List of ambassadors of Lesotho to the United States

Ambassador of Lesotho to the United States Embassy of Lesotho in Washington, D.C.
Incumbent Gabriel Sankatana Maja since June 22, 2018
Inaugural holder	Albert Steerforth Mohale
Formation	December 14, 1966

The Mosotho ambassador in Washington, D. C. is the official representative of the Government in Maseru to the Government of the United States.[1]

List of representatives

Diplomatic agrément	Diplomatic accreditation	Ambassador	Observations	List of monarchs of Lesotho	List of presidents of the United States	Term end
December 6, 1966	December 14, 1966	Albert Steerforth Mohale	born on April 26, 1928, in Mohale's Hoek.^[citation needed]	Moshoeshoe II of Lesotho	Lyndon B. Johnson
April 14, 1969	April 17, 1969	Mothusi Thansango Mashologu		Moshoeshoe II of Lesotho	Richard Nixon
June 24, 1973		Konka Consalo Molapo	Chargé d'affaires	Moshoeshoe II of Lesotho	Richard Nixon
August 22, 1973	November 9, 1973	Ephraim Tsepa Manare		Moshoeshoe II of Lesotho	Richard Nixon
August 12, 1975	September 3, 1975	Teboho John Mashologu	^[citation needed]	Moshoeshoe II of Lesotho	Gerald Ford
July 15, 1976		Noto Ketso David	Agreement granted, Nomination subsequently withdrawn	Moshoeshoe II of Lesotho	Gerald Ford
August 16, 1976		John B. Maieane	Chargé d'affaires	Moshoeshoe II of Lesotho	Gerald Ford
September 14, 1976	November 24, 1976	Thabo R. Makeka	born on June 11, 1947, in Qaeha's Nek, Lesotho.[2]	Moshoeshoe II of Lesotho	Gerald Ford
January 25, 1979		John B. Maieane	Chargé d'affaires	Moshoeshoe II of Lesotho	Jimmy Carter
March 6, 1979	March 30, 1979	Timothy Thahane Thahane		Moshoeshoe II of Lesotho	Jimmy Carter
March 21, 1980	April 24, 1980	Cecilia Mildred Nana Tau		Moshoeshoe II of Lesotho	Jimmy Carter
September 12, 1985	November 5, 1985	Abel Leshele Thoahlane		Moshoeshoe II of Lesotho	Ronald Reagan
May 27, 1986	June 23, 1986	William Thabo Van Tonder		Moshoeshoe II of Lesotho	Ronald Reagan
September 24, 1991	October 1, 1991	Tseliso Thamae		Moshoeshoe II of Lesotho	George H. W. Bush
January 12, 1993	April 14, 1993	Teboho Ephraim Kitleli		Moshoeshoe II of Lesotho	Bill Clinton
January 30, 1995		Eunice Mangoaela Bulane		Moshoeshoe II of Lesotho	Bill Clinton
September 9, 1999	November 29, 1999	Lebohang K. Moleko		Letsie III of Lesotho	Bill Clinton
December 27, 2001	February 14, 2002	Molelekeng Rapolaki	[3]	Letsie III of Lesotho	George W. Bush
June 2, 2008	June 6, 2008	David Mohlomi Rantekoa	[4]	Letsie III of Lesotho	George W. Bush
November 2, 2011	January 18, 2012	Eliachim Molapi Sebatane	[5]	Letsie III of Lesotho	Barack Obama
April 19, 2018	June 22, 2018	Gabriel Sankatana Maja	[6]	Letsie III of Lesotho	Donald John Trump

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References

1. "Lesotho". 2008-03-16.
2. Europa Publications Limited (1990). The International Who's who: 1990-91. Europa Publications Limited. p. 1028. ISBN 978-0-946653-58-4.
3. "Biography: H.E. Ambassador Molelekeng Ernestina Rapolaki". www.arielfoundation.org.
4. "Ambassador from Lesotho: Who is David Mohlomi Rantekoa?". AllGov.
5. "Ambassador from Lesotho: Who Is E. Molapi Sebatane?". AllGov.
6. "The Lesotho Government Portal". www.gov.ls. Archived from the original on 2018-04-25.