M. Virginia Schafer (1931–)

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Career Foreign Service Officer
State of Residence: Washington

Concurrent Appointments
1. Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary (Solomon Islands)
  Appointed: October 1, 1981
  Presentation of Credentials: November 18, 1981
  Termination of Mission: Left Port Moresby May 20, 1984
  - Also accredited to Papua New Guinea; resident at Port Moresby.
2. Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary (Papua New Guinea)
  Appointed: October 1, 1981
  Presentation of Credentials: November 3, 1981
  Termination of Mission: Left post on May 20, 1984
  - Also accredited to Solomon Islands; resident at Port Moresby.