United States Ambassador to Botswana

Ambassador of the United States to Botswana
Seal of the United States Department of State
Incumbent Earl Robert Miller since December 18, 2014
Nominator	Barack Obama
Inaugural holder	Charles H. Pletcher as Chargé d'Affaires
Formation	September 1966
Website	U.S. Embassy - Gaborone

From 1885 until 1966 the area of Southern Africa that is now Botswana was part of the Bechuanaland Protectorate of Great Britain.

In June 1964, Britain accepted proposals for democratic self-government in Botswana. The seat of government was moved from Mafikeng in South Africa, to newly established in Gaberones (now Gaborone) in 1965. The 1965 constitution led to the first general elections and to independence on September 30, 1966.

The United States immediately recognized the new nation and moved to establish diplomatic relations. An embassy in Gaberones was established on September 30, 1966—independence day for Botswana. Charles H. Pletcher was appointed as Chargé d'affaires ad interim pending the appointment of an ambassador.

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