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At that time it became part of French Equatorial Africa, which included Middle Congo (now Republic of the Congo), Chad, and Oubangui-Chari (now Central African Republic). Gabon achieved its independence as the Gabonese Republic on August 17, 1960.       (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});after-content-x4The United States immediately recognized the new Gabonese Republic and moved to establish diplomatic relations. The new U.S. embassy in Brazzaville, Republic of the Congo, had been established two days earlier on August 15. The current resident in Brazzaville, Alan W. Lukens, was commissioned also to Gabon and presented his credentials to the government on August 17. W. Wendell Blancke was appointed as the first ambassador on December 12, 1960. He served concurrently as the ambassador to Gabon, Central African Republic, Chad, and the Republic of the Congo while resident in Brazzaville.During Blanke\u2019s tenure as non-resident ambassador, the embassy in Libreville was established March 20, 1961, with Walker A. Diamanti as Charg\u00e9 d\u2019Affaires ad interim. In September 1961 the first ambassador was appointed solely for Gabon. In 1975 the ambassador to Gabon was also accredited to the newly independent nation of S\u00e3o Tom\u00e9 and Pr\u00edncipe.The U.S. Embassy in Gabon is located in Libreville.       (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});after-content-x4Table of ContentsAmbassadors[edit]See also[edit]References[edit]External links[edit]Ambassadors[edit]NameTitleAppointedPresented credentialsTerminated missionNotesW. Wendell Blancke \u2013 Career FSO[1][2]Ambassador Extraordinary and PlenipotentiaryDecember 12, 1960January 13, 1961Superseded, October 10, 1961Charles F. Darlington \u2013 Political appointee[3]September 20, 1961October 18, 1961July 26, 1964David M. Bane \u2013 Career FSOJuly 22, 1965August 14, 1965June 29, 1969Richard Funkhouser \u2013 Career FSOJune 13, 1969August 9, 1969August 2, 1970John A. McKesson, III \u2013 Career FSODecember 10, 1970February 4, 1971June 1, 1975Andrew L. Steigman \u2013 Career FSOJune 10, 1975August 9, 1975August 21, 1977S\u00e3o Tom\u00e9 and Pr\u00edncipe achieved independence on July 12, 1975. The U.S. ambassador to Gabon and subsequent ambassadors were concurrently commissioned to S\u00e3o Tom\u00e9 and Pr\u00edncipe while resident in Libreville.Arthur T. Tienken \u2013 Career FSOFebruary 3, 1978March 6, 1978July 19, 1981Francis Terry McNamara \u2013 Career FSODecember 11, 1981January 19, 1982August 3, 1984Larry C. Williamson \u2013 Career FSOAugust 13, 1984November 20, 1984August 21, 1987Warren Clark Jr. \u2013 Career FSOAugust 10, 1987September 19, 1987August 24, 1989Keith Leveret Wauchope \u2013 Career FSONovember 6, 1989December 8, 1989July 13, 1992Joseph Charles Wilson IV \u2013 Career FSOJuly 14, 1992September 17, 1992August 5, 1995Elizabeth Raspolic \u2013 Career FSOOctober 3, 1995November 29, 1995July 24, 1998James V. Ledesma \u2013 Career FSOOctober 22, 1998December 16, 1998June 18, 2001Thomas F. DaughtonCharg\u00e9 d\u2019Affaires a.i.June 18, 2001UnknownJune 20, 2002Kenneth Price Moorfield \u2013 Career FSOAmbassador Extraordinary and PlenipotentiaryJanuary 30, 2002June 20, 2002July 18, 2004R. Barrie Walkley \u2013 Career FSOJuly 2, 2004November 12, 2004April 27, 2007Eunice S. Reddick \u2013 Career FSONovember 9, 2007December 6, 2007July 18, 2010Eric D. Benjaminson \u2013 Career FSOSeptember 15, 2010December 3, 2010May 21, 2013Cynthia Akuetteh \u2013 Career FSOAugust 1, 2014December 26, 2014February 26, 2018Joel Danies \u2013 Career FSOFebruary 21, 2018April 18, 2018March 1, 2019Robert E. Whitehead \u2013 Career FSOCharg\u00e9 d\u2019Affaires a.i.March 1, 2019August 17, 2020[4]Samuel R. Watson[5]August 17, 2020September 28, 2020October 27, 2022Ellen B. ThorburnOctober 27, 2022IncumbentSee also[edit]References[edit]External links[edit]     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});after-content-x4"},{"@context":"http:\/\/schema.org\/","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"https:\/\/wiki.edu.vn\/en\/wiki41\/#breadcrumbitem","name":"Enzyklop\u00e4die"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"https:\/\/wiki.edu.vn\/en\/wiki41\/list-of-ambassadors-of-the-united-states-to-gabon\/#breadcrumbitem","name":"List of ambassadors of the United States to Gabon"}}]}]