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Chiefs of Mission for Kiribati
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Chiefs of Mission
- William Bodde Jr. (1931–)
- Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary, January 20, 1981–August 15, 1981
- Fred J. Eckert (1941–)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, May 31, 1982–May 7, 1984
- Carl Edward Dillery (1930–)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, January 29, 1985–July 15, 1987
- Leonard Rochwarger (1925–2001)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, May 9, 1988–August 31, 1989
- Evelyn Irene Hoopes Teegan (1931–)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, January 18, 1990–May 5, 1993
- Michael W. Marine (1947–)
- Chargé d’Affaires ad interim, March 1993–June 1995
- Joan M. Plaisted (1945–)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, April 9, 1996–July 28, 2000
- Michael James Senko (1950–)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, April 10, 2001–August 2, 2003
- David L. Lyon (1951–)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, November 18, 2003–July 23, 2005
- Larry Miles Dinger (1946–)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, September 1, 2005–July 5, 2008
- C. Steven McGann (1951–)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, February 7, 2009–July 13, 2011
- Frankie Annette Reed (1954–)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, April 30, 2012–January 18, 2015
- Judith Beth Cefkin (1953–)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, February 23, 2015–February 25, 2018
- Michael B. Goldman (?–)
- Chargé d’Affaires ad interim, February 25, 2018–December 16, 2019
- Joseph Cella (?–)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, December 16, 2019–
Other Nominees
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