| Ambassador of the United States to Sierra Leone | |
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 Seal of the United States Department of State | |
| Nominator | The President of the United States |
| Inaugural holder | Herbert Reiner as Chargé d'Affaires ad interim |
| Formation | April 27, 1961 |
| Website | U.S. Embassy - Freetown |
The United States ambassador to Sierra Leone is the official representative of the government of the United States to the government of Sierra Leone.
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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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| Herbert Reiner – Career FSO | Chargé d'Affaires ad interim | April 27, 1961 | N/A | 1961 | |
| A. S. J. Carnahan – Political appointee | Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary | May 11, 1961 | June 9, 1961 | July 13, 1963 | |
| Andrew V. Corry - Career FSO | January 29, 1964 | February 25, 1964 | May 19, 1967 | ||
| Robert Graham Miner - Career FSO | November 7, 1967 | December 7, 1967 | June 16, 1971 | ||
| Clinton Louis Olson - Career FSO | June 27, 1972 | July 4, 1972 | November 11, 1974 | ||
| Michael Anthony Samuels - Political appointee | December 20, 1974 | February 14, 1975 | May 25, 1977 | ||
| John Andrew Linehan - Career FSO | June 24, 1977 | August 30, 1977 | May 9, 1980 | ||
| Theresa Ann Healy - Career FSO | August 27, 1980 | September 18, 1980 | July 13, 1983 | ||
| Arthur Winston Lewis - Career FSO | May 17, 1983 | August 17, 1983 | June 5, 1986 | ||
| Cynthia Shepard Perry - Political appointee | June 16, 1986 | July 16, 1986 | August 30, 1989 | ||
| Johnny Young – Career FSO | October 10, 1989 | November 29, 1989 | July 23, 1992 | ||
| Lauralee M. Peters - Career FSO | June 15, 1992 | October 8, 1992 | July 6, 1995 | ||
| John Lewis Hirsch - Career FSO | August 14, 1995 | September 13, 1995 | June 17, 1998 | ||
| Joseph Melrose - Career FSO | October 22, 1998 | November 20, 1998 | September 10, 2001 | ||
| Peter R. Chaveas - Career FSO | July 12, 2001 | October 12, 2001 | May 24, 2004 | ||
| Thomas Neil Hull - Career FSO | May 12, 2004 | August 19, 2004 | August 27, 2007 | ||
| June Carter Perry - Career FSO | July 7, 2007 | October 8, 2007 | January 2, 2009 | ||
| Michael S. Owen – Career FSO | August 9, 2010 | September 30, 2010 | October 2, 2013 | ||
| John Hoover - Career FSO | September 12, 2014 | December 4, 2014 | July 2, 2017 | ||
| Maria Brewer - Career FSO | August 3, 2017 | October 5, 2017 | February 22, 2021 | ||
| David Dale Reimer - Career FSO | December 22, 2020 | March 24, 2021 | August 24, 2023 | ||
| Bryan David Hunt - Career FSO | July 27, 2023 | September 11, 2023 | Incumbent |
