United States diplomatic position
Flag of ambassadors of the United States of America
President Kennedy with a group of ambassadors in March 1961
Ambassadors of the United States are persons nominated by the
president to serve as the country's
diplomatic representatives to foreign nations, international organizations, and as
ambassadors-at-large . Under
Article II, Section 2 of the
U.S. Constitution , their appointment must be
confirmed by the
United States Senate ;
[1] while an ambassador may be
appointed during a recess , they can serve only until the end of the next session of Congress, unless subsequently confirmed.
[2]
Ambassadors are the highest-ranking diplomats of the U.S. and are usually based at the
embassy in the host country. They are under the jurisdiction of the
Department of State and answer directly to the
secretary of state ; however, ambassadors serve "
at the pleasure of the President ", meaning they can be dismissed at any time. Appointments change regularly for various reasons, such as reassignment or retirement.
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.
The
State Department publishes a monthly list of ambassadors.
[3] A listing by country of past
chiefs of mission is maintained by the
Office of the Historian of the U.S. Department of State ,
[4] along with the names and appointment dates of past and present ambassadors-at-large
[5] and mission to international organizations.
[6]
Current U.S. ambassadors
Note that the information in this list is subject to change due to regular personnel changes resulting from retirements and reassignments. The State Department posts updated lists of ambassadors approximately monthly, accessible via an interactive menu-based website.
[3]
[7]
[8]
Host country
List
Ambassador
Background
Embassy and website
Position established
Confirmed
Afghanistan
[a]
List
Vacant since January 6, 2020
Karen B. Decker , chargé d'affaires a.i.
(N/A)
Kabul
[1]
1921
Albania
List
Vacant since June 25, 2023
David Wisner , chargé d'affaires a.i.
(N/A)
Tirana
1922
Algeria
List
Elizabeth Moore Aubin
CD
Algiers
1962
December 18, 2021
Andorra
[b]
List
Julissa Reynoso Pantaleón
PA
Madrid
1998
December 18, 2021
Angola
[c]
List
Tulinabo S. Mushingi
CD
Luanda
1994
December 18, 2021
Antigua and Barbuda
[d]
List
Roger F. Nyhus
PA
Bridgetown
1981
November 15, 2023
Argentina
List
Marc Stanley
PA
Buenos Aires
1823
December 18, 2021
Armenia
List
Kristina Kvien
CD
Yerevan
[2]
1993
December 13, 2022
Australia
List
Caroline Kennedy
PA
Canberra
[3]
1940
May 5, 2022
Austria
List
Victoria Reggie Kennedy
PA
Vienna
[4]
1838
October 26, 2021
Azerbaijan
List
Mark W. Libby
CD
Baku
1992
November 8, 2023
Bahamas
List
Vacant since November 21, 2011
Usha E. Pitts , chargé d'affaires a.i.
(N/A)
Nassau
1973
Bahrain
List
Steven C. Bondy
CD
Manama
[5]
1971
December 18, 2021
Bangladesh
List
Peter D. Haas
CD
Dhaka
[6]
1974
December 18, 2021
Barbados
[d]
List
Roger F. Nyhus
PA
Bridgetown
1966
November 15, 2023
Belarus
List
Vacant since June 9, 2022
Peter Kaufmann , chargé d'affaires a.i.
(N/A)
Minsk
1992
Belgium
List
Michael M. Adler
PA
Brussels
[7]
1832
December 18, 2021
Belize
List
Michelle Kwan
PA
Belmopan
1981
September 29, 2022
Benin
List
Brian W. Shukan
CD
Cotonou
1960
December 18, 2021
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 15, 2008
Debra Hevia , chargé d'affaires a.i.
(N/A)
La Paz
1849
Bosnia and Herzegovina
List
Michael J. Murphy
CD
Sarajevo
[8]
1993
December 18, 2021
Botswana
List
Howard Van Vranken
CD
Gaborone
1966
December 21, 2022
Brazil
List
Elizabeth Frawley Bagley
PA
Brasília
1825
December 14, 2022
Brunei
List
Caryn McClelland
CD
Bandar Seri Begawan
1984
December 18, 2021
Bulgaria
List
Kenneth H. Merten
CD
Sofia
1901
December 13, 2022
Burkina Faso
List
Vacant since December 18, 2023
Corina Sanders , chargé d'affaires a.i.
(N/A)
Ouagadougou
1960
Burma (Myanmar)
[e]
List
Vacant since December 17, 2022
Susan N. Stevenson , chargé d'affaires a.i.
(N/A)
Yangon
[9]
1947
Burundi
List
Vacant since July 13, 2023
Keith R. Gilges , chargé d'affaires a.i.
(N/A)
Bujumbura
1962
Cabo Verde (Cape Verde)
List
Jeff Daigle
CD
Praia
1976
May 23, 2019
Cambodia
List
W. Patrick Murphy
CD
Phnom Penh
[10]
1950
August 1, 2019
Cameroon
List
Christopher J. Lamora
CD
Yaoundé
1960
December 18, 2021
Canada
List
David L. Cohen
PA
Ottawa
[11]
1927
November 2, 2021
Central African Republic
List
Patricia A. Mahoney
CD
Bangui
1960
December 18, 2021
Chad
List
Alexander M. Laskaris
CD
N'Djamena
1961
July 14, 2022
Chile
List
Bernadette Meehan
PA
Santiago
1824
July 20, 2022
China
List
R. Nicholas Burns
PA
Beijing
[12]
1844
December 16, 2021
Colombia
List
Vacant since June 1, 2022
Francisco Palmieri , chargé d'affaires a.i.
(N/A)
Bogotá
1823
Comoros
[f]
List
Claire A. Pierangelo
CD
Antananarivo
1977
March 2, 2022
Congo-Brazzaville
List
Eugene S. Young
CD
Brazzaville
1960
December 18, 2021
Congo-Kinshasa (DRC)
List
Lucy Tamlyn
CD
Kinshasa
1960
December 20, 2022
Costa Rica
List
Cynthia A. Telles
PA
San José
1853
December 18, 2021
Croatia
List
Nathalie Rayes
PA
Zagreb
1992
December 6, 2023
Cuba
List
Vacant since October 28, 1960
Benjamin G. Ziff , chargé d'affaires a.i.
(N/A)
Havana
[13]
1902
Cyprus
List
Julie D. Fisher
CD
Nicosia
1960
December 13, 2022
Czech Republic
List
Bijan Sabet
PA
Prague
[14]
1992
December 13, 2022
Denmark
List
Alan M. Leventhal
PA
Copenhagen
[15]
1827
June 15, 2022
Djibouti
List
Vacant since May 18, 2023
Christopher Snipes , chargé d'affaires a.i.
(N/A)
Djibouti City
1980
Dominica
[d]
List
Roger F. Nyhus
PA
Bridgetown
1979
November 15, 2023
Dominican Republic
List
Vacant since January 20, 2021
Patricia Aguilera , chargé d'affaires a.i.
(N/A)
Santo Domingo
1884
East Timor (Timor-Leste)
List
Vacant since August 3, 2021
Marc Weinstock , chargé d'affaires a.i.
(N/A)
Dili
2002
Ecuador
List
Michael J. Fitzpatrick
CD
Quito
1833
May 23, 2019
Egypt
List
Herro Mustafa
CD
Cairo
1848
November 1, 2023
El Salvador
List
William H. Duncan
CD
San Salvador
[16]
1863
December 13, 2022
Equatorial Guinea
List
David R. Gilmour
CD
Malabo
1967
December 18, 2021
Eritrea
List
Vacant since July 19, 2010
Leslie Freriksen , chargé d'affaires a.i.
(N/A)
Asmara
1991
Estonia
List
George P. Kent
CD
Tallinn
[17]
1922
December 13, 2022
Eswatini
List
Vacant since December 20, 2022
Caitlin Piper , chargé d'affaires a.i.
(N/A)
Mbabane
1971
Ethiopia
List
Ervin Jose Massinga
CD
Addis Ababa
1908
July 27, 2023
Fiji
[g]
List
Marie C. Damour
CD
Suva
1971
August 4, 2022
Finland
List
Doug Hickey
PA
Helsinki
1920
March 24, 2022
France
[h]
List
Denise Bauer
PA
Paris
[18]
1778
December 18, 2021
Gabon
List
Vernelle FitzPatrick
CD
Libreville
1960
November 29, 2023
The Gambia
List
Sharon L. Cromer
CD
Banjul
1965
December 18, 2021
Georgia
List
Robin Dunnigan
CD
Tbilisi
1992
July 27, 2023
Germany
List
Amy Gutmann
PA
Berlin
[19]
1797
February 8, 2022
Ghana
List
Virginia E. Palmer
CD
Accra
[20]
1957
March 2, 2022
Greece
List
George James Tsunis
PA
Athens
[21]
1868
March 10, 2022
Grenada
[d]
List
Roger F. Nyhus
PA
Bridgetown
1975
November 15, 2023
Guatemala
List
Tobin John Bradley
CD
Guatemala City
1826
December 20, 2023
Guinea-Bissau
[i]
List
Michael A. Raynor
CD
Dakar
1976
December 18, 2021
Guinea
List
Troy D. Fitrell
CD
Conakry
1959
December 18, 2021
Guyana
List
Nicole D. Theriot
CD
Georgetown
1966
July 27, 2023
Haiti
List
Dennis B. Hankins
CD
Port-au-Prince
1862
March 14, 2024
Holy See (
Vatican City )
List
Joe Donnelly
PA
Vatican City
[22]
1984
January 20, 2022
Honduras
List
Laura Farnsworth Dogu
CD
Tegucigalpa
1853
March 10, 2022
Hungary
List
David Pressman
PA
Budapest
1921
July 28, 2022
Iceland
List
Carrin Patman
PA
Reykjavík
1941
August 7, 2022
India
List
Eric Garcetti
PA
New Delhi
[23]
1947
March 15, 2023
Indonesia
List
Vacant since November 21, 2023
Michael F. Kleine , chargé d'affaires a.i.
(N/A)
Jakarta
[24]
1949
Iran
List
No diplomatic relations since April 7, 1980.
Informal contact via the U.S. Interests Section in the
Swiss embassy.
Virtual Embassy Tehran open since December 2011.
Iraq
List
Alina Romanowski
CD
Baghdad
[25]
1931
March 24, 2022
Ireland
List
Claire D. Cronin
PA
Dublin
[26]
1927
December 18, 2021
Israel
List
Jack Lew
PA
Jerusalem
[27]
1949
October 31, 2023
Italy
[j]
List
Jack Markell
PA
Rome
[28]
1831
July 27, 2023
Ivory Coast
List
Jessica Davis Ba
CD
Abidjan
1960
December 15, 2022
Jamaica
List
N. Nick Perry
PA
Kingston
1962
March 10, 2022
Japan
List
Rahm Emanuel
PA
Tokyo
[29]
1859
December 18, 2021
Jordan
List
Yael Lempert
CD
Amman
1950
July 27, 2023
Kazakhstan
List
Daniel N. Rosenblum
CD
Astana
1992
August 4, 2022
Kenya
List
Meg Whitman
PA
Nairobi
[30]
1964
July 14, 2022
Kiribati
[g]
List
Marie C. Damour
CD
Suva
1980
August 4, 2022
Kosovo
List
Jeff Hovenier
CD
Pristina
2008
November 18, 2021
Kuwait
List
Karen Sasahara
CD
Kuwait City
1961
October 16, 2023
Kyrgyzstan
List
Lesslie Viguerie
CD
Bishkek
1992
September 29, 2022
Laos
List
Heather Variava
CD
Vientiane
1950
November 29, 2023
Latvia
List
Christopher T. Robinson
CD
Riga
1922
December 13, 2022
Lebanon
List
Lisa A. Johnson
CD
Beirut
[31]
1942
December 14, 2023
Lesotho
List
Vacant since April 12, 2024
Keisha Toms Boutaleb , chargé d'affaires a.i.
(N/A)
Maseru
1966
Liberia
List
Vacant since July 12, 2023
Catherine Rodriguez , chargé d'affaires a.i.
(N/A)
Monrovia
1863
Libya
List
Vacant since September 8, 2022
Jeremy Berndt , chargé d'affaires a.i.
(N/A)
Tripoli
1952
Liechtenstein
[k]
List
Scott Miller
PA
Bern
1853
December 18, 2021
Lithuania
List
Kara McDonald
CD
Vilnius
1922
November 29, 2023
Luxembourg
List
Tom Barrett
PA
Luxembourg
[32]
1903
December 16, 2021
Madagascar
[f]
List
Claire A. Pierangelo
CD
Antananarivo
1960
March 2, 2022
Malawi
List
Vacant since February 12, 2024
Amy W. Diaz , chargé d'affaires a.i.
(N/A)
Lilongwe
1964
Malaysia
List
Edgard Kagan
CD
Kuala Lumpur
1957
November 8, 2023
Maldives
List
Hugo Yue-Ho Yon
CD
Colombo
2023
July 27, 2023
Mali
List
Rachna Korhonen
CD
Bamako
1960
December 13, 2022
Malta
List
Constance J. Milstein
PA
Attard
[33]
1964
August 6, 2022
Marshall Islands
List
Vacant since March 3, 2023
Lance Posey , chargé d'affaires a.i.
(N/A)
Majuro
1986
Mauritania
List
Cynthia Kierscht
CD
Nouakchott
1960
December 22, 2020
Mauritius
[l]
List
Henry V. Jardine
CD
Port Louis
1968
December 13, 2022
Mexico
List
Ken Salazar
PA
Mexico City
[34]
1825
August 11, 2021
Micronesia
List
Jennifer L. Johnson
CD
Kolonia
1987
July 27, 2023
Moldova
List
Kent D. Logsdon
CD
Chișinău
[35]
1992
December 18, 2021
Monaco
[h]
List
Denise Bauer
PA
Paris
[36]
2006
December 18, 2021
Mongolia
List
Richard Buangan
CD
Ulaanbaatar
1988
August 4, 2022
Montenegro
List
Judy Rising Reinke
CD
Podgorica
1905
September 6, 2018
Morocco
List
Puneet Talwar
PA
Rabat
1905
September 8, 2022
Mozambique
List
Peter H. Vrooman
CD
Maputo
1976
December 18, 2021
Namibia
List
Randy W. Berry
CD
Windhoek
1990
September 20, 2022
Nauru
[g]
List
Marie C. Damour
CD
Suva
1974
August 4, 2022
Nepal
List
Dean R. Thompson
CD
Kathmandu
1959
August 4, 2022
Netherlands
List
Shefali Razdan Duggal
PA
The Hague
[37]
1781
September 14, 2022
New Zealand
[m]
List
Tom Udall
PA
Wellington
1942
October 26, 2021
Nicaragua
List
Hugo F. Rodriguez
CD
Managua
[38]
1851
September 29, 2022
Niger
List
Kathleen A. FitzGibbon
CD
Niamey
1960
July 27, 2023
Nigeria
List
Vacant since March 31, 2023
David Greene , chargé d'affaires a.i.
(N/A)
Abuja
1960
North Korea
The United States does not maintain diplomatic relations with
North Korea . Limited
consular matters are handled by the
Swedish embassy.
[n]
North Macedonia
List
Angela P. Aggeler
CD
Skopje
1993
August 4, 2022
Norway
List
Marc B. Nathanson
PA
Oslo
[39]
1905
May 5, 2022
Oman
List
Ana A. Escrogima
CD
Muscat
1972
October 17, 2023
Pakistan
List
Donald Blome
CD
Islamabad
[40]
1947
March 1, 2022
Palau
List
Joel Ehrendreich
CD
Koror
2004
July 27, 2023
Panama
List
Mari Carmen Aponte
PA
Panama City
1903
September 29, 2022
Papua New Guinea
[o]
List
Ann M. Yastishock
CD
Port Moresby
1975
November 29, 2023
Paraguay
List
Marc Ostfield
CD
Asunción
1861
December 18, 2021
Peru
List
Vacant since September 8, 2023
John T. McNamara , chargé d'affaires a.i.
(N/A)
Lima
[41]
1827
Philippines
List
MaryKay Carlson
CD
Manila
[42]
1946
May 5, 2022
Poland
List
Mark Brzezinski
PA
Warsaw
[43]
1919
December 18, 2021
Portugal
List
Randi Levine
PA
Lisbon
[44]
1791
March 10, 2022
Qatar
List
Timmy T. Davis
CD
Doha
1971
August 4, 2022
Romania
List
Kathleen A. Kavalec
CD
Bucharest
1880
December 15, 2022
Russia
List
Lynne M. Tracy
CD
Moscow
[45]
1809
December 21, 2022
Rwanda
List
Eric W. Kneedler
CD
Kigali
1963
July 27, 2023
Saint Kitts and Nevis
[d]
List
Roger F. Nyhus
PA
Bridgetown
1984
November 15, 2023
Saint Lucia
[d]
List
Roger F. Nyhus
PA
Bridgetown
1983
November 15, 2023
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
[d]
List
Roger F. Nyhus
PA
Bridgetown
1981
November 15, 2023
Samoa
[m]
List
Tom Udall
PA
Apia
1971
October 26, 2021
San Marino
[j]
List
Jack Markell
PA
Florence
San Marino VPP
2006
July 27, 2023
São Tomé and Príncipe
[c]
List
Tulinabo S. Mushingi
CD
Luanda
1975
December 18, 2021
Saudi Arabia
List
Michael Ratney
CD
Riyadh
1939
March 14, 2023
Senegal
[i]
List
Michael A. Raynor
CD
Dakar
1960
December 18, 2021
Serbia
List
Christopher R. Hill
CD
Belgrade
1882
March 10, 2022
Seychelles
[l]
List
Henry V. Jardine
CD
Port Louis
1976
December 13, 2022
Sierra Leone
List
Bryan David Hunt
CD
Freetown
1961
July 27, 2023
Singapore
List
Jonathan E. Kaplan
PA
Singapore
[46]
1966
November 19, 2021
Slovakia
List
Gautam A. Rana
CD
Bratislava
1993
August 4, 2022
Slovenia
List
Jamie Harpootlian
PA
Ljubljana
1992
December 18, 2021
Solomon Islands
[o]
List
Ann M. Yastishock
CD
Port Moresby
1978
November 29, 2023
Somalia
List
Vacant since May 30, 2023
Shane L. Dixon , chargé d'affaires a.i.
(N/A)
Mogadishu
[47]
1960
South Africa
List
Reuben Brigety
PA
Pretoria
1929
July 21, 2022
South Korea
List
Philip S. Goldberg
CD
Seoul
[48]
1883
May 5, 2022
South Sudan
List
Michael J. Adler
CD
Juba
[49]
2011
July 14, 2022
Spain
[b]
List
Julissa Reynoso Pantaleón
PA
Madrid
1783
December 18, 2021
Sri Lanka
List
Julie J. Chung
CD
Colombo
1949
December 18, 2021
Sudan
List
Vacant since February 23, 2024
Daniel Rubinstein , chargé d'affaires a.i.
(N/A)
Khartoum
1956
Suriname
List
Robert J. Faucher
CD
Paramaribo
1975
December 13, 2022
Sweden
List
Erik Ramanathan
PA
Stockholm
1818
December 18, 2021
Switzerland
[k]
List
Scott Miller
PA
Bern
1853
December 18, 2021
Syria
List
The embassy was closed on February 6, 2014.
Poland became the
protecting power until its embassy closed on July 27, 2014, at which point the
Czech Republic took responsibility.
Taiwan
Since January 19, 1979, diplomatic relations have been carried out by the
American Institute in Taiwan
Taipei Office
Tajikistan
List
Manuel P. Micaller
CD
Dushanbe
1992
December 13, 2022
Tanzania
List
Michael Battle
PA
Dar es Salaam
[50]
1962
December 13, 2022
Thailand
List
Robert F. Godec
CD
Bangkok
[51]
1882
August 4, 2022
Togo
List
Elizabeth Fitzsimmons
CD
Lomé
1960
December 18, 2021
Tonga
[g]
List
Marie C. Damour
CD
Suva
1972
August 4, 2022
Trinidad and Tobago
List
Candace Bond
PA
Port of Spain
1962
September 29, 2022
Tunisia
List
Joey R. Hood
CD
Tunis
1956
December 21, 2022
Turkey
List
Jeff Flake
PA
Ankara
1831
October 26, 2021
Turkmenistan
List
Matthew Klimow
CD
Ashgabat
1992
May 23, 2019
Tuvalu
[g]
List
Marie C. Damour
CD
Suva
1979
August 4, 2022
Uganda
List
William W. Popp
CD
Kampala
1963
July 27, 2023
Ukraine
List
Bridget A. Brink
CD
Kyiv
[52]
1992
May 18, 2022
United Arab Emirates
List
Martina A. Strong
CD
Abu Dhabi
1972
July 27, 2023
United Kingdom
[p]
List
Jane D. Hartley
PA
London
[53]
1791
May 25, 2022
Uruguay
List
Heide B. Fulton
CD
Montevideo
1867
December 13, 2022
Uzbekistan
List
Jonathan Henick
CD
Tashkent
1992
August 4, 2022
Vanuatu
[o]
List
Ann M. Yastishock
CD
Port Moresby
1986
November 29, 2023
Venezuela
List
Vacant since May 19, 2023
Francisco Palmieri , chief of mission
(N/A)
Caracas
[54]
1835
Vietnam
List
Marc Knapper
CD
Hanoi
1997
December 18, 2021
Yemen
List
Steven Fagin
CD
Sanaa
1988
April 7, 2022
Zambia
List
Michael C. Gonzales
CD
Lusaka
1965
August 4, 2022
Zimbabwe
List
Vacant since September 14, 2021
Elaine M. French , chargé d'affaires a.i.
(N/A)
Harare
1980
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
State of Palestine 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
[q]
South Ossetia
The Republic of South Ossetia is not recognized by the
United Nations or by the
United States .
Ambassadors to international organizations
Ambassadors to the United Nations
Current ambassadors from the United States to the
United Nations :
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List
New York ,
United States
Linda Thomas-Greenfield
PA
New York City
February 23, 2021
United Nations (Deputy)
List
New York City ,
United States
Richard M. Mills Jr.
PA
New York City
November 9, 2020
United Nations (Management and Reform)
List
New York ,
United States
Chris Lu
PA
New York City
December 18, 2021
United Nations (Special Political Affairs)
List
New York ,
United States
Robert A. Wood
PA
New York City
September 20, 2022
United Nations Economic and Social Council
List
New York ,
United States
Lisa Carty
PA
New York City
February 8, 2022
United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization
List
Paris ,
France
Vacant since January 20, 2017
(N/A)
Paris
United Nations Human Rights Council
List
Geneva ,
Switzerland
Michèle Taylor
PA
Geneva
February 17, 2022
United Nations International Organizations in Geneva
List
Geneva ,
Switzerland
Bathsheba Nell Crocker
PA
Geneva
December 18, 2021
United Nations International Organizations in Rome (U.N. Agencies for Food and Agriculture)
List
Rome ,
Italy
Jeffrey Prescott
PA
Rome
February 8, 2024
United Nations International Organizations in Vienna
List
Vienna ,
Austria
Laura Holgate
PA
Vienna
December 18, 2021
Other international organizations
Current ambassadors from the United States to other international organizations:
Host organization
List
Location
Ambassador
Background
Website
Confirmed
African Union
List
Addis Ababa ,
Ethiopia
Vacant since February 1, 2023
Mikael Cleverly , chargé d'affaires a.i.
(N/A)
Addis Ababa
Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation
List
Singapore
Matthew D. Murray
CD
Singapore
July 27, 2023
Asian Development Bank
List
Mandaluyong ,
Philippines
Chantale Wong
PA
Mandaluyong
February 8, 2022
Association of Southeast Asian Nations
List
Jakarta ,
Indonesia
Yohannes Abraham
PA
Jakarta
August 4, 2022
Conference on Disarmament
List
Geneva ,
Switzerland
Bruce I. Turner
CD
Geneva
September 13, 2022
European Union
List
Brussels ,
Belgium
Mark Gitenstein
PA
Brussels
[55]
December 18, 2021
International Atomic Energy Agency
List
Vienna ,
Austria
Laura Holgate
PA
Vienna
March 29, 2022
International Civil Aviation Organization
List
Montreal, Quebec ,
Canada
Vacant since July 1, 2022
Andrew M. Veprek , chargé d'affaires a.i.
(N/A)
Montreal
North Atlantic Treaty Organization
List
Brussels ,
Belgium
Julianne Smith
PA
Brussels
[56]
November 18, 2021
Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development
List
Paris ,
France
Sean Patrick Maloney
PA
Paris
March 12, 2024
Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons
List
The Hague ,
Netherlands
Nicole Shampaine
CD
The Hague
February 6, 2024
Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe
List
Vienna ,
Austria
Vacant since April 4, 2024
Katherine Brucker , chargé d'affaires a.i.
(N/A)
Vienna
[57]
Organization of American States
List
Washington, D.C. ,
United States
Francisco O. Mora
PA
Washington, D.C.
December 14, 2022
Ambassadors-at-large
Current
ambassadors-at-large from the United States with worldwide responsibility:
[12]
[13]
Other officials with the rank of ambassador
Officials who were granted the rank of ambassador in their senate confirmations:
Office of the United States Trade Representative
Position
Ambassador
Background
Website
Confirmed
United States Trade Representative
Katherine Tai
PA
[65]
March 17, 2021
Deputy United States Trade Representative (Western Hemisphere, Europe, the Middle East, Labor, and Environment)
Vacant since November 1, 2023
(N/A)
[66]
Deputy United States Trade Representative (Asia, Africa, Investment, Services, Textiles, and Industrial Competitiveness)
Sarah Bianchi
PA
[67]
September 23, 2021
Deputy United States Trade Representative (Geneva Office)
Maria Pagan
PA
[68]
March 10, 2022
Chief Agricultural Negotiator, Office of the United States Trade Representative
Doug McKalip
PA
[69]
December 22, 2022
U.S. State Department
Other chiefs of mission
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.
Special envoys, representatives, and coordinators
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.
[14]
[13]
[15] Unlike the State Department offices and diplomats listed in other sections of this Article, the offices and special envoys/representatives/coordinators listed in this Section are created and staffed by direction of top Federal Executive administrators – primarily U.S. Presidents and Secretaries of State – whose political or organizational management philosophies may not be shared by their successors.
[16]
[17]
[18] As such, many of these positions may go unfilled upon assumption of office by successor Presidential Administrations, with their offices sometimes merged with or subsumed into other offices, or abolished altogether.
Portfolio
Title
Officeholder
Website
Appointed
Advance the Human Rights of Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Queer and Intersex (LGBTQI+) Persons
Special Envoy
Jessica Stern
[79]
September 27, 2021
Afghan Women, Girls , and
Human Rights
Special Envoy
Rina Amiri
[80]
January 6, 2022
Afghanistan
Special Representative
Thomas West
[81]
October 20, 2021
Atlantic Cooperation
Senior Coordinator
Jessica Lapenn
[82]
December 30, 2022
The
Arctic Region
Coordinator
James P. DeHart
[83]
July 27, 2020
Biodiversity and
Water Resources
Special Envoy
Vacant since April 28, 2023
[84]
The
Biological Weapons Convention
Special Representative
Kenneth D. Ward
[85]
March 30, 2022
China
Coordinator
Mark Baxter Lambert
[86]
September 29, 2023
City and State Diplomacy
Special Representative
Nina Hachigian
[87]
October 3, 2022
Climate
Special Presidential Envoy
Sue Biniaz (deputy)
[88]
January 20, 2021
Rick Duke (deputy)
Commercial and Business Affairs
Special Representative
Sarah Morgenthau
[89]
October 27, 2023
Counterterrorism
Coordinator
Elizabeth H. Richard
[90]
December 29, 2023
Critical and Emerging Technology
Special Envoy
Seth Center (deputy)
[91]
January 3, 2023
Digital Freedom
Special Envoy and Coordinator
Eileen Donahoe
[92]
September 6, 2023
The
Diplomatic Security Service for Security Infrastructure
Senior Coordinator
Donald J. Blersch
[93]
June 10, 2019
The DPRK
Special Representative
Sung Y. Kim
[94]
May 21, 2021
Global
Anti-Corruption
Coordinator
Richard Nephew
[95]
July 5, 2022
The Global Coalition to Defeat ISIS
Special Envoy
Elizabeth H. Richard
[96]
December 29, 2023
Global Democratic Renewal
Coordinator
Vacant since January 22, 2024
[97]
The
Global Engagement Center
Special Envoy and Coordinator
James Rubin
[98]
December 15, 2022
Global Food Security
Special Envoy
Cary Fowler
[99]
May 5, 2022
Global Partnerships
Special Representative
Dorothy McAuliffe
[100]
June 6, 2022
Global Youth Issues
Special Envoy
Abby Finkenauer
[101]
November 21, 2022
Haiti
Special Envoy
Vacant since September 22, 2021
[102]
Health Incident Response Task Force
Coordinator
Jonathan M. Moore
[103]
November 15, 2021
Holocaust Issues
Special Envoy
Ellen Germain
[104]
August 23, 2021
The
Horn of Africa
Special Envoy
Mike Hammer
[105]
June 1, 2022
Hostage Affairs
Special Presidential Envoy
Roger D. Carstens
[106]
March 2, 2020
International Labor Affairs
Special Representative
Kelly Fay Rodríguez
[107]
December 5, 2022
Iran
Special Envoy
Robert Malley
[108]
January 28, 2021
Israel and the Palestinian Authority
Security Coordinator
Michael R. Fenzel
[109]
November 2021
Lawful Migration
Senior Coordinator
Holly C. Holzer
[110]
August 7, 2023
Libya
Special Envoy
Richard B. Norland
[111]
May 10, 2021
Monitor and Combat Antisemitism
Special Envoy
Deborah Lipstadt
[112]
May 3, 2022
Middle East Humanitarian Issues
Special Envoy
David M. Satterfield
[113]
October 15, 2023
North Korean Human Rights Issues
Special Envoy
Julie Turner
[114]
October 13, 2023
Northern Ireland for Economic Affairs
Special Envoy
Joe Kennedy III
[115]
December 19, 2022
Northern Triangle
Special Envoy
Vacant since July 28, 2023
[116]
Nuclear Nonproliferation
Special Representative
Adam M. Scheinman
[117]
December 20, 2021
Palestinian Affairs
Special Representative
Hady Amr
[118]
November 22, 2022
The
Partnership for Global Infrastructure and Investment
Special Coordinator
Helaina R. Matza (acting)
[119]
May 31, 2023
Racial Equity and Justice
Special Representative
Desirée Cormier Smith
[120]
June 17, 2022
The
Sahel Region of Africa
Special Envoy
Vacant since January 20, 2021
[121]
Syria Engagement
Special Representative
Vacant since September 17, 2021
[122]
Tibetan Issues
Special Coordinator
Uzra Zeya
[123]
July 14, 2021
U.S. Assistance to Europe and Eurasia
Coordinator
Maria A. Longi
[124]
October 24, 2022
Ukraine's Economic Recovery
Special Representative
Penny Pritzker
[125]
September 14, 2023
United Nations International Organizations in Nairobi
Permanent Representative
Jennifer Harwood
Nairobi
May 2023
Venezuela
Special Representative
Vacant since January 20, 2021
[126]
Western Balkans
Special Representative
Gabriel Escobar
[127]
September 7, 2021
Yemen
Special Envoy
Tim Lenderking
[128]
February 4, 2021
Nations without exchange of ambassadors
Bhutan : According to the U.S. State Department, "The United States and the Kingdom of Bhutan have not established formal diplomatic relations; however, the two governments have informal and cordial relations."
[19] Informal contact with the nation of Bhutan is maintained through the U.S. Embassy in New Delhi.
[19]
Iran : On April 7, 1980, the United States broke diplomatic relations with Iran after the 1979
Iranian Revolution .
[20] On April 24, 1981, the Swiss government assumed representation of U.S. interests in
Tehran , and Algeria assumed representation of Iranian interests in the United States.
[21] Currently, Iranian interests in the United States are represented by the government of Pakistan. The
U.S. Department of State named Iran a "
State Sponsor of Terrorism " on January 19, 1984.
[22]
North Korea : The Democratic People's Republic of Korea is not on friendly terms with the United States, and while talks between the two countries are ongoing, there is no exchange of ambassadors.
Sweden functions as Protective Power for the United States in
Pyongyang and performs limited consular responsibilities for U.S. citizens in North Korea.
[23]
Syria : On February 6, 2012, the United States suspended operations at its embassy in
Damascus .
[24] On May 5, 2014, the United States recognized the
National Coalition of Syrian Revolutionary and Opposition Forces as the
foreign mission of Syria.
[25]
Taiwan : With the
normalization of relations with the People's Republic of China in 1979, the United States has not maintained official diplomatic relations with Taiwan. Relations between Taiwan and the United States are maintained through an unofficial instrumentality, the
Taipei Economic and Cultural Representative Office , with headquarters in Taipei and field offices in
Washington, D.C. , and twelve other U.S. cities. The Taipei Office of the
American Institute in Taiwan , a non-profit, public corporation, functions as a de facto embassy, performing most consular functions and staffed by
Foreign Service Officers who are formally "on leave".
[26]
Notable past ambassadors
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:
Ambassador
Host country or organization
John Adams
United Kingdom ,
Netherlands
John Quincy Adams
United Kingdom ,
Russia ,
Netherlands ,
Germany
Madeleine Albright
United Nations
Lindy Boggs
Holy See
John Bolton
United Nations
Carol Moseley Braun
New Zealand
James Buchanan
Russia ,
United Kingdom
George H. W. Bush
United Nations ,
China
Cassius Marcellus Clay
Russia
Frederick Douglass
Haiti
Lawrence Eagleburger
Yugoslavia
Tom Foley
Japan
Benjamin Franklin
France ,
Sweden
John Kenneth Galbraith
India
Bill Hagerty
Japan
Averell Harriman
Soviet Union ,
United Kingdom
Pamela Harriman
France
Patricia Roberts Harris
Luxembourg
William Henry Harrison
Colombia
Richard Holbrooke
Germany ,
United Nations
Jon Huntsman Jr.
Singapore ,
China ,
Russia
Washington Irving
Spain
Nikki Haley
United Nations
John Jay
Spain
Ambassadors killed in office
Eight United States Ambassadors have been killed in office – six of them by armed attack and the other two in
plane crashes .
[27]
Ambassadors to past countries
See also
Notes
^ The
U.S. Embassy in Kabul transferred operations to
Doha ,
Qatar , on August 31, 2021, following the
fall of Kabul to the
Taliban .
[9]
[10] Since December 31, 2021, the U.S. Interests Section at the Embassy of Qatar in
Kabul has served as the
protecting power for the U.S. in Afghanistan.
[11]
^
a
b One ambassador, resident at
Madrid , is accredited to Andorra and Spain.
^
a
b One ambassador, resident at
Luanda , is accredited to Angola and São Tomé and Príncipe.
^
a
b
c
d
e
f
g One ambassador, resident at
Bridgetown , is accredited to Antigua and Barbuda, Barbados, Dominica, Grenada, Saint Kitts and Nevis, Saint Lucia, and Saint Vincent and the Grenadines.
^ In 1989 the military government of Burma changed the name of the nation to Myanmar , but the United States government and other Western governments still refer to the country as Burma in official usage.
^
a
b One ambassador, resident at
Antananarivo , is accredited to Madagascar and Comoros.
^
a
b
c
d
e One ambassador, resident at
Suva , is accredited to Fiji, Kiribati, Nauru, Tonga, and Tuvalu.
^
a
b One ambassador, resident at
Paris , is accredited to France and Monaco.
^
a
b One ambassador, resident at
Dakar , is accredited to Guinea-Bissau and Senegal.
^
a
b One ambassador, resident at
Rome , is accredited to Italy and San Marino.
^
a
b One ambassador, resident at
Bern , is accredited to Switzerland and Liechtenstein.
^
a
b One ambassador, resident at
Port Louis , is accredited to Mauritius and Seychelles.
^
a
b One ambassador, resident at
Wellington , is accredited to New Zealand and Samoa.
^ American citizens who travel to North Korea do so at their own risk and in some cases in violation of U.S. and/or
UN sanctions.
^
a
b
c One ambassador, resident at
Port Moresby , is accredited to Papua New Guinea, Solomon Islands, and Vanuatu.
^ The ambassador to the U.K. is known as the "Ambassador to the Court of St. James's".
^ The U.S. also does not recognize Moroccan claims to sovereignty over
Western Sahara .
^ Full title is Ambassador-at-Large, U.S. Global AIDS Coordinator and Senior Bureau Official for Global Health Security and Diplomacy
^ While solely accredited to Curaçao, the United States Consul General to Curaçao is responsible for all the countries and special municipalities of the former
Netherlands Antilles , including
Aruba ,
Curaçao ,
Sint Maarten ,
Bonaire ,
Saba and
Sint Eustatius .
^ The United States Consul General to Hong Kong, resident in Hong Kong, is concurrently accredited to Macau.
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