Frankie A. Reed
Frankie A. Reed | |
|---|---|
| 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) 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. She retired from the Department of State following an appointment as United States Consul-General in Melbourne. From 2011 to 2015 she was the United States Ambassador to Fiji, Kiribati, Nauru, Tonga, and Tuvalu. She has a BA in journalism from Howard University and a doctorate in law from the University of California, Berkeley.
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.