Chiefs of Mission for Djibouti

Chiefs of Mission

• Walter Sheldon Clarke (1934–)
  • Chargé d’Affaires ad interim, June 27, 1977–
• Jerrold Martin North (1931–2006)
  • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, October 27, 1980–August 27, 1982
• Alvin P. Adams (1942–2015)
  • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, July 16, 1983–August 20, 1985
• John Pierce Ferriter (1938–)
  • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, September 30, 1985–August 27, 1987
• John E. McAteer (1939–)
  • Chargé d’Affaires ad interim, August 1987–September 1988
• Robert South Barrett IV (1927–2004)
  • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, September 5, 1988–April 18, 1991
• Charles R. Baquet III (1941–)
  • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, October 10, 1991–December 9, 1993
• Martin L. Cheshes (1939–)
  • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, January 19, 1994–July 30, 1996
• Terri Louise Robl (1957–)
  • Chargé d’Affaires ad interim, September 1996–January 1998
• Lange Schermerhorn (1939–)
  • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, January 26, 1998–November 17, 2000
• Donald Y. Yamamoto (1953–)
  • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, December 9, 2000–June 16, 2003
• Marguerita Dianne Ragsdale (1948–)
  • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, February 23, 2004–August 17, 2006
• W. Stuart Symington IV (1952–)
  • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, September 18, 2006–May 31, 2008
• James Christopher Swan (1963–)
  • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, November 10, 2008–June 30, 2011
• Geeta Pasi (1962–)
  • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, September 12, 2011–August 30, 2014
• Thomas P. Kelly III (1961–)
  • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, October 13, 2014–January 15, 2017
• Larry Edward Andre Jr. (1961–)
  • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, February 19, 2018–

Other Nominees

• Stanley N. Schrager (1941–)
  • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary: Nomination of May 6, 1996, was withdrawn.