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Johnnie Carson (1943–)
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Career Foreign Service Officer
State of Residence: Illinois
State of Residence: Illinois
- Chargé d’Affaires ad interim (Mozambique)
Began Service: November 8, 1975 - Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary (Uganda)
Appointed: July 2, 1991
Presentation of Credentials: September 18, 1991
Termination of Mission: Left post on August 9, 1994 - Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary (Zimbabwe)
Appointed: March 4, 1995
Presentation of Credentials: April 20, 1995
Termination of Mission: Left post on July 25, 1997 - Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary (Kenya)
Appointed: July 7, 1999
Presentation of Credentials: September 23, 1999
Termination of Mission: July 6, 2003 - Assistant Secretary of State for African Affairs
Appointed: May 7, 2009
Entry on Duty: May 7, 2009
Termination of Appointment: March 29, 2013