Richard K. Bell
Ambassador
Joann M. Lockard
Deputy Chief of Mission
Ambassador
Richard K. Bell, a career member of the Senior Foreign Service with the rank of Counselor, was sworn in as Ambassador to Côte d’Ivoire on September 3, 2019.
From September 2018 until August 2019, he served as Chargé d’Affaires, a.i. of the U.S. Embassy in N’Djamena, Chad.
Deputy Chief of Mission
A career member of the Senior Foreign Service, Joann Lockard joined the Foreign Service in 1998. She arrived in Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire, in August 2020 as Deputy Chief of Mission. As a public diplomacy officer, Joann served as Counselor for Public Affairs for the US Embassies in Prague, Hague, Kampala, & Ouagadougou.
Richard K. Bell
Ambassador
Joann M. Lockard
Deputy Chief of Mission
Joseph R. Biden
President of the United States
Kamala D. Harris
Vice President of the United States
Antony J. Blinken
U.S. Secretary of State
President of the United States
President Biden represented Delaware for 36 years in the U.S. Senate before becoming the 47th Vice President of the United States. As President, Biden will restore America’s leadership and build our communities back better.
Vice President of the United States
Kamala D. Harris is the Vice President of the United States of America. She was elected Vice President after a lifetime of public service, having been elected District Attorney of San Francisco, California Attorney General, and United States Senator.
U.S. Secretary of State
Antony J. Blinken is the 71st U.S. Secretary of State. He was nominated by President Biden on November 23, 2020; confirmed by the U.S. Senate on January 26, 2021; and sworn in by Vice President Kamala Harris the following day.
Joseph R. Biden
President of the United States
Joseph R. Biden
President of the United States
President Biden represented Delaware for 36 years in the U.S. Senate before becoming the 47th Vice President of the United States. As President, Biden will restore America’s leadership and build our communities back better.
Kamala D. Harris
Vice President of the United States
Kamala D. Harris
Vice President of the United States
Kamala D. Harris is the Vice President of the United States of America. She was elected Vice President after a lifetime of public service, having been elected District Attorney of San Francisco, California Attorney General, and United States Senator.
Antony J. Blinken
U.S. Secretary of State
Antony J. Blinken
U.S. Secretary of State
Antony J. Blinken is the 71st U.S. Secretary of State. He was nominated by President Biden on November 23, 2020; confirmed by the U.S. Senate on January 26, 2021; and sworn in by Vice President Kamala Harris the following day.
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