Ambassador of the United States to Micronesia | |
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Nominator | The President of the United States |
Appointer | The President with Senate advice and consent |
Inaugural holder | Michael Gordon Wygant as U.S. Representative |
Formation | 1987 |
Website | U.S. Embassy - Kolonia |
U.S. diplomatic terms |
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Career FSO After 1915, The United States Department of State began classifying ambassadors as career Foreign Service Officers (FSOs) for those who have served in the Foreign Service for a specified amount of time. Political appointee A person who is not a career foreign service officer, but is appointed by the president (often as a reward to political friends). Appointed The date that the ambassador took the oath of office; also known as "commissioning". It follows confirmation of a presidential appointment by the Senate, or a Congressional recess appointment by the president. In the case of a recess appointment, the ambassador requires subsequent confirmation by the Senate to remain in office. Presented credentials The date that the ambassador presented his letter of credence to the head of state or appropriate authority of the receiving nation. At this time the ambassador officially becomes the representative of his country. This would normally occur a short time after the ambassador's arrival on station. The host nation may reject the ambassador by not receiving the ambassador's letter, but this occurs only rarely. Terminated mission Usually the date that the ambassador left the country. In some cases a letter of recall is presented, ending the ambassador's commission, either as a means of diplomatic protest or because the diplomat is being reassigned elsewhere and replaced by another envoy. Chargé d'affaires The person in charge of the business of the embassy when there is no ambassador commissioned to the host country. Ad interim Latin phrase meaning "for the time being", "in the meantime". |
This is a list of ambassadors of the United States to the Federated States of Micronesia.
Following World War II, the Federated States of Micronesia, along with several other island nations, were part of the United Nations Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands, under U.S. administration. Micronesia achieved independence in 1986. The United States recognized Micronesia immediately and established diplomatic relations. On November 3, 1986, the United States opened an Office of the U.S. Representative. The Representative, Michael Gordon Wygant, presented his credentials to the government of Micronesia on October 2, 1987. On September 20, 1989, the Office of the U.S. Representative was upgraded to embassy status. The first U.S. Ambassador to the Federated States of Micronesia, Aurelia E. Brazeal, presented her credentials on September 18, 1990. [1]
Name | Title | Appointed | Presented credentials | Terminated mission | Notes |
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Michael G. Wygant – Career FSO [2] | United States Representative | July 31, 1987 | October 2, 1987 | May 29, 1990 | Mission upgraded to embassy September 20, 1989. |
Aurelia E. Brazeal – Career FSO [3] | Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary | August 6, 1990 | September 18, 1990 | July 6, 1993 | |
March Fong Eu – Political appointee | March 28, 1994 | May 18, 1994 | July 5, 1996 | ||
Cheryl Ann Martin | Chargé d’Affaires a.i. | August 1996 | October 19, 1999 | ||
Diane Watson – Political appointee [4] | Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary | July 7, 1999 | October 19, 1999 | January 15, 2002 | |
Larry Miles Dinger – Career FSO | November 26, 2001 | January 14, 2002 | August 2, 2004 | ||
Suzanne K. Hale – Career FSO [5] | July 2, 2004 | August 25, 2004 | August 24, 2007 | ||
Miriam K. Hughes – Career FSO | May 30, 2007 | September 11, 2007 | September 14, 2009 [6] | ||
Peter A. Prahar – Career FSO [7] | November 23, 2009 | December 14, 2009 | August 5, 2012 | ||
Dorothea-Maria Rosen – Career FSO [8] | August 9, 2012 | August 17, 2012 | July 20, 2016 | ||
Robert Annan Riley III – Career FSO | May 23, 2016 | August 16, 2016 | January 29, 2020 | ||
Carmen Cantor – Career FSO | December 31, 2019 | January 31, 2020 | August 4, 2022 | ||
Alissa Bibb – Career FSO | Chargé d’Affaires a.i. | August 4, 2022 | September 13, 2023 | ||
Jennifer L. Johnson - Career FSO | Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary | July 27, 2023 | September 13, 2023 | Incumbent |
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