This is a list of ambassadors of the United States of America to individual nations of the world, to international organizations, and to past nations, as well as ambassadors-at-large.[1]
The ambassadors are nominated by the President and confirmed by the United States Senate.[2] An ambassador can be appointed during a recess, but he or she can only serve as ambassador until the end of the next session of Congress unless subsequently confirmed.[3] Ambassadors serve "at the pleasure of the President", meaning they can be dismissed at any time.
An ambassador may be a career Foreign Service Officer (career diplomat - CD) or a political appointee (PA). In most cases, career foreign service officers serve a tour of approximately three years per ambassadorship whereas political appointees customarily tender their resignations upon the inauguration of a new president. As embassies fall under the State Department's jurisdiction, ambassadors answer directly to the Secretary of State.
Host country | List | Ambassador | Background | Website | Confirmed |
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Afghanistan | List | John Bass | CD | Kabul [1] | September 28, 2017 |
Albania | List | Donald Lu | CD | Tirana [2] | November 20, 2014 |
Algeria | List | John Desrocher | CD | Algiers | August 3, 2017 |
Andorra[4] | List | Duke Buchan | PA | Madrid | November 2, 2017 |
Angola | List | Nina Marie Fite | CD | Luanda | November 2, 2017 |
Antigua and Barbuda[5] | List | Linda Swartz Taglialatela | CD | Bridgetown | December 9, 2015 |
Argentina | List | Vacant since January 20, 2017 Tom Cooney, Chargé d'Affaires a.i |
(N/A) | Buenos Aires | |
Armenia | List | Richard M. Mills Jr. | CD | Yerevan [3] | December 16, 2014 |
Australia | List | Vacant since December 2016 James Carouso, Chargé d'Affaires a.i |
(N/A) | Canberra [4] | |
Austria | List | Vacant since January 20, 2017 Eugene Young, Chargé d'Affaires a.i |
(N/A) | Vienna [5] | |
Azerbaijan | List | Robert Cekuta | CD | Baku | December 16, 2014 |
Bahamas | List | Vacant since November 21, 2011 Lisa Johnson, Chargé d'Affaires a.i. |
(N/A) | Nassau | |
Bahrain | List | Justin Siberell | CD | Manama [6] | September 28, 2017 |
Bangladesh | List | Marcia Bernicat | CD | Dhaka | November 18, 2014 |
Barbados[5] | List | Linda Swartz Taglialatela | CD | Bridgetown | December 9, 2015 |
Belarus | List | Vacant since March 12, 2008 Robert Riley, Chargé d'Affaireshttps://by.usembassy.gov/our-relationship/our-ambassador/ a.i. |
(N/A) | Minsk | |
Belgium | List | Vacant since January 20, 2017 Matthew Lussenhop, Chargé d'Affaires a.i. |
(N/A) | Brussels | |
Belize | List | Vacant since January 20, 2017 Adrienne Galanek, Chargé d'Affaires a.i. |
(N/A) | Belmopan | |
Benin | List | Lucy Tamlyn | CD | Cotonou | October 8, 2015 |
Bhutan | The United States does not maintain formal diplomatic relations with Bhutan. Informal contact through the U.S. Embassy in New Delhi. | ||||
Bolivia | List | Vacant since September 10, 2008 Peter Brennan, Chargé d'Affaires a.i. |
(N/A) | La Paz | |
Bosnia and Herzegovina | List | Maureen Cormack | CD | Sarajevo [7] | November 19, 2014 |
Botswana | List | Earl Miller | CD | Gaborone | November 19, 2014 |
Brazil | List | P. Michael McKinley | CD | Brasilia | September 8, 2016 |
Brunei | List | Craig Allen | CD | Bandar Seri Begawan | November 18, 2014 |
Bulgaria | List | Eric S. Rubin | CD | Sofia | December 9, 2015 |
Burkina Faso | List | Andrew Robert Young | CD | Ouagadougou | September 28, 2016 |
Burma (Myanmar)[6] | List | Scot Marciel | CD | Rangoon [8] | February 9, 2016 |
Burundi | List | Anne Casper | CD | Bujumbura | June 29, 2016 |
Cambodia | List | William A. Heidt | CD | Phnom Penh | August 5, 2015 |
Cameroon | List | Peter Barlerin | CD | Yaoundé | November 2, 2017 |
Canada | List | Kelly Knight Craft | PA | Ottawa [9] | August 3, 2017 |
Cape Verde | List | Donald Helfin | CD | Praia | December 12, 2014 |
Central African Republic[7][8][9] | List | Jeffrey Hawkins | CD | Bangui | October 8, 2015 |
Chad | List | Geeta Pasi | CD | N'Djamena | June 29, 2016 |
Chile | List | Carol Z. Perez | CD | Santiago | July 14, 2016 |
China | List | Terry Branstad | PA | Beijing [10][permanent dead link] | May 22, 2017 |
Colombia | List | Kevin Whitaker | CD | Bogotá | April 1, 2014 |
Comoros[10] | List | Robert Yamate | CD | Antananarivo | November 19, 2014 |
Congo-Brazzaville | List | Todd Haskell | CD | Brazzaville | May 18, 2017 |
Congo-Kinshasa | List | James Swan | CD | Kinshasa | August 1, 2013 |
Costa Rica | List | Sharon Day | PA | San José | August 3, 2017 |
Croatia | List | Julieta Valls Noyes | PA | [11] | June 24, 2015 |
Cuba | List | Vacant since July 20, 2015 Lawrence J. Gumbiner, Chargé d'Affaires a.i |
(N/A) | Havana [12] | |
Cyprus | List | Kathleen A. Doherty | CD | Nicosia | August 5, 2015 |
Czech Republic | List | Steve King | PA | Prague [13] | October 5, 2017 |
Denmark | List | Carla Sands | PA | Copenhagen [14] | November 2, 2017 |
Djibouti | List | Larry André Jr. | CD | Djibouti | November 2, 2017 |
Dominica[5] | List | Linda Swartz Taglialatela | CD | Bridgetown | December 9, 2015 |
Dominican Republic | List | Vacant since July 21, 2017 Robert Copley, Chargé d'Affaires a.i. |
(N/A) | Santo Domingo | |
East Timor | List | Kathleen M. Fitzpatrick | CD | Dili | November 2, 2017 |
Ecuador | List | Todd C. Chapman | CD | Quito | December 9, 2015 |
Egypt | List | Robert Beecroft | CD | Cairo | June 26, 2014 |
El Salvador | List | Jean Elizabeth Manes | CD | San Salvador | December 9, 2015 |
Equatorial Guinea | List | Julie Furuta-Toy | CD | Malabo | October 22, 2015 |
Eritrea | List | Vacant since July 19, 2010 Natalie E. Brown, Chargé d'Affaires a.i. |
(N/A) | Asmara | |
Estonia | List | James Desmond Melville, Jr. | CD | Tallinn [15] | August 5, 2015 |
Ethiopia | List | Michael A. Raynor | CD | Addis Ababa | August 3, 2017 |
Fiji[11] | List | Judith Beth Cefkin | CD | Suva | November 19, 2014 |
Finland | List | Vacant since January 20, 2017 Donna Welton, Chargé d'Affaires a.i. |
(N/A) | Helsinki | |
France[12] | List | Jamie McCourt [13] | PA | Paris [16] | November 2, 2017 |
Gabon[14] | List | Cynthia Akuetteh | CD | Libreville | July 30, 2014 |
Gambia | List | Patricia Alsup | CD | Banjul | October 8, 2015 |
Georgia | List | Ian Kelly | CD | Tbilisi | June 24, 2015 |
Germany | List | Vacant since January 20, 2017 Kent Logsdon, Chargé d'Affaires a.i.[15] Richard Grenell nominated [16] |
(N/A) | Berlin [17] | |
Ghana | List | Robert P. Jackson | CD | Ghana | October 22, 2015 |
Greece | List | Geoffrey Pyatt | CD | Athens [18] | July 14, 2016 |
Grenada[5] | List | Linda Swartz Taglialatela | CD | Bridgetown | December 9, 2015 |
Guatemala | List | Luis Arreaga | CD | Guatemala | October 4, 2017 |
Guinea-Bissau[17] | List | Tulinabo S. Mushingi | CD | Bissau VPP | May 18, 2017 |
Guinea-Conakry | List | Dennis Hankins | CD | Conakry | October 22, 2015 |
Guyana | List | Perry Holloway | CD | Georgetown | August 5, 2015 |
Haiti | List | Michele J. Sison | CD | Port-au-Prince | November 2, 2017 |
Holy See (Vatican City) | List | Callista Gingrich | PA | Vatican [19] | October 16, 2017 |
Honduras | List | James Nealon | CD | Tegucigalpa | July 15, 2014 |
Hungary | List | Vacant since January 20, 2017 David J. Kostelancik, Chargé d'Affaires a.i |
(N/A) | Budapest | |
Iceland | List | Vacant since January 20, 2017 Jill Esposito, Chargé d'Affaires a.i |
(N/A) | Reykjavik | |
India | List | Kenneth I. Juster | PA | New Delhi | November 2, 2017 |
Indonesia | List | Joseph R. Donovan Jr. | CD | Jakarta [20] | September 28, 2016 |
Iran | List | No diplomatic relations since April 7, 1980. Informal contact via the U.S. Interests Section in the Swiss embassy. Virtual Embassy Tehran since December 2011 | |||
Iraq | List | Douglas Alan Silliman | CD | Baghdad [21] | July 14, 2016 |
Ireland | List | Vacant since January 20, 2017 Reece Smyth, Chargé d'Affaires a.i |
(N/A) | Dublin [22] | |
Israel | List | David M. Friedman | PA | Tel Aviv [23] | March 23, 2017 |
Italy[18] | List | Lewis Eisenberg | PA | Rome [24] | August 3, 2017 |
Ivory Coast | List | Vacant since August 2016 Andrew Haviland, Chargé d'Affaires a.i |
(N/A) | Abidjan | |
Jamaica | List | Luis Moreno | CD | Kingston | November 20, 2014 |
Japan | List | William F. Hagerty | PA | Tokyo [25] | July 13, 2017 |
Jordan | List | Vacant since January 20, 2017 Henry Wooster Chargé d'Affaires a.i |
(N/A) | Amman | June 16, 2014 |
Kazakhstan | List | George Krol | CD | Astana | November 20, 2014 |
Kenya | List | Robert Godec | CD | Nairobi | January 2, 2013 |
Kiribati[11] | List | Judith Beth Cefkin | CD | Suva | November 19, 2014 |
Kosovo | List | Greg Delawie | CD | Pristina | June 24, 2015 |
Kuwait | List | Lawrence Robert Silverman | CD | Kuwait City | July 14, 2016 |
Kyrgyzstan | List | Sheila Gwaltney | CD | Bishkek | August 5, 2015 |
Laos | List | Rena Bitter | CD | Vientiane | September 28, 2016 |
Latvia | List | Nancy Pettit | CD | Riga | June 24, 2015 |
Lebanon | List | Elizabeth Holzhall Richard | CD | Beirut | May 17, 2016 |
Lesotho | List | Rebecca Eliza Gonzales | CD | Maseru | November 16, 2017 |
Liberia | List | Christine A. Elder | CD | Monrovia | May 17, 2016 |
Libya | List | Peter W. Bodde | CD | Tripoli | November 19, 2015 |
Liechtenstein[19] | List | Ed McMullen | PA | Bern | November 2, 2017 |
Lithuania | List | Anne Hall | CD | Vilnius | July 14, 2016 |
Luxembourg | List | Vacant since January 20, 2017 Alison Shorter-Lawrence, Chargé d'Affaires a.i. |
(N/A) | Luxembourg | |
Macedonia | List | Jess Baily | CD | Skopje | December 16, 2014 |
Madagascar[10] | List | Robert Yamate | CD | Antananarivo | November 19, 2014 |
Malawi | List | Virginia E. Palmer | CD | Lilongwe | December 12, 2014 |
Malaysia | List | Kamala Shirin Lakhdhir | CD | Kuala Lumpur | December 9, 2016 |
Maldives[20] | List | Atul Keshap | CD | Colombo | August 5, 2015 |
Mali | List | Paul Folmsbee | CD | Bamako | May 23, 2015 |
Malta | List | G. Kathleen Hill | CD | Valletta | December 9, 2015 |
Marshall Islands | List | Karen B. Stewart | CD | Majuro | May 17, 2016 |
Mauritania | List | Michael Dodman | CD | Nouakchott | November 2, 2017 |
Mauritius[21] | List | David Dale Reimer | CD | Port Louis | November 2, 2017 |
Mexico | List | Roberta Jacobson | CD | Mexico City | April 28, 2016 |
Micronesia | List | Robert Riley | CD | Kolonia | May 17, 2016 |
Moldova | List | James Pettit | CD | Chişinău [26] | November 20, 2014 |
Monaco[12][22] | List | Jamie McCourt | PA | Paris | November 2, 2017 |
Mongolia | List | Jennifer Zimdahl Galt | CD | Ulaanbaatar | August 5, 2015 |
Montenegro | List | Margaret A. Uyehara | CD | Podgorica | December 16, 2014 |
Morocco | List | Vacant since January 20, 2017 Stephanie Miley, Chargé d'Affaires a.i |
(N/A) | Rabat | |
Mozambique | List | H. Dean Pittman | CD | Maputo | November 19, 2015 |
Namibia | List | Lisa A. Johnson | CD | Windhoek | November 16, 2017 |
Nauru[11] | List | Judith Beth Cefkin | CD | Suva | November 19, 2014 |
Nepal | List | Alaina B. Teplitz | CD | Kathmandu | August 5, 2015 |
Netherlands | List | Pete Hoekstra | PA | The Hague [27] | November 9, 2017 |
New Zealand[23] | List | Scott Brown | PA | Wellington [28] | June 8, 2017 |
Nicaragua | List | Laura Farnsworth Dogu | CD | Managua | August 5, 2015 |
Niger | List | Eric P. Whitaker | CD | Niamey | November 2, 2017 |
Nigeria | List | W. Stuart Symington | CD | Abuja | September 28, 2016 |
North Korea | The United States does not maintain diplomatic relations with North Korea. Limited consular matters handled by the Swedish embassy.[24] | ||||
Norway | List | Vacant since January 20, 2017 James P. DeHart, Chargé d'Affaires a.i |
(N/A) | Oslo [29] | |
Oman | List | Marc Jonathan Sievers | CD | Muscat | November 19, 2015 |
Pakistan | List | David Hale | CD | Islamabad [30] | August 5, 2015 |
Palau[25] | List | Amy J. Hyatt | CD | Koror | December 12, 2014 |
Panama | List | John D. Feeley | CD | Panama | December 9, 2015 |
Papua New Guinea[26] | List | Catherine Ebert-Gray | CD | Port Moresby | December 9, 2015 |
Paraguay | List | Hugo F. Rodríguez Jr., Chargé d'Affaires a.i | (N/A) | Asunción | November 18, 2014 |
Peru | List | Krishna Urs | CD | Lima | August 3, 2017 |
Philippines[25] | List | Sung Y. Kim | CD | Manila [31] | September 28, 2016 |
Poland | List | Paul W. Jones | CD | Warsaw | August 5, 2015 |
Portugal | List | George Edward Glass | PA | Lisbon | August 3, 2017 |
Qatar | List | Vacant since late June 2017 William Grant, Chargé d'Affaires a.i[27] |
(N/A) | Doha | |
Romania | List | Hans G. Klemm | CD | Bucharest | August 5, 2015 |
Russia | List | Jon Huntsman Jr. | CD | Moscow | October 3, 2017 |
Rwanda | List | Erica Barks-Ruggles | CD | Kigali | November 17, 2014 |
Saint Kitts and Nevis[5] | List | Linda Swartz Taglialatela | CD | Bridgetown | December 9, 2015 |
Saint Lucia[5] | List | Linda Swartz Taglialatela | CD | Bridgetown | December 9, 2015 |
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines[5] | List | Linda Swartz Taglialatela | CD | Bridgetown | December 9, 2015 |
Samoa[23] | List | Scott Brown | PA | Wellington | June 8, 2017 |
San Marino[18] | List | Lewis Eisenberg | PA | Florence San Marino VPP | August 3, 2017 |
São Tomé and Príncipe[14] | List | Cynthia Akuetteh | CD | Libreville | July 30, 2014 |
Saudi Arabia | List | Vacant since January 9, 2017 Christopher Henzel, Chargé d'Affaires a.i |
(N/A) | Riyadh | |
Senegal[17] | List | Tulinabo S. Mushingi | CD | Dakar | May 18, 2017 |
Serbia | List | Kyle Randolph Scott | CD | Belgrade | December 9, 2015 |
Seychelles[21] | List | David Dale Reimer | CD | Port Louis | November 2, 2017 |
Sierra Leone | List | Maria Brewer | CD | Freetown | August 3, 2017 |
Singapore | List | Vacant since January 20, 2017 Stephanie Syptak-Ramnath, Chargé d'Affaires a.i |
(N/A) | Singapore | |
Slovakia | List | Adam Sterling | CD | Bratislava | May 17, 2016 |
Slovenia | List | Brent Hartley | CD | Ljubljana | November 20, 2014 |
Solomon Islands[26] | List | Catherine Ebert-Gray | CD | Port Moresby | December 9, 2015 |
Somalia[28][29] | List | Stephen Schwartz | CD | Somalia VPP | May 17, 2016 |
South Africa | List | Vacant since December 16, 2016 Jessye Lapenn, Chargé d'Affaires a.i. |
(N/A) | Pretoria | |
South Korea | List | Vacant since January 20, 2017 Marc Knapper, Chargé d'Affaires a.i |
(N/A) | Seoul [32] | |
South Sudan | List | Mary Catherine Phee | CD | Juba [33] | June 24, 2015 |
Spain[4] | List | Duke Buchan | PA | Madrid | November 2, 2017 |
Sri Lanka[20] | List | Atul Keshap | CD | Colombo | August 5, 2015 |
Sudan[30] | List | Vacant since February 7, 1996 Jerry P. Lanier, Chargé d'Affaires a.i. |
(N/A) | Khartoum | |
Suriname | List | Edwin Nolan, Jr. | CD | Paramaribo | October 8, 2015 |
Swaziland | List | Lisa J. Peterson | CD | Mbabane | November 19, 2015 |
Sweden | List | Vacant since January 20, 2017 David Lindwall, Chargé d'Affaires a.i |
(N/A) | Stockholm | |
Switzerland[19] | List | Ed McMullen | PA | Bern | November 2, 2017 |
Syria[31] | List | Vacant since February 28, 2014 Michael Ratney, Special Envoy |
(N/A) | Damascus | |
Taiwan | Since January 19, 1979, diplomatic relations have been carried out by the American Institute in Taiwan Taipei Office | ||||
Tajikistan | List | Elisabeth I. Millard | CD | Dushanbe | November 19, 2015 |
Tanzania | List | Vacant since October 2016 Virginia Blaser, Chargé d'Affaires a.i |
(N/A) | Dar es Salaam [34] | |
Thailand | List | Glyn T. Davies | CD | Bangkok [35] | August 5, 2015 |
Togo | List | David Gilmour | CD | Lomé | October 8, 2015 |
Tonga[11] | List | Judith Beth Cefkin | CD | Tonga | November 19, 2014 |
Trinidad and Tobago | List | Vacant since January 20, 2017 John McIntyre, Chargé d'Affaires a.i |
(N/A) | Port of Spain | |
Tunisia | List | Daniel Rubinstein | CD | Tunis | October 8, 2015 |
Turkey | List | John Bass | CD | Ankara | September 17, 2014 |
Turkmenistan | List | Allan Mustard | CD | Ashgabat | November 19, 2014 |
Tuvalu[11] | List | Judith Beth Cefkin | CD | Suva | November 19, 2014 |
Uganda | List | Deborah R. Malac | CD | Kampala | November 19, 2015 |
Ukraine | List | Marie L. Yovanovitch | CD | Kiev [36] | July 14, 2016 |
United Arab Emirates | List | Barbara Leaf | CD | Abu Dhabi | November 17, 2014 |
United Kingdom[32] | List | Woody Johnson | PA | London [37] | August 3, 2017 |
Uruguay | List | Kelly Keiderling | CD | Montevideo | May 17, 2016 |
Uzbekistan | List | Pamela Spratlen | CD | Tashkent | November 20, 2014 |
Vanuatu[26] | List | Catherine Ebert-Gray | CD | Port Moresby | December 9, 2015 |
Venezuela | List | Vacant since July 16, 2010 Lee McClenny, Chargé d'Affaires a.i.[33] |
(N/A) | Caracas | |
Vietnam | List | Daniel J. Kritenbrink | CD | Hanoi | October 26, 2017 |
Yemen | List | Vacant since February 12, 2015 Richard H. Riley, Chargé d'Affaires a.i |
(N/A) | Sana’a | |
Zambia | List | Daniel Lewis Foote | CD | Lusaka | November 2, 2017 |
Zimbabwe | List | Harry K. Thomas, Jr. | CD | Harare | October 22, 2015 |
Abkhazia | The Republic of Abkhazia is not recognized by the United Nations or by the United States. | ||||
Northern Cyprus | The Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus is not recognized by the United Nations or by the United States. | ||||
Palestine | The Palestinian State is not recognized by the United States. | ||||
Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic | The Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic is not recognized by the United Nations or by the United States[34] | ||||
South Ossetia | The Republic of South Ossetia is not recognized by the United Nations or by the United States. |
Current ambassadors from the United States to international organizations:
Current Ambassadors-at-Large from the United States with worldwide responsibility:[35][36]
Portfolio | List | Ambassador | Background | Website | Confirmed |
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Counterterrorism (Coordinator) | List | Nathan Alexander Sales | PA | [38] | August 3, 2017 |
Global AIDS Combat (Coordinator) | List | Deborah L. Birx | PA | [39] | April 4, 2014 |
Global Criminal Justice | List | Todd F. Buchwald | CD | [40] | December 30, 2015 |
Global Women's Issues | List | Vacant | (N/A) | [41] | |
International Religious Freedom | List | Vacant | (N/A) | [42] | |
Monitor and Combat Trafficking in Persons (Director) | List | Susan P. Coppedge | PA | [43] | October 19, 2015 |
Senior diplomatic representatives of the United States hosted in posts other than embassies. Unlike other consulates, these persons report directly to the Secretary of State.
Host country | List | Ambassador | Title | Website | Appointed |
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Curaçao[37] | List | Margaret Hawthorne | Consul General and Chief of Mission | Curaçao | April 2016 |
Hong Kong[38] | List | Kurt Tong | Consul General and Chief of Mission | Hong Kong | August 27, 2016 |
Template:Country data Jerusalem[39] | List | Donald Blome | Consul General and Chief of Mission | Jerusalem | July 27, 2015 |
Macau[38] | List | Kurt Tong | Consul General and Chief of Mission | Hong Kong | August 27, 2016 |
Taiwan | List | Kin W. Moy | Director | Taipei | June 8, 2015 |
These diplomatic officials report directly to the Secretary of State. Many oversee a portfolio not restricted to one nation, often an overall goal, and are not usually subject to Senate confirmation.[40][36][41]
Portfolio | Officeholder (Title) | Website | Appointed |
---|---|---|---|
Afghanistan and Pakistan | Vacant since November 17, 2016 (Special Representative) Laurel Miller, acting |
[44] | |
Arctic Region | Vacant since January 20, 2017 (Special Representative) | [45] | |
Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation | Matthew Matthews (Senior Official) | [46] | May 17, 2015 |
Assistance to Europe, Eurasia, and Central Asia | Alina Romanowski (Coordinator) | [47] | March 9, 2015 |
Biological & Toxin Weapons Convention Issues | Robert Wood (Special Representative) | [48] | October 2, 2014 |
Burma | Vacant since November 19, 2014 (Senior Advisor) | [49] | |
Central African Republic | Stuart Symington (Special Representative) | [50] | April 21, 2014 |
Civil Society and Emerging Democracies | Vacant since October 31, 2014 (Coordinator) | [51] | |
Climate Change | Vacant since January 20, 2017 (Special Envoy) | [52] | |
Closure of the Guantánamo Detention Facility | Vacant since January 20, 2017 (Special Envoy) | [53] | |
Commercial and Business Affairs | Vacant (Special Representative) Margaret Hawley, acting |
[54] | |
Conference on Disarmament | Robert Wood (Special Representative) | [55] | October 2, 2014 |
Counterterrorism | Justin Siberell (Coordinator) | [56] | July 9, 2012 |
Cyber Issues | Christopher Painter (Coordinator) | [57] | February 22, 2011 |
Environment and Water Resources | Vacant (Special Representative) | [58] | |
Fissile Material Negotiator | Michael Guhin (Senior Cutoff Coordinator) | [59] | August 10, 2009 |
Global Coalition to Counter ISIL | Brett H. McGurk (Special Presidential Envoy) | [60] | November 13, 2015 |
Global Criminal Justice | Todd Buchwald (Special Coordinator) | [61] | December 30, 2015 |
Global Engagement Center | Vacant | [62] | |
Global Food Security | Vacant (Special Representative) Ted Lyng, acting |
[63] | |
Global Health Diplomacy | Deborah L. Birx (Special Representative/Ambassador) | [64] | April 14, 2014 |
Global Partnerships | Vacant (Special Representative) Thomas Debass, acting |
[65] | |
Global Youth Issues | Andy Rabens (Special Advisor) | [66] | October 19, 2014 |
Great Lakes Region of Africa | Laurence D. Wohlers (Special Envoy) | [67] | January 2017 |
Haiti | Kenneth Merten (Special Coordinator) | [68] | August 17, 2015 |
Holocaust Issues | Thomas K. Yazdgerdi (Special Envoy) Stu Eizenstat (Special Advisor) |
[69] | August 22, 2016 December 18, 2013 |
Hostage Affairs | James O'Brien (Special Presidential Envoy) | [70] | August 28, 2015 |
Human Rights of LGBTI Persons | Randy W. Berry (Special Envoy) | [71] | April 13, 2015 |
International Communications and Information Policy | Vacant (Coordinator/Ambassador) | [72] | |
International Disabilities Rights | Vacant (Special Advisor) | [73] | |
International Energy Affairs | Vacant (Special Envoy and Coordinator) Mary Warlick acting |
[74] | |
International Information Programs | Vacant (Coordinator) Jonathan Henick, acting |
[75] | |
International Information Technology Diplomacy | Vacant (Senior Coordinator) | [76] | |
International Labor Affairs | Vacant (Special Representative) | [77] | |
Iran Nuclear Implementation | Stephen Mull (Coordinator) | [78] | September 25, 2015 |
Israel and the Palestinian Authority | Frederick Rudesheim (Security Coordinator) | [79] | January 2015 |
Israeli-Palestinian Negotiations | Frank Lowenstein (Special Envoy) | [80] | July 1, 2014 |
Knowledge Management | Vacant (Senior Coordinator) | [81] | |
Libya | Vacant since January 20, 2017 (Special Envoy) | ||
Middle East Transitions | Vacant (Special Coordinator) | [82] | |
Minsk | Vacant (Senior Representative) | [83] | |
Monitor and Combat Anti-semitism | Vacant (Special Envoy) | [84] | |
Muslim Communities | Vacant (Special Representative) | [85] | |
Nonproliferation and Arms Control | Vacant since June 10, 2010 (Special Advisor) | [86] | |
North Korea Policy | Joseph Yun (Special Representative) | [87] | October 17, 2016 |
North Korean Human Rights Issues | Vacant (Special Envoy) | [88] | |
Northern Ireland Issues | Vacant (Presidential Representative) | [89] | |
Nuclear Nonproliferation | Vacant (Special Representative of the President/Ambassador) | [90] | |
Organization of Islamic Cooperation | Vacant since February 13, 2015 (Special Envoy) | [91] | |
Quadrennial Diplomacy and Development Review | Vacant since July 6, 2015 (Special Representative) | [92] | |
Religion and Global Affairs | Vacant (Special Representative) Amy Lillis, acting |
[93] | |
Religious Minorities in the Near East and South/Central Asia | Knox Thames (Special Envoy) | [94] [95] | September 28, 2015 |
Sanctions Policy | Vacant (Coordinator) | [96] | |
Science and Technology | Vacant (Advisor) | [97] | |
Secretary Initiatives | Vacant (Special Advisor) | ||
Senior Advisor to the Secretary | Vacant (Senior Advisor) | ||
Six-Party Talks | Vacant since September 2015 (Special Envoy) | [98] | |
Somalia | Vacant (Special Representative) | [99] | |
Sudan and South Sudan | Vacant (Special Envoy) | [100] | |
Syria | Michael Ratney (Special Envoy) | [101] | July 27, 2015 |
Threat Reduction Programs | Bonnie Jenkins (Coordinator/Ambassador) | [102] | July 13, 2009 |
Tibetan Issues | Vacant (Special Coordinator) | [103] | |
Transparency | Janice Jacobs (Coordinator) | September 8, 2015 | |
Ukraine Negotiations | Kurt Volker (Special Representative) | [104] | July 7, 2017 |
Many well-known individuals have served the United States as ambassadors, or in formerly analogous positions such as envoy, including several who also became President of the United States (indicated in boldface below). Some notable ambassadors have included:
Eight United States Ambassadors have been killed in office – six of them by armed attack and the other two in plane crashes.[48]
Name | Ambassador to | Place | Country | Date of death | Killed by |
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Laurence Steinhardt | Canada | Ramsayville, Ontario | Canada | March 28, 1950 | plane crash |
John Mein | Guatemala | Guatemala City | Guatemala | August 28, 1968 | attack by Rebel Armed Forces |
Cleo Noel | Sudan | Khartoum | Sudan | March 2, 1973 | attack by Black September |
Rodger Davies | Cyprus | Nicosia | Cyprus | August 19, 1974 | attack during Greek Cypriot demonstration |
Francis Meloy | Lebanon | Beirut | Lebanon | June 16, 1976 | attack by Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine |
Adolph Dubs | Afghanistan | Kabul | Afghanistan | February 14, 1979 | attack by Settam-e-Melli |
Arnold Raphel | Pakistan | Bahawalpur, | Pakistan | August 17, 1988 | plane crash |
Chris Stevens | Libya | Benghazi | Libya | September 11, 2012 | attack by Ansar al-Sharia on a U.S. diplomatic mission |
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