The United States of America opened an embassy in Honiara, Solomon Islands from July 7, 1978, following recognition of the independent Solomon Islands by the United States, but this closed in 1993, reopening on . During the ten-year closure, U.S. interests in Solomon Islands were handled by the United States Embassy in Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea, the United States Ambassador to Papua New Guinea being also accredited to Solomon Islands.

Ambassadors +NameTitleAppointedTerminated missionNotesMary S. Olmsted – Career FSOEnvoy Extraordinary and Minister PlenipotentiaryJanuary 5, 1976July 28, 1979Harvey J. Feldman – Career FSOSeptember 26, 1979May 25, 1981M. Virginia Schafer – Career FSONovember 3, 1981May 20, 1984Paul Fisher Gardner – Career FSOSeptember 7, 1984October 1, 1986Everett E. Bierman – Career FSONovember 11, 1986October 30, 1989Robert William Farrand – Career FSOMay 1, 1990September 13, 1993Richard W. Teare – Career FSONovember 23, 1993July 14, 1996Arma Jane Karaer – Career FSOApril 15, 1997May 28, 2000Susan S. Jacobs – Career FSONovember 7, 2000August 1, 2003Robert W. Fitts – Career FSOSeptember 11, 2003September 5, 2006Leslie V. Rowe – Career FSONovember 15, 2006July 11, 2009Teddy B. Taylor – Career FSONovember 16, 2009October 6, 2012Walter E. North – Career FSOJanuary 31, 2013January 26, 2016Catherine Ebert-Gray – Career FSOApril 14, 2016November 17, 2019Erin Elizabeth McKee – Career FSOJanuary 27, 2020April 14, 2022Russell Comeau - Career FSO Chargé d'Affaires ad interimFebruary 2, 2023March 14, 2024US Embassy reopened on February 2, 2023Ann M. Yastishock - Career FSOAmbassador Extraordinary and PlenipotentiaryNovember 29, 2023March 14, 2024January 16, 2026

See also Solomon Islands – United States relations Foreign relations of Solomon Islands Ambassadors of the United States

Notes

References United States Department of State: Background notes on the Solomon Islands

External links United States Department of State: Chiefs of Mission for Solomon Islands United States Department of State: Solomon Islands United States Embassy in Port Moresby