The last three months of 2021 saw the departure of nine foreign ambassadors to the United States.
Between October and December, the following ambassadors completed their tour of duty in Washington, according to the State Department: Madjid Bouguerra (Algeria); Chum Sounry (Cambodia); François Nkuna Balumuene (DR Congo); Mamadou Haidara (Côte d’Ivoire); Vince Henderson (Dominica); Gilad Erdan (Israel); Mahamadou Nimaga (Mali); Yuba Raj Khatiwada (Nepal) and Piotr Wilczek (Poland).
A statement from the Office of the Chief of Protocol offered gratitude to the nine ambassadors “for their service, and for furthering diplomatic ties between our countries.”