United States Ambassador to Mauritania

Ambassador of the United States to Mauritania

Seal of the United States Department of State
Incumbent
Larry E. André, Jr
since September 25, 2014
Nominator Barack Obama
Inaugural holder Henry S. Villard
Formation November 28, 1960
Website U.S. Embassy - Nouakchott

U.S. diplomatic terms

Career FSO
After 1915, The United States Department of State began classifying ambassadors as career Foreign Service Officers (FSOs) for those who have served in the Foreign Service for a specified amount of time.

Political appointee
A person who is not a career foreign service officer, but is appointed by the president (often as a reward to political friends).

Appointed
The date that the ambassador took the oath of office; also known as “commissioning”. It follows confirmation of a presidential appointment by the Senate, or a Congressional-recess appointment by the president. In the case of a recess appointment, the ambassador requires subsequent confirmation by the Senate.

Presented credentials
The date that the ambassador presented his letter of credence to the head of state or appropriate authority of the receiving nation. At this time the ambassador officially becomes the representative of his country. This would normally occur a short time after the ambassador’s arrival on station. The host nation may reject the ambassador by not receiving the ambassador’s letter, but this occurs only rarely.

Terminated mission
Usually the date that the ambassador left the country. In some cases a letter of recall is presented, ending the ambassador’s commission, either as a means of diplomatic protest or because the diplomat is being reassigned elsewhere and replaced by another envoy.

Chargé d'affaires
The person in charge of the business of the embassy when there is no ambassador commissioned to the host country. See chargé d'affaires.

Ad interim
Latin phrase meaning "for the time being", "in the meantime". See ad interim.

The United States embassy in Mauritania is located in Nouakchott. Mauritania – United States relations have been developing since 1960. The incumbent ambassador is Larry E. André, Jr.[1]

Ambassadors

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References

  1. ↑ "About Us; Ambassador Larry E. André, Jr.". United States Embassy in Mauritania. Retrieved 2015-01-17.
  2. ↑ "US Ambassador to Mauritania. US GOVERNMENT OFFICE". Retrieved 2011-02-07.
  3. ↑ "US Embassy in Mauritania. PRESS STATEMENT AMBASSADOR JO ELLEN POWELL U.S. EMBASSY NOUAKCHOTT, MAURITANIA". Retrieved 2011-02-07.
  4. ↑ Department of the Historian. "Jo Ellen Powell (1953-)". U.S. Department of State. Retrieved 2015-01-17.
  5. ↑ Department of the Historian. "Larry Edward Andre (1961-)". U.S. Department of State. Retrieved 2015-01-17.

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