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Chiefs of Mission for Zimbabwe
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Notice posted on January 12, 2024.
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updated March 14, 2024.
Chiefs of Mission
- Robert Vossler Keeley (1929–2015)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, June 19, 1980–February 20, 1984
- David Charles Miller Jr. (1942–)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, May 31, 1984–April 17, 1986
- James Wilson Rawlings (1929–2013)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, November 27, 1986–March 30, 1989
- Edward F. Fugit (1943–)
- Chargé d’Affaires ad interim, March 1989–April 1990
- J. Steven Rhodes (1951–)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, April 5, 1990–August 6, 1990
- Edward G. Lanpher (1942–)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, November 20, 1991–January 12, 1995
- Johnnie Carson (1943–)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, April 20, 1995–July 25, 1997
- Tom McDonald (1954–)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, December 11, 1997–December 15, 2000
- Joseph Gerard Sullivan (1944–)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, October 18, 2001–August 26, 2004
- Christopher William Dell (1956–)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, September 2, 2004–July 14, 2007
- James D. McGee (1949–)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, November 22, 2007–July 5, 2009
- Charles Aaron Ray (1945–)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, December 9, 2009–August 7, 2012
- David Bruce Wharton (1954–)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, November 15, 2012–November 14, 2015
- Harry Keels Thomas Jr. (1956–)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, February 25, 2016–March 25, 2018
- Brian A. Nichols (1965–)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, July 19, 2018–
Other Nominees
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