Formation May 20, 2002 | Website U.S. Embassy - Dili | |
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Nominator The President of the United States Inaugural holder Shari Villarosa
as Chargé d'Affaires ad interim |
The diplomatic post of United States Ambassador to East Timor was created after the formalization of the independence of East Timor from Indonesia on May 20, 2002. The United States recognized the new nation immediately, and an embassy was opened in Dili.
References
United States Ambassador to East Timor Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA