Teddy B. Taylor, who earned bachelors of science degree in political science from Florida A&M University, was sworn in Monday as the U.S. Ambassador to Papa New Guinea and the Solomon Islands and Vanuatu, all of which are off the northeastern coast of Australia.
Taylor had served as the deputy assistant secretary of the State of Human Resources of the U.S. Department of State, and previously served as U.S. Consul at the American Embassy in Budapest and the U.S. Interest Section in Havana, Cuba.
Undersecretary of State Patrick Kennedy swore in Taylor.
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