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Frankie A. Reed | |
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| United States Ambassador to Fiji | |
| In office October 13, 2011 –January 18, 2015 | |
| President | Barack Obama |
| Preceded by | C. Steven McGann |
| Succeeded by | Judith Beth Cefkin |
| United States Ambassador to Kiribati | |
| In office April 30,2012 –January 18,2015 | |
| President | Barack Obama |
| Preceded by | C. Steven McGann |
| Succeeded by | Judith Beth Cefkin |
| United States Ambassador to Nauru | |
| In office July 16,2012 –January 18,2015 | |
| President | Barack Obama |
| Preceded by | C. Steven McGann |
| Succeeded by | Judith Beth Cefkin |
| United States Ambassador to Tuvalu | |
| In office October 30,2011 –January 5,2015 | |
| President | Barack Obama |
| Preceded by | C. Steven McGann |
| Succeeded by | Judith Beth Cefkin |
| United States Ambassador to Tonga | |
| In office November 14,2011 –January 18,2015 | |
| President | Barack Obama |
| Preceded by | C. Steven McGann |
| Succeeded by | Judith Beth Cefkin |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Francesca Annette Reed 1954 (age 70–71) |
| Occupation | Diplomat |
Frankie Annette Reed (born 1954,Baltimore) [1] is an American diplomat. She is an Adjunct Senior Fellow at the East-West Center. She was appointed United States Envoy to the Pacific Islands Forum in March 2023. [2] She retired from the Department of State following an appointment as United States Consul-General in Melbourne. [3] From 2011 to 2015 she was the United States Ambassador to Fiji,Kiribati,Nauru,Tonga,and Tuvalu. [4] She has a BA in journalism from Howard University and a doctorate in law from the University of California,Berkeley.
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Before her appointment as ambassador,Reed was a deputy assistant secretary in the Bureau of East Asian and Pacific Affairs,responsible for relations with Australia,New Zealand and the Pacific Islands. She was previously a lecturer and diplomat-in-residence at the University of California at Berkeley. [5]
