List of ambassadors of the United States to Uganda

The United States ambassador to Uganda is the official representative of the government of the United States to the Government of Uganda.

Ambassador of the United States to Uganda
Logo of the United States Mission to Uganda
Incumbent
William W. Popp
since September 20, 2023
United States Department of State
StyleMister Ambassador
ResidenceKampala, Uganda
NominatorThe President of the United States
Term lengthAt the Pleasure of The President
Inaugural holderOlcott Deming
as Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary
FormationJanuary 7, 1963
WebsiteU.S. Embassy - Kampala

Ambassadors
Name Title Appointed Presented credentials Terminated mission Notes
Olcott Deming – Career FSO Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary January 7, 1963 January 14, 1963 June 26, 1966
Henry Endicott Stebbins – Career FSO June 27, 1966 July 22, 1966 September 2, 1969
Clarence Clyde Ferguson, Jr. – Political appointee March 17, 1970 June 30, 1970 July 19, 1972
Thomas Patrick Melady – Political appointee June 12, 1972 July 30, 1972 February 9, 1973
David Crane Halsted – Career FSO Chargé d'Affaires ad interim June 18, 1979 N/A 1980
Gordon Robert Beyer – Career FSO Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary May 23, 1980 June 13, 1980 May 31, 1983
Allen Clayton Davis – Career FSO April 5, 1983 July 1, 1983 August 14, 1985
Robert Gordon Houdek – Career FSO October 28, 1985 November 22, 1985 August 17, 1988
John A. Burroughs, Jr. – Political appointee August 12, 1988 November 4, 1988 August 28, 1991
Johnnie Carson – Career FSO July 2, 1991 September 18, 1991 August 9, 1994
E. Michael Southwick – Career FSO August 26, 1994 October 6, 1994 August 1, 1997
Nancy Jo Powell – Career FSO November 7, 1997 December 4, 1997 July 9, 1999
Martin George Brennan – Career FSO August 9, 1999 October 11, 1999 July 5, 2002
Jimmy J. Kolker – Career FSO October 3, 2002 November 17, 2002 September 30, 2005
Steven A. Browning – Career FSO February 21, 2005 April 26, 2006 July 5, 2009
Jerry P. Lanier – Career FSO August 10, 2009 January 24, 2010 June 11, 2012
Scott H. DeLisi - Career FSO June 30, 2012 September 3, 2012 September 18, 2015
Deborah R. Malac – Career FSO December 18, 2015 February 27, 2016 January 26, 2020
Natalie E. Brown – Career FSO August 6, 2020 November 17, 2020 August 30, 2023
William W. Popp – Career FSO July 27, 2023 September 20, 2023 Incumbent

U.S. diplomatic terms

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".

See also

References
  • United States Department of State: Background notes on Uganda
  • Public Domain This article incorporates public domain material from U.S. Bilateral Relations Fact Sheets. United States Department of State.
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