List of ambassadors of the United States to Tuvalu

The United States ambassador to Tuvalu is the official representative of the government of the United States to the government of Tuvalu. The ambassador is concurrently the ambassador to Fiji, Kiribati, Nauru, and Tonga, while residing in Suva, Fiji.

Ambassadors +NameTitleAppointedPresented credentialsTerminated missionNotesJohn Peter Condon – Career FSOAmbassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary March 2, 1978April 11, 1978July 27, 1980William Bodde – Political appointeeJune 30, 1980August 12, 1980August 15, 1981Fred J. Eckert – Political appointeeFebruary 11, 1982February 25, 1982May 7, 1984Carl Edward Dillery – Career FSOSeptember 27, 1984November 1, 1984July 15, 1987Leonard Rochwarger – Political appointeeSeptember 28, 1987March 11, 1988August 31, 1989Evelyn Irene Hoopes Teegan – Political appointeeOctober 10, 1989November 21, 1989March 5, 1993Robert Woltz Skiff – Career FSOChargé d'Affaires ad interimJune 1995UnknownDecember 19, 1995Don Lee Gevirtz – Political appointeeAmbassador Extraordinary and PlenipotentiaryDecember 19, 1995February 2, 1996September 28, 1997M. Osman Siddique – Political appointeeAugust 9, 1999September 13, 1999June 30, 2001Ronald Keith McMullen – Career FSOChargé d'Affaires ad interimJune 30, 2001UnknownJune 2002Hugh M. Neighbor – Career FSOJune 2002UnknownJanuary 9, 2003David L. Lyon – Career FSOAmbassador Extraordinary and PlenipotentiaryNovember 15, 2002January 9, 2003July 23, 2005Larry Miles Dinger – Career FSOJune 27, 2005August 23, 2005July 5, 2008C. Steven McGann – Career FSOOctober 6, 2008November 24, 2008July 13, 2011Frankie A. Reed – Career FSOAugust 4, 2011October 30, 2011January 18, 2015Judith Beth Cefkin – Career FSODecember 11, 2014May 12, 2015February 25, 2018Confirmed November 19, 2014Michael B. Goldman – Career FSOChargé d'Affaires ad interimFebruary 25, 2018N/ADecember 23, 2019Joseph CellaAmbassador Extraordinary and PlenipotentiarySeptember 26, 2019December 23, 2019January 20, 2021Confirmed September 17, 2019Tony GreubelChargé d'Affaires ad interimJanuary 20, 2021N/ANovember 23, 2022Marie C. DamourAmbassador Extraordinary and PlenipotentiaryAugust 4, 2022February 15, 2023January 16, 2026John DegoryChargé d'Affaires ad interimJanuary 17, 2026N/AJuly 6, 2026Christina Cavallo – Career FSOChargé d'Affaires ad interimAugust 9, 2026Present

See also Tuvalu – United States relations Foreign relations of Tuvalu Ambassadors of the United States

References

United States Department of State: Background notes on Tuvalu

External links United States Department of State: Chiefs of Mission for Tuvalu United States Department of State: Tuvalu United States Embassy in Suva