The First Presidency has announced the assignments of this year's new mission presidents. They will report to their missions about July 1, and generally serve for three years. This year, 99 new mission presidents and their wives have been called.
British Isles - 8 missions
Europe - 48 missions
Philippines/Micronesia - 13 missions
Asia - 20 missions
South Pacific - 13 missions
Africa - 11 missions
South America - 64 missions
Mexico/Central America - 30 missions
Caribbean - 7 missions
North America - 104 missions
Total Missions - 318
North America - 30
Mission New President Returning President
California Oakland Cecil Malcolm Warner Phil K. Smartt Jr
California San Fernando Maughn M. Pearson ** Steven E. Snow
California San Francisco Robert E. Sorenson, Jr. New mission
California Santa Rosa Gary C. Swensen Floyd H. Gowans
Canada Calgary O. Don Ostler ** Peter J. G. Berkhahn
Canada Halifax To be announced Bradley C. Miller
Canada Winnipeg R. Dean Layton ** Lorin J. Mendenhall
Florida Tampa Lloyd M. Munson Jeff J. Horn
Georgia Atlanta Richard W. Jones Monte N. Stewart
Idaho Pocatello Wilburn J. Brown Glenn R. Orr
Illinois Chicago South Dallas H. Bradford New mission
Maryland Baltimore Jay M. Smith, Jr. ** Bruce M. Ballard
Massachusetts Boston Dale B. Murphy Ranier F. Munns
Mississippi Jackson H. Earl Thomas Ernest W. Westover
Missouri Independence V. Daniel Rogers Ben E. Rawlings
Montana Billings H. Kay Chandler David C. Harvey
Nebraska Omaha To be announced Jack M. Bangerter
Nevada Las Vegas West Grant E. Starley New mission
New York New York South Dean W. Croft W. John Bailey III
New York Utica Robert R. Evans *** R. Noel Hatch
North Carolina Charlotte Ted M. Bair ** Kay B. Rasmussen
North Carolina Raleigh Max Explin ** Arnold Christensen
Oklahoma Tulsa Quade P. Hansen R. Clair Miles
South Dakota Rapid City John R. Reese Eugene W. Atkinson
Texas Houston South Brent K. Pratt New mission
Texas McAllen Robert G. Dyer ** C. Douglas Lyons
Utah Ogden Clifford Lloyd Jones ** Donald D. Salmon
Utah Provo Hugh S. Gregson Wayne M. Hancock
Washington D. C. South Arlen B. Crouch ** James Joseph Hamula
Washington Spokane Jeffrey L. Yarbrough Richard I. Heaton
Mexico and Central America - 7
Mission New President Returning President
Costa Rica San Jose Jose L. Gonzalez Boyd L. Cardon
Honduras Comayaguela Roberto Ocampo ** New mission
Mexico Hermosillo Rosendo Tiempos Francisco Javier Barron
Mexico Mexico City South Mario Leopoldo Carlos William R. Moss
Mexico Monterrey South Lee W. Crayk ** Mervin L. Gifford
Mexico Puebla Jose L. Rios Bud F. Grover
Mexico Tampico H. Aldridge Gillespie *** Lincoln R. Goodman
Africa - 4
Mission New President Returning President
Ghana Accra Larry Bodhaine Larry Bert Duke
Ivory Coast Abidjan Charles D. Martin * J. Thomas Kallunki
South Africa Durban R. Chris Fee *** H. Dwayne Stevenson
Zimbabwe Harare Frank D. Bagley William L. Hunter
Asia - 10
Mission New President Returning President
Cambodia Phnom Penh Leland D. White New mission
Hong Kong Tak Chung Stanley Wan ** John Malulani Aki, Jr.
Indonesia Jakarta Subandriyo Vern M. Tueller
Japan Fukuoka James A. McArthur L. Dwight Pincock
Japan Nagoya Kent J Diamond J. Reed Mackley
Japan Tokyo North Tadashi Komatsu ** Larry Odell Haslam
Korea Seoul Darryl W. Harris ** Jong Chul Jun
Singapore Nicholas P. Collins Carl D. Warren
Taiwan Taipei Michael G. Harris *** Richard B. Stamps
Thailand Bangkok Michael A. Goodman ** Troy L. Corriveau
Phillippines/Micronesia - 3
Mission New President Returning President
Philippines Bacolod Kent T. Evans George F. Snell
Philippines Baguio Bruce R. Christensen Roger L. Hiatt, Sr.
Philippines San Fernando Del B. Garner Allen C. Christensen
British Isles - 5
Mission New President Returning President
England Bristol Timothy L. Taggart Rowland E. Elvidge
England London O. Claron Alldredge, Jr. Donald H. Steele
England London South James L. Parkin ** Kay R. Whitmore
England Manchester H. Bruce Stucki H. Bryan Richards
Scotland Edinburgh Norman D. Clyde Joseph M. McPhie
Caribbean - 4
Mission New President Returning President
Dominican Republic Santiago Vicente I. Mederos Stanley K. Bramwell
Dominican Republic Santo
Domingo East J. William Moore Charles K. Hinds
Jamaica Kingston Eugene J. Moore David R. Calvert
West Indies Kenneth J. Mason Roy R. Valantine
South America - 22
Mission New President Returning President
Argentina Bahia Blanca Brian E. Schuck Ramon A. Alvarez
Argentina Buenos Aires West W. Fredrick Hall II Garry K. Moore
Brazil Belem Carlos Augusto Godoy ** Pedro J. Cruz Penha
Brazil Belo Horizonte Arlen D. Woffinden ** Expedicto J. Saraiva
Brazil Belo Horizonte East Dean R. Burgess Thomas P. Smith
Brazil Brasilia Scott W. Hadley Larry B. Hanks
Brazil Porto Alegre North Arlan W. Woodward ** Sanford S. Walker
Brazil Porto Alegre South Milton da Rocha Camargo James R. Palmer
Brazil Salvador South C. Daniel Litchford Marcos A. C. Prieto
Brazil Sao Paulo East Richard A. Walker Leobardo Espinosa
Chile Antofagasta Miguel F. Rojas Spencer V. Jones
Chile Santiago East D. Kelly Ogden New mission
Chile Vina del Mar E. Elwood Taylor Sr. James F. Killian
Colombia Bogota North Pedro Nel Cardona ** Roberto Mazal
Colombia Bogota South Francisco I. Gimenez Juan R. Fajardo
Peru Lima Central Juan A. Etchegaray Carlos A. Cuba
Peru Lima South Julio C. Alasia Mac Rey Call
Uruguay Montevideo Timothy M. Olson Lynn G. Robbins
Uruguay Montevideo West Kevin E. Monson New mission
Venezuela Barcelona Javier Ibanez ** Ned B. Roueche
Venezuela Maracaibo Gary Rex Wight ** Arthur L. Porter
Venezuela Valencia Omar A. Alvarez ** N. Gaylon Hopkins
European - 12
Mission New President Returning President
Belgium Brussels H. Ray Hart ** J. R. Eccles
Bulgaria Sofia Gary R. Stephens ** Edward M. Partridge
Germany Berlin August Schubert ** Walter e. Wunderlich
Germany Leipzig Reed L. Moss Terry W. Johnson
Portugal Lisbon South Allan T. Brinkerhoff *** Weldon Robert Coleman
Russia Moscow South G. Lowell Wright Jr. New mission
Russia Rostov na Donu Robert B. Schwartz Vladimir Siwachok
Spain Barcelona Clate W. Mask Jr. Donald P. Tenney
Spain Bilbao Derk W. Pelton Colin H. Miller
Spain Las Palmas Jorge A. Prieto H. Vern Payne
Spain Madrid Steven R. Shallenberger ** Richard H. Winkel
Switzerland Geneva Rex J. Allen Glen K Lund
Pacific - 2
Mission New President Returning President
Australia Sydney South Boyden E. Lee Leo P. Talbot
Papua New Guinea Port Moresby Mosese F. Naeata John R. Gibson
Already serving
** Biographies to be published later
*** Biographies on page 5