Diplomatic presence of the United States of America in Papua New Guinea 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 and Vanuatu.
The United States Embassy in Papua New Guinea is located in Port Moresby.
Ambassadors Mary S. Olmsted – Career FSO Title: Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary. Appointed: January 5, 1976 Terminated mission: Left post, July 28, 1979 Harvey J. Feldman – Political Appointee 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 – Political Appointee 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 – 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: October 15, 2006 Terminated mission: Left post, July 11, 2009 Teddy B. Taylor – Career FSO Title: Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary. Appointed: October 26, 2009 Terminated mission: October 6, 2012 Walter E. North - Career FSO Title: Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary. Appointed: January 31, 2013 Terminated mission: January 22, 2016 Catherine Ebert-Gray - Career FSO Title: Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary. Appointed: February 23, 2016 Terminated mission: November 17, 2019 Erin Elizabeth McKee - Career FSO Title: Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary. Appointed: November 27, 2019 Terminated mission: April 14, 2022 Ann M. Yastishock - Career FSO Appointed: February 21, 2024 Terminated mission: January 16, 2026 Notes
See also Papua New Guinea – United States relations Foreign relations of Papua New Guinea Ambassadors of the United States
References United States Department of State: Background notes on Papua New Guinea
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