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Ian J. McCary

Chargé d'Affaires

Susan Tuller

Deputy Chief of Mission

Chargé d'Affaires

Ian J. McCary became Chargé d’Affaires at U.S. Embassy Kinshasa on January 20, 2026. A member of the Senior Foreign Service, rank of Minister-Counselor, Mr. McCary served in the Department of State’s Counterterrorism Bureau as Deputy Special Envoy for the Global Coalition to Defeat ISIS between 2022 and 2025.

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Deputy Chief of Mission

Susan Tuller, a career member of the Senior Foreign Service, serves as the Deputy Chief of Mission in Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of the Congo. She recently served as Country Consular Coordinator for the U.S. Mission in Nigeria.

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Deputy Chief of Mission Susan Tuller

Ian J. McCary

Chargé d'Affaires

Susan Tuller

Deputy Chief of Mission

Donald J. Trump

President of the United States

JD Vance

Vice President of the United States

Marco Rubio

U.S. Secretary of State

President of the United States

Donald J. Trump serves as the 47th President of the United States. He also served as the 45th.

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Vice President of the United States

JD Vance serves as the 50th Vice President of the United States.

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U.S. Secretary of State

Marco Rubio serves as the 72nd United States Secretary of State.

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Donald J. Trump

President of the United States

Donald J. Trump

President of the United States

Donald J. Trump serves as the 47th President of the United States. He also served as the 45th.

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JD Vance

Vice President of the United States

JD Vance

Vice President of the United States

JD Vance serves as the 50th Vice President of the United States.

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Marco Rubio

U.S. Secretary of State

Marco Rubio

U.S. Secretary of State

Marco Rubio serves as the 72nd United States Secretary of State.

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Locations & Information

Embassy

Kinshasa

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Policy & History

Policy

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History

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