List of ambassadors of the United States to Eritrea

Ambassador of the United States to Eritrea
U.S. Department of State official seal.svg
Seal of the United States Department of State
Incumbent
Leslie Freriksen
as Chargé d'Affaires ad interim
since July 18, 2022
NominatorThe President of the United States
AppointerThe President
with Senate advice and consent
Inaugural holderJoseph P. O'Neill
as Chargé d'Affaires ad interim
FormationJune 11, 1991
WebsiteU.S. Embassy - Asmara

The following is a list of United States ambassadors to Eritrea. The United States recognized Eritrea's independence April 27, 1991, and established diplomatic relations on June 11, 1991. The Consulate in Asmara then became an Embassy with Joseph P. O'Neill as Chargé d'Affaires ad interim. The U.S. embassy in Eritrea has been represented by a Chargé d'Affaires since 2010.

Ambassadors

Name Title Appointed Presented credentials Terminated mission Notes
Robert Gordon Houdek - Career FSO Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary November 22, 1993 December 31, 1993 Left post, September 10, 1996
John F. Hicks - Career FSO Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary July 2, 1996 September 29, 1996 Left post, May 11, 1997
William Davis Clarke - Career FSO Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary June 29, 1998 August 20, 1998 August 12, 2001
Donald J. McConnell - Career FSO Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary July 16, 2001 October 3, 2001 Left post, July 16, 2004
Scott H. DeLisi - Career FSO Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary May 12, 2004 October 21, 2004 Left post, June 2, 2007
Ronald K. McMullen - Career FSO Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary October 29, 2007 N/A July 19, 2010
Joel Reifman - Career FSO Chargé d'Affaires ad interim July 19, 2010 N/A February 2012
Sue Bremner - Career FSO Chargé d'Affaires ad interim July 2012 N/A April 2014
Louis Mazel - Career FSO Chargé d'Affaires July 2014 N/A July 27, 2016
Natalie E. Brown - Career FSO Chargé d'Affaires September 23, 2016 N/A November 25, 2019
Steven C. Walker - Career FSO Chargé d'Affaires December 12, 2019 N/A July 17, 2022
Leslie Freriksen - Career FSO Chargé d'Affaires July 18, 2022 N/A Incumbent

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