List of ambassadors of the United States to Nauru

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Ambassador of the United States to Nauru
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Incumbent
Marie C. Damour
since February 7, 2023
NominatorThe president of the United States
AppointerThe president
with Senate advice and consent
Inaugural holder Marshall Green
as Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary
FormationFebruary 28, 1974
Website U.S. Embassy - Suva

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

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Ambassadors

NameTitleAppointed Presented credentials Terminated missionNotes
Marshall Green – Career FSOAmbassador Extraordinary and PlenipotentiaryFebruary 28, 1974October 26, 1974July 31, 1975
James Ward Hargrove – Political appointeeFebruary 4, 1976April 20, 1976March 9, 1977
Philip Henry Alston – Political appointeeMay 17, 1979August 13, 1979January 23, 1981
Robert Dean Nesen – Political appointeeJune 17, 1981November 20, 1981May 2, 1985
Laurence W. Lane Jr. – Political appointeeDecember 6, 1985October 17, 1987April 29, 1989
Melvin Floyd Sembler – Political appointeeOctober 10, 1989June 14, 1990February 28, 1993
Don Lee Gevirtz – Political appointeeDecember 19, 1995April 24, 1996September 28, 1997
M. Osman Siddique – Political appointeeAugust 9, 1999October 19, 1999June 30, 2001
David L. Lyon – Career FSONovember 15, 2002August 11, 2004July 23, 2005
Larry Miles Dinger – Career FSOJune 27, 2005August 31, 2005July 5, 2008
C. Steven McGann – Career FSOOctober 6, 2008November 24, 2008July 13, 2011
Frankie A. Reed – Career FSOAugust 4, 2011July 16, 2012January 18, 2015
Judith Beth Cefkin – Career FSODecember 11, 2014August 12, 2015February 25, 2018
Michael B. Goldman – Career FSOChargé d'Affaires ad interimFebruary 25, 2018N/ADecember 23, 2019
Joseph Cella Ambassador Extraordinary and PlenipotentiaryConfirmed: September 17, 2019December 23, 2019 [1] January 20, 2021
Tony Greubel [2] Chargé d'Affaires ad interimJanuary 20, 2021N/ANovember 23, 2022
Marie C. Damour Ambassador Extraordinary and PlenipotentiaryAugust 4, 2022February 7, 2023Incumbent

See also

References

  1. Ravuwai, Ilaijia (December 24, 2019). "New US Ambassador To Fiji, Cella Presents His Credentials". The Fiji Sun. Archived from the original on August 20, 2020.
  2. "Chargé d'Affaires Tony Greubel". U.S. Embassy in Fiji, Kiribati, Nauru, Tonga, and Tuvalu. Retrieved December 13, 2021.