United States Ambassador to Nauru
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| Ambassador of the United States to Nauru | |
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| Nominator | Barack Obama |
| Inaugural holder | Marshall Green as Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary |
| Formation | February 28, 1974 |
| Website | U.S. Embassy - Suva |
The United States Ambassador to Nauru is the official representative of the government of the United States to the government of Nauru. The ambassador is concurrently the ambassador to Fiji, Kiribati, Tonga, and Tuvalu, while resident in Suva, Fiji.
Ambassadors
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.
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. See chargé d'affaires.
Ad interim
Latin phrase meaning "for the time being", "in the meantime". See ad interim.
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.
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. See chargé d'affaires.
Ad interim
Latin phrase meaning "for the time being", "in the meantime". See ad interim.
- Marshall Green – Career FSO
- Title: Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary
- Appointed: February 28, 1974
- Presented credentials: October 26, 1974
- Terminated mission: Left post, July 31, 1975
- James Ward Hargrove – Political appointee
- Title: Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary
- Appointed: February 4, 1976
- Presented credentials: April 20, 1976
- Terminated mission: Left post, March 9, 1977
- Philip Henry Alston – Political appointee
- Title: Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary
- Appointed: May 17, 1979
- Presented credentials: August 13, 1979
- Terminated mission: Left post, January 23, 1981
- Robert Dean Nesen – Political appointee
- Title: Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary
- Appointed: June 17, 1981
- Presented credentials: November 20, 1981
- Terminated mission: Left post, May 2, 1985
- Laurence W. Lane Jr. – Political appointee
- Title: Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary
- Appointed: December 6, 1985
- Presented credentials: October 17, 1987
- Terminated mission: Left post, April 29, 1989
- Melvin Floyd Sembler – Political appointee
- Title: Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary
- Appointed: October 10, 1989
- Presented credentials: June 14, 1990
- Terminated mission: Left post, February 28, 1993
- Don Lee Gevirtz – Political appointee
- Title: Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary
- Appointed: December 19, 1995
- Presented credentials: April 24, 1996
- Terminated mission: Left post, September 28, 1997
- M. Osman Siddique – Political appointee
- Title: Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary
- Appointed: August 9, 1999
- Presented credentials: October 19, 1999
- Terminated mission: Left post, June 30, 2001
- David L. Lyon – Career FSO
- Title: Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary
- Appointed: November 15, 2002
- Presented credentials: August 11, 2004
- Terminated mission: Left post, July 23, 2005
- Larry Miles Dinger – Career FSO
- Title: Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary
- Appointed: June 27, 2005
- Presented credentials: August 31, 2005
- Terminated mission: Left post, July 5, 2008
- C. Steven McGann – Career FSO
- Title: Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary
- Appointed: October 6, 2008
- Presented credentials: November 24, 2008
- Terminated mission: Left post, October 13, 2011
- Frankie A. Reed – Career FSO
- Title: Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary
- Appointed: October 13, 2011
- Presented credentials: Unknown
- Terminated mission: Incumbent
See also
References
- United States Department of State: Background notes on Nauru
This article incorporates public domain material from websites or documents of the United States Department of State (Background Notes).
External links
- United States Department of State: Chiefs of Mission for Nauru
- United States Department of State: Nauru
- United States Embassy in Suva
