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List of ambassadors of the United States to Madagascar

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Source revisionSep 24, 2026
Entity authorityQ7889332 ↗
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This is a list of United States ambassadors to Madagascar. The United States has maintained diplomatic relations since June 1960. The embassy in Tananarive (now Antananarivo) was established on June 26, 1960. Currently, the ambassador also serves US diplomatic interests or relations to Comoros.

Ambassadors

Note: Embassy Tananarive (now Antananarivo) was established June 26, 1960.

Notes

See also

Madagascar – United States relations

Foreign relations of Madagascar

Ambassadors of the United States

References

United States Department of State: Background notes on Madagascar

This article incorporates public domain material from U.S. Bilateral Relations Fact Sheets. United States Department of State.

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