List of ambassadors of the United States to Kiribati explained

Post:Ambassador
Body:the United States to Kiribati
Insignia:US Department of State official seal.svg
Insigniasize:120
Insigniacaption:Seal of the United States Department of State
Incumbent:Marie C. Damour
Incumbentsince:November 30, 2022
Nominator:President of the United States
Inaugural:William Bodde
as Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary
Formation:September 26, 1980
Website:U.S. Embassy - Suva

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

Ambassadors

!Name!Title!Appointed!Presented credentials!Terminated mission!Notes
William Bodde – Career FSOAmbassador Extraordinary and PlenipotentiarySeptember 26, 1980January 20, 1981August 15, 1981
Fred J. Eckert – Political appointeeFebruary 11, 1982May 31, 1982May 7, 1984
Carl Edward Dillery – Career FSOSeptember 27, 1984January 29, 1985July 15, 1987
Leonard Rochwarger – Political appointeeSeptember 28, 1987May 9, 1988August 31, 1989
Evelyn Irene Hoopes Teegan – Political appointeeOctober 10, 1989January 18, 1990March 5, 1993
Joan M. Plaisted – Career FSODecember 19, 1995April 9, 1996July 28, 2000
Michael James Senko – Career FSODecember 28, 2000April 10, 2001August 2, 2003
David L. Lyon – Career FSOOctober 7, 2003November 18, 2003July 23, 2005
Larry Miles Dinger – Career FSOJune 27, 2005September 1, 2005July 5, 2008
C. Steven McGann – Career FSOOctober 6, 2008November 24, 2008July 13, 2011
Frankie A. Reed – Career FSOAugust 4, 2011April 30, 2012January 18, 2015
Judith Beth Cefkin – Career FSODecember 11, 2014February 23, 2015February 25, 2018
Michael B. Goldman – Career FSOChargé d'Affaires ad interim February 25, 2018November 25, 2019
Joseph CellaAmbassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary Confirmed: September 17, 2019December 23, 2021[1] January 20, 2021
Tony GreubelChargé d'Affaires ad interimJanuary 20, 2021N/ANovember 23, 2022
Marie C. DamourAmbassador Extraordinary and PlenipotentiaryAugust 4, 2022November 30, 2022Incumbent

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: New US Ambassador To Fiji, Cella Presents His Credentials. 2021-12-13. en-US.