The Embassy wishes to seize this opportunity to inform Gambians in the US, Canada, Brazil and Mexico of the demise of Ambassador Ousman Sallah, former Ambassador of the Republic of The Gambia to the United States of America.
The late Ambassador’s family in Washington, D.C, informed the Embassy that he died on Saturday 28 January, 2023 during a visit to The Gambia.
Ambassador Sallah was the first appointed Ambassador of The Gambia to the United States of America following the opening of the Embassy in 1979. The former Ambassador served a double stint in the United States of America, from 1979 – 1982 and 1987 – 1994.
The former Ambassador presented his first Letters of Credence to the former United States President Jimmy Carter in 1979. During his second diplomatic posting in 1987, Ambassador Sallah presented his Letters of Credence to former US President Ronald Wilson Reagan. Both Letters of Credence were presented at the White House.
The Embassy of The Gambia in Washington, D.C. is grateful for the services he rendered in solidifying relations between Banjul and Washington during his years in Office. The Embassy seizes this solemn moment to extend heartfelt condolences to the Sallah family, Gambian communities in the US, Canada, Brazil and Mexico. May God repose the departed soul in Jannatul Firdausi.
