List of ambassadors of the United States to the Federated States of Micronesia
This is a list of ambassadors of the United States to the Federated States of Micronesia.
Ambassador of the United States to Micronesia | |
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since September 13, 2023 | |
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 |
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]
Ambassadors
editName | 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 |
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "Micronesia". U.S. Department of State. Retrieved June 11, 2011.
- ^ "Nomination of Michael Gordon Wygant To Be United States Representative to Micronesia". Ronald Reagan Presidential Library. Retrieved June 11, 2011.
- ^ "Aurelia E. Brazeal". NNDB.com. Retrieved June 11, 2011.
- ^ An earlier nomination of Watson of Jun 18, 1998, was not acted upon by the Senate.
- ^ "US Ambassador to Micronesia". NNDB.com. Retrieved June 11, 2011.
- ^ "Miriam K. Hughes (1945–)". Office of the Historian. Retrieved August 19, 2024.
- ^ "Biography: Peter A. Prahar". U.S. Department of State. Retrieved June 11, 2011.
- ^ "Biography: Dorothea-Maria Rosen". U.S. Department of State. Archived from the original on June 13, 2015. Retrieved January 11, 2013.