List of ambassadors of the United States to Mozambique

Ambassador of the United States to Mozambique
Seal of the United States Department of State
Flag of a United States ambassador
since March 3, 2022
NominatorThe president of the United States
AppointerThe president
with Senate advice and consent
Inaugural holderWillard Ames De Pree
as Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary
FormationFebruary 4, 1976
WebsiteAmbassador to Mozambique

Mozambique was an overseas possession of Portugal until 1975. On June 25, 1975, Portugal granted independence to Mozambique, much later than other European nations had freed their own African possessions.

The United States immediately recognized the new nation and moved to establish diplomatic relations. An embassy in the capital Maputo (then named Lourenço Marques) was opened November 8, 1975, with Johnnie Carson as chargé d’affaires ad interim. On February 4, 1976, Ambassador Willard Ames De Pree was appointed as the first Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary to Mozambique.

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