High Commissioner of the Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands

The seal of the Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands and its High Commissioner

The following is a list of the High Commissioners of the United Nations Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands, administered by the United States.

Military Governors

• John H. Hoover (March 1944 - 19 June 1944)
• Chester W. Nimitz (19 June 1944 - 24 November 1945)
• Raymond A. Spruance (24 November 1945 - 3 February 1946)
• John H. Towers (3 February 1946 - 28 February 1947)
• Louis E. Denfeld (28 February 1947 - 18 July 1947)

High Commissioners

• Louis E. Denfeld (18 July 1947 - 17 April 1948)
• DeWitt Clinton Ramsey (17 April 1948 - 1 May 1949)
• Arthur W. Radford (1 May 1949 - 6 January 1951)
• Elbert D. Thomas (6 January 1951 - 11 February 1953)
• Frank E. Midkiff (13 March 1953 - 1 September 1954)
• Delmas H. Nucker (1 September 1954 - 1 May 1961) (acting to November 1956)
• Maurice W. Goding (1 May 1961 - 27 May 1966)
• William R. Norwood (27 May 1966 - 1 May 1969) (acting to 1 August 1966)
• Edward E. Johnston (1 May 1969 - 1 July 1976)
• Peter Tali Coleman (1 July 1976 - 9 July 1977) (acting)
• Adrian P. Winkel (9 July 1977 - 1981)
• Janet J. McCoy (December 1981 - 10 July 1987)

Director of the Office of Transition

• Charles Jordan (3 November 1986 - 30 September 1991)

Note

• Palau continued to be administered by the United States Department of the Interior until 1994.

See also

• Governor of the South Pacific Mandate

External links

• World Statesmen - Micronesia