United States Ambassador To The Marshall Islands
   HOME

TheInfoList



OR:

This is a list of the
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. ...
to the
Marshall Islands The Marshall Islands ( mh, Ṃajeḷ), officially the Republic of the Marshall Islands ( mh, Aolepān Aorōkin Ṃajeḷ),'' () is an independent island country and microstate near the Equator in the Pacific Ocean, slightly west of the Internati ...
. The Office of the U.S. Representative was opened at
Majuro Majuro (; Marshallese: ' ) is the capital and largest city of the Marshall Islands. It is also a large coral atoll of 64 islands in the Pacific Ocean. It forms a legislative district of the Ratak (Sunrise) Chain of the Marshall Islands. The ato ...
on October 21, 1986. It was upgraded to an embassy on September 6, 1989. Karen B. Stewart is the current United States Ambassador to the Marshall Islands. She was nominated by President
Barack Obama Barack Hussein Obama II ( ; born August 4, 1961) is an American politician who served as the 44th president of the United States from 2009 to 2017. A member of the Democratic Party, Obama was the first African-American president of the U ...
on November 5, 2015 was confirmed by the U.S. Senate on May 17, 2016.PN934 — Karen Brevard Stewart — Department of State
Congressional Record, May 17, 2016 She succeeded Thomas Armbruster.


Ambassadors

*
Samuel B. Thomsen Samuel B. Thomsen (born July 10, 1931, in Saint Paul, Minnesota)
– Career FSO **State of Residency: California **Title: Representative **Appointment: Jun 15, 1987 **Presentation of Credentials: Jul 11, 1987 **Termination of Mission: Left post, Jul 11, 1990 * William Bodde, Jr. – Career FSO **State of Residency: Maryland **Title: Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary **Appointment: Jun 27, 1990 **Presentation of Credentials: Aug 6, 1990 **Termination of Mission: Left post, Jun 28, 1992 * David C. Fields – Career FSO **State of Residency: California **Title: Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary **Appointment: Jul 7, 1992 **Presentation of Credentials: Aug 19, 1992 **Termination of Mission: Left post, May 15, 1995 * Joan M. Plaisted – Career FSO **State of Residency: California **Title: Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary **Appointment: Dec 19, 1995 **Presentation of Credentials: Feb 9, 1996 **Termination of Mission: Left post Jul 28, 2000 **Note: Also accredited to Kiribati; resident at Majuro. * Michael J. Senko – Career FSO **State of Residency: District of Columbia **Title: Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary **Appointment: Dec 28, 2000 **Presentation of Credentials: Jan 26, 2001 **Termination of Mission: Left post Aug 2, 2003 **Note: Also accredited to Kiribati; resident at Majuro. *
Greta N. Morris Greta N. Morris (born 1947) is a former United States Ambassador to the Republic of the Marshall Islands. She took office on August 26, 2003. She was replaced in the ambassadorial post by Clyde Bishop on December 6, 2006. Education A native of R ...
– Career FSO **State of Residency: California **Title: Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary **Appointment: Jul 1, 2003 **Presentation of Credentials: Aug 26, 2003 **Termination of Mission: Left post, Aug 2, 2006 *
Clyde Bishop Dr. Clyde Bishop (born 1942) is an American diplomat. He was the U.S. Ambassador to the Marshall Islands from 2006 to 2009. He is a member of the U.S. Senior Foreign Service and is class of Minister Counselor. Biography & Career Cylde Bishop wa ...
– Career FSO **State of Residency: Delaware **Title: Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary **Appointment: Jul 18, 2006 **Presentation of Credentials: Dec 7, 2006 **Termination of Mission: January 20, 2009 *
Martha Campbell Martha Larzelere Campbell (born 1949) is a retired American Career Foreign Service Officer who served as Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary to the Marshall Islands (2009–2012). Prior to her appointment, Campbell served as Dean of ...
– Career FSO **State of Residency: Michigan **Title: Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary **Appointment: August 21, 2009 **Presentation of Credentials: September 7, 2009 **Termination of Mission: July 11, 2012 * Thomas Hart Armbruster - Career FSO **State of Residency: New York **Title: Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary **Appointment: August 2, 2012 **Presentation of Credentials: Sep 6, 2012 **Termination of Mission: May 25, 2016 * Karen B. Stewart - Career FSO **State of Residency: ''Unknown'' **Title: Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary **Appointment: June 6, 2016 **Presentation of Credentials: July 25, 2016 **Termination of Mission: January 27, 2020 *
Roxanne Cabral Roxanne Cabral is a career member of the Senior Foreign Service, class of Minister-Counselor. She currently serves as Senior Vice President of the National Defense University. She has served as the United States Ambassador to the Marshall Island ...
**Appointment: December 31, 2019 **Presentation of Credentials: February 6, 2020 **Termination of Mission: ''Incumbent''


See also

*
Marshall Islands – United States relations Marshall may refer to: Places Australia * Marshall, Victoria, a suburb of Geelong, Victoria Canada * Marshall, Saskatchewan * The Marshall, a mountain in British Columbia Liberia * Marshall, Liberia Marshall Islands * Marshall Islands, an i ...
*
Foreign relations of the Marshall Islands The Republic of the Marshall Islands has established bilateral diplomatic relations with 110 countries. Regional cooperation, through membership in various regional and international organizations, is a key element in its foreign policy. The Mars ...
*
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 the Marshall Islands
*


External links


United States Department of State: Chiefs of Mission for the Marshall Islands

United States Department of State: Marshall Islands

United States Embassy in Majuro
{{Ambassadors of the United States
Marshall Islands The Marshall Islands ( mh, Ṃajeḷ), officially the Republic of the Marshall Islands ( mh, Aolepān Aorōkin Ṃajeḷ),'' () is an independent island country and microstate near the Equator in the Pacific Ocean, slightly west of the Internati ...
*
United States The United States of America (U.S.A. or USA), commonly known as the United States (U.S. or US) or America, is a country primarily located in North America. It consists of 50 states, a federal district, five major unincorporated territorie ...