| Ambassador of the United States to Cameroon | |
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 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 | Bolard More as Chargé d'Affaires ad interim |
| Formation | January 1, 1960 |
| Website | cm |
This is a list of ambassadors from the United States to Cameroon. The American Embassy at Yaounde was established on January 1, 1960, with Bolard More as Chargé d'Affaires ad interim.
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Career FSO After 1915, The United States Department of State began classifying ambassadors as career Foreign Service Officers (FSOs) for those who have served in the Foreign Service for a specified amount of time. Political appointee A person who is not a career foreign service officer, but is appointed by the president (often as a reward to political friends). Appointed The date that the ambassador took the oath of office; also known as "commissioning". It follows confirmation of a presidential appointment by the Senate, or a Congressional recess appointment by the president. In the case of a recess appointment, the ambassador requires subsequent confirmation by the Senate to remain in office. Presented credentials The date that the ambassador presented his letter of credence to the head of state or appropriate authority of the receiving nation. At this time the ambassador officially becomes the representative of his country. This would normally occur a short time after the ambassador's arrival on station. The host nation may reject the ambassador by not receiving the ambassador's letter, but this occurs only rarely. Terminated mission Usually the date that the ambassador left the country. In some cases a letter of recall is presented, ending the ambassador's commission, either as a means of diplomatic protest or because the diplomat is being reassigned elsewhere and replaced by another envoy. Chargé d'affaires The person in charge of the business of the embassy when there is no ambassador commissioned to the host country. Ad interim Latin phrase meaning "for the time being", "in the meantime". |
| Name | Title | Appointed | Presented credentials | Terminated mission | Notes |
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| Leland Barrows – Career FSO | Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary | April 20, 1960 | June 9, 1960 | September 6, 1966 | Accredited also to Togo and resident at Yaounde. |
| Robert L. Payton – Political appointee | January 26, 1967 | March 4, 1967 | May 27, 1969 | ||
| Lewis Hoffacker – Career FSO | December 2, 1969 | December 20, 1969 | June 6, 1972 | Also accredited to Equatorial Guinea and resident at Yaounde. | |
| C. Robert Moore – Career FSO | June 27, 1972 | July 22, 1972 | July 28, 1975 | Also accredited to Equatorial Guinea and resident at Yaounde. | |
| Herbert J. Spiro – Political appointee | July 24, 1975 | September 1, 1975 | May 7, 1977 | Accredited also to Equatorial Guinea until Mar 14, 1976; resident at Yaounde. | |
| Mabel M. Smythe – Political appointee | May 11, 1977 | October 1, 1977 | February 24, 1980 | Also accredited to Equatorial Guinea | |
| Hume A. Horan – Career FSO | June 30, 1980 | July 29, 1980 | May 17, 1983 | Also accredited to Equatorial Guinea until September 29, 1981 | |
| Myles Robert Rene Frechette – Career FSO | May 26, 1983 | September 8, 1983 | July 30, 1987 | ||
| Mark L. Edelman – Political appointee | July 31, 1987 | September 9, 1987 | March 19, 1989 | ||
| Frances D. Cook – Career FSO | November 21, 1989 | December 21, 1989 | January 1, 1993 | ||
| Harriet Winsar Isom – Career FSO | August 17, 1992 | January 19, 1993 | January 17, 1996 | ||
| Charles H. Twining – Career FSO | December 19, 1995 | February 28, 1996 | August 17, 1998 | Also Accredited to Equatorial Guinea and resident at Yaounde. | |
| John Melvin Yates – Career FSO | October 22, 1998 | January 5, 1999 | November 4, 2001 | Also Accredited to Equatorial Guinea and resident at Yaounde. | |
| George McDade Staples – Career FSO | September 5, 2001 | December 21, 2001 | July 10, 2004 | Also accredited to Equatorial Guinea; resident at Yaounde. | |
| R. Niels Marquardt – Career FSO | July 2, 2004 | October 29, 2004 | April 9, 2007 | Also accredited to Equatorial Guinea; resident at Yaounde. | |
| Janet E. Garvey – Career FSO | May 30, 2007 | November 9, 2007 | August 1, 2010 | Also accredited to Equatorial Guinea; resident at Yaounde. | |
| Robert P. Jackson – Career FSO | September 17, 2010 | October 12, 2010 | October 5, 2013 | ||
| Michael Hoza – Career FSO | July 31, 2014 | August 22, 2014 | September 11, 2017 | ||
| Peter Barlerin – Career FSO | November 2, 2017 | December 20, 2017 | July 16, 2020 | ||
| Christopher J. Lamora – Career FSO | December 18, 2021 | March 21, 2022 | Incumbent |
