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List of ambassadors of the United States to the Republic of the Congo

List of ambassadors of the United States to the Republic of the Congo

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This is a list of ambassadors of the United States to the Republic of the Congo.

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From 1885 until 1960, the republic had been under the control of France as a protectorate. In 1908, France organized French Equatorial Africa (AEF), comprising its colonies of Middle Congo (modern Congo), Gabon, Chad, and Oubangui-Chari (now Central African Republic). Brazzaville was selected as the federal capital.

In 1958 Middle Congo became an autonomous colony and was renamed Republic of the Congo. The republic was granted full independence on August 15, 1960. As the Belgian Congo (now the Democratic Republic of the Congo) also chose the name Republic of Congo upon receiving its independence, the two countries were more commonly known as Congo-Leopoldville and Congo-Brazzaville, after their capital cities.

The United States immediately recognized the new Republic of the Congo and moved to establish diplomatic relations. The embassy in Brazzaville was established August 15, 1960, with Alan W. Lukens as Chargé d'Affaires ad interim. The first ambassador, W. Wendell Blancke was appointed on November 9, 1960.

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    Blancke was commissioned during a recess of the Senate and recommissioned after confirmation on February 6, 1961.
  2. [2]
    Blancke was also accredited to the Central African Republic, Chad, and Gabon while resident at Brazzaville.
  3. [3]
    "Robin Renee Sanders (1954–)". Office of the Historian. Retrieved 4 January 2019.
  4. [4]
    "Robert Weisberg (1950–)". Office of the Historian. Retrieved 6 April 2021.
  5. [5]
    "Chargé d'Affaires Todd P. Haskell". U.S. Embassy & Consulates in South Africa. Retrieved 2021-12-12.

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