there in 1991, but she later withdrew from the nomination process for personal reasons. In June 2016, Stephen Schwartz was sworn in as the first U.S. ambassador to Somalia in a quarter century. Schwartz's appointment came a year after U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry made an unannounced visit to Mogadishu. Schwartz resigned on September 29, 2017. President Donald J. Trump nominated Donald Yamamoto as the United States Ambassador to Somalia. Mr. Yamamoto was appointed on October 19, 2018. On April 15, 2021, President Joe Biden nominated Larry André Jr. to be the next United States Ambassador to Somalia. On December 18, 2021, he United States Senate confirmed his nomination by voice vote and he presented his credentials on February 7, 2022. Ambassadors See also Somalia – United States relations Foreign relations of Somalia Ambassadors of the United States Embassy of the United States, Mogadishu References Specific General United States Department of State: Background notes on Somalia External links United States Department of State: Chiefs of Mission for Somalia United States Department of State: Somalia United States Virtual Presence Post in Somalia Somalia United States