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List of ambassadors of the United States to Papua New Guinea

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Ambassador of the United States to Papua New Guinea
Seal of the United States Department of State
since February 21, 2024
NominatorThe President of the United States
AppointerThe President
with Senate advice and consent
Inaugural holderMary Olmsted
as Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary
FormationSeptember 10, 1975
WebsiteU.S. Embassy - Port Moresby

Diplomatic presence of the United States of America in Papua New Guinea began on September 16, 1975 when the latter became an independent state. The United States Embassy was opened on September 10, 1975 and Mary S. Olmsted became the first U.S. Ambassador to Papua New Guinea on January 5, 1976.[1] Since establishment of a diplomatic mission in Port Moresby, the United States ambassador to Papua New Guinea has also been accredited to Solomon Islands and Vanuatu.[2]

The United States Embassy in Papua New Guinea is located in Port Moresby.

Ambassadors

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  • Mary S. Olmsted – Career FSO[1]
    • Title: Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary.
    • Appointed: January 5, 1976
    • Terminated mission: Left post, July 28, 1979
  • Harvey J. Feldman – Political Appointee
    • Title: Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary.
    • Appointed: September 26, 1979
    • Terminated mission: Left post, May 25, 1981
  • M. Virginia Schafer – Career FSO
    • Title: Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary.
    • Appointed: November 3, 1981
    • Terminated mission: Left post, May 20, 1984
  • Paul Fisher Gardner[3] – Career FSO
    • Title: Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary.
    • Appointed: September 7, 1984
    • Terminated mission: Left post, October 1, 1986
  • Everett E. Bierman – Political Appointee
    • Title: Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary.
    • Appointed: November 11, 1986
    • Terminated mission: Left post, October 30, 1989
  • Robert William Farrand[4] – Career FSO
    • Title: Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary.
    • Appointed: May 1, 1990
    • Terminated mission: Left post, September 13, 1993
  • Richard W. Teare – Career FSO
    • Title: Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary.
    • Appointed: November 23, 1993
    • Terminated mission: Left post, July 14, 1996
  • Arma Jane Karaer[5] – Career FSO
    • Title: Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary.
    • Appointed: April 15, 1997
    • Terminated mission: Left post, May 28, 2000
  • Susan S. Jacobs – Career FSO
    • Title: Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary.
    • Appointed: November 7, 2000
    • Terminated mission: Left post, August 1, 2003
  • Robert W. Fitts – Career FSO
    • Title: Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary.
    • Appointed: September 11, 2003
    • Terminated mission: Left post, September 5, 2006
  • Leslie V. Rowe – Career FSO
    • Title: Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary.
    • Appointed: October 15, 2006
    • Terminated mission: Left post, July 11, 2009
  • Teddy B. Taylor – Career FSO[6]
    • Title: Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary.
    • Appointed: October 26, 2009
    • Terminated mission: October 6, 2012
  • Walter E. North - Career FSO
    • Title: Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary.
    • Appointed: January 31, 2013
    • Terminated mission: January 22, 2016
  • Catherine Ebert-Gray - Career FSO
    • Title: Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary.
    • Appointed: February 23, 2016
    • Terminated mission: November 17, 2019
  • Erin Elizabeth McKee - Career FSO
    • Title: Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary.
    • Appointed: November 27, 2019
    • Terminated mission: April 14, 2022
  • Ann M. Yastishock - Career FSO
    • Appointed: February 21, 2024
    • Terminated mission: Incumbent

Notes

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  1. ^ a b "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 PAUL F. GARDNER" (PDF). Association for Diplomatic Studies and Training. November 4, 1991. Archived (PDF) from the original on July 17, 2024. Retrieved July 17, 2024.
  4. ^ "The Association for Diplomatic Studies and Training Foreign Affairs Oral History Project AMBASSADOR ROBERT WILLIAM FARRAND" (PDF). Association for Diplomatic Studies and Training. March 28, 2001. Archived (PDF) from the original on July 17, 2024. Retrieved July 17, 2024.
  5. ^ "Association for Diplomatic Studies and Training Foreign Affairs Oral History Project AMBASSADOR ARMA JANE KARAER" (PDF). Association for Diplomatic Studies and Training. April 19, 2004. Archived (PDF) from the original on July 22, 2024. Retrieved July 22, 2024.
  6. ^ "U.S. Embassy in Papua New Guinea". Archived from the original on September 14, 2015. Retrieved February 9, 2011.

See also

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References

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