List of ambassadors of the United States to Chad

This is a list of ambassadors of the United States to Chad.

• 9 January 1961 – 28 May 1961 W. Wendell Blancke (Resident at Republic of Congo)
• Jan 1961 - May 1961 Frederic L. Chapin (Interim)
• 28 May 1961 – 1 April 1963 John A. Calhoun
• 12 August 1963 – 20 January 1967 Brewster H. Morris
• 23 September 1967 – 9 May 1969 Sheldon B. Vance
• 21 August 1969 – 29 June 1972 Terence A. Todman
• 6 December 1972 – 23 June 1974 Edward W. Mulcahy
• 7 December 1974 – 23 February 1976 Edward S. Little
• 15 October 1976 – 19 June 1979 William G. Bradford
• 17 November 1979 – 24 March 1980 Donald R. Norland (Embassy closed 24 March 1980)
• 15 January 1982 – 27 May 1983 John Blane (Reopened embassy 15 January 1982, as Principal Officer and Chargé d'Affaires ad interim)^[2]
• 27 May 1983 – 23 July 1985 Jay P. Moffat
• 2 September 1985 – 4 October 1988 John Blane
• 15 October 1988 – 15 November 1989 Robert L. Pugh
• 4 August 1990 – 21 July 1993 Richard Wayne Bogosian
• 3 September 1993 – 26 June 1996 Laurence Everett Pope II
• 12 September 1996 – 6 August 1999 David C. Halsted
• 10 October 1999 – 16 January 2004 Christopher E. Goldthwait
• 16 June 2004 – 7 July 2007 Marc M. Wall^[3]
• 16 November 2007 – Sep 2010 Louis J. Nigro, Jr.
• 10 November 2010 – 25 July 2013 Mark Boulware
• 6 September 2013 – 11 August 2016 James Knight
• 9 September 2016 – 20 September 2018 Geeta Pasi
• 18 August 2022 – 28 February 2025 Alexander Laskaris

NominatorThe president of the United States

Appointer

• The president
• with Senate advice and consent

InauguralholderW. Wendell Blancke
as Minister Plenipotentiary to the Court of St. James's

FormationJanuary 9, 1961

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Ambassador of the United States to Chad
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Incumbent William Flens Chargé d'affaires since July 11, 2025[1]
Nominator	The president of the United States
Appointer	The president with Senate advice and consent
Inaugural holder	W. Wendell Blancke as Minister Plenipotentiary to the Court of St. James's
Formation	January 9, 1961
Website	U.S. Embassy - N'Djamena

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