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Shane Dixon Portrait
Shane Dixon
Chargé d'Affaires ad interim
Deputy Chief of Mission Brinille Eliane Ellis
Brinille Eliane Ellis
Deputy Chief of Mission
Shane Dixon
Chargé d'Affaires ad interim
Shane Dixon will serve as the Chargé d’Affaires ad interim to the U.S. Embassy in Cotonou, Bénin effective March 7, 2026. He most recently served as Acting Assistant Director, High Threat Programs Directorate and Chargé d’Affaires a.i. to the U.S. Embassy in Mogadishu, Somalia.
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Shane Dixon
Brinille Eliane Ellis
Deputy Chief of Mission
Brinille Eliane Ellis is a career member of the Senior Foreign Service with the rank of Counselor who has served in U.S. Department of State’s diplomatic corps since 1997. Prior to serving in Benin, she was the Deputy Office Director for Public Diplomacy in the Bureau of Near Eastern Affairs.
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Deputy Chief of Mission Brinille Eliane Ellis
Shane Dixon Portrait
Shane Dixon
Chargé d'Affaires ad interim
Deputy Chief of Mission Brinille Eliane Ellis
Brinille Eliane Ellis
Deputy Chief of Mission
Donald J. Trump
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Marco Rubio
U.S. Secretary of State
Donald J. Trump
President of the United States
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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 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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2024 Trafficking in Persons Report
2023 Country Reports on Human Rights Practices
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The Great Seal of the United States
WTO
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The Africa Growth and Opportunity Act (AGOA)

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