List of ambassadors of the United States to Kiribati

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.

Ambassador of the United States to Kiribati
Seal of the United States Department of State
Incumbent
Marie C. Damour
since November 30, 2022
NominatorPresident of the United States
Inaugural holderWilliam Bodde
as Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary
FormationSeptember 26, 1980
WebsiteU.S. Embassy - Suva

Ambassadors

U.S. diplomatic terms

Career FSO
After 1915, The United States Department of State began classifying ambassadors as career Foreign Service Officers (FSOs) for those who have served in the Foreign Service for a specified amount of time.

Political appointee
A person who is not a career foreign service officer, but is appointed by the president (often as a reward to political friends).

Appointed
The date that the ambassador took the oath of office; also known as "commissioning". It follows confirmation of a presidential appointment by the Senate, or a Congressional recess appointment by the president. In the case of a recess appointment, the ambassador requires subsequent confirmation by the Senate to remain in office.

Presented credentials
The date that the ambassador presented his letter of credence to the head of state or appropriate authority of the receiving nation. At this time the ambassador officially becomes the representative of his country. This would normally occur a short time after the ambassador's arrival on station. The host nation may reject the ambassador by not receiving the ambassador's letter, but this occurs only rarely.

Terminated mission
Usually the date that the ambassador left the country. In some cases a letter of recall is presented, ending the ambassador's commission, either as a means of diplomatic protest or because the diplomat is being reassigned elsewhere and replaced by another envoy.

Chargé d'affaires
The person in charge of the business of the embassy when there is no ambassador commissioned to the host country.

Ad interim
Latin phrase meaning "for the time being", "in the meantime".
Name Title Appointed Presented credentials Terminated mission Notes
William Bodde – Career FSO Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary September 26, 1980 January 20, 1981 August 15, 1981
Fred J. Eckert – Political appointee February 11, 1982 May 31, 1982 May 7, 1984
Carl Edward Dillery – Career FSO September 27, 1984 January 29, 1985 July 15, 1987
Leonard Rochwarger – Political appointee September 28, 1987 May 9, 1988 August 31, 1989
Evelyn Irene Hoopes Teegan – Political appointee October 10, 1989 January 18, 1990 March 5, 1993
Joan M. Plaisted – Career FSO December 19, 1995 April 9, 1996 July 28, 2000
Michael James Senko – Career FSO December 28, 2000 April 10, 2001 August 2, 2003
David L. Lyon – Career FSO October 7, 2003 November 18, 2003 July 23, 2005
Larry Miles Dinger – Career FSO June 27, 2005 September 1, 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 April 30, 2012 January 5, 2015
Judith Beth Cefkin – Career FSO January 5, 2015 February 23, 2015 February 25, 2018
Michael B. Goldman – Career FSO Chargé d'Affaires ad interim February 25, 2018 - November 25, 2019
Joseph Cella Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary Confirmed: September 17, 2019 December 23, 2021[1] January 20, 2021
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 30, 2022 Incumbent

See also

References
  1. "New US Ambassador To Fiji, Cella Presents His Credentials". Retrieved 2021-12-13.
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