List of ambassadors of the United States to Fiji

Ambassador of the United States to Fiji
Seal of the United States Department of State
Incumbent Marie C. Damour since November 24, 2022
Nominator	The President of the United States
Appointer	The President with Senate advice and consent
Inaugural holder	Robert Woltz Skiff as Chargé d'Affaires ad interim
Formation	November 1, 1971
Website	U.S. Embassy - Suva

The United States ambassador to Fiji is the official representative of the government of the United States to the government of Fiji. The ambassador is concurrently the ambassador to Kiribati, Nauru, Tonga, and Tuvalu, while residing 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 to remain in office. 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. Ad interim Latin phrase meaning "for the time being", "in the meantime".

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 to remain in office.

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.

Ad interim
Latin phrase meaning "for the time being", "in the meantime".


Name	Title	Appointed	Presented credentials	Terminated mission	Notes
Robert Woltz Skiff – Career FSO	Chargé d'Affaires ad interim	November 1, 1971	Unknown	November 6, 1972
Kenneth Franzheim II – Political appointee	Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary	February 15, 1972	May 22, 1972	November 6, 1972
Armistead Inge Selden – Political appointee		March 1, 1974	April 17, 1974	April 10, 1978
John Peter Condon – Career FSO		March 2, 1978	April 11, 1978	July 27, 1980
William Bodde – Political appointee		June 30, 1980	August 12, 1980	August 15, 1981
Fred J. Eckert – Political appointee		February 11, 1982	February 25, 1982	May 7, 1984
Carl Edward Dillery – Career FSO		September 27, 1984	November 1, 1984	July 15, 1987
Leonard Rochwarger – Political appointee		September 28, 1987	March 11, 1988	August 31, 1989
Evelyn Irene Hoopes Teegan – Political appointee		October 10, 1989	November 21, 1989	March 5, 1993
Robert Woltz Skiff – Career FSO	Chargé d'Affaires ad interim	June 1995	N/A	December 19, 1995
Don Lee Gevirtz – Political appointee	Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary	December 19, 1995	February 2, 1996	September 28, 1997
M. Osman Siddique – Political appointee	Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary	August 9, 1999	September 13, 1999	June 30, 2001
Ronald K. McMullen – Career FSO	Chargé d'Affaires ad interim	June 30, 2001	N/A	June 2002
Hugh M. Neighbor – Career FSO	Chargé d'Affaires ad interim	June 2002	N/A	January 9, 2003
David L. Lyon – Career FSO	Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary	November 15, 2002	January 9, 2003	July 23, 2005
Larry Miles Dinger – Career FSO		June 27, 2005	August 23, 2005	July 5, 2008
C. Steven McGann – Career FSO		October 6, 2008	November 24, 2008	July 13, 2011
Frankie A. Reed – Career FSO		August 4, 2011	October 13, 2011	January 18, 2015
Judith Beth Cefkin – Career FSO		December 11, 2014	February 3, 2015	February 25, 2018	Confirmed November 19, 2014
Michael B. Goldman – Career FSO	Chargé d'Affaires ad interim	February 25, 2018	N/A	December 23, 2019
Joseph Cella	Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary	September 26, 2019	December 23, 2019	January 20, 2021	Confirmed September 17, 2019
Tony Greubel	Chargé d'Affaires ad interim	January 20, 2021	N/A	November 23, 2022
Marie C. Damour	Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary	August 4, 2022	November 24, 2022	Incumbent

References

United States Department of State: Background notes on Fiji
This article incorporates public domain material from U.S. Bilateral Relations Fact Sheets. United States Department of State.