Tulinabo S. Mushingi
Tulinabo S. Mushingi
10th United States Ambassador to Angola
In officeMarch 9, 2022 – October 22, 2024[1]
PresidentJoe Biden
Preceded byNina Maria Fite
Succeeded byJames B. Story (charge d’affaires)
United States Ambassador to São Tomé and Príncipe
In officeAugust 10, 2022 – October 2024
PresidentJoe Biden
Preceded byRobert E. WhiteheadChargé d'Affaires
United States Ambassador to Senegal
In officeAugust 4, 2017[2] – February 1, 2022[3]
PresidentDonald TrumpJoe Biden
Preceded byJames P. Zumwalt
Succeeded byMichael A. Raynor
United States Ambassador to Guinea-Bissau
In officeAugust 4, 2017 – February 1, 2022[3]
PresidentDonald TrumpJoe Biden
Preceded byJames P. Zumwalt
Succeeded byMichael A. Raynor
United States Ambassador to Burkina Faso
In officeSeptember 17, 2013 – October 27, 2016[4]
PresidentBarack Obama
Preceded byJ. Thomas Dougherty
Succeeded byAndrew Robert Young
Personal details
Born (1956-08-04) August 4, 1956
Congo-Kinshasa
SpouseRebecca Mushingi
Children1
Alma materHigher Pedagogical InstituteHoward UniversityGeorgetown University

Tulinabo Salama Mushingi (born August 4, 1956, in the Democratic Republic of Congo)[5] is an American diplomat who served as the United States ambassador to Angola and the United States ambassador to São Tomé and Príncipe from 2022 to 2024. He previously served as the United States ambassador to Burkina Faso from 2013 to 2016, and a joint appointment as United States ambassador to Senegal and United States ambassador to Guinea-Bissau from 2017 to 2022. He also served in the executive offices of Secretaries of State John F. Kerry and Hillary Clinton.[6]

Early career

Mushingi started his career with the United States Peace Corps and served in Papua New Guinea, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Niger and the Central African Republic. He earned a master's degree from Howard University and a Doctor of Philosophy from Georgetown University. He was also a visiting lecturer at Dartmouth College for many years and taught at Howard University, before being hired as an instructor at the U.S. State Department's Foreign Service Institute.[7]

Foreign Service career

After being accepted into the foreign service, Mushingi served a series of domestic and overseas assignments including Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia; Maputo, Mozambique; Lusaka, Zambia; Casablanca, Morocco; and tours in Washington D.C. in the Bureau of Intelligence and Research; the Bureau of International Organization Affairs and the Bureau of Human Resources.

From 2003 to 2006, he served as the management officer assigned to travel with Deputy Secretary of State Richard Armitage, and from 2006 to 2009, Mushingi worked as management counselor of the U.S. Embassy in Tanzania.

In 2009, he was promoted to Deputy Chief of Mission, and served as chargé d'affaires for the U.S. Embassy in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. From 2011 to 2013, he served in the Executive Offices of Secretary of State Hillary Clinton and later John Kerry.[8]

United States ambassador to Burkina Faso

On April 11, 2013, President Barack Obama nominated Mushingi to be the next ambassador to Burkina Faso.[9] Hearings on his nomination were held before the Senate Foreign Relations Committee on June 19, 2013. The committee favorably reported his nomination on June 25, 2013. Mushingi was confirmed by the full Senate on July 9, 2013.[10]

United States ambassador to Senegal

In early 2017, President Barack Obama nominated Mushingi to serve as United States Ambassador to Senegal and concurrently United States Ambassador to Guinea-Bissau. The nomination was withdrawn by President Donald Trump, who subsequently renominated Mushingi to the same position.[11][12] Hearings on his nomination were held before the Senate Foreign Relations Committee on April 26, 2017. The committee favorably reported his nomination on May 9, 2017. He was confirmed by the United States Senate by voice vote on May 18, 2017. He presented his credentials to Senegalese President Macky Sall on August 4, 2017.[13]

United States ambassador to Angola and São Tomé and Príncipe

On April 15, 2021, President Joe Biden nominated Mushingi to be the next United States Ambassador to Angola and United States Ambassador to São Tomé and Príncipe.[14] On April 19, 2021, his nomination was sent to the Senate.[15] Hearings on his nomination were held before the Senate Foreign Relations Committee on June 9, 2021. The committee favorably reported his nomination to the Senate floor on June 24, 2021. On December 18, 2021, he was confirmed by the United States Senate via voice vote.[16][17]

Mushingi presented his credentials to President João Lourenço on March 9, 2022.[18] He presented his credentials to President Carlos Vila Nova on August 10, 2022.[19] He retired in October 2024.[2]

Awards and decorations

  • Officer of the National Order of Burkina-Faso
  • Palmer Award for the Advancement of Democracy[14]

Personal life

Mushingi speaks Portuguese, French, and Swahili.

See also

References

  1. ^"U.S. Embassy Welcomes Ambassador James Story as Charge d'Affaires to Angola and São Tomé and Príncipe". U.S. Embassy to Angola and Sao Tome and Principe. October 23, 2024.
  2. ^ ab"L'Ambassadeur Mushingi présente ses lettres de créances au Président Macky Sall". Africa Newsroom. Retrieved 9 August 2017.
  3. ^ ab"Fout". m.facebook.com. Retrieved 2025-07-18.
  4. ^"Tulinabo Mushingi : « le Burkina est le seul pays au monde où la chaleur humaine éclipse la chaleur climatique » - leFaso.net".
  5. ^"Tulinabo Salama Mushingi, nouvel Ambassadeur des USA au Burkina". aOuaga.com.
  6. ^"Tulinabo S. Mushingi Share". U.S. Department of State. Retrieved 2 May 2017.
  7. ^"Tulinabo S. Mushingi". United States Department of State. August 5, 2013. Archived from the original on April 12, 2014. Retrieved March 12, 2014.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
  8. ^U.S. Department of State (March 12, 2014). [1].
  9. ^"President Obama Announces More Key Administration Posts". White House. 11 April 2013. Retrieved 29 June 2022.
  10. ^"PN288 - Nomination of Tulinabo Salama Mushingi for Department of State, 113th Congress (2013-2014)". www.congress.gov. 9 July 2013. Retrieved 29 June 2022.
  11. ^"PN7 - Nomination of Tulinabo Salama Mushingi for Department of State, 115th Congress (2017-2018)". www.congress.gov. 28 February 2017. Retrieved 30 June 2022.
  12. ^"PN84 - Nomination of Tulinabo Salama Mushingi for Department of State, 115th Congress (2017-2018)". www.congress.gov. 18 May 2017. Retrieved 30 June 2022.
  13. ^"L'Ambassadeur Mushingi présente ses lettres de créances au Président Macky Sall | Ambassade des États-Unis au Sénégal". Ambassade des États-Unis au Sénégal (in French). 2017-08-07. Retrieved 2017-12-05.
  14. ^ ab"President Biden Announces His Intent to Nominate Nine Career Members of the Senior Foreign Service as Ambassadors" (Press release). Washington, D.C.: The White House. April 15, 2021.Public Domain This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
  15. ^"Nominations Sent to the Senate". The White House. April 19, 2021.
  16. ^Kim, Lisa. "Senate Confirms Biden Ambassadors Held Up By GOP, Before Breaking With Many Democratic Goals Unachieved". Forbes.
  17. ^"PN382 - Nomination of Tulinabo S. Mushingi for Department of State, 117th Congress (2021-2022)". www.congress.gov. December 18, 2021. Retrieved January 8, 2022.
  18. ^"U.S. Ambassador to Angola Tulinabo S. Mushingi, Presents Credentials to the President of Angola João Manuel Gonçalves Lourenço". U.S. Embassy in Angola. 2022-03-09. Retrieved 2022-05-16.
  19. ^"U.S. Diplomatic Representation for Democratic Republic of São Tomé and Príncipe Moves to U.S. Embassy Luanda". U.S. Department of State. 2022-08-11. Retrieved 2022-08-11.
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