United States Ambassador to the Federated States of Micronesia

Ambassador of the United States to Micronesia

Seal of the United States Department of State
Incumbent
Dorothea-Maria Rosen
since August 9, 2012
Nominator Barack Obama
Inaugural holder Michael Gordon Wygant
as U.S. Representative
Formation 1987
Website U.S. Embassy Kolonia

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.

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. See chargé d'affaires.

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

This is a list of ambassadors of the United States to the Federated States of Micronesia.

Following World War II, the Federated States of Micronesia, along with several other island nations, were part of the United Nations Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands, under U.S. administration. Micronesia achieved independence in 1986. The United States recognized Micronesia immediately and established diplomatic relations. On November 3, 1986, the United States opened an Office of the U.S. Representative. The Representative, Michael Gordon Wygant, presented his credentials to the government of Micronesia on October 2, 1987. On September 20, 1989, the Office of the U.S. Representative was upgraded to embassy status. The first U.S. Ambassador to the Federated States of Micronesia, Aurelia Erskine Brazeal, presented her credentials on September 18, 1990.[1]

Ambassadors

Note: On September 20, 1989, the Office of the U.S. Representative was upgraded to Embassy status and the position of Representative was upgraded to Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary.

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Micronesia". U.S. Department of State. Retrieved 2011-06-11.
  2. ↑ "Nomination of Michael Gordon Wygant To Be United States Representative to Micronesia". Ronald Reagan Presidential Library. Retrieved 2011-06-11.
  3. ↑ "Aurelia E. Brazeal". NNDB.com. Retrieved 2011-06-11.
  4. ↑ An earlier nomination of Watson of Jun 18, 1998, was not acted upon by the Senate.
  5. ↑ "US Ambassador to Micronesia". NNDB.com. Retrieved 2011-06-11.
  6. ↑ "Biography: Peter A. Prahar". U.S. Department of State. Retrieved 2011-06-11.
  7. ↑ "Biography: Dorothea-Maria Rosen". U.S. Department of State. Retrieved 2013-01-11.

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