Papua New Guinea

Note: The Embassy in Port Moresby was established Sep 10, 1975, with Ambassador-designate Olmsted in charge pending presentation of her letter of credence.

Name: Mary S. Olmsted
State of Residency: Tennessee
Foreign Service officer
Title: Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary
Appointment: Nov 20, 1975
Presentation of Credentials: Jan 5, 1976
Termination of Mission: Left post Jul 28, 1979
Note: Accredited to the Solomon Islands, Aug 31, 1978.

Name: Harvey J. Feldman
State of Residency: Florida
Non-career appointee
Title: Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary
Appointment: Aug 2, 1979
Presentation of Credentials: Sep 26, 1979
Termination of Mission: Left post May 25, 1981
Note: Also accredited to the Solomon Islands; resident at Port Moresby.

Name: M. Virginia Schafer
State of Residency: Washington
Foreign Service officer
Title: Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary
Appointment: Oct 1, 1981
Presentation of Credentials: Nov 3, 1981
Termination of Mission: Left post May 20, 1984
Note: Also accredited to the Solomon Islands; resident at Port Moresby.

Name: Paul Fisher Gardner
State of Residency: Texas
Foreign Service officer
Title: Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary
Appointment: Aug 13, 1984
Presentation of Credentials: Sep 7, 1984
Termination of Mission: Left post Oct 1, 1986
Note: Also accredited to the Solomon Islands; resident at Port Moresby.

Name: Everett E. Bierman
State of Residency: Virginia
Non-career appointee
Title: Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary
Appointment: Oct 16, 1986
Presentation of Credentials: Nov 11, 1986
Termination of Mission: Left post Oct 30, 1989
Note: Also accredited to the Solomon Islands; resident at Port Moresby. Also accredited to Vanuatu Mar 13, 1987.

Name: Robert William Farrand
State of Residency: Virginia
Foreign Service officer
Title: Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary
Appointment: Mar 8, 1990
Presentation of Credentials: May 1, 1990
Termination of Mission: Left post Sep 13, 1993
Note: Also accredited to the Solomon Islands and Vanuatu; resident at Port Moresby.

Name: Richard W. Teare
State of Residency: Ohio
Foreign Service officer
Title: Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary
Appointment: Oct 8, 1993
Presentation of Credentials: Nov 23, 1993
Termination of Mission: Left post Jul 14, 1996
Note: Also accredited to the Solomon Islands and Vanuatu; resident at Port Moresby.

Name: Arma Jane Karaer
State of Residency: Virginia
Foreign Service officer
Title: Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary
Appointment: Feb 10, 1997
Presentation of Credentials: Apr 15, 1997
Termination of Mission: Left post May 28, 2000
Note: An earlier nomination of May 17, 1996, was not acted on by the Senate.

Name: Susan S. Jacobs
State of Residency: Virginia 
Foreign Service officer
Title: Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary
Appointment: Jun 14, 2000
Presentation of Credentials: Nov 7, 2000
Termination of Mission: Left post Aug 1, 2003
Note: Also accredited to the Solomon Islands and Vanuatu; resident at Port Moresby.

Name: Robert W. Fitts
State of Residency: New Hampshire
Foreign Service officer
Title: Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary
Appointment: Jul 1, 2003
Presentation of Credentials: Sep 11, 2003
Termination of Mission: Left post, October 2, 2006
Note: Also accredited to the Solomon Islands and Vanuatu; resident at Port Moresby.

Name: Leslie V. Rowe
State of Residency: Washington
Foreign Service officer
Title: Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary
Appointment: July 5, 2006
Presentation of Credentials: October 15, 2006
Termination of Mission:
Note: Also accredited to the Solomon Islands and Vanuatu; resident at Port Moresby.