List of ambassadors of the United States to Palau
Ambassador of the United States to Palau | |
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Nominator | The President of the United States |
Appointer | The President with Senate advice and consent |
Inaugural holder | Helen Reed-Rowe as Ambassador Extraordinary & Plenipotentiary |
Formation | September 27, 2010 |
Website | U.S. Embassy - Koror |
The United States Ambassador to Palau is the official representative of the President of the United States to the head of state of Palau.
Until 1994 Palau had been a part of the United Nations Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands, administered by the United States. On May 25, 1994, the United Nations Security Council ended the trusteeship for the Palau district, and Palau became independent on October 1, 1994. The U.S. recognized Palau on the same day. Diplomatic relations between the U.S. and Palau were established on December 6, 1996, when U.S. Ambassador to the Philippines Thomas C. Hubbard was concurrently accredited to Palau and presented his credentials; he remained resident at Manila. The ambassadors to the Philippines continued to represent the U.S. until October 10, 2004, when the U.S. Embassy in Koror was established, with Deborah L. Kingsland as Chargé d’Affaires. The first ranking ambassador was commissioned to Koror in 2010.[1]
Ambassadors and chiefs of mission[]
Name | Title | Appointed | Presented Credentials | Terminated Mission | Notes |
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Thomas C. Hubbard – Career FSO[2] | Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary | July 2, 1996 | December 6, 1996 | Left Manila July 24, 2000 | |
Francis J. Ricciardone, Jr. – Career FSO[2] | February 21, 2002 | Unknown | October 10, 2004 | The U.S. was represented by a series of Chargé d'Affaires 2004–2010. | |
Helen Reed-Rowe – Career FSO | September 27, 2010 | September 30, 2010 | July 26, 2013 | ||
Amy J. Hyatt – Career FSO | January 2, 2015 | March 10, 2015 | February 12, 2020 | ||
John Hennessey-Niland - Career FSO | February 14, 2020 | March 6, 2020 | Incumbent |
Notes[]
See also[]
- Palau – United States relations
- Foreign relations of Palau
- Ambassadors of the United States
References[]
- United States Department of State: Background notes on Palau
- This article incorporates public domain material from the United States Department of State website https://www.state.gov/countries-areas/. (U.S. Bilateral Relations Fact Sheets)
External links[]
- Lists of ambassadors of the United States
- Ambassadors of the United States to Palau
- Lists of ambassadors to Palau
- Palau–United States relations