List of ambassadors of the United States to Vanuatu

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Ambassador of the United States to Vanuatu
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since April 16, 2024
NominatorThe president of the United States
Inaugural holder Paul Fisher Gardner
as Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary.
FormationSeptember 1986
Website U.S. Embassy - Port Moresby

Diplomatic presence of the United States of America in Vanuatu began in September 1986 when the latter established diplomatic ties with U.S. The United States Embassy in Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea handles the U.S. interests in Vanuatu. In addition to Papua New Guinea, United States Ambassador to Papua New Guinea is accredited to both Vanuatu and Solomon Islands. [1] [2]

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Ambassadors

NameTitleAppointed Presented credentials Terminated mission
Paul Fisher Gardner – Career FSO [1] Envoy Extraordinary and Minister PlenipotentiarySeptember 7, 1984October 1, 1986
Everett E. Bierman March 13, 1987April 10, 1987October 30, 1989
Robert William Farrand – Career FSOMarch 8, 1990June 25, 1990September 13, 1993
Richard W. Teare [3] – Career FSOOctober 8, 1993July 11, 1994July 14, 1996
Arma Jane Karaer – Career FSOFebruary 10, 1997April 15, 1997May 28, 2000
Susan S. Jacobs – Career FSOJune 14, 2000November 29, 2000August 1, 2003
Robert W. Fitts – Career FSOJuly 1, 2003October 3, 2003October 2, 2006
Leslie V. Rowe – Career FSOJuly 5, 2006December 7, 2006July 11, 2009
Teddy B. Taylor – Career FSO [4] August 12, 2009February 2, 2010October 6, 2012
Walter North – Career FSOSeptember 27, 2012February 19, 2013January 22, 2016
Catherine Ebert-Gray – Career FSODecember 15, 2015July 5, 2016November 17, 2019
Erin Elizabeth McKee – Career FSOSeptember 30, 2019January 27, 2020 [5] April 14, 2022
Ann M. Yastishock - Career FSONovember 29, 2023April 16, 2024Incumbent

Notes

  1. 1 2 "US Ambassador to Papua New Guinea. US GOVERNMENT OFFICE" . Retrieved February 9, 2011.
  2. ↑ "U.S. Embassy in Papua New Guinea. About the Embassy. Mission Overview" . Retrieved February 9, 2011.
  3. ↑ "The Association for Diplomatic Studies and Training Foreign Affairs Oral History Project AMBASSADOR RICHARD W. TEARE" (PDF). Association for Diplomatic Studies and Training. July 31, 1998. Archived (PDF) from the original on July 9, 2024. Retrieved August 5, 2024.
  4. ↑ "U.S. Embassy in Papua New Guinea". Archived from the original on September 14, 2015. Retrieved February 9, 2011.
  5. ↑ "U.S. Ambassador Erin Elizabeth McKee Presents Credentials to Solomon Islands Governor General". U.S. Embassy in Papua New Guinea, Solomon Islands, and Vanuatu. January 27, 2020. Retrieved January 12, 2022.

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