List of ambassadors of Niger to the United States
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This is a list of ambassadors of The Republic of Niger to the United States can be found in the U.S. Department of State's Office of the Chief of Protocol records.
The Republic of Niger first established diplomatic relations with the United States of America upon the African nation's independence in 1960, and the Nigerien Embassy has operated since its formal opening on April 17, 1961.
Relations between the United States and Niger have been continuous since that time, although there have been periods of tension following military coups in 1996 and 1999.
The Embassy of Niger in Washington, D.C. is located in Washington, D.C. The Ambassador in Washington, D.C. is accredited regularly with the governments in Buenos Aires, Brasília and Seoul.
Ambassadors
Issoufou Saidou-Djermakoye
Title: Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary
Appointed:March 16, 1961
Presented credentials:April 17, 1961
Abdou Sidikou
Title: Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary
Appointed:October 26, 1962
Presented credentials:December 4, 1962
Ary Tanimoune
Title: Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary
Appointed:January 8, 1965
Presented credentials:January 14, 1965
Adamou Mayaki
Title: Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary
Appointed:January 26, 1966
Presented credentials:February 1, 1966
Georges Mahaman Condat
Title: Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary
Appointed: July 1, 1970
Presented credentials:July 21, 1970
Monique Hadiza
Title: Chargé d'affaires a.i.
Appointed: January 1, 1972
Oumarou G. Youssoufou
Title: Chargé d'affaires a.i.
Appointed: March 6, 1972
Abdoulaye Diallo
Title: Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary
Appointed:September 29, 1972
Presented credentials:October 2, 1972
Moussa Dourfaye
Title: First Secretary,
Appointed:August 9, 1974
Ilia Salifou
Title: Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary
Appointed:September 3, 1974
Presented credentials: October 4, 1974
Andre Joseph Wright
Title: Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary
Appointed:September 2, 1976
Presented credentials:November 18, 1976
Joseph Diatta
Title: Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary
Appointed: November 18, 1982
Presented credentials: November 22, 1982
Moumouni Adamou Djermakoye
Title: Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary
Appointed:July 7, 1988
Presented credentials: September 19, 1988
Adamou Seydou
Title: Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary
Appointed: September 1, 1992
Presented credentials: November 18, 1992
Joseph Diatta
Title: Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary
Appointed: May 12, 1997
Presented credentials: May 14, 1997
Hassana Alidou
Title: Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary
Appointed: N/A
Presented credentials: February 23, 2015
Abdallah Wafy
Title: Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary
See also
Diplomatic missions of Nigeria
Niger–United States relations
United States Ambassador to Niger
Foreign relations of Niger
References
United States Department of State: Diplomatic Representation for Niger. Foreign Embassies in the U.S. and Their Ambassadors. Office of the Chief of Protocol, 2007.
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