David L. Lyon (1951–)

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Career Foreign Service Officer
State of Residence: California

Concurrent Appointments
1. Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary (Fiji)
  Appointed: November 15, 2002
  Presentation of Credentials: January 9, 2003
  Termination of Mission: Left post on July 23, 2005
  - Also accredited to Kiribati, Tonga, Nauru, and Tuvalu; resident at Suva.
2. Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary (Tonga)
  Appointed: November 15, 2002
  Presentation of Credentials: February 18, 2003
  Termination of Mission: Left Suva July 23, 2005
  - Also accredited to Fiji, Kiribati, Nauru, and Tuvalu; resident at Suva.
3. Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary (Nauru)
  Appointed: November 15, 2002
  Presentation of Credentials: August 11, 2004
  Termination of Mission: Left Suva July 23, 2005
  - Also accredited to Fiji, Kiribati, Tonga, and Tuvalu; resident at Suva.
4. Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary (Tuvalu)
  Appointed: November 15, 2002
  Presentation of Credentials: August 5, 2003
  Termination of Mission: Left Suva July 23, 2005
  - Also accredited to Fiji, Kiribati, Tonga, and Nauru; resident at Suva.
5. Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary (Kiribati)
  Appointed: October 7, 2003
  Presentation of Credentials: November 18, 2003
  Termination of Mission: Left Suva July 23, 2005
  - Also accredited to Fiji, Tonga, Nauru, and Tuvalu; resident at Suva.