List of ambassadors of the United States to the Federated States of Micronesia

This is a list of ambassadors of the United States to the Federated States of Micronesia.

Ambassador of the United States to Micronesia
Seal of the United States Department of State
Flag of a United States ambassador
Incumbent Jennifer L. Johnson since September 13, 2023
Nominator	The president of the United States
Appointer	The president with Senate advice and consent
Inaugural holder	Michael Gordon Wygant as U.S. Representative
Formation	1987
Website	U.S. Embassy - Kolonia

Following World War II, the Federated States of Micronesia, along with several other island nations, were part of the United Nations Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands, under U.S. administration. Micronesia achieved independence in 1986. The United States recognized Micronesia immediately and established diplomatic relations. On November 3, 1986, the United States opened an Office of the U.S. Representative. The Representative, Michael Gordon Wygant, presented his credentials to the government of Micronesia on October 2, 1987. On September 20, 1989, the Office of the U.S. Representative was upgraded to embassy status. The first U.S. Ambassador to the Federated States of Micronesia, Aurelia E. Brazeal, presented her credentials on September 18, 1990.^[1]

Ambassadors

Name	Title	Appointed	Presented credentials	Terminated mission	Notes
Michael G. Wygant – Career FSO[2]	United States Representative	July 31, 1987	October 2, 1987	May 29, 1990	Mission upgraded to embassy September 20, 1989.
Aurelia E. Brazeal – Career FSO[3]	Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary	August 6, 1990	September 18, 1990	July 6, 1993
March Fong Eu – Political appointee		March 28, 1994	May 18, 1994	July 5, 1996
Cheryl Ann Martin	Chargé d’Affaires a.i.	August 1996		October 19, 1999
Diane Watson – Political appointee[4]	Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary	July 7, 1999	October 19, 1999	January 15, 2002
Larry Miles Dinger – Career FSO		November 26, 2001	January 14, 2002	August 2, 2004
Suzanne K. Hale – Career FSO[5]		July 2, 2004	August 25, 2004	August 24, 2007
Miriam K. Hughes – Career FSO		May 30, 2007	September 11, 2007	September 14, 2009[6]
Peter A. Prahar – Career FSO[7]		November 23, 2009	December 14, 2009	August 5, 2012
Dorothea-Maria Rosen – Career FSO[8]		August 9, 2012	August 17, 2012	July 20, 2016
Robert Annan Riley III – Career FSO		May 23, 2016	August 16, 2016	January 29, 2020
Carmen Cantor – Career FSO		December 31, 2019	January 31, 2020	August 4, 2022
Alissa Bibb – Career FSO	Chargé d’Affaires a.i.	August 4, 2022		September 13, 2023
Jennifer L. Johnson - Career FSO	Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary	July 27, 2023	September 13, 2023	Incumbent

See also

• Federated States of Micronesia – United States relations
• Foreign relations of the Federated States of Micronesia
• Ambassadors of the United States