Central Africa

Democratic Republic of Congo

Capital: Kinshasa
Head of state: Félix Tshisekedi
Head of government: Judith Suminwa Tuluka
U.S. chargé d’affaires: Ian J. McCary

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Head of stateFélix TshisekediPresident of the Democratic Republic of CongoSince January 24, 2019 · 7 years, 8 months
Head of governmentJudith Suminwa TulukaPrime Minister of the Democratic Republic of CongoSince June 12, 2024 · 2 years, 4 months

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U.S. chargé d’affairesIan J. McCaryU.S. Chargé d’Affaires in the Democratic Republic of Congo

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Democratic Republic of Congo in Washington

Ambassador to the U.S.Kapinga Yvette NganduAmbassador of the Democratic Republic of Congo to the United StatesSince October 17, 2025 · 11 months

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Valerie Amos speaking in front of a U.N. emblem — Valerie Amos, then the U.N. humanitarian chief, during her August 2012 visit to eastern Congo, where she toured the Kanyaruchinya camp for displaced people near Goma. (File photo)MONUSCO Photos / Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA 2.0)

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U.S. and Qatar-Led Peace Efforts in Congo Win Fresh American Backing at United Nations

Washington urges the African Union and United Nations to help advance diplomatic processes aimed at resolving the persistent conflict in eastern Congo.

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Leaders: UN Protocol list of heads of state and government (19 Sept. 2026), updated for later official appointments. U.S. diplomats: each U.S. embassy’s official website. Photos: licensed (public domain or Creative Commons) with credit.