Ambassador of the United States to Timor-Leste | |
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since July 16, 2024 | |
Nominator | The President of the United States |
Appointer | The President with Senate advice and consent |
Inaugural holder | Shari Villarosa as Chargé d'Affaires ad interim |
Formation | May 20, 2002 |
Website | U.S. Embassy - Dili |
The diplomatic post of United States Ambassador to East Timor (now Timor-Leste) was created after the formalization of the independence of Timor-Leste from Indonesia on May 20, 2002. The United States recognized the new nation immediately, and an embassy was opened in Dili.