United States Ambassador to The Gambia

Ambassador of the United States to the Gambia
Seal of the United States Department of State
Incumbent Edward M. Alford since March 1, 2013
Nominator	President of the United States
Inaugural holder	Mercer Cook as Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary
Formation	May 18, 1965
Website	U.S. Embassy - Banjul

This is a list of United States ambassadors to the Gambia, the first of who was appointed on May 18, 1965, exactly three months after it attained independence from the United Kingdom.

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Note: Between August 1982 and June 1984, the following officers served as Chargé d'Affaires ad interim: Owen W. Roberts. August 1982-June 1983; P. Wesley Kriebel, July-November 1983; Alan Logan, November 1983-April 1984; and Edward Brynn, May-June 1984.

Note: The following officers served as Chargé d'Affaires ad interim: Jimmie Stone (Nov 1989-Jan 1990) and A. Donald Bramante (Jan-Dec 1990).