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The First Presidency has announced the assignment of this year's new mission presidents. They will report to their missions about July 1, and generally serve for three years. This year, 127 new mission presidents and their wives have been called.
North America — 39
| Mission | New President | Returning President |
| Alaska Anchorage | Hendricks, James Vance* | Orton, Jackie D. |
| Arizona Tucson | Nalder, Lanny J | Mc Kinlay, Douglas R. |
| Arkansas Little Rock | Bawden, William Dean* | Christensen, Don Lee |
| California Anaheim | Rasmussen, Lorin N. | Mc Donald, James Bott |
| California Fresno | Ballif, Scott Walter* | Beatson, Trevor Alan |
| California Los Angeles | Christensen, T. Dean | Le Baron, Milo Richard |
| California Riverside | Heyes, Edward A. | Brown, Reid H. |
| California Roseville | To be announced | Checketts, Preston James |
| California Sacramento | Grow, Robert Joseph* | Nixon, Richard Smoot |
| California San Diego | Pitcher, Richard Leo* | Boyden, John Sterling |
| California San Jose | Fitzgerald, W. Kent** | Child, Franklin L. |
| California Ventura | Clarke, Val L.* | Murdock, Michael D. |
| Canada Montreal | Stoddard, Larry G. | Froerer, Fredrick |
| Canada Toronto East | Hart, James D. | Hadley, Stephen Merrill |
| Canada Vancouver | Haight, Robert P.**** | Knight, Kenneth Young |
| Colorado Denver North | Thomas, Darwin L. | Horne, Myron Walter |
| Colorado Denver South | Schultz, Ralph Conrad* | Charsley, Royall E. S. |
| Connecticut Hartford | Butler, Donald J. | Burt, Noel W. |
| Florida Ft. Lauderdale | Warren, Floyd Eugene* | Potter, G. Craig |
| Georgia Macon | Anderson, Norman D. | Tueller, Russell Elmer |
| Kentucky Louisville | Cannon, Michael C. | Flake, Joel Alva |
| Louisiana Baton Rouge | Simpson, Max B | Tueller, Rodney E. |
| Michigan Lansing | Church, Kenneth H. | Calton, Jack Ronald |
| Minnesota Minneapolis | Gleed, Lonny R. | Martin, Arthur Keith |
| Nevada Las Vegas | Tate, Warren G. | Mc Kee, Robert Harold |
| New Jersey Morristown | Webb, Lynn Robert* | Schreiner, Bruce Astin |
| New York New York North | Stoker, Noel G. | Rasband, Ronald A. |
| Ohio Cleveland | Jones, Philip E. | Kohlert, Steven Dennis |
| Ohio Columbus | Sharp, Robert A. | Johnson, Joe L. |
| Oregon Eugene | Smart, Ronald A. | Jones, Thomas Glenn |
| Pennsylvania Harrisburg | Schwartz, Patrick J. | Brown, James R. |
| South Carolina Columbia | Doxey, Roger W. | Maxfield, David Ornell |
| Tennessee Knoxville | Smith, Hyrum E. | Benson, Randy J. |
| Tennessee Nashville | Taylor, Henry Dixon* | Bray, Robert Larsen |
| Texas Dallas | Morgan, Blaine C. | Hanks, Paul A. |
| Texas Houston | Mayfield, James Bruce* | Sorensen, Bruce Farrell |
| Texas Houston East | Nield, Kevin R. | Brennan, Clifford Arthur |
| Washington Tacoma | Stone, Ronald Allan* | Woodbury, T. Bowring |
| West Virginia Charleston | Wible, John R. | Sloan, Robert Charles |
Mexico & Central America — 15
| Mission | New President | Returning President |
| El Salvador San Salvador East | Linton, Morris Duane* | Cardon, Charles Howard |
| El Salvador San Salvador West | Cajas, Elmer R. | Goodnow, Henry C. |
| Guatemala Guatemala City Central | Lemmon, James A. | Williams, Richard Larry |
| Guatemala Guatemala City North | Potter, H. Clifford | Parry, Alan J. |
| Guatemala Guatemala City South | Layton, Keith N. | Turley, Kenneth W. |
| Guatemala Quetzaltenango | Astorga, Carlos Leonel* | Lunt, Timothy Clarence |
| Honduras Tegucigalpa | Anderton, Michael D. | Beckstead, Kim B. |
| Mexico Guadalajara | Torres, Ruben Dario* | Aguirre, Salvador |
| Mexico Mexico City North | Galindo, Arturo* | Cazier, Donald A. |
| Mexico Puebla | Machuca, Juan Antonio*** | |
| Mexico Oaxaca | Aguilar, Federico* | Concha, Tomas |
| Mexico Tijuana | Wagner, Wilbur Thayne* | Granados, Jorge |
| Mexico Torreon | Gil, Mauro Jose Luis* | Sierra, Armando Antonio |
| Mexico Tuxtla Gutierrez | Lopez, Jose Marcos* | De Hoyos, Benjamin |
| Mexico Veracruz | Torres, Jose Luis* | Mijangos, Arturo Antonio |
Africa — 4
| Mission | New President | Returning President |
| Ivory Coast Abidjan | Evanson, Dale E. | Martin, Charles Drayton |
| Nigeria Lagos | Hall, Richard E. | Dadson, Banyan Acquaye |
| South Africa Cape Town | Haddock, Gary Kay | Markus, Glen |
| South Africa Johannesburg | DeMordaunt, Roger | Bangerter, Norman Howard |
British Isles — 1
| Mission | New President | Returning President |
| England Birmingham | Hinckley, Michael R. | Spallino, Terry Joe |
Philippines / Micronesia — 6
| Mission | New President | Returning President |
| Philippines Cabanatuan | Black, Kimball Dean* | Hunt,
Amos Burnell
|
| Philippines Cebu | Abram, Gerald Dwayne* | Whatcott, W.
John
|
| Philippines Davao | Pagaduan, Arsenio Abraham* | Mascardo, Emmanuel S.
|
| Philippines Manila | Peck, Jack M. | Gerratt, D. Rex
|
| Philippines San Pablo | Johnson, George E. | Wennerholm, Roy
|
| Philippines Tacloban | Dela Vega, Danilo Durias* | Dimaya, Fred Cabanos |
Caribbean — 2
| Mission | New President | Returning President |
| Dominican Republic Santo Domingo East | Johns, Robert M. | McCoy, E. Marshall
|
| Dominican Republic Santo Domingo West | Gertsch, Laren Murri* | Stone, David Rodger |
South America — 28
| Mission | New President | Returning President |
| Argentina Buenos Aires South | Perkins, Wayne C. | Oveson, Stephen Berg |
| Argentina Mendoza | Steimle, Wayne D.** | Thomas, Gordon Kent |
| Argentina Neuquen | George, Richard Riley* | Huerta, Hector D. |
| Argentina Resistencia | Christensen, Shirley D. | Monroy, Carlos |
| Argentina Rosario | Pino, Rafael Eduardo* | Ontiveros, Eder Levi |
| Argentina Salta | Macdonald, David M. | Pedraja, Carlos Lizardo |
| Bolivia Cochabamba | Moreno, Daniel Arnoldo* | Parker, Timothy Lee |
| Bolivia La Paz | Wilson, Gordon T. | Oyola, Rolando A. |
| Brazil Florianopolis | Bentim, Nivaldo* | Wallace, Lynn Pyper |
| Brazil Fortaleza | Arias, Jose Maria* | Dennis, Ronald D. |
| Brazil Maceio | Lopes, Edson Jose Martins* | Fisher, James Milton |
| Brazil Manaus | Campbell, James D. | Verta, Vicente |
| Brazil Recife | Madsen, Ross Martin* | Grahl, Joao Roberto |
| Brazil Ribeirao Preto | Zollinger, Lewis P.** | Fabricio, Jose Olimpio |
| Brazil Rio De Janeiro | Ringger, Mark David* | Worth, Grant Arlo |
| Brazil Rio De Janeiro North | Anderson, Alan Stephen* | Beck, David L. |
| Brazil Salvador | Silva, Fernando Antonio* | Sheppard, Brad Jensen |
| Brazil Sao Paulo Interlagos | Christensen, Richard Neils* | Van Orman, Jan Richard |
| Brazil Sao Paulo North | To be announced | Broadhead, Fenton Lynn |
| Brazil Sao Paulo South | Jones, Jay B. | Hickman, Craig Ronald |
| Chile Osorno | Garcia, Jose Antonio* | Lyon, Thomas Edgar |
| Chile Santiago North | Christensen, David A. | Kemp, Terry G. |
| Colombia Cali | Diaz, Noel Alberto* | Nunez, Alexander |
| Ecuador Guayaquil North | Terry, William David* | Maldonado, B. Renato |
| Ecuador Quito | Goodman, Thomas E. | Garcia, Roberto |
| Peru Chiclayo | Hawkins, William George* | Bravo, Adan Guillermo |
| Peru Lima East | Barrow, Mark H. | Gamero, Victor Hugo |
| Venezuela Caracas | To be announced | Nicolaysen, Timothy Warren |
Asia — 6
| Mission | New President | Returning President |
| Japan Hiroshima | Cherrington, Thomas M. | Shumway, Norman David |
| Japan Sapporo | Larkins, Michael R. | Hoki, Gordon Ray |
| Japan Sendai | Grames, Conan P. | Yoshino, Kazuhiro |
| Japan Tokyo South | Suzuki, Kenji* | Randall, Steven Kent |
| Korea Pusan | Slover, Robert H. | Leishman, Steven R. |
| Mongolia Ulaanbaatar | Clark, Glen Harlan* | Cox, Gary E. |
European — 21
| Mission | New President | Returning President |
| Austria Vienna | Schulze, Michael | Mangelson, Ned L. |
| Austria Vienna South | Strong, Brent Marvin* | Wondra, Johann A. |
| Finland Helsinki | Johnson, Kim M.** | Thompson, P. Lyn |
| France Marseille | Wilcox, Reed Neil* | Dansie, Elbert Marvin |
| France Paris | Madsen, David Wilford* | Brown, Dennis K. |
| Germany Dusseldorf | Apel, Frank Herbert* | Howell, Glade F. |
| Germany Munich | Harker, Laurence Ardell* | Scholz, J. Edward |
| Greece Athens | Mavromatis, George** | Hundrup, Tagg B. |
| Italy Catania | Rempel, Terrance Grant* | Ascione, Giovanni |
| Italy Rome | Pacini, Craig Neil* | Flosi, Leone |
| Lithuania Vilnius | Lund, Robert K. | Jensen, Bartell C. |
| Netherlands Amsterdam | Anderson, Thomas Charles* | Brewster, Hoyt William |
| Norway Oslo | Tveten, Jan Thyge* | Lundgren, Bernt George |
| Portugal Lisbon North | Trost, Philip A. | Clegg, Calvin C. |
| Portugal Porto | Sims, Steven M. | West, Joseph Alva |
| Romania Bucharest | Sam, David** | Orton, Robert F. |
| Russia Novosibirsk | Dudley, Alan W. | Galbraith, B. John |
| Russia Yekaterinburg | Hall, Marc E. | Jarvis, Donald Karl |
| Sweden Stockholm | Clarke, Allan T. | Ritchie, Keith L. |
| Ukraine Donetsk | McQueen, David M. | Manzhos, Aleksandr N. |
| Ukraine Kiev | Trythall, Frank V.** | Voge, Wilfried M. |
Pacific — 5
| Mission | New President | Returning President |
| Fiji Suva | Bauer, Roy Gene | Tefan, Jean A. |
| New Zealand Auckland | Mendenhall, Paul W. | Hunter, Richard Allen |
| New Zealand Wellington | Capson, Gregory M.* | Cowan, Robert M. |
| Samoa Apia | Pe'A, Suau'upaia | Mataalii, Henry Sa |
| Tahiti Papeete | Andersen, Ralph A. | Munanui, Tekehu |
*Biographies to be published later **Biographies on page 7 ***Began service Jan. 1, 1999 ****Begins service March 8, 1999
