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List of ambassadors of the United States to Fiji

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Ambassador of the United States to Fiji
Seal of the United States Department of State
since November 24, 2022
NominatorThe President of the United States
AppointerThe President
with Senate advice and consent
Inaugural holderRobert Woltz Skiff
as Chargé d'Affaires ad interim
FormationNovember 1, 1971
WebsiteU.S. Embassy - Suva

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

Ambassadors

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Name Title Appointed Presented credentials Terminated mission Notes
Robert Woltz Skiff – Career FSO Chargé d'Affaires ad interim November 1, 1971 Unknown November 6, 1972
Kenneth Franzheim II – Political appointee Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary February 15, 1972 May 22, 1972 November 6, 1972
Armistead Inge Selden – Political appointee March 1, 1974 April 17, 1974 April 10, 1978
John Peter Condon[1] – Career FSO March 2, 1978 April 11, 1978 July 27, 1980
William Bodde – Political appointee June 30, 1980 August 12, 1980 August 15, 1981
Fred J. Eckert – Political appointee February 11, 1982 February 25, 1982 May 7, 1984
Carl Edward Dillery – Career FSO September 27, 1984 November 1, 1984 July 15, 1987
Leonard Rochwarger – Political appointee September 28, 1987 March 11, 1988 August 31, 1989
Evelyn Irene Hoopes Teegan – Political appointee October 10, 1989 November 21, 1989 March 5, 1993
Robert Woltz Skiff – Career FSO Chargé d'Affaires ad interim June 1995 N/A December 19, 1995
Don Lee Gevirtz – Political appointee Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary December 19, 1995 February 2, 1996 September 28, 1997
M. Osman Siddique – Political appointee August 9, 1999 September 13, 1999 June 30, 2001
Ronald K. McMullen – Career FSO Chargé d'Affaires ad interim June 30, 2001 N/A June 2002
Hugh M. Neighbor – Career FSO June 2002 N/A January 9, 2003
David L. Lyon[2] – Career FSO Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary November 15, 2002 January 9, 2003 July 23, 2005
Larry Miles Dinger – Career FSO June 27, 2005 August 23, 2005 July 5, 2008
C. Steven McGann – Career FSO October 6, 2008 November 24, 2008 July 13, 2011
Frankie A. Reed – Career FSO August 4, 2011 October 13, 2011 January 18, 2015
Judith Beth Cefkin – Career FSO December 11, 2014 February 3, 2015 February 25, 2018 Confirmed November 19, 2014
Michael B. Goldman – Career FSO Chargé d'Affaires ad interim February 25, 2018 N/A December 23, 2019
Joseph Cella Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary September 26, 2019 December 23, 2019 January 20, 2021 Confirmed September 17, 2019
Tony Greubel Chargé d'Affaires ad interim January 20, 2021 N/A November 23, 2022
Marie C. Damour Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary August 4, 2022 November 24, 2022 Incumbent

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "The Association for Diplomatic Studies and Training Foreign Affairs Oral History Project Labor Series AMBASSADOR JOHN CONDON" (PDF). Association for Diplomatic Studies and Training. 14 July 1993. Archived (PDF) from the original on 21 June 2024. Retrieved 23 July 2024.
  2. ^ "The Association for Diplomatic Studies and Training Foreign Affairs Oral History Project AMBASSADOR DAVID L. LYON" (PDF). Association for Diplomatic Studies and Training. 30 June 2011. Archived (PDF) from the original on 27 June 2024. Retrieved 25 July 2024.
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