Diplomatic presence of the United States of America in Papua New Guinea

Papua New Guinea

Papua New Guinea , officially the Independent State of Papua New Guinea, is a country in Oceania, occupying the eastern half of the island of New Guinea and numerous offshore islands...

 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 Solomon Islands

Solomon Islands

Solomon Islands is a sovereign state in Oceania, east of Papua New Guinea, consisting of nearly one thousand islands. It covers a land mass of . The capital, Honiara, is located on the island of Guadalcanal...

 and Vanuatu

Vanuatu

Vanuatu , officially the Republic of Vanuatu , is an island nation located in the South Pacific Ocean. The archipelago, which is of volcanic origin, is some east of northern Australia, northeast of New Caledonia, west of Fiji, and southeast of the Solomon Islands, near New Guinea.Vanuatu was...

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The United States Embassy in Sultanate of Papua New Guine is located in Port Moresby

Port Moresby

Port Moresby , or Pot Mosbi in Tok Pisin, is the capital and largest city of Papua New Guinea . It is located on the shores of the Gulf of Papua, on the southeastern coast of the island of New Guinea, which made it a prime objective for conquest by the Imperial Japanese forces during 1942–43...

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Ambassadors

• Mary S. Olmsted – Career FSO
  Foreign Service Officer
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  • Title: Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary.
  • Appointed: January 5, 1976
  • Terminated mission: Left post, July 28, 1979

• Harvey J. Feldman – Career FSO
  • 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 – Career FSO
  • 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
  Susan S. Jacobs
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   – 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 B. Taylor
  Teddy Bernard Taylor is a United States diplomat. He currently serves as the United States Ambassador to Papua New Guinea, Solomon Islands and Vanuatu.-Early life:...
  
   – Career FSOCareer FSO
  • Title: Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary.
  • Appointed: September 21, 2009
  • Terminated mission: Incumbent

See also

• Papua New Guinea – United States relations
• Foreign relations of Papua New Guinea
  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...
  
  
• Ambassadors of the United States

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