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The diplomats serving as ambassadors of the United States of America to individual nations of the world, to international organizations, and ambassadors-at-large change regularly for various reasons, such as reassignment or retirement. The United States Department of State provides lists of ambassadors appointed to serve overseas which are updated periodically.[1] (A recent list {pdf} was issued on December 4, 2018.[2]) A listing by country of past chiefs of mission is maintained by the Office of the Historian of the U.S. Department of State.[3] That same office maintains a list of the names and appointment dates of past and present ambassadors-at-large,[4] as well as chiefs of mission to international organizations.[5] This information may also be available in the final pages of the aforementioned periodically updated lists of overseas ambassadors.[1]
The ambassadors are nominated by the President and confirmed by the United States Senate.[6] 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.[7] 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.
Contents
1 Current U.S. ambassadors
2 Ambassadors to international organizations
3 Ambassadors-at-Large
4 Other Chiefs of Mission
5 Special Envoys, Representatives and Coordinators
6 Nations without exchange of ambassadors
7 Selected past ambassadors
8 Ambassadors killed in office
9 Ambassadors to past countries
10 See also
11 Notes and references
12 External links
Current U.S. ambassadors[edit]
Note that the information in this list is subject to change due to regular personnel changes resulting from retirements, reassignments, etc. The State Department posts updated lists of ambassadors approximately monthly, accessible via an interactive menu-based website.[1] As of early June 2018 there remained 28 vacant ambassadorships.[8]
| Host country | List | Ambassador | Background | Website | Confirmed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Afghanistan | List | John Bass | CD | Kabul [1] | September 28, 2017 |
 Albania | List | Vacant since July 2018[9] Leyla Moses-Ones, Chargé d'Affaires a.i[10] | (N/A) | Tirana [2] | |
 Algeria | List | John Desrocher | CD | Algiers | August 3, 2017 |
 Andorra[11] | List | Richard Duke Buchan III | PA | Madrid | November 2, 2017 |
 Angola | List | Nina Maria Fite | CD | Luanda | November 2, 2017 |
 Antigua and Barbuda[12] | List | Linda Swartz Taglialatela | CD | Bridgetown | December 9, 2015 |
 Argentina | List | Edward C. Prado | PA | Buenos Aires | March 22, 2018 |
 Armenia | List | Lynne M. Tracy | CD | Yerevan [3] | January 2, 2019 |
 Australia | List | Arthur B. Culvahouse, Jr. | PA | Canberra [4] | January 2, 2019 |
 Austria | List | Trevor Traina | PA | Vienna [5] | March 22, 2018 |
 Azerbaijan | List | Earle D. Litzenberger | CD | Baku | January 2, 2019 |
 Bahamas | List | Vacant since November 21, 2011 Stephanie Bowers, Chargé d'Affaires a.i. [13] Doug Manchester nominated[14][15][16] | (N/A) | Nassau | |
 Bahrain | List | Justin Siberell | CD | Manama [6] | September 28, 2017 |
 Bangladesh | List | Earl R. Miller | CD | Dhaka [7] | November 13, 2018 |
 Barbados[12] | List | Linda Swartz Taglialatela | CD | Bridgetown | December 9, 2015 |
 Belarus | List | Vacant since March 12, 2008[17] Jenifer H. Moore, Chargé d'Affaires a.i.[18] | (N/A) | Minsk | |
 Belgium | List | Ronald Gidwitz | PA | Brussels | June 28, 2018 |
 Belize | List | Vacant since January 20, 2017 Keith R. Gilges, Chargé d'Affaires a.i.[19] | (N/A) | Belmopan | |
 Benin | List | Patricia Mahoney | CD | Cotonou | January 2, 2019 |
 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[20] Bruce Williamson, Chargé d'Affaires a.i.[21] | (N/A) | La Paz | |
 Bosnia and Herzegovina | List | Eric George Nelson | CD | Sarajevo [8] | January 2, 2019 |
 Botswana | List | Craig Lewis Cloud | CD | Gaborone | January 2, 2019 |
 Brazil | List | Vacant since November 2018[22] William Popp, Chargé d'Affaires a.i[23] | Brasilia | ||
 Brunei | List | Matthew John Matthews | CD | Bandar Seri Begawan | January 2, 2019 |
 Bulgaria | List | Eric S. Rubin | CD | Sofia | December 9, 2015 |
 Burkina Faso | List | Andrew Robert Young | CD | Ouagadougou | September 28, 2016 |
 Burma (Myanmar)[24] | List | Scot Marciel | CD | Rangoon [9] | 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 [10] | August 3, 2017 |
 Cape Verde | List | Donald Heflin | CD | Praia | December 12, 2014 |
 Central African Republic[25][26][27] | List | Lucy Tamlyn | CD | Bangui | January 2, 2019 |
 Chad | List | Vacant since September 2018[28] Richard K. Bell, Chargé d'Affaires a.i[29] | N'Djamena | ||
 Chile | List | Carol Z. Perez | CD | Santiago | July 14, 2016 |
 China | List | Terry Branstad | PA | Beijing [11] | May 22, 2017 |
 Colombia | List | Kevin Whitaker | CD | Bogotá | April 1, 2014 |
 Comoros[30] | List | Michael Peter Pelletier | CD | Antananarivo | January 2, 2019 |
 Congo-Brazzaville | List | Todd Haskell | CD | Brazzaville | May 18, 2017 |
 Congo-Kinshasa | List | Mike Hammer | CD | Kinshasa | September 6, 2018[31] |
 Costa Rica | List | Sharon Day | PA | San José | August 3, 2017 |
 Croatia | List | Robert Kohorst | PA | Zagreb | November 2, 2017 |
 Cuba | List | Vacant since October 28, 1960 Mara Tekach, Chargé d'Affaires a.i [32] | (N/A) | Havana [12] | |
 Cyprus | List | Judith Gail Garber | CD | Nicosia | January 2, 2019 |
 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[12] | List | Linda Swartz Taglialatela | CD | Bridgetown | December 9, 2015 |
 Dominican Republic | List | Robin Bernstein | PA | Santo Domingo | June 28, 2018 |
 East Timor | List | Kathleen M. Fitzpatrick | CD | Dili | November 2, 2017 |
 Ecuador | List | Todd C. Chapman | CD | Quito | December 9, 2015 |
 Egypt | List | Vacant since July 1, 2017 Thomas Goldberger, Chargé d'Affaires a.i. [33] | (N/A) | Cairo | |
 El Salvador | List | Jean Elizabeth Manes | (N/A) | San Salvador | December 9, 2015 |
 Equatorial Guinea | List | Susan N. Stevenson | CD | Malabo [15] | January 2, 2019 |
 Eritrea | List | Vacant since July 19, 2010 Natalie E. Brown, Chargé d'Affaires a.i. [34] | (N/A) | Asmara | |
 Estonia | List | Vacant since July 2018[35] Elizabeth Horst, Chargé d'Affaires a.i[36] | Tallinn [16] | ||
 Ethiopia | List | Michael A. Raynor | CD | Addis Ababa | August 3, 2017 |
 Fiji[37] | List | Vacant since March, 2018[38] Michael Goldman, Chargé d'Affaires a.i[39] | (N/A) | Suva | |
 Finland | List | Robert Pence | PA | Helsinki | March 22, 2018 |
 France[40] | List | Jamie D. McCourt | PA | Paris [17] | November 2, 2017 |
 Gabon[41] | List | Joel Danies | CD | Libreville | February 15, 2018 |
 Gambia | List | Richard Carlton Paschall III | CD | Banjul | January 2, 2019 |
 Georgia | List | Vacant since March 2018 [42] Ross Wilson, Chargé d'Affaires a.i [43] | (N/A) | Tbilisi [18] | |
 Germany | List | Richard Grenell | PA | Berlin [19] | May 3, 2018 |
 Ghana | List | Stephanie Sullivan | CD | Ghana | September 6, 2018[44] |
 Greece | List | Geoffrey Pyatt | CD | Athens [20] | July 14, 2016 |
 Grenada[12] | List | Linda Swartz Taglialatela | CD | Bridgetown | December 9, 2015 |
 Guatemala | List | Luis Arreaga | CD | Guatemala | October 4, 2017 |
 Guinea-Bissau[45] | List | Tulinabo S. Mushingi | CD | Bissau VPP | May 18, 2017 |
 Guinea-Conakry | List | Simon Henshaw | CD | Conakry | January 2, 2019 |
 Guyana | List | Sarah-Ann Lynch | CD | Georgetown | January 2, 2019 |
 Haiti | List | Michele J. Sison | CD | Port-au-Prince | November 2, 2017 |
 Holy See (Vatican City) | List | Callista Gingrich | PA | Vatican [21] | October 16, 2017 |
 Honduras | List | Vacant since June 2017 [46] Heide B. Fulton, Chargé d'Affaires a.i. [47] | (N/A) | Tegucigalpa | |
 Hungary | List | David B. Cornstein | PA | Budapest | May 24, 2018 |
 Iceland | List | Vacant since January 20, 2017 [48] Jill Esposito, Chargé d'Affaires a.i [49] | (N/A) | Reykjavik | |
 India | List | Kenneth Juster | PA | New Delhi [22] | November 2, 2017 |
 Indonesia | List | Joseph R. Donovan Jr. | CD | Jakarta [23] | 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 open since December 2011. | |||
 Iraq | List | Douglas Alan Silliman | CD | Baghdad [24] | July 14, 2016 |
 Ireland | List | Vacant since January 20, 2017 [50] Reece Smyth, Chargé d'Affaires a.i [51] | (N/A) | Dublin [25] | |
 Israel | List | David M. Friedman | PA | Jerusalem [26] | March 23, 2017 |
 Italy[52] | List | Lewis Eisenberg | PA | Rome [27] | August 3, 2017 |
 Ivory Coast | List | Vacant since August 2016 Katherine Brucker, Chargé d'Affaires a.i [53] | (N/A) | Abidjan | |
 Jamaica | List | Vacant since July 2017 [54] Eric Khant, Chargé d'Affaires a.i [55] | (N/A) | Kingston | |
 Japan | List | William F. Hagerty | PA | Tokyo [28] | July 13, 2017 |
 Jordan | List | Vacant since January 20, 2017 Paul Malik, Chargé d'Affaires a.i [56] | (N/A) | Amman | |
 Kazakhstan | List | William H. Moser | CD | Astana | January 2, 2019 |
 Kenya | List | Kyle McCarter | PA | Nairobi [29] | January 2, 2019 |
 Kiribati[37] | List | Vacant since March, 2018[38] Michael Goldman, Chargé d'Affaires a.i[39] | (N/A) | Suva | |
 Kuwait | List | Lawrence Robert Silverman | CD | Kuwait City | July 14, 2016 |
 Kyrgyzstan | List | Donald Lu | CD | Bishkek | September 18, 2018 |
 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 | Vacant since January, 2018 Peter Bodde, Chargé d'Affaires a.i [57] | (N/A) | Tripoli | |
 Liechtenstein[58] | List | Ed McMullen | PA | Bern | November 2, 2017 |
 Lithuania | List | Anne Hall | CD | Vilnius | July 14, 2016 |
 Luxembourg | List | J. Randolph Evans | PA | Luxembourg | May 24, 2018 |
 Macedonia | List | Jess Baily | CD | Skopje | December 16, 2014 |
 Madagascar[30] | List | Michael Peter Pelletier | CD | Antananarivo | January 2, 2019 |
 Malawi | List | Virginia E. Palmer | CD | Lilongwe | December 12, 2014 |
 Malaysia | List | Kamala Shirin Lakhdhir | CD | Kuala Lumpur | December 9, 2016 |
 Maldives[59] | List | Alaina Teplitz | CD | Colombo | September 6, 2018 |
 Mali | List | Dennis B. Hankins | CD | Bamako | January 2, 2019 |
 Malta | List | Vacant since late Sept./early Oct. 2018 [60] Mark A. Schapiro, Chargé d'Affaires a.i [61] | (N/A) | Attard [30] | |
 Marshall Islands | List | Karen B. Stewart | CD | Majuro | May 17, 2016 |
 Mauritania | List | Michael Dodman | CD | Nouakchott | November 2, 2017 |
 Mauritius[62] | List | David Dale Reimer | CD | Port Louis | November 2, 2017 |
 Mexico | List | Vacant since May 5, 2018 [63] John S. Creamer, Chargé d'Affaires a.i, [64] | (N/A) | Mexico City [31] | |
 Micronesia | List | Robert Riley | CD | Kolonia | May 17, 2016 |
 Moldova | List | Dereck J. Hogan | CD | Chişinău [32] | September 6, 2018 |
 Monaco[40][65] | List | Jamie D. McCourt | PA | Paris [33] | November 2, 2017 |
 Mongolia | List | Michael S. Klecheski | CD | Ulaanbaatar [34] | January 2, 2019 |
 Montenegro | List | Judy Rising Reinke | CD | Podgorica | September 6, 2018 |
 Morocco | List | Vacant since January 20, 2017 [66] Stephanie Miley, Chargé d'Affaires a.i [67] | (N/A) | Rabat | |
 Mozambique | List | Dennis Walter Hearne | CD | Maputo | January 2, 2019 |
 Namibia | List | Lisa A. Johnson | CD | Windhoek | November 16, 2017 |
 Nauru[37] | List | Vacant since March 2018[38] Michael Goldman, Chargé d'Affaires a.i[39] | (N/A) | Suva | |
 Nepal | List | Randy W. Berry | CD | Kathmandu | September 6, 2018 |
 Netherlands | List | Pete Hoekstra | PA | The Hague [35] | November 9, 2017 |
 New Zealand[68] | List | Scott Brown | PA | Wellington [36] | June 8, 2017 |
 Nicaragua | List | Kevin K. Sullivan | CD | Managua | October 11, 2018 |
 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.[69] | ||||
 Norway | List | Kenneth Braithwaite | PA | Oslo [37] | December 21, 2017 |
 Oman | List | Marc Jonathan Sievers | CD | Muscat | November 19, 2015 |
 Pakistan | List | Vacant since July 2018 Paul W. Jones, Chargé d'Affaires a.i, [70] | (N/A) | Islamabad [38] | |
 Palau[71] | List | Amy J. Hyatt | CD | Koror | December 12, 2014 |
 Panama | List | Vacant since January 12, 2018 Roxanne Cabral, Chargé d'Affaires a.i. [72] | (N/A) | Panama City | |
 Papua New Guinea[73] | List | Catherine Ebert-Gray | CD | Port Moresby | December 9, 2015 |
 Paraguay | List | M. Lee McClenny | (N/A) | Asunción | December 21, 2017 |
 Peru | List | Krishna Urs | CD | Lima | August 3, 2017 |
 Philippines[71] | List | Sung Y. Kim | CD | Manila [39] | September 28, 2016 |
 Poland | List | Georgette Mosbacher | N/A | Warsaw [40] | September 6, 2018 |
 Portugal | List | George Edward Glass | PA | Lisbon [41] | August 3, 2017 |
 Qatar | List | Vacant since June 20, 2017 William Grant, Chargé d'Affaires a.i[74] | (N/A) | Doha | |
 Romania | List | Hans G. Klemm | CD | Bucharest | August 5, 2015 |
 Russia | List | Jon Huntsman Jr. | PA | Moscow [42] | October 3, 2017 |
 Rwanda | List | Peter H. Vrooman | CD | Kigali | February 15, 2018 |
 Saint Kitts and Nevis[12] | List | Linda Swartz Taglialatela | CD | Bridgetown | December 9, 2015 |
 Saint Lucia[12] | List | Linda Swartz Taglialatela | CD | Bridgetown | December 9, 2015 |
 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines[12] | List | Linda Swartz Taglialatela | CD | Bridgetown | December 9, 2015 |
 Samoa[68] | List | Scott Brown | PA | Matafele Apia | June 8, 2017 |
 San Marino[52] | List | Lewis Eisenberg | PA | Florence [43] San Marino VPP | August 3, 2017 |
 São Tomé and Príncipe[41] | List | Joel Danies | CD | Libreville | February 15, 2018 |
 Saudi Arabia | List | Vacant since January 9, 2017 [75] Christopher Henzel, Chargé d'Affaires a.i [76] | (N/A) | Riyadh | |
 Senegal[45] | List | Tulinabo S. Mushingi | CD | Dakar | May 18, 2017 |
 Serbia | List | Kyle Randolph Scott | CD | Belgrade | December 9, 2015 |
 Seychelles[62] | 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 [77] | (N/A) | Singapore | |
 Slovakia | List | Adam Sterling | CD | Bratislava | May 17, 2016 |
 Slovenia | List | Vacant since July 2018 [78] Gautam Rana, Chargé d'Affaires a.i [79] | CD | Ljubljana | November 20, 2014 |
 Solomon Islands[73] | List | Catherine Ebert-Gray | CD | Port Moresby | December 9, 2015 |
 Somalia[80][81] | List | Donald Y. Yamamoto | CD | Somalia VPP | October 11, 2018 |
 South Africa | List | Vacant since December 16, 2016 [82] Jessye Lapenn, Chargé d'Affaires a.i [83] | (N/A) | Pretoria [44] | |
 South Korea | List | Harry B. Harris Jr. | (N/A) | Seoul [45] | June 28, 2018 |
 South Sudan | List | Thomas Hushek | CD | Juba [46] | April 26, 2018 |
 Spain[11] | List | Duke Buchan | PA | Madrid | November 2, 2017 |
 Sri Lanka[59] | List | Alaina Teplitz | CD | Colombo | September 6, 2018 |
 Sudan[84] | List | Vacant since February 7, 1996 Steven Koutsis, Chargé d'Affaires a.i [85] | (N/A) | Khartoum | |
 Suriname | List | Karen L. Williams | CD | Paramaribo | August 22, 2018 |
 Swaziland | List | Lisa J. Peterson | CD | Mbabane | November 19, 2015 |
 Sweden | List | Vacant since January 20, 2017 [86] David E. Lindwall, Chargé d'Affaires a.i [87] | (N/A) | Stockholm | |
 Switzerland[58] | List | Ed McMullen | PA | Bern | November 2, 2017 |
 Syria[88] | List | Vacant since February 28, 2014 | (N/A) | Damascus | |
 Taiwan | Since January 19, 1979, diplomatic relations have been carried out by the American Institute in Taiwan Taipei Office | ||||
 Tajikistan | List | John Mark Pommersheim | CD | Dushanbe | January 2, 2019 |
 Tanzania | List | Vacant since October 2016 Inmi Patterson, Chargé d'Affaires a.i [89] | (N/A) | Dar es Salaam [47] | |
 Thailand | List | Vacant since September 2018[90] Peter Haymond, Chargé d'Affaires a.i [91] | Bangkok [48] | ||
 Togo | List | Eric Williams Stromayer | CD | Lomé | January 2, 2019 |
 Tonga[37] | List | Vacant since March 2018[38] Michael Goldman, Chargé d'Affaires a.i[39] | (N/A) | Tonga | |
 Trinidad and Tobago | List | Joseph N. Mondello | PA | Port of Spain | June 28, 2018 |
 Tunisia | List | Donald Armin Blome | CD | Tunis | January 2, 2019 |
 Turkey | List | Vacant since October 15, 2017 Jeffrey M. Hovenier, Chargé d'Affaires a.i [92] | (N/A) | Ankara | |
 Turkmenistan | List | Allan Mustard | CD | Ashgabat | November 19, 2014 |
 Tuvalu[37] | List | Vacant since March 2018[38] Michael Goldman, Chargé d'Affaires a.i[39] | (N/A) | Suva | |
 Uganda | List | Deborah R. Malac | CD | Kampala | November 19, 2015 |
 Ukraine | List | Marie L. Yovanovitch | CD | Kiev [49] | July 14, 2016 |
 United Arab Emirates | List | Vacant since Nov-Dec. 2017 [93] Steven C. Bondy, Chargé d'Affaires a.i [94] | (N/A) | Abu Dhabi [50] | |
 United Kingdom[95] | List | Woody Johnson | PA | London [51] | August 3, 2017 |
 Uruguay | List | Kelly Keiderling | CD | Montevideo | May 17, 2016 |
 Uzbekistan | List | Vacant since October 2018 [96] Alan D. Meltzer, Chargé d'Affaires a.i [97] | (N/A) | Tashkent | |
 Vanuatu[73] | List | Catherine Ebert-Gray | CD | Port Moresby | December 9, 2015 |
 Venezuela | List | Vacant since July 16, 2010 [98] James Story, Chargé d'Affaires a.i. [99] | (N/A) | Caracas [52] | |
 Vietnam | List | Daniel J. Kritenbrink | CD | Hanoi | October 26, 2017 |
 Yemen | List | Christopher Paul Henzel | CD | Sana’a | January 2, 2019 |
 Zambia | List | Daniel Lewis Foote | CD | Lusaka | November 2, 2017 |
 Zimbabwe | List | Brian A. Nichols | CD | Harare | June 28, 2018 |
 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[100] | ||||
 South Ossetia | The Republic of South Ossetia is not recognized by the United Nations or by the United States. | ||||
Ambassadors to international organizations[edit]
Current ambassadors from the United States to international organizations:
| Host organization | List | Location | Ambassador | Background | Website | Confirmed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
African Union | List | Addis Ababa, Ethiopia | Mary Beth Leonard | CD | Addis Ababa | June 29, 2016 |
Association of Southeast Asian Nations | List | Jakarta, Indonesia | Vacant since January 20, 2017 Piper Campbell, Chargé d'Affaires a.i [101] | (N/A) | Jakarta | |
Conference on Disarmament | List | Geneva, Switzerland | Robert Wood | CD | Geneva | July 15, 2014 |
European Union | List | Brussels, Belgium | Gordon Sondland | PA | Brussels [53] | June 29, 2018 |
International Civil Aviation Organization | List | Montreal, Quebec, Canada | Thomas L. Carter | PA | Montreal | November 2, 2017 |
North Atlantic Treaty Organization | List | Brussels, Belgium | Kay Bailey Hutchison | PA | Brussels | August 3, 2017 |
Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development | List | Paris, France | Vacant since January 20, 2017[102] Andrew Haviland, Chargé d'Affaires a.i [103] | (N/A) | Paris | |
Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons[104] | List | The Hague, Netherlands | Kenneth Ward [105] | CD | The Hague | December 7, 2015 |
Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe | List | Vienna, Austria | Vacant since January 20, 2017[106] Harry Kamian, Chargé d'Affaires a.i [107] | (N/A) | Vienna [54] | |
Organization of American States | List | Washington, D.C., United States | Carlos Trujillo | PA | Washington, D.C. | March 22, 2018 |
United Nations | List | New York, United States | Vacant since December 31, 2018[108] | New York City | ||
United Nations (Deputy) | List | Washington, D.C., United States | Jonathan R. Cohen[109] | CD | New York City | May 24, 2018 |
United Nations (Management and Reform) | List | New York, United States | Cherith Norman Chalet | PA | New York City | September 12, 2018 |
United Nations (Special Political Affairs) | List | New York, United States | Vacant since January 20, 2017 | (N/A) | New York City | |
United Nations Economic and Social Council | List | New York, United States | Kelley Eckels Currie | PA | New York City | August 3, 2017 |
United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization -- U.S. withdrew from UNESCO effective December 31, 2018 [110][111] | List | Paris, France | Vacant since January 20, 2017 | (N/A) | Paris | |
United Nations Human Rights Council -- On June 19, 2018 the U.S. announced it was withdrawing from the UN-HRC [112] | List | Geneva, Switzerland | Vacant since January 20, 2017 Mark Cassayre, Chargé d'Affaires a.i [113] | (N/A) | Geneva | |
United Nations International Organizations in Geneva | List | Geneva, Switzerland | Vacant since January 20, 2017[114] Mark Cassayre, Chargé d'Affaires a.i [113] | (N/A) | Geneva | |
United Nations International Organizations in Nairobi | List | Nairobi, Kenya | Robert F. Godec | CD | Nairobi | January 2, 2013 |
United Nations International Organizations in Rome | List | Rome, Italy | Vacant since August 9, 2016 Thomas M. Duffy, Chargé d'Affaires a.i [115] | (N/A) | Rome | |
United Nations International Organizations in Vienna | List | Vienna, Austria | Jackie Wolcott | CD | Vienna | September 24, 2018 |
Ambassadors-at-Large[edit]
Current Ambassadors-at-Large from the United States with worldwide responsibility:[116][117]
| Portfolio | List | Ambassador | Background | Website | Confirmed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Counterterrorism (Coordinator) | List | Nathan Alexander Sales | PA | [55] | August 3, 2017 |
Global AIDS Combat[118] (Coordinator) | List | Deborah L. Birx | PA | [56] | April 4, 2014 |
Global Criminal Justice | List | Todd F. Buchwald | CD | [57] | December 30, 2015 |
Global Women's Issues | List | Vacant since Jan. 2017 | (N/A) | [58] | |
International Religious Freedom | List | Sam Brownback | PA | [59] | January 24, 2018 |
Monitor and Combat Trafficking in Persons (Director) | List | John C. Richmond | PA | [60] | October 11, 2018 |
Other Chiefs of Mission[edit]
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Curaçao[119] | List | Margaret Hawthorne | Consul General and Chief of Mission | Curaçao | April 2016 |
 Hong Kong[120] | List | Kurt Tong | Consul General and Chief of Mission | Hong Kong [61] | August 27, 2016 |
 Jerusalem[121] | List | Karen Sasahara | Consul General and Chief of Mission | Jerusalem [62] | August 2018 |
 Macau[120] | List | Kurt Tong | Consul General and Chief of Mission | Hong Kong [63] | August 27, 2016 |
| Taiwan | List | William Brent Christensen | Director | Taipei [64] | August 11, 2018 |
Special Envoys, Representatives and Coordinators[edit]
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.[122][117][123] 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 Federal Executive administrators - primarily U.S. Presidents and Secretaries of State - whose political or organizational management philosophies may not be shared by their successors.[124][125][126] 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 | Officeholder (Title) | Website | Appointed |
|---|---|---|---|
Afghanistan and Pakistan — S/SRAP office disestablished June 2017, its duties assumed by the Bureau of South and Central Asian Affairs[127] | Alice G. Wells | [65] | June 26, 2017 |
Arctic Region — In 2017 it was announced this office's functions would be subsumed into the Bureau of Oceans and International Environmental and Scientific Affairs[125] | Vacant since January 20, 2017 (Special Representative) [128] | [66] | |
Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation | Matthew Matthews [129] (Senior Official) | [67] | May 17, 2015 |
| Assistance to Europe, Eurasia, and Central Asia | Vacant (Coordinator) [130] | [68] | |
Biological & Toxin Weapons Convention Issues | Robert Wood[131] (Special Representative) | [69] | October 2, 2014 |
Burma — In 2017 it was announced this office's functions would be subsumed into the Bureau of East Asian and Pacific Affairs[125] | Vacant since November 19, 2014 (Senior Advisor) | [70] | |
Central African Republic[132] | Vacant since 2015 (Special Representative) | [71] | |
Civil Society and Emerging Democracies | Vacant since October 31, 2014 (Coordinator) | [72] | |
Climate Change — In 2017 it was announced this office's functions would be subsumed into the Bureau of Oceans and International Environmental and Scientific Affairs[125] | Vacant since January 20, 2017 (Special Envoy) | [73] | |
Closure of the Guantánamo Detention Facility — In 2017 it was announced this office would be disestablished, and any of its functions deemed still necessary would be assumed by the Bureau of Western Hemisphere Affairs[126] | Vacant since January 20, 2017 (Special Envoy) | [74] | |
Commercial and Business Affairs | Vacant (Special Representative) Scott Ticknor, acting | [75] | |
Conference on Disarmament | Robert Wood (Special Representative) | [76] | October 2, 2014 |
Counterterrorism | Nathan A. Sales[133] (Coordinator)[134] | [77] | August 10, 2017 |
Cyber Issues — In 2017 it was announced the coordinator position for this office would be discontinued, and its functions subsumed into the Bureau of Economic and Business Affairs[126] | Vacant since July 2017[135][136] (Coordinator) | [78] | |
Environment and Water Resources — In 2017 it was announced the assistant secretary for oceans and international environmental and scientific affairs would be dual-hatted as the special representative for environment and water resources.[126] | Vacant since January 2017 (Special Representative) | [79] | |
Fissile Material Negotiator | Michael Guhin (Senior Cutoff Coordinator) | [80][137] | August 10, 2009 |
Global Coalition to Counter ISIL | Vacant since December 31, 2018 [138][139] (Special Presidential Envoy) | [81] | |
Global Criminal Justice | Todd Buchwald (Special Coordinator) | [82] | December 30, 2015 |
Global Engagement Center | Vacant (Coordinator) Daniel Kimmage, acting | [83] | |
Global Food Security — In 2017 it was reported that this office would be moved to USAID[125] | Vacant (Special Representative) Ted Lyng, acting | [84] | |
Global Health Diplomacy[118] | Deborah L. Birx (Special Representative/Ambassador) | [85] | April 14, 2014 |
Global Partnerships — In 2017 it was reported this position would be cut and its duties of the office subsumed into the Office of Management Policy, Rightsizing, and Innovation.[126] | Vacant (Special Representative) Thomas Debass, acting | [86] | |
Global Youth Issues — In 2017 it was reported this position would be cut and the duties of the office transferred to the Under Secretary of State for Public Diplomacy and Public Affairs[126] | Andy Rabens (Special Advisor) | [87] | October 19, 2014 |
Great Lakes Region of Africa | J. Peter Pham (Special Envoy) | [88] | November 2018 |
Haiti | Kenneth Merten (Special Coordinator) | [89] | August 17, 2015 |
Holocaust Issues | Thomas K. Yazdgerdi (Special Envoy) Stu Eizenstat (Special Advisor) | [90] | August 22, 2016 December 18, 2013 |
| Hostage Affairs | Robert C. O'Brien (Special Presidential Envoy) | [91] | May 25, 2018 |
| Human Rights of LGBTI Persons | Vacant since November 2017[140] (Special Envoy) | [92] | |
| International Communications and Information Policy (Advisory Committee) | Vacant (Coordinator/Ambassador) | [93] | |
International Disabilities Rights | Vacant (Special Advisor) | [94] | |
International Energy Affairs | Vacant (Special Envoy and Coordinator) Mary Warlick acting | [95] | |
International Information Programs | Vacant (Coordinator) Jonathan Henick, acting | [96] | |
| International Information Technology Diplomacy | Vacant (Senior Coordinator) | [97] | |
International Labor Affairs | Vacant (Special Representative) | [98] | |
Iran Nuclear Implementation | Vacant(Coordinator) | [99] | |
Israel and the Palestinian Authority | Frederick Rudesheim (Security Coordinator) | [100] | January 2015 |
Israeli-Palestinian Negotiations | Frank Lowenstein (Special Envoy) | [101] | July 1, 2014 |
| Knowledge Management | Vacant (Senior Coordinator) | [102] | |
Libya | Vacant since January 20, 2017 (Special Envoy) | ||
Middle East Transitions | Vacant (Special Coordinator) | [103] | |
Minsk | Vacant (Senior Representative) | [104] | |
Monitor and Combat Anti-semitism | Vacant (Special Envoy) | [105] | |
Muslim Communities | Vacant (Special Representative) | [106] | |
Nonproliferation and Arms Control | Vacant since June 10, 2010 (Special Advisor) | [107] | |
North Korea Policy | Joseph Yun (Special Representative) | [108] | October 17, 2016 |
North Korean Human Rights Issues | Vacant (Special Envoy) | [109] | |
Northern Ireland Issues | Vacant (Presidential Representative) | [110] | |
Nuclear Nonproliferation | Vacant (Special Representative of the President/Ambassador) | [111] | |
Organization of Islamic Cooperation | Vacant since February 13, 2015 (Special Envoy) | [112] | |
Quadrennial Diplomacy and Development Review | Vacant since July 6, 2015 (Special Representative) | [113] | |
| Religion and Global Affairs [141][142][143] | Vacant (Special Representative) | [114] | |
Religious Minorities in the Near East and South/Central Asia | Knox Thames[144] (Special Envoy) | [115] [116] | September 28, 2015 |
Sanctions Policy | Vacant (Coordinator) | [117] | |
Science and Technology | Vacant (Advisor) | [118] | |
| Secretary Initiatives | Vacant (Special Advisor) | ||
| Senior Advisor to the Secretary | Vacant (Senior Advisor) | ||
Six-Party Talks (2003-2009) on North Korea's development of weapons of mass destruction[145] | Vacant since September 2015 (Special Envoy) | [119] | |
Somalia | Vacant since 2015 [146] (Special Representative) | [120] | |
Sudan and South Sudan | Vacant since January 2017 [147][148] (Special Envoy) | [121] | |
Syria | Vacant since April 2018[149] (Special Envoy) | [122] | |
Threat Reduction Programs | Vacant since 2017 (Coordinator/Ambassador) | [123][150] | |
Tibetan Issues[151] | Vacant (Special Coordinator) | [124] | |
| Transparency (Coordinator)[152][153] - office may have been disestablished; no public record of activity after 2016 located/identified | Vacant (Coordinator) | Archived[152] | |
Ukraine Negotiations | Kurt Volker (Special Representative) | [125] | July 7, 2017 |
Nations without exchange of ambassadors[edit]
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".[154] Informal contact with the nation of Bhutan is maintained through the U.S. Embassy in New Delhi.[154]
Iran: On April 7, 1980, the United States broke diplomatic relations with Iran after the 1979 Iranian Revolution.[155] 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.[156] 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.[157]
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.[158]
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."[159]
Selected past ambassadors[edit]
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:
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Ambassadors killed in office[edit]
Eight United States Ambassadors have been killed in office – six of them by armed attack and the other two in plane crashes.[160]
| Name | Ambassador to | Place | Country | Date of death | Killed by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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 Palestinian Terrorists |
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 |
Ambassadors to past countries[edit]
- Czechoslovakia
- East Germany
- Hawaii
- North Yemen
- South Vietnam
- South Yemen
- Texas
- Yugoslavia
See also[edit]
- Chief of Protocol of the United States
- List of ambassadors to the United States
- List of United States Foreign Service Career Ambassadors
- List of LGBT ambassadors of the United States
Notes and references[edit]
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^ "Chiefs of Mission Listed by Country". U.S. Department of State. Retrieved June 24, 2018.
^ "Ambassadors at Large". U.S. Department of State. Retrieved July 18, 2018.
^ "Chiefs of Mission to International Organizations". U.S. Department of State. Retrieved July 18, 2018.
^ U.S. Senate – Powers & Procedure, Senate.gov; retrieved May 25, 2012.
^ Henry B. Hogue. "Recess Appointments: Frequently Asked Questions" (PDF). Congressional Research Service, the Library of Congress. Retrieved 2012-05-25.
^ Harris, Gardiner (June 6, 2018). "A Growing List of U.S. Diplomats Acting Undiplomatically". nytimes.com. New York Times. Retrieved June 24, 2018.
^ Kathleen Ann Kavalec nominated & name submitted to Senate. "PN2233 — Kathleen Ann Kavalec — Department of State". www.congress.gov. Retrieved December 14, 2018.
^ "Chargé d'Affaires, a.i. Leyla Moses-Ones". September 2018. Retrieved December 14, 2018.
^ ab The U.S. Ambassador to Spain, resident at Madrid, is also accredited to Andorra.
^ abcdefg The United States Ambassador to Barbados and the Eastern Caribbean, resident in Bridgetown, Barbados, is concurrently accredited to Antigua and Barbuda, Barbados, Dominica, Grenada, Saint Kitts and Nevis, Saint Lucia, and Saint Vincent and the Grenadines.
^ "Charge d'Affaires Stephanie Bowers". bs.usembassy.gov. Retrieved December 20, 2018.
^ "PN462 — Doug Manchester — Department of State (2017-18)". www.congress.gov. Retrieved December 11, 2018.
^ Meyer, Theodoric; Levine, Marianne (May 16, 2018). "Manchester hires lobbyist to salvage ambassador nomination". politico.com. Politico LLC. Archived from the original on July 12, 2017. Retrieved December 11, 2018.
^ "PN1384 — Doug Manchester — Department of State (2018-)". www.congress.gov. Retrieved December 11, 2018.
^ "U.S. Relations With Belarus". state.gov. April 12, 2018. Archived from the original on December 10, 2018. Retrieved December 11, 2018.
^ "Chargé d'affaires Jenifer H. Moore".
^ "Chargé d'Affaires Keith R. Gilges". July 28, 2018. Archived from the original on October 7, 2018. Retrieved December 12, 2018.
^ President Morales ordered the expulsion of U.S. Ambassador Philip Goldberg as well as all U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration personnel in September 2008. The U.S. Government ordered the reciprocal expulsion of the Bolivian Ambassador in Washington, Gustavo Guzman. Source: U.S. Department of State Background Notes on Bolivia
^ "Chargé d'Affaires Bruce Williamson". bo.usembassy.gov. Retrieved December 12, 2018.
^ McKinley, P. Michael. "Farewell Message by Ambassador McKinley: Partners for a better tomorrow". br.usembassy.gov. Retrieved December 12, 2018.
^ "Chargé d'Affaires, a.i., William Popp". br.usembassy.gov. Retrieved December 12, 2018.
^ 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. See Myanmar.
^ Embassy suspended operations on December 28, 2012. French embassy acted as protecting power from April 25, 2013. Relations resumed from September 15, 2014
^ Department of State – Central African Republic: Resumption of Operations at Embassy Bangui
^ 7 FAM 1022 – Bilateral Protecting Power Arrangements
^ "Ambassador Geeta Pasi Named to Senior Position at the Department of State in Washington, D.C." td.usembassy.gov. Retrieved December 12, 2018.
^ "Chargé d'Affaires, a.i. Richard K. Bell". td.usembassy.gov. Retrieved December 12, 2018.
^ ab One ambassador, resident at Antananarivo, is accredited to Madagascar and Comoros.
^ Sworn in Sep. 11; President Joseph Kabila had not accepted his credentials as of November 9, 2018. Gramer, Robbie (November 9, 2018). "Pompeo to Tap New Envoy for Troubled Central African Region". foreignpolicy.com. Retrieved December 12, 2018.
^ "Chargé d'Affaires". cu.usembassy.gov. Retrieved December 20, 2018.
^ "Chargé d'Affaires Thomas H. Goldberger". eg.usembassy.gov. Retrieved December 20, 2018.
^ "Charge d'Affaires Natalie E. Brown". er.usembassy.gov. Retrieved December 20, 2018.
^ Melville, James D. (Jr.) (October 3, 2018). "I stepped down as U.S. ambassador to Estonia. Here's why". washingtonpost.com. Retrieved December 12, 2018.
^ "Chargé d'Affaires Elizabeth Horst". ee.usembassy.gov. Retrieved December 12, 2018.
^ abcde One ambassador, resident at Suva, is accredited to Fiji, Kiribati, Nauru, Tonga, and Tuvalu. Source U.S. Embassy Suva.
^ abcde Joseph Cella nominated & name submitted to Senate. "PN1638 — Joseph Cella — Department of State". congress.gov. Retrieved December 12, 2018.
^ abcde "Charge d' Affaires Michael Goldman". fj.usembassy.gov. Retrieved December 12, 2018.
^ ab As of December 2006, the U.S. ambassador to France is also accredited to Monaco.
^ ab One ambassador, resident at Libreville, is accredited to Gabon and São Tomé and Príncipe. Source: U.S. State Department
^ Kelly, Ian (February 22, 2018). "Ambassador Kelly's Farewell Speech and Thoughts". ge.usembassy.gov. Retrieved December 12, 2018.
^ "Ambassador Ross Wilson, Chargé d'Affaires, a.i." ge.usembassy.gov. Retrieved December 12, 2018.
^ Sworn in November 30, 2018. "Stephanie Sullivan". www.state.gov. Retrieved December 12, 2018.
^ ab One ambassador, resident at Dakar, is accredited to Guinea-Bissau and Senegal.
^ Francisco Luis Palmieri nominated & name submitted to Senate. "PN2235 — Francisco Luis Palmieri — Department of State". congress.gov. Retrieved December 12, 2018.
^ "Chargé d'Affaires a.i. Heide B. Fulton". hn.usembassy.gov. Retrieved December 12, 2018.
^ Jeffrey Ross Gunter nominated & name submitted to Senate. "PN2431 — Jeffrey Ross Gunter — Department of State". congress.gov. Retrieved December 12, 2018.
^ "Chargé d'Affaires Jill Esposito". is.usembassy.gov. Retrieved December 12, 2018.
^ Edward F. Crawford nominated & name submitted to Senate. "PN2577 — Edward F. Crawford — Department of State". congress.gov. Retrieved December 12, 2018.
^ "Chargé d'Affaires Reece Smyth". ie.usembassy.gov. Retrieved December 12, 2018.
^ ab The U.S. Ambassador to Rome is also accredited to San Marino. The U.S. Consulate in Florence handles matters concerned with San Marino.
^ "Chargé d'Affaires Katherine Brucker". ci.usembassy.gov. Retrieved December 12, 2018.
^ Donald R. Tapia nominated & name submitted to Senate. "PN2022 — Donald R. Tapia — Department of State". congress.gov. Retrieved December 12, 2018.
^ "Chargé d' Affaires Eric Khant". jm.usembassy.gov. Retrieved December 12, 2018.
^ "Chargé d'Affaires Paul Malik". jo.usembassy.gov. Retrieved December 12, 2018.
^ "Charge d'Affaires Peter Bodde". ly.usembassy.gov. Retrieved December 12, 2018.
^ ab One ambassador, resident at Bern, is accredited to Switzerland and Liechtenstein.
^ ab One ambassador, resident at Colombo, is accredited to Maldives and Sri Lanka.
^ Christine J. Toretti nominated & name submitted to Senate. "PN2032 — Christine J. Toretti — Department of State". congress.gov. Retrieved December 12, 2018.
^ "Chargé d'Affaires Mark A. Schapiro". mt.usembassy.gov. Retrieved December 12, 2018.
^ ab One ambassador, resident at Port Louis, is accredited to Mauritius and Seychelles.
^ Summary of former ambassador Roberta Jacobson's reasons for resigning is in the eighth paragraph of this article/interview. Breslow, Jason (June 17, 2018). "Former U.S. Ambassador To Mexico Calls Trump's Immigration Policies 'Un-American'". www.npr.org. Retrieved December 14, 2018.
^ "Chargé d'Affaires – John S. Creamer". mx.usembassy.gov. Retrieved December 12, 2018.
^ Until December 2006, the United States and Monaco had no formal diplomatic relations (exchange of ambassadors). The U.S. Consul General in Marseille, France, under the authority of the U.S. Ambassador to France, managed relations with Monaco. In December 2006, the United States and Monaco upgraded from consular to full diplomatic relations and Ambassador Craig Stapleton (France) was accredited to Monaco. Source: Department of State: Background notes on Monaco, U.S. Embassy in France: U.S. Diplomatic Mission to Monaco.
^ David T. Fischer nominated & name submitted to Senate. "PN1290 — David T. Fischer — Department of State". congress.gov. Retrieved December 12, 2018.
^ "Chargé d'Affaires – Stephanie Miley". ma.usembassy.gov. Retrieved December 12, 2018.
^ ab 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.
^ "Chargé d'Affaires a.i. Paul W. Jones". pk.usembassy.gov. Retrieved December 12, 2018.
^ ab Until 2005 one ambassador, resident at Manila, was accredited to the Philippines and Palau. Source: CIA World Factbook. Helen Reed-Rowe is the first ambassador to Palau to be confirmed in 2010.
^ "Chargé d'Affaires a.i. Roxanne Cabral". pa.usembassy.gov. Retrieved December 20, 2018.
^ abc One ambassador, resident at Port Moresby, is accredited to Papua New Guinea, Solomon Islands, and Vanuatu.
^ "Chargé d'Affaires, a.i. William Grant". November 30, 2017. Archived from the original on October 18, 2018. Retrieved December 10, 2018.
^ John P. Abizaid nominated & name submitted to Senate. "PN2643 — John P. Abizaid — Department of State". congress.gov. Retrieved December 12, 2018.
^ "Chargé d'Affaires, a.i. Christopher Henzel". sa.usembassy.gov. Retrieved December 12, 2018.
^ "Chargé d'Affaires, ad interim". sg.usembassy.gov. Retrieved December 20, 2018.
^ Lynda Blanchard nominated & name submitted to Senate. "PN2206 — Lynda Blanchard — Department of State". congress.gov. Retrieved December 12, 2018.
^ "Chargé d'Affaires Gautam Rana". si.usembassy.gov. Retrieved December 12, 2018.
^ Managed through the U.S. Embassy in Kenya. The United States has no diplomatic relations with Somalia. The last ambassador to Somalia was James Bishop when the embassy in Mogadishu was closed on January 5, 1991. Source: U.S State Department.
^ "Virtual Presence Post Somalia".
^ Lana J. Marks nominated & name submitted to Senate. "PN2648 — Lana J. Marks — Department of State". congress.gov. Retrieved December 12, 2018.
^ "Chargé d'Affaires Jessye Lapenn". za.usembassy.gov. Retrieved December 12, 2018.
^ The U.S. Embassy in Khartoum was closed on February 7, 1996. Timothy Michael Carney was the last ambassador to Sudan. The embassy was reopened on May 23, 2002, with Jeffrey Millington as Chargé d'Affaires ad interim. There has been no U.S. ambassador in Khartoum since then. Source U.S. Department of State.
^ "Chargé d'Affaires Steven Koutsis". sd.usembassy.gov. Retrieved December 12, 2018.
^ Kenneth A. Howery nominated & name submitted to Senate. "PN2578 — Kenneth A. Howery — Department of State". congress.gov. Retrieved December 12, 2018.
^ "Chargé d'Affaires David E. Lindwall". se.usembassy.gov. Retrieved December 12, 2018.
^ After formal relations were reestablished in 2010 after five years, the embassy was again suspended on February 6, 2014. Poland became the protecting power until its embassy closed on July 27, at which point the Czech Republic took responsibility.
^ "Chargé d'Affaires Inmi Patterson". tz.usembassy.gov. Retrieved December 20, 2018.
^ "Ambassador Glyn T. Davies' statement to the press following his farewell call with Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha". th.usembassy.gov. September 26, 2018. Retrieved December 12, 2018.
^ "Chargé d'Affaires Peter Haymond". th.usembassy.gov. Retrieved December 12, 2018.
^ "Chargé d'Affaires Jeffrey M. Hovenier". tr.usembassy.gov. Retrieved December 20, 2018.
^ John Rakolta Jr. nominated & name submitted to Senate. "PN2021 — John Rakolta Jr. — Department of State". congress.gov. Retrieved December 13, 2018.
^ "Chargé d'Affaires Steven C. Bondy". ae.usembassy.gov. Retrieved December 13, 2018.
^ The ambassador to the U.K. is known as the "Ambassador to the Court of St. James's."
^ Daniel N. Rosenblum nominated & name submitted to Senate. "PN2237 — Daniel N. Rosenblum — Department of State". congress.gov. Retrieved December 13, 2018.
^ "Charge d'Affaires a.i. Alan D. Meltzer". uz.usembassy.gov. Retrieved December 13, 2018.
^ President Chavez ordered the expulsion of the U.S. Ambassador, John Duddy, on September 11, 2008, in solidarity with the Bolivian government's decision to expel the U.S. Ambassador in La Paz. The U.S. Government ordered the reciprocal expulsion of the Venezuelan Ambassador in Washington. Source: U.S. Department of State Background Notes on Venezuela
^ "Chargé d'Affaires James "Jimmy" Story". ve.usembassy.gov. Retrieved December 13, 2018.
^ The US neither recognizes Moroccan claims to sovereignty over Western Sahara. Sources: Western Sahara, Foreign relations of Western Sahara, Foreign relations of Morocco.
^ "Chargé d'affaires Piper Campbell". asean.usmission.gov. Retrieved December 20, 2018.
^ Pamela Bates nominated & name submitted to Senate. "PN2527 — Pamela Bates — Department of State". www.congress.gov. Retrieved December 22, 2018.
^ "Chargé d'Affaires, a.i. Andrew Haviland". usoecd.usmission.gov. Retrieved December 22, 2018.
^ The U.S. Permanent Representative to the OPCW is based at the U.S. Embassy in The Hague "Our Relationship". nl.usembassy.gov. Retrieved December 22, 2018.
^ "Ambassador Kenneth D. Ward (OPCW)". nl.usembassy.gov. Retrieved December 22, 2018.
^ James S. Gilmore nominated & name submitted to Senate. "PN2646 — James S. Gilmore — Department of State". www.congress.gov. Retrieved December 22, 2018.
^ "Chargé d'Affaires, a.i., Harry Kamian". Retrieved December 22, 2018.
^ "Trump picks Heather Nauert as new US envoy to UN". www.bbc.com. December 7, 2018. Archived from the original on December 18, 2018. Retrieved January 1, 2019.
^ "Ambassador Jonathan R. Cohen". Retrieved December 22, 2018.
^ Nauert, Heather (October 12, 2017). "The United States Withdraws From UNESCO". www.state.gov. Archived from the original on December 19, 2018. Retrieved December 22, 2018.
^ Kraemer, Tania (January 1, 2019). "Goodbye, UNESCO: Israel and US quit UN heritage agency". Archived from the original on January 1, 2019. Retrieved January 1, 2019.
^ Haley, Nikki; Pompeo, Mike (June 19, 2018). "Remarks on the UN Human Rights Council". Retrieved December 22, 2018.
^ ab "Mark Cassayre, Chargé d'Affaires, ad interim". Retrieved December 22, 2018.
^ Andrew P. Bremberg nominated & name submitted to Senate. "PN2545 — Andrew P. Bremberg — United Nations". www.congress.gov. Retrieved December 22, 2018.
^ "Chargé d'Affaires a.i Thomas M. Duffy". usunrome.usmission.gov. Retrieved December 22, 2018.
^ United States Ambassadors at Large
^ ab Assistant Secretaries and Other Senior Officials
^ ab Since 2015 office has been titled 'Office of the U.S. Global AIDS Coordinator and Health Diplomacy'
^ While solely accredited to Curaçao, the Consul General is responsible for all the countries and special municipalities of the former Netherlands Antilles, including Aruba, Curaçao, Sint Maarten, Bonaire, Saba and Sint Eustatius.
^ ab The United States Consul General to Hong Kong, resident in Hong Kong, is concurrently accredited to Macau.
^ The Consul General to Jerusalem is also responsible for residents in the Palestinian territories.
^ "Special Envoys, Representatives and Coordinators". American Foreign Service Association. October 26, 2015. Retrieved December 7, 2015.
^ Alphabetical List of Bureaus and Offices
^ Torres-Bennett, Aileen (October 31, 2017). "Tillerson Wants to Whittle Down Number of Special Envoys". washdiplomat.com. Archived from the original on November 1, 2017. Retrieved January 1, 2019.
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^ abcdef Kanowitz, Stephanie (October 31, 2017). "SIDEBAR: Who's In and Who's Out". washdiplomat.com. Archived from the original on November 1, 2017. Retrieved January 1, 2019.
^ "Inspection of the Bureau of South and Central Asian Affairs" (PDF). www.oversight.gov. February 2018. Retrieved December 22, 2018.With the creation of the Secretary of State’s Office of the Special Representative for Afghanistan and Pakistan (S/SRAP) in 2009, the country desks for Afghanistan and Pakistan transferred out of SCA to the new entity. However, in June 2017, the Department reintegrated S/SRAP’s Afghanistan and Pakistan offices and its policy, support, foreign assistance, and leadership functions into SCA
^ "Key State Department Arctic Officials". www.state.gov. Retrieved December 22, 2018.
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^ https://www.state.gov/r/pa/ei/biog/273451.htm
^ https://www.state.gov/j/ct/about/leadership/index.htm
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