List Of Ambassadors Of The United States To Papua New Guinea
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Diplomatic presence of the
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Papua New Guinea Papua New Guinea (abbreviated PNG; , ; tpi, Papua Niugini; ho, Papua Niu Gini), officially the Independent State of Papua New Guinea ( tpi, Independen Stet bilong Papua Niugini; ho, Independen Stet bilong Papua Niu Gini), is a country i ...
began on September 16, 1975 when the latter became an independent state. The United States Embassy was opened on September 10, 1975 and Mary S. Olmsted became the first U.S. Ambassador to Papua New Guinea on January 5, 1976. Since establishment of a diplomatic mission in Port Moresby, the United States ambassador to Papua New Guinea has also been accredited to
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. The United States Embassy in Papua New Guinea is located in
Port Moresby (; Tok Pisin: ''Pot Mosbi''), also referred to as Pom City or simply Moresby, is the capital and largest city of Papua New Guinea. It is one of the largest cities in the southwestern Pacific (along with Jayapura) outside of Australia and New Z ...
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Ambassadors

* Mary S. Olmsted – Career FSO **Title: Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary. **Appointed: January 5, 1976 **Terminated mission: Left post, July 28, 1979 * Harvey J. Feldman – Political Appointee **Title: Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary. **Appointed: September 26, 1979 **Terminated mission: Left post, May 25, 1981 * M. Virginia Schafer – Career FSO **Title: Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary. **Appointed: November 3, 1981 **Terminated mission: Left post, May 20, 1984 * Paul Fisher Gardner – Career FSO **Title: Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary. **Appointed: September 7, 1984 **Terminated mission: Left post, October 1, 1986 * Everett E. Bierman – Political Appointee **Title: Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary. **Appointed: November 11, 1986 **Terminated mission: Left post, October 30, 1989 * Robert William Farrand – Career FSO **Title: Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary. **Appointed: May 1, 1990 **Terminated mission: Left post, September 13, 1993 * Richard W. Teare – Career FSO **Title: Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary. **Appointed: November 23, 1993 **Terminated mission: Left post, July 14, 1996 * Arma Jane Karaer – Career FSO **Title: Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary. **Appointed: April 15, 1997 **Terminated mission: Left post, May 28, 2000 * Susan S. Jacobs – Career FSO **Title: Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary. **Appointed: November 7, 2000 **Terminated mission: Left post, August 1, 2003 * Robert W. Fitts – Career FSO **Title: Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary. **Appointed: September 11, 2003 **Terminated mission: Left post, September 5, 2006 * Leslie V. Rowe – Career FSO **Title: Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary. **Appointed: September 5, 2006 **Terminated mission: Left post, September 21, 2009 *
Teddy B. Taylor Teddy Bernard Taylor (born 1953) is a United States diplomat. A member of the Senior Foreign Service, Taylor served as the United States Ambassador to Papua New Guinea, United States Ambassador to the Solomon Islands, Solomon Islands and United ...
– Career FSO **Title: Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary. **Appointed: September 21, 2009 **Terminated mission: November 7, 2012 * Walter E. North - Career FSO **Title: Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary. **Appointed: January 31, 2013 **Terminated mission: January 22, 2016 *
Catherine Ebert-Gray Catherine Ebert-Gray (born 1955) is an American diplomat. She served as the United States ambassador to Papua New Guinea, Solomon Islands and Vanuatu. Early life and education Born Catherine Ebert in Appleton, Wisconsin, she lived in Neenah and ...
- Career FSO **Title: Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary. **Appointed: February 23, 2016 **Terminated mission: November 17, 2019 *
Erin Elizabeth McKee Erin Elizabeth McKee is an American diplomat who is the current assistant administrator of the United States Agency for International Development for Europe and Eurasia. She served as the United States Ambassador to Papua New Guinea, Solomon I ...
- Career FSO **Title: Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary. **Appointed: November 27, 2019 **Terminated mission: April 14, 2022


Notes


See also

* Papua New Guinea – United States relations *
Foreign relations of Papua New Guinea Papua New Guinea's foreign policy reflects close ties with Australia and other traditional allies and cooperative relations with neighboring countries. Its views on international political and economic issues are generally moderate. Papua New ...
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Ambassadors of the United States Ambassadors of the United States are persons nominated by the president to serve as the country's diplomatic representatives to foreign nations, international organizations, and as ambassadors-at-large. Under Article II, Section 2 of the U.S. ...


References


United States Department of State: Background notes on Papua New Guinea
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External links


United States Department of State: Chiefs of Mission for Papua New Guinea

United States Department of State: Papua New Guinea

United States Embassy in Port Moresby
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Papua New Guinea Papua New Guinea (abbreviated PNG; , ; tpi, Papua Niugini; ho, Papua Niu Gini), officially the Independent State of Papua New Guinea ( tpi, Independen Stet bilong Papua Niugini; ho, Independen Stet bilong Papua Niu Gini), is a country i ...
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