DVIDS – Images – US Embassy Opens in Port Vila, Vanuatu (Image 12 of 15)

PORT VILAO, Vanuatu (July 19, 2024) – From left, The Hon Ralph Regenvanu, Vanuatu’s Minister of Climate Change, Pastor Colin Keleb, Chairman of the Vanuatu Christian Council (VCC), The Hon Matai SEREMIAH Nawalu, Vanuatu’s Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs, Ambassador Ann Marie Yastishock, U.S. Ambassador to the Independent State of Papua New Guinea, Solomon Islands and the Republic of Vanuatu, Chief Master-at-Arms Jon Cox, of Tyler, Texas, Submarine Logistics Specialist 1st Class Hsien Clod Pascua, of Honolulu and Master-at-Arms 2nd Class Joseph Dezamits of Scott Township, Pa., stand in front of the U.S. flag during the opening ceremony of the U.S. Embassy in Port Vila, Vanuatu, July 19, 2024. The United States established diplomatic relations with the Government of Vanuatu. Ambassador Ann Marie Yastishock is accredited to Vanuatu as a non-resident ambassador and heads the diplomatic mission in Port Vila. This opening marks the growth of our relationship with Vanuatu and underscores the strength of our commitment to our bilateral relations, to the Ni-Vanuatu people, and to our partnerships in the Indo-Pacific region. (U.S. Navy photo by Lt. jg Winslow Blow/Released)