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List of ambassadors of the United States to Vanuatu

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Ambassador of the United States to Vanuatu
Seal of the United States Department of State
since April 16, 2024
NominatorThe President of the United States
Inaugural holderPaul Fisher Gardner
as Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary.
FormationSeptember 1986
WebsiteU.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]

Ambassadors

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

See also

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References

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