List of ambassadors of the United States to Fiji

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Ambassador of the United States to Fiji
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Marie Damour, U.S. Ambassador.jpg
Incumbent
Marie C. Damour
since November 24, 2022
NominatorThe President of the United States
AppointerThe President
with Senate advice and consent
Inaugural holder Robert Woltz Skiff
as Chargé d'Affaires ad interim
FormationNovember 1, 1971
Website U.S. Embassy - Suva

The United States ambassador to Fiji is the official representative of the government of the United States to the government of Fiji. The ambassador is concurrently the ambassador to Kiribati, Nauru, Tonga, and Tuvalu, while residing in Suva, Fiji.

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Ambassadors

NameTitleAppointed Presented credentials Terminated missionNotes
Robert Woltz Skiff – Career FSOChargé d'Affaires ad interimNovember 1, 1971UnknownNovember 6, 1972
Kenneth Franzheim II – Political appointeeAmbassador Extraordinary and PlenipotentiaryFebruary 15, 1972May 22, 1972November 6, 1972
Armistead Inge Selden – Political appointeeMarch 1, 1974April 17, 1974April 10, 1978
John Peter Condon [1] – Career FSOMarch 2, 1978April 11, 1978July 27, 1980
William Bodde – Political appointeeJune 30, 1980August 12, 1980August 15, 1981
Fred J. Eckert – Political appointeeFebruary 11, 1982February 25, 1982May 7, 1984
Carl Edward Dillery – Career FSOSeptember 27, 1984November 1, 1984July 15, 1987
Leonard Rochwarger – Political appointeeSeptember 28, 1987March 11, 1988August 31, 1989
Evelyn Irene Hoopes Teegan – Political appointeeOctober 10, 1989November 21, 1989March 5, 1993
Robert Woltz Skiff – Career FSOChargé d'Affaires ad interimJune 1995N/ADecember 19, 1995
Don Lee Gevirtz – Political appointeeAmbassador Extraordinary and PlenipotentiaryDecember 19, 1995February 2, 1996September 28, 1997
M. Osman Siddique – Political appointeeAugust 9, 1999September 13, 1999June 30, 2001
Ronald K. McMullen – Career FSOChargé d'Affaires ad interimJune 30, 2001N/AJune 2002
Hugh M. Neighbor – Career FSOJune 2002N/AJanuary 9, 2003
David L. Lyon [2] – Career FSOAmbassador Extraordinary and PlenipotentiaryNovember 15, 2002January 9, 2003July 23, 2005
Larry Miles Dinger – Career FSOJune 27, 2005August 23, 2005July 5, 2008
C. Steven McGann – Career FSOOctober 6, 2008November 24, 2008July 13, 2011
Frankie A. Reed – Career FSOAugust 4, 2011October 13, 2011January 18, 2015
Judith Beth Cefkin – Career FSODecember 11, 2014February 3, 2015February 25, 2018Confirmed November 19, 2014
Michael B. Goldman – Career FSOChargé d'Affaires ad interimFebruary 25, 2018N/ADecember 23, 2019
Joseph Cella Ambassador Extraordinary and PlenipotentiarySeptember 26, 2019December 23, 2019January 20, 2021Confirmed September 17, 2019
Tony GreubelChargé d'Affaires ad interimJanuary 20, 2021N/ANovember 23, 2022
Marie C. Damour Ambassador Extraordinary and PlenipotentiaryAugust 4, 2022November 24, 2022Incumbent

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References

  1. ↑ "The Association for Diplomatic Studies and Training Foreign Affairs Oral History Project Labor Series AMBASSADOR JOHN CONDON" (PDF). Association for Diplomatic Studies and Training. 14 July 1993. Archived (PDF) from the original on 21 June 2024. Retrieved 23 July 2024.
  2. ↑ "The Association for Diplomatic Studies and Training Foreign Affairs Oral History Project AMBASSADOR DAVID L. LYON" (PDF). Association for Diplomatic Studies and Training. 30 June 2011. Archived (PDF) from the original on 27 June 2024. Retrieved 25 July 2024.
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