The United States ambassador to Kiribati is the official representative of the government of the United States to the government of Kiribati. The ambassador is concurrently the ambassador to Fiji, Nauru, Tonga, and Tuvalu, while residing in Suva, Fiji.
Ambassadors +NameTitleAppointedPresented credentialsTerminated missionNotesWilliam Bodde – Career FSOAmbassador Extraordinary and PlenipotentiarySeptember 26, 1980January 20, 1981August 15, 1981Fred J. Eckert – Political appointeeFebruary 11, 1982May 31, 1982May 7, 1984Carl Edward Dillery – Career FSOSeptember 27, 1984January 29, 1985July 15, 1987Leonard Rochwarger – Political appointeeSeptember 28, 1987May 9, 1988August 31, 1989Evelyn Irene Hoopes Teegan – Political appointeeOctober 10, 1989January 18, 1990March 5, 1993Joan M. Plaisted – Career FSODecember 19, 1995April 9, 1996July 28, 2000Michael James Senko – Career FSODecember 28, 2000April 10, 2001August 2, 2003David L. Lyon – Career FSOOctober 7, 2003November 18, 2003July 23, 2005Larry Miles Dinger – Career FSOJune 27, 2005September 1, 2005July 5, 2008C. Steven McGann – Career FSOOctober 6, 2008November 24, 2008July 13, 2011Frankie A. Reed – Career FSOAugust 4, 2011April 30, 2012January 18, 2015Judith Beth Cefkin – Career FSODecember 11, 2014February 23, 2015February 25, 2018Michael B. Goldman – Career FSOChargé d'Affaires ad interim February 25, 2018 November 25, 2019Joseph CellaAmbassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary Confirmed: September 17, 2019December 23, 2021January 20, 2021Tony GreubelChargé d'Affaires ad interimJanuary 20, 2021N/ANovember 23, 2022Marie C. DamourAmbassador Extraordinary and PlenipotentiaryAugust 4, 2022November 30, 2022January 16, 2026John DegoryChargé d'Affaires ad interimJanuary 17, 2026N/AJuly 6, 2026Christina Cavallo – Career FSOChargé d'Affaires ad interimAugust 9, 2026Present
See also Kiribati – United States relations Foreign relations of Kiribati Ambassadors of the United States
References
United States Department of State: Background notes on Kiribati
External links United States Department of State: Chiefs of Mission for Kiribati United States Department of State: Kiribati United States Embassy in Suva