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
Seal of the United States Department of State
Incumbent
Jennifer L. Johnson
since September 13, 2023
NominatorThe President of the United States
AppointerThe President
with Senate advice and consent
Inaugural holderMichael Gordon Wygant
as U.S. Representative
Formation1987
WebsiteU.S. Embassy - Kolonia

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".

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
Name Title Appointed Presented credentials Terminated mission Notes
Michael Gordon 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

References
  1. "Micronesia". U.S. Department of State. Retrieved June 11, 2011.
  2. "Nomination of Michael Gordon Wygant To Be United States Representative to Micronesia". Ronald Reagan Presidential Library. Retrieved June 11, 2011.
  3. "Aurelia E. Brazeal". NNDB.com. Retrieved June 11, 2011.
  4. An earlier nomination of Watson of Jun 18, 1998, was not acted upon by the Senate.
  5. "US Ambassador to Micronesia". NNDB.com. Retrieved June 11, 2011.
  6. https://history.state.gov/departmenthistory/people/hughes-miriam-k
  7. "Biography: Peter A. Prahar". U.S. Department of State. Retrieved June 11, 2011.
  8. "Biography: Dorothea-Maria Rosen". U.S. Department of State. Archived from the original on June 13, 2015. Retrieved January 11, 2013.
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