United States Ambassador to Mauritania

The United States embassy in Mauritania is located in Nouakchott. Mauritania – United States relations have been developing since 1960. The incumbent ambassador is Cynthia Kierscht. Ambassadors Henry S. Villard – Career FSO Title: Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary. Resident in, and concurrent US Ambassador to, neighbouring Senegal Appointed: November 28, 1960 Terminated mission: Left post, April 30, 1961 Philip M. Kaiser – Career FSO Title: Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary. Resident in, and concurrent US Ambassador to, neighbouring Senegal Appointed: August 1, 1961 Terminated mission: Left post, May 18, 1964 William L. Eagleton, Jr – Career FSO Title: Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary. Ad Interim Appointed: 1962 Terminated mission: 1964 Geoffrey W. Lewis – Career FSO Title: Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary. Appointed: March 31, 1965 Terminated mission: Left post, June 9, 1967 Robert A. Stein – Career FSO Title: Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary. Appointed: March 1970 Terminated mission: Left post, November 1971 Richard W. Murphy – Career FSO Title: Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary. Appointed: December 17, 1971 Terminated mission: Left post, June 5, 1974 Holsey G. Handyside – Career FSO Title: Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary. Appointed: April 15, 1975 Terminated mission: Left post, December 5, 1977 E. Gregory Kryza – Career FSO Title: Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary. Appointed: December 16, 1977 Terminated mission: Left post, June 29, 1980 Stanley N. Schrager – Career FSO Title: Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary. Ad Interim Appointed: September 1980 Terminated mission: Left post, July 1982 Edward Brynn – Career FSO Title: Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary. Ad Interim Appointed: July 1982 Terminated mission: Left post, February 1983 Edward Lionel Peck – Career FSO Title: Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary. Appointed: February 19, 1983 Terminated mission: Left post, July 7, 1985 Robert L. Pugh – Career FSO Title: Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary. Appointed: September 5, 1985 Terminated mission: Left post, July 5, 1988 William H. Twaddell – Career FSO Title: Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary. Appointed: October 6, 1988 Terminated mission: Left post, July 20, 1991 Gordon S. Brown – Career FSO Title: Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary.