. . . . . . . . "Liste der Botschafter der Vereinigten Staaten in Benin"@de . . "the United States to Benin"@en . . . . . . . . "Die Liste der Botschafter der Vereinigten Staaten in Benin bietet einen \u00DCberblick \u00FCber die Leiter der US-amerikanischen diplomatischen Vertretung in Dahomey beziehungsweise seit dem Namenswechsel 1975 im Benin."@de . . . . "The President"@en . . . "6450"^^ . . "US Department of State official seal.svg"@en . . . . . . . "The Kingdom of Dahomey was an overseas possession of France\u2014part of French West Africa\u2014until 1958. In that year Dahomey became an autonomous republic, and gained full independence in 1960. The United States immediately recognized Dahomey and began the process of initiating diplomatic relations. A U.S. Embassy at Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire (then named Ivory Coast) was established with Donald L. Norland as Charg\u00E9 d'Affaires ad interim. The embassy was also accredited also to Dahomey, Niger, and Upper Volta (now named Burkina Faso) while resident at Abidjan. On July 31, 1960, Charg\u00E9 Norland presented his credentials to the government of Dahomey, to take effect on August 1, 1960. On October 14, 1960, R. Borden Reams was appointed as the ambassador and presented his credentials on November 26, 1960"@en . "Seal of the United States Department of State"@en . . . . . . . . "The Kingdom of Dahomey was an overseas possession of France\u2014part of French West Africa\u2014until 1958. In that year Dahomey became an autonomous republic, and gained full independence in 1960. The United States immediately recognized Dahomey and began the process of initiating diplomatic relations. A U.S. Embassy at Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire (then named Ivory Coast) was established with Donald L. Norland as Charg\u00E9 d'Affaires ad interim. The embassy was also accredited also to Dahomey, Niger, and Upper Volta (now named Burkina Faso) while resident at Abidjan. On July 31, 1960, Charg\u00E9 Norland presented his credentials to the government of Dahomey, to take effect on August 1, 1960. On October 14, 1960, R. Borden Reams was appointed as the ambassador and presented his credentials on November 26, 1960. On February 15, 1961, the Embassy in Cotonou, Dahomey, was established with Converse Hettinger as Charg\u00E9 d'Affaires ad interim. Ambassador Reams remained resident in Abidjan. In 1961 Robinson McIlvaine was appointed as Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary with a separate commission solely to Dahomey. He presented his credentials to the government of Dahomey on June 22, 1961. The Republic of Dahomey changed its name to Republic of Benin in 1975."@en . "8509255"^^ . . . . . "120"^^ . "2022-05-05"^^ . . . . "Berikut ini adalah daftar untuk Benin"@in . . . "Die Liste der Botschafter der Vereinigten Staaten in Benin bietet einen \u00DCberblick \u00FCber die Leiter der US-amerikanischen diplomatischen Vertretung in Dahomey beziehungsweise seit dem Namenswechsel 1975 im Benin."@de . . "as Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary"@en . . "The President of the United States"@en . . . . . . . "1111191026"^^ . "Daftar duta besar Amerika Serikat untuk Benin"@in . . . . . . "Ambassadeur des Etats-Unis au B\u00E9nin"@en . . "Ambassador"@en . . . . "1960-10-14"^^ . . "Berikut ini adalah daftar untuk Benin"@in . "List of ambassadors of the United States to Benin"@en . . . . . . . . . . "with Senate advice and consent"@en . .