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List of ambassadors of the United States to Niger

List of ambassadors of the United States to Niger

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The day before Niger's independence on August 3, 1960, the first American Chargé d'Affaires ad interim, Donald R. Norland, presented his credentials to take effect the following day. The first United States ambassador to Niger, R. Borden Reams was appointed on October 14, 1960 and presented his credentials on November 23.

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  1. Norland presented credentials as Chargé d'Affaires ad interim, August 2, 1960, to take effect from August 3, 1960.
  2. Commissioned during a recess of the Senate; recommissioned after confirmation on February 6, 1961. Also accredited to Dahomey, Ivory Coast, and Upper Volta; resident at Abidjan.
  3. During Reams' tenure as non-resident Ambassador, the Embassy in Niamey was established February 3, 1961, with Joseph W. Schutz as Chargé d'Affaires ad interim.
  4. FitzGibbon will not formally present her credentials due to the 2023 Nigerien crisis.[2]

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  • United States Department of State: Background notes on Niger
  • Public Domain This article incorporates public domain material from U.S. Bilateral Relations Fact Sheets. United States Department of State.
  1. [1]
    Hansler, Jennifer (2023-08-19). "US Ambassador Kathleen FitzGibbon arrives in Niger | CNN Politics". CNN. Retrieved 2023-08-19.
  2. [2]
    "Arrival of Ambassador Kathleen FitzGibbon to Niger". United States Department of State. 2023-08-19. Retrieved 2023-08-20.
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