Ambassador of the United States to the Marshall Islands
Seal of the United States Department of State
Incumbent
Lance Posey
Chargé d’affaires[1]
since August 18, 2023[2]
NominatorThe President of the United States
AppointerThe President
with Senate advice and consent
Inaugural holderSamuel B. Thomsen
as Representative
FormationOctober 21, 1986
WebsiteU.S. Embassy - Majuro

This is a list of the ambassadors of the United States to the Marshall Islands. The Office of the U.S. Representative was opened at Majuro on October 21, 1986. It was upgraded to an embassy on September 6, 1989.

Ambassadors

  • Samuel B. Thomsen – Career FSO
    • State of Residency: California
    • Title: Representative
    • Appointment: June 15, 1987
    • Presentation of Credentials: July 11, 1987
    • Termination of Mission: Left post, July 11, 1990
  • William Bodde, Jr. – Career FSO
    • State of Residency: Maryland
    • Title: Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary
    • Appointment: June 27, 1990
    • Presentation of Credentials: August 6, 1990
    • Termination of Mission: Left post, June 28, 1992
  • David C. Fields – Career FSO
    • State of Residency: California
    • Title: Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary
    • Appointment: July 7, 1992
    • Presentation of Credentials: August 19, 1992
    • Termination of Mission: Left post, May 15, 1995
  • Joan M. Plaisted – Career FSO
    • State of Residency: California
    • Title: Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary
    • Appointment: December 19, 1995
    • Presentation of Credentials: February 9, 1996
    • Termination of Mission: Left post July 28, 2000
    • Note: Also accredited to Kiribati; resident at Majuro.
  • Michael J. Senko – Career FSO
    • State of Residency: District of Columbia
    • Title: Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary
    • Appointment: December 28, 2000
    • Presentation of Credentials: January 26, 2001
    • Termination of Mission: Left post August 2, 2003
    • Note: Also accredited to Kiribati; resident at Majuro.
  • Greta N. Morris – Career FSO
    • State of Residency: California
    • Title: Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary
    • Appointment: July 1, 2003
    • Presentation of Credentials: August 26, 2003
    • Termination of Mission: Left post, August 2, 2006
  • Clyde Bishop – Career FSO
    • State of Residency: Delaware
    • Title: Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary
    • Appointment: July 18, 2006
    • Presentation of Credentials: December 7, 2006
    • Termination of Mission: January 20, 2009
  • Martha Campbell – Career FSO
    • State of Residency: Michigan
    • Title: Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary
    • Appointment: August 21, 2009
    • Presentation of Credentials: September 7, 2009
    • Termination of Mission: July 11, 2012
  • Thomas Hart Armbruster - Career FSO
    • State of Residency: New York
    • Title: Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary
    • Appointment: August 2, 2012
    • Presentation of Credentials: September 6, 2012
    • Termination of Mission: May 25, 2016
  • Karen B. Stewart - Career FSO
    • State of Residency: Florida
    • Title: Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary
    • Appointment: June 6, 2016
    • Presentation of Credentials: July 25, 2016
    • Termination of Mission: January 27, 2020
  • Roxanne Cabral
    • State of Residency: Virginia
    • Title: Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary
    • Appointment: December 31, 2019
    • Presentation of Credentials: February 6, 2020
    • Termination of Mission: March 3, 2023

See also

References

  • United States Department of State: Background notes on the Marshall Islands
  • Public Domain This article incorporates public domain material from U.S. Bilateral Relations Fact Sheets. United States Department of State.
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