U.S. Ambassador to Sudan

Ambassador of the United States to Sudan سفارة الولايات المتحدة الأميركية فى جمهورية السودان
Seal of the United States Department of State
Incumbent Jerry P. Lanier as Acting Chargé d'Affaires since May 13, 2014
Inaugural holder	Arthur E. Beach as Chargé d'Affaires
Formation	March 1956
Website	U.S. Embassy - Khartoum

The following is a list of United States Ambassadors to Sudan. The first chief of mission sent by the United States was Arthur E. Beach, who presented his credentials in March 1956. From 1967 to 1972 the embassy was closed, and a U.S. Interest Section was opened in the Netherlands Embassy. In 1973 Ambassador Cleo A. Noel, Jr. was taken hostage and killed by the Black September Organization during the attack on the Saudi embassy in Khartoum. The embassy was again closed in 1996, though reopened in 2002, since which time the United States has posted several chargés d'affaires ad interim to the country.

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Note: The Embassy in Khartoum was established Feb 15, 1956, with Beach in charge.

Note: The Embassy in Khartoum was closed as of June 6, 1967. A U.S. Interest Section was established in the Netherlands Embassy on August 14, 1967. Principal Officers were: Cleo A. Noel, Jr. (August 1967-June 1969), and George Curtis Moore (July 1969-July 1972). The Embassy in Khartoum was re-established July 25, 1972, with Moore as Chargé d'Affaires ad interim.

Note: Embassy Khartoum was reopened May 23, 2002, with Jeffrey Millington as Chargé d'Affaires ad interim. The following officers have served in this capacity: Jeffrey Millington (May 2002-Aug 2003), Gerard M. Gallucci (Aug 2003-Sep 2004), Robert Whitehead (Sep 2004-Feb 2005; May-Jul 2005), David Kaeuper (Feb-May 2005), John Limbert (Jul-Sep 2005), Cameron R. Hume (Oct 2005-May 2007), Alberto Fernandez (Jun 2007-May 2009), Robert E. Whitehead (May 2009-May 2014), Jerry P. Lanier (May 2014-Present)