Richard W. Teare (1937–)

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Career Foreign Service Officer
State of Residence: Ohio

Concurrent Appointments
1. Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary (Papua New Guinea)
  Appointed: October 8, 1993
  Presentation of Credentials: November 23, 1993
  Termination of Mission: Left post on July 14, 1996
  - Also accredited to Solomon Islands and Vanuatu; resident at Port Moresby.
2. Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary (Solomon Islands)
  Appointed: October 8, 1993
  Presentation of Credentials: November 25, 1993
  Termination of Mission: Left Port Moresby July 14, 1996
  - Also accredited to Papua New Guinea and Vanuatu; resident at Port Moresby.
3. Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary (Vanuatu)
  Appointed: October 8, 1993
  Presentation of Credentials: July 11, 1994
  Termination of Mission: Left Port Moresby July 14, 1996
  - Also accredited to Papua New Guinea and Solomon Islands; resident at Port Moresby.