| Name |
Title |
Appointed |
Presented credentials |
Terminated mission |
Notes |
|---|
| Donald W. Lamm[2] – Career FSO |
Chargé d'Affaires |
|
March 12, 1957 |
April 19, 1957 |
|
| Peter Rutter[3] – Career FSO |
|
April 25, 1957 |
June 19, 1957 |
|
| Wilson C. Flake – Career FSO |
Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary |
May 20, 1957 |
June 19, 1957 |
November 21, 1960 |
Reaccredited when Ghana became a republic |
| Francis H. Russell[4] – Career FSO |
November 11, 1960 |
January 23, 1961 |
March 13, 1962 |
|
| William P. Mahoney Jr. – Political appointee |
May 21, 1962 |
June 22, 1962 |
May 26, 1965 |
|
| Franklin H. Williams – Political appointee |
October 20, 1965 |
January 17, 1966 |
May 3, 1968 |
Reaccredited after change of government |
| Thomas W. McElhiney – Career FSO |
July 24, 1968 |
September 14, 1968 |
May 29, 1971 |
|
| Fred L. Hadsel – Career FSO |
July 23, 1971 |
September 25, 1971 |
July 29, 1974 |
|
| Shirley Temple Black – Political appointee |
September 19, 1974 |
December 6, 1974 |
July 13, 1976 |
|
| Robert P. Smith – Career FSO |
October 4, 1976 |
December 17, 1976 |
May 7, 1979 |
|
| Thomas W. M. Smith – Career FSO |
September 28, 1979 |
December 12, 1979 |
July 2, 1983 |
|
| Robert E. Fritts – Career FSO |
July 6, 1983 |
July 28, 1983 |
June 2, 1986 |
|
| Stephen R. Lyne[5] – Career FSO |
March 27, 1987 |
July 11, 1987 |
September 9, 1989 |
|
| Raymond Charles Ewing – Career FSO |
August 7, 1989 |
November 9, 1989 |
August 14, 1992 |
|
| Kenneth Lee Brown – Career FSO |
July 14, 1992 |
September 24, 1992 |
July 19, 1995 |
|
| Edward P. Brynn – Career FSO |
October 3, 1995 |
December 19, 1995 |
July 10, 1998 |
|
| Kathryn Dee Robinson – Career FSO |
October 22, 1998 |
December 16, 1998 |
September 1, 2001 |
|
| Nancy Jo Powell – Career FSO |
July 16, 2001 |
September 14, 2001 |
May 26, 2002 |
|
| Mary Carlin Yates – Career FSO |
November 26, 2002 |
January 28, 2003 |
July 25, 2005 |
|
| Pamela E. Bridgewater – Career FSO |
June 21, 2005 |
October 11, 2005 |
June 10, 2008 |
|
| Donald G. Teitelbaum – Career FSO |
June 6, 2008 |
September 9, 2008 |
August 24, 2012[6] |
|
| Gene A. Cretz – Career FSO |
April 11, 2012 |
October 8, 2012 |
June 26, 2015 |
|
| Robert P. Jackson – Career FSO |
November 22, 2015 |
February 4, 2016 |
July 27, 2018 |
|
| Stephanie S. Sullivan – Career FSO |
September 10, 2018 |
January 23, 2019 |
April 8, 2022[7] |
|
| Virginia Palmer – Career FSO |
March 2, 2022 |
May 10, 2022 |
May 28, 2025 |
|
| Rolf Olson – Career FSO |
Chargé d'affaires ad interim |
May 29, 2025 |
|
Incumbent |
|
