R. Borden Reams

R. Borden Reams
R. Borden Reams with Félix Houphouët-Boigny, John F. Kennedy and Jackie Kennedy in 1962
1st United States Ambassador to Burkina Faso
In office
December 6, 1960 – June 26, 1961
PresidentDwight D. Eisenhower
Preceded byoffice established
Succeeded byThomas S. Estes
1st United States Ambassador to Benin
In office
November 26, 1960 – July 31, 1961
PresidentDwight D. Eisenhower
Preceded byoffice established
Succeeded byRobinson McIlvaine
1st United States Ambassador to Niger
In office
November 23, 1960 – August 2, 1961
PresidentDwight D. Eisenhower
Preceded byoffice established
Succeeded byMercer Cook
1st United States Ambassador to Côte d'Ivoire
In office
November 20, 1960 – May 12, 1962
PresidentDwight D. Eisenhower
Preceded byoffice established
Succeeded byJames Wine
United States Minister to Denmark
Acting
In office
June 5, 1940 – December 20, 1941
PresidentFranklin D. Roosevelt
Preceded byRay Atherton
Succeeded byMonnett Bain Davis (1945)
Personal details
Born(1904-01-27)January 27, 1904
Luthersburg, Pennsylvania
DiedMarch 26, 1994(1994-03-26) (aged 90)
Panama City, Florida
SpouseCharlotte Johns
ProfessionDiplomat

Robert Borden Reams (January 27, 1904 – March 26, 1994) was an American diplomat.[1][2] He was the first United States Ambassador to Upper Volta (now Burkina Faso), Dahomey (now Benin), Niger, and Ivory Coast (now Côte d'Ivoire) simultaneously. On July 31, 1960, an envoy, Donald R. Norland, had presented his credentials as Chargé d'Affaires ad interim on the previous day of Reams' appointment.

  1. ^ "Former Ambassadors | Embassy of the United States Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire". abidjan.usembassy.gov. Archived from the original on 2015-05-18. Retrieved 2015-05-15.
  2. ^ "R Borden Reams". NameBase. Retrieved 2012-01-20.[dead link]