# List of ambassadors of Belize to the United States

The Belizean ambassador in Washington, D. C. is the official representative of the Government in Belmopan to the Government of the United States.

## List of representatives

| Diplomatic agrément | Diplomatic accreditation | Ambassador | Observations | List of prime ministers of Belize | List of presidents of the United States |
| March 19, 1982 | April 12, 1982 | Edmund Andrew Marshalleck | NON-RESIDENT Dip. in Public Administration (1965), B.Sc. (Econ.) 1970, public servant, A/g Financial Secretary, Ministry of Finance, Chairman, Income Tax Appeal Board, Chairman, Monetary Authority, Alternate Director, Caribbean Development Bank, Born Benque Viejo, Cayo, Belize, Dec. 12, 1932, son of Upton Daniel Marshalleck and Lucy née Wade. Educated in Belize, U.W.I., Jamaica. Speaks Spanish. Married Nov. 19, 1966, Felicia Maria née Escalante, 2 sons (Martin Gregory, Edmund Andrew), 1 dau. (Julie Ann). Career: Administrative Officer, Sr. Economist, Undersecretary Finance, Religion: Roman Catholic, Recreation: sports, | George Cadle Price | Ronald Reagan |
| November 15, 1983 | November 21, 1983 | Henry Edney Conrad Cain | O.B.E. (1975), F.C.C.A. (1977), certified accountant, Managing director, The Monetary Authority of Belize, Member, Income Tax Appeal Board. Born Belize City, December 2, 1924, son of late Henry Edney Conrad Cain and Rhoda Cain (née Stamp). Educated Ebenezer Primary, St. George's College, St. Michael's College, Bal- ham and Tooting College of Commerce, London, A.A.C.C.A. (1961). Married July 1951, Leonie Elfreda née Locke. Career: joined Government Service, 1940, Audit Department, 1946, Examiner of Accounts, 1954–55, Sr. Examiner of Accounts, 1955–59, Auditor 1959- 61, acted as Principal Auditor (Auditor General) 1956 and 1959, Assistant Accountant General, Attorney General's Department, 1961–63, Accountant General, 1963-77 (retired), Managing Director, The Monetary Authority of Belize, 1977-. Awarded M.B.E. (1965). Religion: Methodist (Dist: Treas, Blize/Honduras Dist. of the Methodist Church). Affiliations: | George Cadle Price | Ronald Reagan |
| July 24, 1985 | September 17, 1985 | Edward Arthur Laing | Educator, ambassador, attorney. (* Feb 27, 1942), son of Marjorie Laing and Edward Laing, married Margery V Fairweather, Apr 5, 1969, children: Obi Uchenna, Nyasha Rufaro. 1964 BA Cambridge. 1966 LLB Cambridge. 1968 LLM Columbia. 1966 Barrister at Law 1969, Atty at Law IL . 1966-67: Belize, magistrate & crown counsel. 1968-69Baker & McKenzie, assoc. 1970-74Univ of West Indies, Barbados & Jamaica, sr lecturer. From 1974 to 1976 he was, asst prof at the Notre Dame Law School. 1976-81 he was associate law prof at the Univ of Maryland. 1980-85: Howard Univ School of Law, professor/director of graduate program, . , | Manuel Esquivel | Ronald Reagan |
| July 11, 1990 | August 7, 1990 | James Vallencourt Hyde | (* Sept, 29, 1933) Land surveyor, bus. exec. 1977 Commr. of Lands and Survey Dept. 1980-85 Permanent Secretary of the Ministry of Natural Resources. | George Cadle Price | George H. W. Bush |
| September 20, 1993 | October 1, 1993 | Dean Lindo | | Manuel Esquivel | Bill Clinton |
| September 19, 1996 | October 9, 1996 | James Schoffield Murphy | | Manuel Esquivel | Bill Clinton |
| October 27, 2000 | December 7, 2000 | Lisa Shoman | | Said Wilbert Musa | Bill Clinton |
| July 28, 2008 | | Nestor Mendez | | Dean Oliver Barrow | George W. Bush |
| | September 18, 2015 | Patrick Andrews | | Dean Oliver Barrow | Barack Obama |
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* Belize–United States relations