Walter E. North (1950–)

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Career Foreign Service Officer
State of Residence: Washington

Concurrent Appointments
1. Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary (Papua New Guinea)
  Appointed: September 27, 2012
  Presentation of Credentials: December 4, 2012
  Termination of Mission: Left post on January 22, 2016
  - Also accredited to Solomon Islands and Vanuatu; resident at Port Moresby.
2. Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary (Solomon Islands)
  Appointed: September 27, 2012
  Presentation of Credentials: January 31, 2013
  Termination of Mission: Left Port Moresby. January 22, 2016
  - Also accredited to Papua New Guinea and Vanuatu; resident at Port Moresby.
3. Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary (Vanuatu)
  Appointed: September 27, 2012
  Presentation of Credentials: February 19, 2013
  Termination of Mission: Left Port Moresby. January 22, 2016
  - Also accredited to Papua New Guinea and Solomon Islands; resident at Port Moresby.