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The part of [[Africa]] that is now [[Burundi]] and [[Rwanda]] was a [[feudalism|feudal]] [[monarchy]] headed by a ''[[mwami]]'' (king) and a ''ganwa'', a feudal hierarchy of [[Tutsi]] nobles and gentry until 1890. In that year the Germans attacked the nation and attempted to subdue it with armed force. Eventually the Germans backed an attempted ''[[coup d'état|coup d’état]]'' against the king, [[Mwezi IV Gisabo of Burundi|Mwezi |
The part of [[Africa]] that is now [[Burundi]] and [[Rwanda]] was a [[feudalism|feudal]] [[monarchy]] headed by a ''[[King of Burundi|mwami]]'' (king) and a ''ganwa'', a feudal hierarchy of [[Tutsi]] nobles and gentry until 1890. In that year the Germans attacked the nation and attempted to subdue it with armed force. Eventually the Germans backed an attempted ''[[coup d'état|coup d’état]]'' against the king, [[Mwezi IV Gisabo of Burundi|Mwezi Gisabo]]. The ''coup'' was unsuccessful, but Gisabo was eventually forced to concede and agreed to German suzerainty. The Germans then helped him suppress the revolt. Thus Burundi became part of [[German East Africa]] in 1890. |
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In 1915 during [[World War I|The Great War]], [[Belgium|Belgian]] troops from [[Zaire]] drove the small number of Germans out of Burundi and took control of the country. |
In 1915 during [[World War I|The Great War]], [[Belgium|Belgian]] troops from [[Zaire]] drove the small number of Germans out of Burundi and took control of the country. |
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After World War I Germany lost its overseas possessions and the [[League of Nations]] [[League of Nations mandate|mandated]] Burundi and its southern neighbor, [[Rwanda]], to Belgium as the territory of [[Ruanda-Urundi]] in 1923. The western kingdoms of Ruanda-Urundi were stripped from the old colonies and given to [[British Empire|British]]-administered [[Tanganyika]]. The Belgians administered the territory through indirect rule, building on the Tutsi-dominated aristocratic hierarchy. |
After World War I Germany lost its overseas possessions and the [[League of Nations]] [[League of Nations mandate|mandated]] Burundi and its southern neighbor, [[Rwanda]], to Belgium as the territory of [[Ruanda-Urundi]] in 1923. The western kingdoms of Ruanda-Urundi were stripped from the old colonies and given to [[British Empire|British]]-administered [[Tanganyika (territory)|Tanganyika]]. The Belgians administered the territory through indirect rule, building on the Tutsi-dominated aristocratic hierarchy. |
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Following [[World War II]], Ruanda-Urundi became a [[United Nations Trust Territories|United Nations Trust Territory]] with Belgium as the administrative authority. |
Following [[World War II]], Ruanda-Urundi became a [[United Nations Trust Territories|United Nations Trust Territory]] with Belgium as the administrative authority. |
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In June 1962 the [[United Nations General Assembly|UN General Assembly]] terminated the Belgian trusteeship and granted full independence to Rwanda and Burundi. The United States immediately [[diplomatic recognition|recognized]] the Burundian government and moved to establish diplomatic relations. The U.S. Embassy in the capital Usumbura (now [[Bujumbura]]) was established on July 1, 1962, with Herbert V. Olds as [[chargé d'affaires|Chargé d'Affaires]] '' |
In June 1962 the [[United Nations General Assembly|UN General Assembly]] terminated the Belgian trusteeship and granted full independence to Rwanda and Burundi. The United States immediately [[diplomatic recognition|recognized]] the Burundian government and moved to establish diplomatic relations. The U.S. Embassy in the capital Usumbura (now [[Bujumbura]]) was established on July 1, 1962, with Herbert V. Olds as [[chargé d'affaires|Chargé d'Affaires]] ''ad interim''. [[Donald A. Dumont]] was appointed as ''Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary'' to Burundi on October 25, 1962. |
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The rank of the mission was changed to Legation effective December 15, 1962, and to Embassy again effective September 16, 1963. |
The rank of the mission was changed to Legation effective December 15, 1962, and to Embassy again effective September 16, 1963. |
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*[[Donald A. Dumont]] – Career FSO<ref name="Dumont">Dumont was commissioned during a recess of the Senate and recommissioned after confirmation on March 12, 1963.</ref> |
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**Title: Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary |
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**Appointed: October 25, 1962 |
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**Presented credentials: January 17, 1963 |
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**Terminated mission: Promoted to Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary August 1, 1963 |
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*[[Donald A. Dumont]] – Career FSO<ref name="Dumont2">Dumont was promoted to Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary on August 1, 1963. This required a new commission.</ref><ref name="Dumont3">The rank of the mission was raised from Legation to Embassy simultaneously with Dumont’s promotion.</ref><ref name="Dumont4">Following a ''coup d’état'' in Burundi, Dumont was recalled at the request of the government of Burundi on January 10, 1966.</ref> |
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**Appointed: August 1, 1963 |
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**Presented credentials: September 16, 1963 |
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| rowspan="2" |[[Donald A. Dumont]] – Career FSO<ref name="Dumont">Dumont was commissioned during a recess of the Senate and recommissioned after confirmation on March 12, 1963.</ref><ref name="Dumont3">The rank of the mission was raised from Legation to Embassy simultaneously with Dumont’s promotion.</ref><ref name="Dumont4">Following a ''coup d’état'' in Burundi, Dumont was recalled at the request of the government of Burundi on January 10, 1966.</ref> |
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**Terminated mission: Recall requested by Govt. of Burundi, December 29, 1965 (request received, January 10, 1966). Dumont left post, January 11, 1966. |
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*[[George W. Renchard]] – Career FSO |
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|October 25, 1962 |
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**Title: Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary |
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|January 17, 1963 |
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**Appointed: July 24, 1968 |
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|August 1, 1963 |
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|Dumont was promoted to Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary on August 1, 1963. This required a new commission. |
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**Terminated mission: Left post, October 15, 1969 |
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*[[Thomas Patrick Melady]] – Political appointee |
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|August 1, 1963 |
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**Appointed: November 4, 1969 |
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|September 16, 1963 |
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**Presented credentials: January 31, 1970 |
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|January 10, 1966 |
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**Terminated mission: Left post, May 25, 1972 |
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|Recall requested by Govt. of Burundi, December 29, 1965 |
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*[[Robert L. Yost]] – Career FSO |
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**Title: Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary |
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|[[George W. Renchard]] – Career FSO |
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**Appointed: June 27, 1972 |
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|July 24, 1968 |
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**Presented credentials: August 19, 1972 |
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|August 10, 1968 |
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**Terminated mission: Left post, May 26, 1974 |
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|October 15, 1969 |
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*[[David E. Mark]] – Career FSO |
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**Appointed: June 20, 1974 |
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|[[Thomas Patrick Melady]] – Political appointee |
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**Presented credentials: September 4, 1974 |
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|November 4, 1969 |
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**Terminated mission: Left post, August 26, 1977 |
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|January 31, 1970 |
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*[[Thomas J. Corcoran]] – Career FSO |
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|May 25, 1972 |
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**Title: Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary |
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**Appointed: March 2, 1978 |
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**Presented credentials: April 6, 1978 |
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|[[Robert L. Yost]] – Career FSO |
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**Terminated mission: Left post, August 19, 1980 |
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|June 27, 1972 |
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*[[Frances D. Cook]] – Career FSO |
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|August 19, 1972 |
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**Title: Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary |
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|May 26, 1974 |
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**Appointed: June 30, 1980 |
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**Presented credentials: September 25, 1980 |
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**Terminated mission: Left post March 15, 1983 |
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|[[David E. Mark]] – Career FSO |
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|June 20, 1974 |
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**Title: Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary |
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|September 4, 1974 |
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**Appointed: March 13, 1983 |
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|August 26, 1977 |
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**Presented credentials: April 14, 1983 |
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**Terminated mission: Left post, July 11, 1986 |
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*[[James Daniel Phillips]] – Career FSO |
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|[[Thomas J. Corcoran]] – Career FSO<ref>{{Cite web |date=21 June 1988 |title=The Association for Diplomatic Studies and Training Foreign Affairs Oral History Project AMBASSADOR THOMAS J. CORCORAN |url=https://adst.org/OH%20TOCs/Corcoran,%20Thomas%20J.toc.pdf |access-date=12 July 2024 |website=Association for Diplomatic Studies and Training}}</ref> |
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**Title: Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary |
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|March 2, 1978 |
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**Appointed: October 16, 1986 |
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|April 6, 1978 |
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**Presented credentials: November 20, 1986 |
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|August 19, 1980 |
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**Terminated mission: Left post, January 12, 1990 |
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*[[Cynthia Shepard Perry]] – Political appointee |
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**Title: Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary |
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|[[Frances D. Cook]] – Career FSO |
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**Appointed: November 21, 1989 |
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|June 30, 1980 |
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**Presented credentials: February 12, 1990 |
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|September 25, 1980 |
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**Terminated mission: Left post, February 28, 1993 |
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|March 15, 1983 |
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*'''Note:''' The post was vacant from March 1993 to June 1994. Leonard J. Lange, Career FSO, served as chargé d'affaires ''ad interim'' during that period. |
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*[[Robert Krueger]] – Political appointee |
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**Title: Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary |
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|[[James R. Bullington]] – Career FSO |
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**Appointed: May 9, 1994 |
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|March 13, 1983 |
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**Presented credentials: June 29, 1994 |
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|April 14, 1983 |
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**Terminated mission: Left post, September 10, 1995 |
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|July 11, 1986 |
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*[[Morris N. Hughes, Jr.]] – Career FSO |
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**Appointed: June 11, 1996 |
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|[[James Daniel Phillips]] – Career FSO |
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**Presented credentials: June 27, 1996 |
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|October 16, 1986 |
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**Terminated mission: Left post May 14, 1999 |
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|November 20, 1986 |
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*[[Mary Carlin Yates]] – Career FSO |
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|January 12, 1990 |
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**Title: Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary |
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**Appointed: November 16, 1999 |
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**Presented credentials: December 15, 1999 |
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|[[Cynthia Shepard Perry]] – Political appointee |
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**Terminated mission: Left post June 19, 2002 |
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|November 21, 1989 |
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*[[James Howard Yellin]] – Career FSO |
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|February 12, 1990 |
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**Title: Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary |
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|February 28, 1993 |
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**Appointed: August 8, 2002 |
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| The post was vacant from March 1993 to June 1994. Leonard J. Lange, Career FSO, served as chargé d'affaires ''ad interim'' during that period. |
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**Presented credentials: September 26, 2002 |
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**Terminated mission: Left post, July 21, 2005 |
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|[[Robert Krueger]] – Political appointee |
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|May 9, 1994 |
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**Title: Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary |
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|June 29, 1994 |
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**Appointed: October 27, 2005 |
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|September 10, 1995 |
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**Presented credentials: March 4, 2006 |
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**Terminated mission: 2009 |
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*[[Pamela J. H. Slutz]] - Career FSO<ref name = slutz>{{Cite web | title = Pamela J. H. Slutz | work = Biography | publisher = [[U.S. Department of State]] | url = https://www.state.gov/outofdate/bios/133599.htm | accessdate =21 November 2012 }}</ref> |
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|[[Morris N. Hughes, Jr.]] – Career FSO |
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**Title: Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary |
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|June 11, 1996 |
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**Appointed: November 2, 2009 |
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|June 27, 1996 |
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**Presented credentials: ''Unknown'' |
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|May 14, 1999 |
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**Terminated mission: February 22, 2012 |
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*[[Dawn M. Liberi]] – Career FSO |
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|[[Mary Carlin Yates]] – Career FSO |
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**Appointed: October 19, 2012 |
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|November 16, 1999 |
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**Presented credentials: January 18, 2013 |
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|December 15, 1999 |
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**Terminated mission: July 24, 2016 |
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|June 19, 2002 |
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* Anne S. Casper – Career FSO |
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** Appointed: May 18, 2016 |
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|[[James Howard Yellin]] – Career FSO |
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** Presented credentials: October 20, 2016 |
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|August 8, 2002 |
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** Terminated mission: Incumbent |
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|September 26, 2002 |
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|July 21, 2005 |
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|[[Patricia Moller]] – Career FSO |
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|October 27, 2005 |
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|March 31, 2006 |
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|June 29, 2009<ref>{{cite web | url=https://history.state.gov/departmenthistory/people/moller-patricia-newton | title=Patricia Newton Moller - People - Department History - Office of the Historian }}</ref> |
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|[[Pamela J. H. Slutz]] - Career FSO<ref name = slutz>{{Cite web |title = Pamela J. H. Slutz |work = Biography |publisher = [[U.S. Department of State]] |url = https://www.state.gov/outofdate/bios/133599.htm |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20121013150057/http://www.state.gov/outofdate/bios/133599.htm |url-status = dead |archive-date = October 13, 2012 |access-date =November 21, 2012 }}</ref> |
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|November 2, 2009 |
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|December 11, 2009 |
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|February 22, 2012 |
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|[[Dawn M. Liberi]] – Career FSO |
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|October 19, 2012 |
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|January 18, 2013 |
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|July 24, 2016 |
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|[[Anne S. Casper]] – Career FSO |
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|May 18, 2016 |
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|October 20, 2016 |
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|May 5, 2019 |
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|[[Eunice Reddick]] – Career FSO |
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|Chargé d'Affairs ad interim |
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|May 5, 2019 |
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|March 2, 2021 |
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|[[Melanie Harris Higgins]] – Career FSO |
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|Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary |
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|November 18, 2020 |
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|March 2, 2021 |
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|July 13, 2023 |
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|[[Keith R. Gilges]] – Career FSO |
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|Chargé d'Affairs ad interim |
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|July 14, 2023 |
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|May 2024 |
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|[[David Dale Reimer]] - Career FSO |
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|Chargé d'Affairs ad interim |
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|May 2024 |
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|June 21, 2024 |
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|[[Lisa J. Peterson]] - Career FSO |
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|Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary |
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|May 2, 2024 |
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|June 27, 2024 |
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|''Incumbent'' |
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* [https://history.state.gov/departmenthistory/people/chiefsofmission/burundi United States Department of State: Chiefs of Mission for Burundi] |
* [https://history.state.gov/departmenthistory/people/chiefsofmission/burundi United States Department of State: Chiefs of Mission for Burundi] |
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Revision as of 16:34, 12 July 2024
Ambassador of the United States to Burundi | |
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since June 27, 2024 | |
Nominator | The President of the United States |
Appointer | The President with Senate advice and consent |
Inaugural holder | Donald A. Dumont as Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary |
Formation | October 25, 1962 |
Website | U.S. Embassy - Bujumbura |
The part of Africa that is now Burundi and Rwanda was a feudal monarchy headed by a mwami (king) and a ganwa, a feudal hierarchy of Tutsi nobles and gentry until 1890. In that year the Germans attacked the nation and attempted to subdue it with armed force. Eventually the Germans backed an attempted coup d’état against the king, Mwezi Gisabo. The coup was unsuccessful, but Gisabo was eventually forced to concede and agreed to German suzerainty. The Germans then helped him suppress the revolt. Thus Burundi became part of German East Africa in 1890.
In 1915 during The Great War, Belgian troops from Zaire drove the small number of Germans out of Burundi and took control of the country.
After World War I Germany lost its overseas possessions and the League of Nations mandated Burundi and its southern neighbor, Rwanda, to Belgium as the territory of Ruanda-Urundi in 1923. The western kingdoms of Ruanda-Urundi were stripped from the old colonies and given to British-administered Tanganyika. The Belgians administered the territory through indirect rule, building on the Tutsi-dominated aristocratic hierarchy.
Following World War II, Ruanda-Urundi became a United Nations Trust Territory with Belgium as the administrative authority.
In June 1962 the UN General Assembly terminated the Belgian trusteeship and granted full independence to Rwanda and Burundi. The United States immediately recognized the Burundian government and moved to establish diplomatic relations. The U.S. Embassy in the capital Usumbura (now Bujumbura) was established on July 1, 1962, with Herbert V. Olds as Chargé d'Affaires ad interim. Donald A. Dumont was appointed as Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary to Burundi on October 25, 1962.
The rank of the mission was changed to Legation effective December 15, 1962, and to Embassy again effective September 16, 1963.
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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". |
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Donald A. Dumont – Career FSO[1][2][3] | Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary | October 25, 1962 | January 17, 1963 | August 1, 1963 | Dumont was promoted to Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary on August 1, 1963. This required a new commission. |
Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary | August 1, 1963 | September 16, 1963 | January 10, 1966 | Recall requested by Govt. of Burundi, December 29, 1965 | |
George W. Renchard – Career FSO | July 24, 1968 | August 10, 1968 | October 15, 1969 | ||
Thomas Patrick Melady – Political appointee | November 4, 1969 | January 31, 1970 | May 25, 1972 | ||
Robert L. Yost – Career FSO | June 27, 1972 | August 19, 1972 | May 26, 1974 | ||
David E. Mark – Career FSO | June 20, 1974 | September 4, 1974 | August 26, 1977 | ||
Thomas J. Corcoran – Career FSO[4] | March 2, 1978 | April 6, 1978 | August 19, 1980 | ||
Frances D. Cook – Career FSO | June 30, 1980 | September 25, 1980 | March 15, 1983 | ||
James R. Bullington – Career FSO | March 13, 1983 | April 14, 1983 | July 11, 1986 | ||
James Daniel Phillips – Career FSO | October 16, 1986 | November 20, 1986 | January 12, 1990 | ||
Cynthia Shepard Perry – Political appointee | November 21, 1989 | February 12, 1990 | February 28, 1993 | The post was vacant from March 1993 to June 1994. Leonard J. Lange, Career FSO, served as chargé d'affaires ad interim during that period. | |
Robert Krueger – Political appointee | May 9, 1994 | June 29, 1994 | September 10, 1995 | ||
Morris N. Hughes, Jr. – Career FSO | June 11, 1996 | June 27, 1996 | May 14, 1999 | ||
Mary Carlin Yates – Career FSO | November 16, 1999 | December 15, 1999 | June 19, 2002 | ||
James Howard Yellin – Career FSO | August 8, 2002 | September 26, 2002 | July 21, 2005 | ||
Patricia Moller – Career FSO | October 27, 2005 | March 31, 2006 | June 29, 2009[5] | ||
Pamela J. H. Slutz - Career FSO[6] | November 2, 2009 | December 11, 2009 | February 22, 2012 | ||
Dawn M. Liberi – Career FSO | October 19, 2012 | January 18, 2013 | July 24, 2016 | ||
Anne S. Casper – Career FSO | May 18, 2016 | October 20, 2016 | May 5, 2019 | ||
Eunice Reddick – Career FSO | Chargé d'Affairs ad interim | May 5, 2019 | March 2, 2021 | ||
Melanie Harris Higgins – Career FSO | Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary | November 18, 2020 | March 2, 2021 | July 13, 2023 | |
Keith R. Gilges – Career FSO | Chargé d'Affairs ad interim | July 14, 2023 | May 2024 | ||
David Dale Reimer - Career FSO | Chargé d'Affairs ad interim | May 2024 | June 21, 2024 | ||
Lisa J. Peterson - Career FSO | Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary | May 2, 2024 | June 27, 2024 | Incumbent |
Notes
- ^ Dumont was commissioned during a recess of the Senate and recommissioned after confirmation on March 12, 1963.
- ^ The rank of the mission was raised from Legation to Embassy simultaneously with Dumont’s promotion.
- ^ Following a coup d’état in Burundi, Dumont was recalled at the request of the government of Burundi on January 10, 1966.
- ^ "The Association for Diplomatic Studies and Training Foreign Affairs Oral History Project AMBASSADOR THOMAS J. CORCORAN" (PDF). Association for Diplomatic Studies and Training. 21 June 1988. Retrieved 12 July 2024.
- ^ "Patricia Newton Moller - People - Department History - Office of the Historian".
- ^ "Pamela J. H. Slutz". Biography. U.S. Department of State. Archived from the original on October 13, 2012. Retrieved November 21, 2012.
See also
References
- United States Department of State: Background notes on Rwanda
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