an agreement to form a transitional government, and Cape Verde gained full independence from Portugal on July 5, 1975.
| Ambassador of the United States to Cape Verde | |
|---|---|
 Seal of the United States Department of State | |
| Nominator | The President of the United States |
| Appointer | The President with Senate advice and consent |
| Inaugural holder | Melissa F. Wells as Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary |
| Formation | September 16, 1976 |
| Website | U.S. Embassy - Praia |
The United States recognized Cape Verde and commissioned its first ambassador Melissa F. Wells in 1976. Ambassador Wells was concurrently accredited to Guinea-Bissau and Cape Verde while resident at Bissau, the capital of Guinea-Bissau. In 1980, an embassy was established in the capital Praia with a chargé d’affaires managing the business of the embassy. Until 1980 one ambassador, resident at Bissau, was concurrently commissioned to Guinea-Bissau and Cape Verde.
Ambassadors
edit| Name | Title | Appointed | Presented credentials | Terminated mission | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Melissa F. Wells – Career FSO | Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary | September 16, 1976 | November 18, 1976 | March 23, 1977 | |
| Edward Marks – Career FSO | September 15, 1977 | October 18, 1977 | July 11, 1980 | Embassy Praia was established January 28, 1978 with Howard McGowan as Chargé d’Affaires ad interim. The ambassador remained in Bissau. | |
| Peter Jon de Vos – Career FSO | September 5, 1980 | September 24, 1980 | Left Bissau, March 30, 1983 | In 1983 the first ambassador was appointed solely accredited to Cape Verde. | |
| John Melvin Yates – Career FSO | March 18, 1983 | April 26, 1983 | May 24, 1986 | ||
| Vernon Dubois Penner, Jr. – Career FSO | June 16, 1986 | July 15, 1986 | November 21, 1989 | ||
| Francis Terry McNamara – Career FSO | November 21, 1989 | December 23, 1989 | December 31, 1992 | ||
| Joseph Monroe Segars – Career FSO | July 14, 1992 | March 24, 1993 | March 17, 1996 | ||
| Lawrence Neal Benedict – Career FSO | June 6, 1996 | July 30, 1996 | August 11, 1999 | ||
| Michael D. Metelits – Career FSO | July 7, 1999 | September 15, 1999 | July 24, 2002 | ||
| Donald C. Johnson – Career FSO | October 3, 2002 | November 21, 2002 | April 4, 2005 | ||
| Roger D. Pierce – Career FSO | June 21, 2005 | September 27, 2005 | June 9, 2008 | ||
| Marianne M. Myles – Career FSO | June 6, 2008 | August 6, 2008 | August 1, 2011 | ||
| Dana Brown - Career FSO | Chargé d'Affaires ad interim | August 1, 2011 | Unknown | December 9, 2011 | |
| Adrienne S. O'Neal - Career FSO | Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary | October 19, 2011 | December 9, 2011 | January 31, 2015 | |
| Donald Heflin - Career FSO | December 18, 2014 | January 31, 2015[2] | September 11, 2018 | ||
| John Jefferson Daigle - Career FSO | May 29, 2019 | September 10, 2019 | July 3, 2024 | ||
| Jennifer M. Adams - Career FSO | May 2, 2024 | September 10, 2024[3] | Incumbent |
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ https://cv.usembassy.gov/u-s-ambassador-jennifer-adams-presents-credentials-to-the-president-of-cabo-verde-jose-maria-neves/
- ^ "Donald J. Heflin - People - Department History - Office of the Historian".
- ^ https://cv.usembassy.gov/u-s-ambassador-jennifer-adams-presents-credentials-to-the-president-of-cabo-verde-jose-maria-neves/
