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The office of the Moderator of the General Assembly is the highest elected position in the Presbyterian Church (USA). The Moderator is responsible for presiding over the meeting of the General Assembly, which was held annually until 2004, and on alternate years since. After the meeting, which lasts for about a week, the Moderator serves as an ambassador of the denomination throughout the remainder of the term. After completing the term, most former Moderators take on the role of a church statesman or stateswoman.
The chart below shows the Moderators and Vice Moderators, and the place of meetings, since the United Presbyterian Church of North America and the Presbyterian Church in the USA merged to form the present day Presbyterian Church (USA).
===Moderators and Vice Moderators of Presbyterian Church (USA) General Assemblies===

Number and Year	Place of Meeting	Moderator	Vice Moderator
195th GA, 1983	Atlanta, Georgia	The Rev. Randolph Taylor	none
196th GA, 1984	Phoenix, Arizona	The Rev. Harriet Nelson	none
197th GA, 1985	Indianapolis, Indiana	Elder William H. Wilson	none
198th GA, 1986	Minneapolis, Minnesota	The Rev. Benjamin Weir	none
199th GA, 1987	Biloxi, Mississippi	Elder Isabel W. Rogers	none
200th GA, 1988	St. Louis, Missouri	The Rev. C. Kenneth Hall	none
201st GA, 1989	Philadelphia, Pennsylvania	The Rev. Joan Salmon-Campbell	none
202nd GA, 1990	Salt Lake City, Utah	Elder Price H. Gwynn, III	none
203rd GA, 1991	Baltimore, Maryland	The Rev. Dr. Herbert D. Valentine	none
204th GA, 1992	Milwaukee, Wisconsin	The Rev. John Fife	none
205th GA, 1993	Orlando, Florida	The Rev. David Dobler	none
206th GA, 1994	Wichita, Kansas	The Rev. Robert Bohl	none
207th GA, 1995	Cincinnati, Ohio	Elder Marj Carpenter	none
208th GA, 1996	Albuquerque, New Mexico	The Rev. John M. Buchanan	Elder Gay Mothershed
209th GA, 1997	Syracuse, New York	Elder Patricia G. Brown	Elder D. Eugene (Gene) Sibery
210th GA, 1998	Charlotte, North Carolina	The Rev. Douglas W. Oldenburg	The Rev. James E. Mead
211th GA, 1999	Ft. Worth, Texas	Elder Freda Gardner	The Rev. Floyd Rhodes
212th GA, 2000	Long Beach, California	The Rev. Syngman Rhee	Elder Rebecca McElroy
213th GA, 2001	Louisville, Kentucky	The Rev. Dr. Jack Rogers	The Rev. Janet Arbesman
214th GA, 2002	Columbus, Ohio	The Rev. Fahed Abu-Akel	Elder Ann Beran Jones
215th GA, 2003	Denver, Colorado	The Rev. Dr. Susan R. Andrews	Elder Charles Easley
216th GA, 2004	Richmond, Virginia	Elder Rick Ufford-Chase	The Rev. Jean Marie Peacock
217th GA, 2006	Birmingham, Alabama	The Rev. Joan Gray	Elder Robert Wilson
218th GA, 2008	San José, California	Moderator	Vice Moderator