Paul Matthews Cleveland (1931–)

Career Foreign Service Officer
States of Residence: Florida, Virginia
  1. Concurrent Appointments
    1. Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary (New Zealand)
      Appointed: December 6, 1985
      Presentation of Credentials: January 10, 1986
      Termination of Mission: Left post on April 28, 1989
      • Also accredited to Samoa; resident at Wellington.
    2. Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary (Samoa)
      Appointed: June 16, 1986
      Presentation of Credentials: August 20, 1986
      Termination of Mission: Left Wellington April 28, 1989
      • During Cleveland’s tenure as non-resident Ambassador, Embassy Apia was established on November 15, 1988, with William P. Francisco III as Chargé d’Affaires ad interim. Also accredited to New Zealand; resident at Wellington.
  2. Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary (Malaysia)
    Appointed: October 10, 1989
    Presentation of Credentials: November 8, 1989
    Termination of Mission: Left post on July 23, 1992