Joan M. Plaisted (1945–)

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Career Foreign Service Officer
State of Residence: California

Concurrent Appointments
1. Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary (Kiribati)
  Appointed: December 19, 1995
  Presentation of Credentials: April 9, 1996
  Termination of Mission: Left Majuro July 28, 2000
  - Also accredited to Marshall Islands; resident at Majuro.
2. Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary (Marshall Islands)
  Appointed: December 19, 1995
  Presentation of Credentials: February 9, 1996
  Termination of Mission: Left post on July 28, 2000
  - Also accredited to Kiribati; resident at Majuro.