List of ambassadors of the United States to Kiribati
The United States ambassador to Kiribati is the official representative of the government of the United States to the government of Kiribati. The ambassador is concurrently the ambassador to Fiji, Nauru, Tonga, and Tuvalu, while residing in Suva, Fiji.
Ambassador of the United States to Kiribati | |
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Seal of the United States Department of State | |
Incumbent Tony Greubel Chargé d'Affaires since January 20, 2021 | |
Nominator | President of the United States |
Inaugural holder | William Bodde as Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary |
Formation | September 26, 1980 |
Website | U.S. Embassy - Suva |
Ambassadors
- William Bodde – Career FSO
- Title: Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary
- Appointed: September 26, 1980
- Presented credentials: January 20, 1981
- Terminated mission: Left post, August 15, 1981
- Fred J. Eckert – Political appointee
- Title: Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary
- Appointed: February 11, 1982
- Presented credentials: May 31, 1982
- Terminated mission: Left post, May 7, 1984
- Carl Edward Dillery – Career FSO
- Title: Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary
- Appointed: September 27, 1984
- Presented credentials: January 29, 1985
- Terminated mission: Left post, July 15, 1987
- Leonard Rochwarger – Political appointee
- Title: Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary
- Appointed: September 28, 1987
- Presented credentials: May 9, 1988
- Terminated mission: Left post, August 31, 1989
- Evelyn Irene Hoopes Teegan – Political appointee
- Title: Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary
- Appointed: October 10, 1989
- Presented credentials: January 18, 1990
- Terminated mission: Left post, March 5, 1993
- Joan M. Plaisted – Career FSO
- Title: Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary
- Appointed: December 19, 1995
- Presented credentials: April 9, 1996
- Terminated mission: Left post, July 28, 2000
- Michael James Senko – Career FSO
- Title: Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary
- Appointed: December 28, 2000
- Presented credentials: April 10, 2001
- Terminated mission: Left post, August 2, 2003
- David L. Lyon – Career FSO
- Title: Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary
- Appointed: October 7, 2003
- Presented credentials: November 18, 2003
- Terminated mission: Left post, July 23, 2005
- Larry Miles Dinger – Career FSO
- Title: Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary
- Appointed: June 27, 2005
- Presented credentials: September 1, 2005
- Terminated mission: Left post, July 5, 2008
- C. Steven McGann – Career FSO
- Title: Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary
- Appointed: October 6, 2008
- Presented credentials: November 24, 2008
- Terminated mission: Left post, July 13, 2011
- Frankie A. Reed – Career FSO
- Title: Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary
- Appointed: August 4, 2011
- Presented credentials: April 30, 2012
- Terminated mission: January 5, 2015
- Judith Beth Cefkin – Career FSO
- Title: Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary
- Appointed: January 5, 2015
- Presented credentials: February 23, 2015
- Terminated mission: February 25, 2018
- Michael B. Goldman – Career FSO
- Title: Chargé d'Affaires ad interim
- Appointed: February 25, 2018
- Presented credentials: N/A
- Terminated mission:
- Joseph Cella
- Title: Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary
- Confirmed: September 17, 2019
- Presented credentials: Unknown
- Terminated mission: January 20, 2021
See also
References
- United States Department of State: Background notes on Kiribati
- This article incorporates public domain material from the United States Department of State website https://www.state.gov/countries-areas/. (U.S. Bilateral Relations Fact Sheets)
External links
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