United States Ambassador to East Timor
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The diplomatic post of United States Ambassador to East Timor was created after the formalization of the independence of East Timor
from Indonesia
on May 20, 2002. The United States
recognized the new nation immediately, and an embassy was opened in Dili
.
East Timor
The Democratic Republic of Timor-Leste, commonly known as East Timor , is a state in Southeast Asia. It comprises the eastern half of the island of Timor, the nearby islands of Atauro and Jaco, and Oecusse, an exclave on the northwestern side of the island, within Indonesian West Timor...
from Indonesia
Indonesia
Indonesia , officially the Republic of Indonesia , is a country in Southeast Asia and Oceania. Indonesia is an archipelago comprising approximately 13,000 islands. It has 33 provinces with over 238 million people, and is the world's fourth most populous country. Indonesia is a republic, with an...
on May 20, 2002. The United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
recognized the new nation immediately, and an embassy was opened in Dili
Dili
Dili, spelled Díli in Portuguese, is the capital, largest city, chief port and commercial centre of East Timor.-Geography and Administration:Dili lies on the northern coast of Timor island, the easternmost of the Lesser Sunda Islands....
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- Shari VillarosaShari VillarosaShari Villarosa is a United States diplomat and career foreign service officer. She served as the chargé d'affaires for the United States Embassy in Rangoon, August 2005 to September 2008...
– Career FSO- Appointed: May 20, 2002
- Terminated mission: December 10, 2002
- Grover Rees, IIIGrover Rees, IIIGrover Joseph Rees, III , a Louisiana lawyer, is the former United States ambassador to the Democratic Republic of East Timor. He presented his credentials to East Timorese President Kay Rala Xanana Gusmão in December 2002, following his nomination by then U.S. President George W. Bush and...
– Career FSO- Appointed: 2003
- Terminated mission: September 2006
- W. Gary Gray – Career FSO
- Appointed: 2006
- Terminated mission: 2007
- Hans G. KlemmHans G. KlemmHans G. Klemm is an American diplomat who served as the United States ambassador to East Timor from June 12, 2007 to May 25, 2010. He was succeeded by Judith Fergin.Klemm graduated from Indiana University with a B.A...
– Career FSO- Appointed: June 12, 2007
- Terminated mission: May 25, 2010
- Judith FerginJudith FerginJudith Fergin is the United States ambassador to East Timor. Her term of appointment began on September 9, 2010, succeeding Hans G. Klemm.Fergin received a B.A. degree from Smith College and M.A. degrees from the University of Virginia and the Industrial College of the Armed Forces of the National...
– Career FSO- Appointed: September 9, 2010
- Terminated mission: Incumbent
See also
- East Timor – United States relations
- Foreign relations of East TimorForeign relations of East TimorAfter the referendum on independence on August 30, 1999, East Timor became an independent nation on May 20 2002 and it has started initiating foreign relations with the rest of the global community.- Association of Southeast Asian Nations :...
- Ambassadors of the United States