This is a list of ambassadors of the United States to Burkina Faso (formerly Upper Volta).

The United States recognized Upper Volta immediately and assigned its first envoy on the nation's independence day, August 5.

to the newly independent nations: Ivory Coast (Côte d'Ivoire), Dahomey (Benin) and Niger while resident in Abidjan.

On December 31, 1960, an embassy was established in Ouagadougou with a resident Chargé d'affaires.

The United States Embassy in Burkina Faso is located in Ouagadougou.