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List of ambassadors of Tuvalu to the United States

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Ambassador of Tuvalu to the United States
Incumbent Tapugao Falefou since February 13, 2023
Inaugural holder	Ionatana Ionatana
Formation	May 10, 1979

The Tuvalulan Ambassador in New York City is the official representative of the Government in Funafuti to the Government of the United States. Since 2010, the Tuvaluan ambassador to the United States has also been appointed as Tuvalu’s Permanent Representative to the United Nations.

List of ambassadors[edit]

Diplomatic agreement/designated	Diplomatic accreditation	Ambassador	Observations	prime minister of Tuvalu	president of the United States	Term end
October 1, 1978			Independence from the United Kingdom	Toaripi Lauti	Jimmy Carter
April 26, 1979	May 10, 1979	Ionatana Ionatana^[1]^[2]	Not resident in the U.S.	Toaripi Lauti	Jimmy Carter
August 6, 2010	August 10, 2010	Afelee F. Pita^[1]	Tuvalu's permanent representative to the United Nations	Apisai Ielemia	Barack Obama	December 20, 2012
January 11, 2013	January 14, 2013	Aunese Simati^[1]	Tuvalu's permanent representative to the United Nations	Enele Sopoaga	Barack Obama	July 21, 2017
	July 21, 2017	Samuelu Laloniu^[3]	Tuvalu's permanent representative to the United Nations	Enele Sopoaga Kausea Natano	Donald Trump Joe Biden	January 19, 2023^[4]
	February 13, 2023	Tapugao Falefou^[5]	Tuvalu's permanent representative to the United Nations	Kausea Natano	Joe Biden	Incumbent

^ Booth Conroy, Sarah (20 November 1988). "Diplomatic Departures". Washington Post. Retrieved 31 January 2021.

^ "Home bound - Ambassador Samuelu Laloniu and family". The Permanent Mission of Tuvalu to the United Nations. Retrieved 28 January 2023.

^ "Leaders and Cabinet Members". CIA.gov. 31 July 2023. Retrieved 30 October 2023.