List of ambassadors of the Democratic Republic of the Congo to the United States
# List of ambassadors of the Democratic Republic of the Congo to the United States

The Congolese ambassador in Washington, D. C. is the official representative of the Government in Democratic Republic of Congo to the Government of the United States.

## List of representatives

| Diplomatic agrément | Diplomatic accreditation | ambassador | Observations | List of heads of state of the Democratic Republic of the Congo | List of presidents of the United States |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| March 17, 1962 | | | Embassy opened | Joseph Kasa-Vubu | John F. Kennedy |
| March 17, 1962 | March 30, 1962 | Mario-Philippe Losembe | Chargé d'affaires formerly Mario Philippe Cardoso, Minister of Foreign Commerce | Joseph Kasa-Vubu | John F. Kennedy |
| April 10, 1962 | April 14, 1962 | Joseph Pongo | Chargé d'affaires | Joseph Kasa-Vubu | John F. Kennedy |
| May 21, 1962 | June 27, 1962 | Mario-Philippe Losembe | Chargé d'affaires | Joseph Kasa-Vubu | John F. Kennedy |
| October 7, 1965 | | Joseph Nzeza Ndombasi | Chargé d'affaires and Minister Plenipotentiary (Permanent Presented Letters to Acting Secretary Ball) | Joseph Kasa-Vubu | Lyndon B. Johnson |
| November 2, 1966 | November 4, 1966 | Cyrille Adoula | | Mobutu Sese Seko | Lyndon B. Johnson |
| September 22, 1969 | October 10, 1969 | Justin Marie Bomboko | | Mobuto Sese Seko | Richard Nixon |
| October 19, 1970 | November 5, 1970 | Pierre Ileka | 19961 he was Government Representatives Mr. Pierre ILEKA, Official in the External Affairs Service, Leopoldville. | Mobuto Sese Seko | Richard Nixon |
| October 27, 1971 | | | Name officially changed to REPUBLIC OF ZAIRE | Mobuto Sese Seko | Richard Nixon |
| September 13, 1972 | October 2, 1972 | Lombo Lo Mangamanga | In 1991 he was ambassador in Beijing | Mobuto Sese Seko | Richard Nixon |
| January 17, 1974 | February 1, 1974 | Mbeka Makosso | Mbeka Makosso founder of the National Movement for Union and Reconciliation in Zaire MNUR 1983. (sec. -gen.) | Mobuto Sese Seko | Gerald Ford |
| June 20, 1976 | | Idzumbuir Bolumba Asal | Chargé d'affaires | Mobuto Sese Seko | Gerald Ford |
| June 28, 1976 | July 9, 1976 | Idzumbuir Bolumba Asal | | Mobuto Sese Seko | Gerald Ford |
| September 19, 1977 | October 7, 1977 | Kasongo Mutuale | | Mobuto Sese Seko | Jimmy Carter |
| August 20, 1986 | September 15, 1986 | Jean Nguza Karl-i-Bond | | Mobuto Sese Seko | Ronald Reagan |
| April 20, 1988 | July 5, 1988 | Mushobekwa Kalimba Wa Katana | | Mobuto Sese Seko | Ronald Reagan |
| June 8, 1990 | August 7, 1990 | Oscar Tatanene Manata | | Mobuto Sese Seko | George H. W. Bush |
| January 5, 2000 | February 3, 2000 | Faida Mitifu | | Laurent-Désiré Kabila | Bill Clinton |
| September 4, 2015 | September 17, 2015 | François Nkuna Balumuene | In 2005 he was ambassador in New Delhi | Joseph Kabila | Barack Obama Donald Trump |
| | | François Nkuna Balumuene | | Joseph Kabila Félix Tshisekedi | Donald Trump |

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* Democratic Republic of the Congo–United States relations
