Ambassadors of the United States
Ambassadors of the United States are persons nominated as ambassadors by the President to serve as United States diplomats to individual nations of the world, to international organizations, and as ambassadors-at-large. Their appointment needs to be confirmed by the United States Senate.[1] An ambassador can be appointed during a recess, but he or she can serve as ambassador only until the end of the next session of Congress unless subsequently confirmed.[2] 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. As embassies fall under the State Department's jurisdiction, ambassadors answer directly to the Secretary of State.
The United States Department of State provides lists of ambassadors which are updated periodically.[3] (A recent list was issued on December 4, 2018.[4] A further 24 nominees were confirmed on January 2, 2019, and a number of ambassadorships remain vacant.) A listing by country of past chiefs of mission is maintained by the Office of the Historian of the U.S. Department of State.[5] That same office maintains a list of the names and appointment dates of past and present ambassadors-at-large,[6] as well as chiefs of mission to international organizations.[7] This information may also be available in the final pages of the aforementioned periodically updated lists of overseas ambassadors.[3]
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.[8]
Host country | List | Ambassador | Background | Website | Position established | Confirmed |
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Afghanistan | List | Vacant since January 6, 2020 Ross Wilson Chargé d'Affaires |
(N/A) | Kabul [1] | 1935 | |
Albania | List | Yuri Kim | CD | Tirana [2] | 1922 | December 19, 2019 |
Algeria | List | Vacant since January 20, 2021 Chargé d'Affaires |
(N/A) | Algiers | 1962 | |
Andorra[9] | List | Vacant since January 20, 2021 Chargé d'Affaires ad interim |
(N/A) | Madrid | 1998 | |
Angola | List | Nina Maria Fite | CD | Luanda | 1994 | November 2, 2017 |
Antigua and Barbuda[10] | List | Linda Swartz Taglialatela[11] | CD | Bridgetown | 1981 | December 9, 2015 |
Argentina | List | Vacant since January 20, 2021 MaryKay Carlson Chargé d'Affaires |
(N/A) | Buenos Aires | 1823 | |
Armenia | List | Lynne M. Tracy | CD | Yerevan [3] | 1993 | January 2, 2019 |
Australia | List | Vacant since January 19, 2021 Michael B. Goldman, Chargé d'Affaires a.i. |
(N/A) | Canberra [4] | 1940 | |
Austria | List | Vacant since January 20, 2021 Chargé d'Affaires |
(N/A) | Vienna [5] | 1838 | |
Azerbaijan | List | Earle D. Litzenberger | CD | Baku | 1992 | January 2, 2019 |
Bahamas | List | Vacant since November 21, 2011 , Chargé d'Affaires a.i. |
(N/A) | Nassau | 1973 | |
Bahrain | List | Vacant since July 13, 2020 Chargé d'Affaires |
(N/A) | Manama [6] | 1971 | |
Bangladesh | List | Earl R. Miller | CD | Dhaka [7] | 1974 | November 13, 2018 |
Barbados[10] | List | Linda Swartz Taglialatela[11] | CD | Bridgetown | 1966 | December 9, 2015 |
Belarus | List | Julie D. Fisher | CD | Minsk | 1992 | December 15, 2020 |
Belgium | List | Vacant since January 20, 2021 Nicholas Berliner Chargé d'Affaires |
(N/A) | Brussels | 1832 | |
Belize | List | Vacant since January 20, 2017 , Chargé d'Affaires a.i.[12] |
(N/A) | Belmopan | 1981 | |
Benin | List | Patricia Mahoney | CD | Cotonou | 1960 | 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 15, 2008 Charisse Phillipps Chargé d'Affaires[13] |
(N/A) | La Paz | 1849 | |
Bosnia and Herzegovina | List | Eric George Nelson | CD | Sarajevo [8] | 1993 | January 2, 2019 |
Botswana | List | Craig Lewis Cloud | CD | Gaborone | 1966 | January 2, 2019 |
Brazil | List | Vacant since July 28, 2021 , Chargé d'Affaires a.i.[14] |
(N/A) | Brasilia | 1825 | |
Brunei | List | Vacant since May 20, 2020 , Chargé d'Affaires a.i. |
(N/A) | Bandar Seri Begawan | 1984 | |
Bulgaria | List | Herro Mustafa | CD | Sofia | 1901 | September 26, 2019 |
Burkina Faso | List | Sandra E. Clark | CD | Ouagadougou | 1960 | August 6, 2020 |
Burma (Myanmar)[15] | List | Thomas Vajda | CD | Rangoon [9] | 1947 | November 18, 2020 |
Burundi | List | Melanie Harris Higgins | CD | Bujumbura | 1962 | November 18, 2020 |
Cabo Verde (Cape Verde) | List | Jeff Daigle | CD | Praia | 1976 | May 24, 2019 |
Cambodia | List | W. Patrick Murphy | CD | Phnom Penh | 1950 | August 1, 2019 |
Cameroon | List | Vacant since July 16, 2020 Chargé d'Affaires |
(N/A) | Yaoundé | 1960 | |
Canada | List | Vacant since August 23, 2019 , as Chargé d'Affaires |
(N/A) | Ottawa [10] | 1927 | |
Central African Republic[16][17][18] | List | Lucy Tamlyn | CD | Bangui | 1960 | January 2, 2019 |
Chad | List | Vacant since September 2018[19] Jessica Davis Ba, Charg�� d'Affaires a.i[20] |
(N/A) | N'Djamena | 1961 | |
Chile | List | Vacant since January 31, 2019 , Chargé d'Affaires a.i[21] |
(N/A) | Santiago | 1824 | |
China | List | Vacant since October 4, 2020 Robert W. Forden Chargé d'Affaires |
(N/A) | Beijing [11] | 1844 | |
Colombia | List | Philip Goldberg | CD | Bogotá | 1823 | August 1, 2019 |
Comoros[22] | List | Michael Pelletier | CD | Antananarivo | 1977 | January 2, 2019 |
Congo-Brazzaville | List | Todd Haskell | CD | Brazzaville | 1960 | May 18, 2017 |
Congo-Kinshasa (DRC) | List | Mike Hammer | CD | Kinshasa | 1960 | September 6, 2018 |
Costa Rica | List | Vacant since January 20, 2021 Gloria Berbena Chargé d'Affaires |
(N/A) | San José | 1853 | |
Croatia | List | Vacant since January 13, 2021 Victoria J. Taylor Chargé d'Affaires |
(N/A) | Zagreb | 1992 | |
Cuba | List | Vacant since October 28, 1960 Timothy Zúñiga-Brown, Chargé d'Affaires a.i.[23] |
(N/A) | Havana [12] | 1902 | |
Cyprus | List | Judith G. Garber | CD | Nicosia | 1960 | January 2, 2019 |
Czech Republic | List | Vacant since January 20, 2021 Jennifer Bachus Chargé d'Affaires |
(N/A) | Prague [13] | 1992 | |
Denmark | List | Vacant since January 20, 2021 Stuart A. Dwyer Chargé d'Affaires |
(N/A) | Copenhagen [14] | 1827 | |
Djibouti | List | Jonathan Pratt | CD | Djibouti | 1980 | December 15, 2020 |
Dominica[10] | List | Linda Swartz Taglialatela[11] | CD | Bridgetown | 1979 | December 9, 2015 |
Dominican Republic | List | Vacant since January 20, 2021 Chargé d'Affaires |
(N/A) | Santo Domingo | 1884 | |
East Timor | List | C. Kevin Blackstone | CD | Dili | 2002 | December 22, 2020 |
Ecuador | List | Michael J. Fitzpatrick | CD | Quito | 1833 | May 23, 2019 |
Egypt | List | Jonathan Cohen | CD | Cairo | 1848 | August 1, 2019 |
El Salvador | List | Vacant since January 20, 2021 Chargé d'Affaires |
(N/A) | San Salvador | 1863 | |
Equatorial Guinea | List | Susan N. Stevenson | CD | Malabo [15] | 1967 | January 2, 2019 |
Eritrea | List | Vacant since July 19, 2010 Steven C. Walker, Chargé d'Affaires a.i.[24] |
(N/A) | Asmara | 1991 | |
Estonia | List | Vacant since January 20, 2021 Chargé d'Affaires |
(N/A) | Tallinn [16] | 1922 | |
Eswatini (Swaziland)[25] | List | Jeanne Maloney | CD | Mbabane | 1971 | November 18, 2020 |
Ethiopia | List | Geeta Pasi | CD | Addis Ababa | 1908 | December 22, 2020 |
Fiji[26] | List | Vacant since January 20, 2021 Chargé d'Affaires |
(N/A) | Suva | 1971 | |
Finland | List | Vacant since January 20, 2021 Chargé d'Affaires |
(N/A) | Helsinki | 1920 | |
France[27] | List | Vacant since January 20, 2021 Chargé d'Affaires |
(N/A) | Paris [17] | 1778 | |
Gabon[28] | List | Vacant since March 2019 , Chargé d'Affaires a.i[29] |
(N/A) | Libreville | 1960 | |
The Gambia | List | Richard Carlton Paschall III | CD | Banjul | 1965 | January 2, 2019 |
Georgia | List | Kelly Degnan | CD | Tbilisi [18] | 1992 | December 19, 2019 |
Germany | List | Vacant since May 2020 , Chargé d'Affaires a.i.[30] |
(N/A) | Berlin [19] | 1797 | |
Ghana | List | Stephanie Sullivan | CD | Ghana | 1957 | September 6, 2018 |
Greece | List | Geoffrey Pyatt | CD | Athens [20] | 1868 | July 14, 2016 |
Grenada[10] | List | Linda Swartz Taglialatela[11] | CD | Bridgetown | 1975 | December 9, 2015 |
Guatemala | List | William W. Popp | CD | Guatemala | 1826 | August 6, 2020 |
Guinea-Bissau[31] | List | Tulinabo S. Mushingi | CD | Bissau VPP | 1976 | May 18, 2017 |
Guinea | List | Vacant since June 9, 2020 Steven Koutsis Chargé d'Affaires |
(N/A) | Conakry | 1959 | |
Guyana | List | Sarah-Ann Lynch | CD | Georgetown | 1966 | January 2, 2019 |
Haiti | List | Michele J. Sison | CD | Port-au-Prince | 1862 | November 2, 2017 |
Holy See (Vatican City) | List | Vacant since January 20, 2021 Patrick Connell Chargé d'Affaires |
(N/A) | Vatican [21] | 1984 | |
Honduras | List | Vacant since June 2017 Colleen A. Hoey, Chargé d'Affaires |
(N/A) | Tegucigalpa | 1853 | |
Hungary | List | Vacant since October 30, 2020 Chargé d'Affaires |
(N/A) | Budapest | 1921 | |
Iceland | List | Vacant since January 20, 2021 Chargé d'Affaires |
(N/A) | Reykjavik | 1941 | |
India | List | Vacant since January 20, 2021 Donald Heflin Chargé d'Affaires |
(N/A) | New Delhi [22] | 1947 | |
Indonesia | List | Sung Kim | CD | Jakarta [23] | 1949 | August 6, 2020 |
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 | Matthew H. Tueller | CD | Baghdad [24] | 1931 | May 16, 2019 |
Ireland | List | Vacant since January 19, 2021 Chargé d'Affaires |
(N/A) | Dublin [25] | 1927 | |
Israel | List | Vacant since January 20, 2021 Chargé d'Affaires |
(N/A) | Jerusalem [26] | 1949 | |
Italy[32] | List | Vacant since January 4, 2021 Chargé d'Affaires |
(N/A) | Rome [27] | 1831 | |
Ivory Coast | List | Richard K. Bell | CD | Abidjan | 1960 | August 1, 2019 |
Jamaica | List | Vacant since January 20, 2021 Chargé d'Affaires |
(N/A) | Kingston | 1962 | |
Japan | List | Vacant since July 22, 2019 Raymond Greene, Chargé d’Affaires ad interim[33] |
(N/A) | Tokyo [28] | 1859 | |
Jordan | List | Henry T. Wooster | CD | Amman | 1950 | August 6, 2020 |
Kazakhstan | List | William H. Moser | CD | Nur-Sultan | 1992 | January 2, 2019 |
Kenya | List | Vacant since January 20, 2021 Chargé d'Affaires |
(N/A) | Nairobi [29] | 1964 | |
Kiribati[26] | List | Vacant since January 20, 2021 Chargé d'Affaires |
(N/A) | Suva | 1980 | |
Kosovo | List | Philip S. Kosnett | CD | Pristina | 2008 | December 3, 2018 |
Kuwait | List | Alina Romanowski | CD | Kuwait City | 1961 | December 19, 2019 |
Kyrgyzstan | List | Donald Lu | CD | Bishkek | 1992 | September 18, 2018 |
Laos | List | Peter Haymond | CD | Vientiane | 1950 | December 19, 2019 |
Latvia | List | John Carwile | CD | Riga | 1922 | September 26, 2019 |
Lebanon | List | Dorothy Shea | CD | Beirut | 1942 | February 11, 2020 |
Lesotho | List | Rebecca Gonzales | CD | Maseru | 1966 | November 16, 2017 |
Liberia | List | Michael A. McCarthy | CD | Monrovia | 1863 | November 18, 2020 |
Libya | List | Richard Norland | CD | Tripoli | 1952 | August 1, 2019 |
Liechtenstein[34] | List | Vacant since January 20, 2021 Chargé d'Affaires |
(N/A) | Bern | 1853 | |
Lithuania | List | Robert S. Gilchrist | CD | Vilnius | 1922 | December 19, 2019 |
Luxembourg | List | Vacant since January 20, 2021 Chargé d'Affaires |
(N/A) | Luxembourg | 1903 | |
Madagascar[22] | List | Michael Pelletier | CD | Antananarivo | 1960 | January 2, 2019 |
Malawi | List | Robert K. Scott | CD | Lilongwe | 1964 | April 11, 2019 |
Malaysia | List | Brian D. McFeeters | CD | Kuala Lumpur | 1957 | December 21, 2020 |
Maldives[35] | List | Alaina Teplitz | CD | Colombo | 1949 | September 6, 2018 |
Mali | List | Dennis B. Hankins | CD | Bamako | 1960 | January 2, 2019 |
Malta | List | Vacant since late Sept./early Oct. 2018[36] , Chargé d'Affaires a.i[37] |
(N/A) | Attard [30] | 1964 | |
Marshall Islands | List | Roxanne Cabral | CD | Majuro | 1986 | December 19, 2019 |
Mauritania | List | Michael Dodman[38] | CD | Nouakchott | 1960 | November 20, 2017 |
Mauritius[39] | List | Vacant since January 15, 2021 Judes E. DeBaere Chargé d'Affaires |
(N/A) | Port Louis | 1968 | |
Mexico | List | Vacant since January 20, 2021 Stephanie Syptak-Ramnath Chargé d'Affaires ad interim |
(N/A) | Mexico City [31] | 1825 | |
Micronesia | List | Carmen Cantor | CD | Kolonia | 1987 | December 19, 2019 |
Moldova | List | Dereck J. Hogan | CD | Chişinău [32] | 1992 | September 6, 2018 |
Monaco[27][40] | List | Vacant since January 20, 2021 Chargé d'Affaires |
(N/A) | Paris [33] | 2006 | |
Mongolia | List | Michael S. Klecheski | CD | Ulaanbaatar [34] | 1988 | January 2, 2019 |
Montenegro | List | Judy Rising Reinke | CD | Podgorica | 1905 | September 6, 2018 |
Morocco | List | Vacant since January 20, 2021 Chargé d'Affaires |
(N/A) | Rabat | 1905 | |
Mozambique | List | Dennis Walter Hearne | CD | Maputo | 1976 | January 2, 2019 |
Namibia | List | Lisa A. Johnson | CD | Windhoek | 1990 | November 16, 2017 |
Nauru[26] | List | Vacant since January 20, 2021 Chargé d'Affaires |
(N/A) | Suva | 1974 | |
Nepal | List | Randy W. Berry | CD | Kathmandu | 1959 | September 6, 2018 |
Netherlands | List | Vacant since January 17, 2021 Chargé d'Affaires |
(N/A) | The Hague [35] | 1781 | |
New Zealand[41] | List | Vacant since December 20, 2020 Chargé d'Affaires |
(N/A) | Wellington [36] | 1942 | |
Nicaragua | List | Kevin K. Sullivan | CD | Managua | 1851 | October 11, 2018 |
Niger | List | Eric P. Whitaker | CD | Niamey | 1960 | November 2, 2017 |
Nigeria | List | Mary Beth Leonard | CD | Abuja | 1960 | August 1, 2019 |
North Korea | The United States does not maintain diplomatic relations with North Korea. Limited consular matters handled by the Swedish embassy.[42] | |||||
North Macedonia | List | Kate Marie Byrnes | CD | Skopje | 1993 | May 23, 2019 |
Norway | List | Vacant since May 29, 2020 Richard Riley, Chargé d'Affaires a.i, |
(N/A) | Oslo [37] | 1905 | |
Oman | List | Leslie Tsou | CD | Muscat | 1972 | December 19, 2019 |
Pakistan | List | Vacant since July 2018 Paul W. Jones, Chargé d'Affaires a.i,[43] |
(N/A) | Islamabad [38] | 1947 | |
Palau[44] | List | John Hennessey-Niland | CD | Koror | 2004 | February 14, 2020 |
Panama | List | Vacant since January 12, 2018 , Chargé d'Affaires a.i.[45] |
(N/A) | Panama City | 1903 | |
Papua New Guinea[46] | List | Erin Elizabeth McKee | CD | Port Moresby | 1975 | September 26, 2019 |
Paraguay | List | Vacant since January 6, 2020 Joseph Salazar Chargé d'Affaires |
(N/A) | Asunción | 1861 | |
Peru | List | Lisa D. Kenna | CD | Lima | 1827 | November 18, 2020 |
Philippines[44] | List | Vacant since October 4, 2020 John C. Law, Chargé d'Affaires a.i.[47] |
(N/A) | Manila [39] | 1946 | |
Poland | List | Vacant since January 20, 2021 B. Bix Aliu, Chargé d’Affaires a.i.[48] |
(N/A) | Warsaw [40] | 1919 | |
Portugal | List | Vacant since January 13, 2021 Chargé d'Affaires |
(N/A) | Lisbon [41] | 1791 | |
Qatar | List | Vacant since June 20, 2017 Greta C. Holtz, Chargé d'Affaires a.i[49] |
(N/A) | Doha | 1971 | |
Romania | List | Vacant since January 20, 2021 David Muniz Chargé d'Affaires |
(N/A) | Bucharest | 1880 | |
Russia | List | John J. Sullivan | CD | Moscow [42] | 1809 | December 12, 2019 |
Rwanda | List | Peter H. Vrooman | CD | Kigali | 1963 | February 15, 2018 |
Saint Kitts and Nevis[10] | List | Linda Swartz Taglialatela[11] | CD | Bridgetown | 1984 | December 9, 2015 |
Saint Lucia[10] | List | Linda Swartz Taglialatela[11] | CD | Bridgetown | 1983 | December 9, 2015 |
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines[10] | List | Linda Swartz Taglialatela[11] | CD | Bridgetown | 1981 | December 9, 2015 |
Samoa[41] | List | Vacant since December 20, 2020 Chargé d'Affaires |
(N/A) | Matafele Apia | 1971 | |
San Marino[32] | List | Vacant since January 4, 2021 Chargé d'Affaires |
(N/A) | Florence [43] San Marino VPP |
2006 | |
São Tomé and Príncipe[28] | List | Vacant since March 2019 Robert E. Whitehead, Chargé d'Affaires a.i[29] |
(N/A) | Libreville | 1975 | |
Saudi Arabia | List | Vacant since January 20, 2021 Chargé d'Affaires |
(N/A) | Riyadh | 1939 | |
Senegal[31] | List | Tulinabo S. Mushingi | CD | Dakar | 1960 | May 18, 2017 |
Serbia | List | Anthony Godfrey | CD | Belgrade | 1882 | September 26, 2019 |
Seychelles[39] | List | Vacant since January 15, 2021 Judes E. DeBaere Chargé d'Affaires |
(N/A) | Port Louis | 1976 | |
Sierra Leone | List | Maria Brewer[38] | CD | Freetown | 1961 | August 9, 2019 |
Singapore | List | Vacant since January 20, 2017[50] Rafik Mansour, Chargé d'Affaires a.i[51] |
(N/A) | Singapore | 1966 | |
Slovakia | List | Bridget A. Brink | CD | Bratislava | 1993 | May 23, 2019 |
Slovenia | List | Vacant since January 20, 2021 Susan K. Falatko, Chargé d'Affaires[52] |
(N/A) | Ljubljana | 1992 | |
Solomon Islands[46] | List | Erin Elizabeth McKee | CD | Port Moresby | 1978 | September 26, 2019 |
Somalia[53][54] | List | Donald Y. Yamamoto | CD | Somalia VPP | 1960 | October 11, 2018 |
South Africa | List | Vacant since January 20, 2021 John Groarke, Chargé d’Affaires ad interim |
(N/A) | Pretoria [44] | 1929 | |
South Korea | List | Vacant since January 20, 2021 Christopher Del Corso, Chargé d’Affaires ad interim |
(N/A) | Seoul [45] | 1883 | |
South Sudan | List | Vacant since July 17, 2020 Chargé d'Affaires |
(N/A) | Juba [46] | 2011 | |
Spain[9] | List | Vacant since January 20, 2021 Conrad Tribble Chargé d'Affaires ad interim |
(N/A) | Madrid | 1783 | |
Sri Lanka[35] | List | Alaina Teplitz | CD | Colombo | 1949 | September 6, 2018 |
Sudan[55] | List | Vacant since February 7, 1996 Brian W. Shukan, Chargé d'Affaires a.i[56] |
(N/A) | Khartoum | 1956 | |
Suriname | List | Karen L. Williams | CD | Paramaribo | 1975 | August 22, 2018 |
Sweden | List | Vacant since January 20, 2021 Chargé d'Affaires |
(N/A) | Stockholm | 1818 | |
Switzerland[34] | List | Vacant since January 20, 2021 Chargé d'Affaires |
(N/A) | Bern | 1853 | |
Syria[57] | List | Vacant since February 28, 2014 Joel Rayburn, Special Envoy |
(N/A) | Damascus | 1942 | |
Taiwan | Since January 19, 1979, diplomatic relations have been carried out by the American Institute in Taiwan Taipei Office | |||||
Tajikistan | List | John M. Pommersheim | CD | Dushanbe | 1992 | January 2, 2019 |
Tanzania | List | Don J. Wright | PA | Dar es Salaam [47] | 1962 | February 11, 2020 |
Thailand | List | Vacant since January 20, 2021 Chargé d'Affaires |
(N/A) | Bangkok [48] | 1882 | |
Togo | List | Eric Stromayer | CD | Lomé | 1960 | January 2, 2019 |
Tonga[26] | List | Vacant since January 20, 2021 Chargé d'Affaires |
(N/A) | Tonga | 1972 | |
Trinidad and Tobago | List | Vacant since January 13, 2021 Chargé d'Affaires |
(N/A) | Port of Spain | 1962 | |
Tunisia | List | Donald Blome | CD | Tunis | 1956 | January 2, 2019 |
Turkey | List | David M. Satterfield | CD | Ankara | 1831 | August 28, 2019 |
Turkmenistan | List | Matthew Klimow | CD | Ashgabat | 1992 | May 24, 2019 |
Tuvalu[26] | List | Vacant since January 20, 2021 Chargé d'Affaires |
(N/A) | Suva | 1979 | |
Uganda | List | Natalie E. Brown | CD | Kampala | 1963 | August 6, 2020 |
Ukraine | List | Vacant since May 20, 2019 Kristina Kvien, Chargé d'Affaires a.i |
(N/A) | Kyiv [49] | 1992 | |
United Arab Emirates | List | Vacant since January 19, 2021 Sean Murphy Chargé d'Affaires |
(N/A) | Abu Dhabi [50] | 1972 | |
United Kingdom[58] | List | Vacant since January 20, 2021 Yael Lempert Chargé d'Affaires |
(N/A) | London [51] | 1791 | |
Uruguay | List | Vacant since January 20, 2021 Jennifer Savage Chargé d'Affaires |
(N/A) | Montevideo | 1867 | |
Uzbekistan | List | Daniel N. Rosenblum | CD | Tashkent | 1992 | April 11, 2019 |
Vanuatu[46] | List | Erin Elizabeth McKee | CD | Port Moresby | 1986 | September 26, 2019 |
Venezuela | List | Vacant since July 16, 2010[59] James B. Story, Chargé d'Affaires a.i.[60] |
(N/A) | Caracas [52] | 1835 | |
Vietnam | List | Vacant since April 16, 2021 Christopher Klein, Chargé d'Affaires a.i.[61] |
(N/A) | Hanoi | 1997 | |
Yemen | List | Christopher P. Henzel | CD | Sana’a | 1988 | January 2, 2019 |
Zambia | List | Vacant since January 2, 2020 David J. Young, Chargé d'Affaires a.i.[62] |
(N/A) | Lusaka | 1965 | |
Zimbabwe | List | Brian A. Nichols | CD | Harare | 1980 | 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 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[63] | |||||
South Ossetia | The Republic of South Ossetia is not recognized by the United Nations or by the United States. |
Ambassadors to international organizations[]
Current ambassadors from the United States to international organizations:
Host organization | List | Location | Ambassador | Background | Website | Confirmed |
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African Union | List | Addis Ababa, Ethiopia | Jessica Lapenn | CD | Addis Ababa | August 27, 2019 |
Association of Southeast Asian Nations | List | Jakarta, Indonesia | Vacant since January 20, 2017 Melissa A. Brown, Chargé d'Affaires a.i[64] |
(N/A) | Jakarta | |
Conference on Disarmament | Geneva, Switzerland | [65] | CD | Geneva | July 15, 2014 | |
European Union | List | Brussels, Belgium | Vacant since January 20, 2021 Nicholas Berliner, Chargé d'Affaires |
(N/A) | Brussels [53] | |
International Civil Aviation Organization | Montreal, Quebec, Canada | Vacant since January 20, 2021 Chuck Ashley, Chargé d'Affaires[66] |
(N/A) | Montreal | ||
North Atlantic Treaty Organization | List | Brussels, Belgium | Vacant since January 20, 2021 Douglas D. Jones, Chargé d'Affaires a.i.[67] |
(N/A) | Brussels | |
Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development | List | Paris, France | Vacant since January 20, 2017[68] , Chargé d'Affaires a.i[69] |
(N/A) | Paris | |
Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons[70] | List | The Hague, Netherlands | [71] | CD | The Hague | September 23, 2020 |
Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe | Vienna, Austria | Vacant since January 20, 2017[72] , Chargé d'Affaires a.i[73] |
(N/A) | Vienna [54] | ||
Organization of American States | List | Washington, D.C., United States | Vacant since January 20, 2021 Bradley A. Freden, Interim Permanent Representative[74] |
(N/A) | Washington, D.C. | |
United Nations | List | New York, United States | Linda Thomas-Greenfield | PA | New York City | February 23, 2021 |
United Nations (Deputy) | Washington, D.C., United States | Richard M. Mills Jr. | CD | New York City | May 24, 2018 | |
United Nations (Management and Reform) | New York, United States | Vacant since March 4, 2021[75] | (N/A) | New York City | ||
United Nations (Special Political Affairs) | New York, United States | Vacant since January 20, 2017 Jeffrey DeLaurentis, Acting Alternate Representative[76] |
(N/A) | New York City | ||
United Nations Economic and Social Council | New York, United States | Vacant since February 18, 2019 Courtney R. Nemroff, Deputy Representative[77] |
{N/A} | New York City | ||
United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization – U.S. withdrew from UNESCO effective December 31, 2018[78][79] |
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[80] |
List | Geneva, Switzerland | Vacant since January 20, 2017 , Chargé d'Affaires a.i[81] |
(N/A) | Geneva | |
United Nations International Organizations in Geneva | Geneva, Switzerland | Vacant since January 20, 2017[82] , Chargé d'Affaires a.i[83] |
(N/A) | Geneva | ||
United Nations International Organizations in Nairobi | Nairobi, Kenya | [84] | CD | Nairobi | April 9, 2021 | |
United Nations International Organizations in Rome (U.N. Agencies for Food & Agriculture) |
List | Rome, Italy | Vacant since January 20, 2021 Jennifer Harhigh, Chargé d'Affaires[85] |
(N/A) | Rome | |
United Nations International Organizations in Vienna | List | Vienna, Austria | Vacant since January 20, 2021 Louis L. Bono, Chargé d'Affaires[86] |
(N/A) | Vienna |
Ambassadors-at-Large[]
Current Ambassadors-at-Large from the United States with worldwide responsibility:[87][88]
Portfolio | List | Ambassador | Background | Website | Confirmed |
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Counterterrorism (Coordinator) | List | Vacant since January 20, 2021 (acting) |
(N/A) | [55] | |
Global AIDS Combat[89] (Coordinator) | List | Vacant since January 20, 2021 Angeli Achrekar (acting) |
(N/A) | [56] | |
Global Criminal Justice | List | Vacant since January 20, 2021 Michael Kozak (acting) |
(N/A) | [57] | |
Global Women's Issues | List | Vacant since January 20, 2021 Katrina Fotovat (acting) |
(N/A) | [58] | |
International Religious Freedom | List | Vacant since January 20, 2021 Daniel Nadel (acting) |
(N/A) | [59] | |
Monitor and Combat Trafficking in Persons (Director) | List | Vacant since January 20, 2021 Dr. (acting)[90] |
(N/A) | [60] |
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.
Host country | List | Ambassador | Title | Website | Appointed |
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Curaçao[91] | List | Allen Greenberg | Consul General and Chief of Mission | Curaçao | June 2019 |
Hong Kong[92] | List | Hanscom Smith | Consul General and Chief of Mission | Hong Kong [61] | July 2019 |
Macau[92] | List | Hanscom Smith | Consul General and Chief of Mission | Hong Kong [62] | July 2019 |
Taiwan | List | William Brent Christensen | Director | Taipei [63] | August 11, 2018 |
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.[93][88][94] 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.[95][96][97] 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 |
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Afghanistan and Pakistan – S/SRAP office disestablished June 2017, its duties assumed by the Bureau of South and Central Asian Affairs[98] | Zalmay Khalilzad | [64] | September 5, 2018 |
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[96] | Vacant since January 20, 2017 (Special Representative)[99] |
[65] | |
Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation | Sandra Oudkirk[100] (Senior Official) |
[66] | July 6, 2019 |
Assistance to Europe, Eurasia, and Central Asia | (Coordinator)[101] | [67] | |
Biological & Toxin Weapons Convention Issues | [102] (Special Representative) | [68] | 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[96] | Vacant since November 19, 2014 (Senior Advisor) |
[69] | |
Central African Republic[103] | Vacant since 2015 (Special Representative) |
[70] | |
Civil Society and Emerging Democracies | Vacant since October 31, 2014 (Coordinator) | [71] | |
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[96] | Vacant since January 20, 2017 (Special Envoy) |
[72] | |
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[97] | Vacant since January 20, 2017 (Special Envoy) |
[73] | |
Commercial and Business Affairs | [104] (Special Representative) | [74] | May 28, 2019 |
Conference on Disarmament | (Special Representative) | [75] | October 2, 2014 |
Counterterrorism | Vacant since January 20, 2021 John T. Godfrey chargé d'affaires[105] |
[76] | 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[97] | Vacant since July 2017[106][107] (Coordinator) | [77] | |
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.[97] | Vacant since January 2017 (Special Representative) |
[78] | |
Fissile Material Negotiator | (Senior Cutoff Coordinator) | [79][108] | August 10, 2009 |
Global Coalition to Counter ISIL | James F. Jeffrey[109] (Special Presidential Envoy) |
[80] | August 17, 2018 |
Global Criminal Justice | Todd Buchwald (Special Coordinator) | [81] | December 30, 2015 |
Global Engagement Center | Lea Gabrielle[110] (Special Envoy/Coordinator) | [82] | February 11, 2019 |
Global Food Security – In 2017 it was reported that this office would be moved to USAID[96] | Vacant (Special Representative) , acting |
[83] | |
Global Health Diplomacy[89] | Vacant since January 20, 2021 Dr. Angeli Achrekar chargé d'affaires[111] |
[84] | April 14, 2014 |
Global Partnerships – In 2019 this office was subsumed into the Office of the Under Secretary of State for Economic Growth, Energy, and the Environment.[97] | Vacant (Special Representative) , acting |
[85] | |
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[97] | (Special Advisor) | [86] | October 19, 2014 |
Great Lakes Region of Africa | J. Peter Pham (Special Envoy) | [87] | November 2018 |
Haiti | Kenneth Merten (Special Coordinator) | [88] | August 17, 2015 |
Holocaust Issues | (Special Envoy) Stu Eizenstat (Special Advisor) |
[89] | August 22, 2016 December 18, 2013 |
Hostage Affairs | Robert C. O'Brien (Special Presidential Envoy) |
[90] | May 25, 2018 |
Human Rights of LGBT Community | Vacant since November 2017[112] (Special Envoy) |
[91] | |
International Communications and Information Policy (Advisory Committee) | Vacant (Coordinator/Ambassador) | [92] | |
International Disabilities Rights | Vacant (Special Advisor) | [93] | |
International Energy Affairs | Vacant (Special Envoy and Coordinator) acting |
[94] | |
International Information Programs | Vacant (Coordinator) Jonathan Henick, acting |
[95] | |
International Information Technology Diplomacy | Vacant (Senior Coordinator) | [96] | |
International Labor Affairs | Vacant (Special Representative) | [97] | |
Iran Nuclear Implementation | Vacant(Coordinator) | [98] | |
Israel and the Palestinian Authority | (Security Coordinator) |
[99] | January 2015 |
Israeli-Palestinian Negotiations | Vacant from January 20, 2017 | [100] | July 1, 2014 |
Knowledge Management | Vacant (Senior Coordinator) | [101] | |
Libya | Vacant since January 20, 2017 (Special Envoy) |
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Middle East Transitions | Vacant (Special Coordinator) | [102] | |
Minsk | Vacant (Senior Representative) | [103] | |
Monitor and Combat Anti-semitism | Vacant (Special Envoy) | [104] | |
Muslim Communities | Vacant (Special Representative) | [105] | |
Nonproliferation and Arms Control | Vacant since June 10, 2010 (Special Advisor) |
[106] | |
North Korea | Sung Kim | [107] | |
North Korean Human Rights Issues | Vacant (Special Envoy) | [108] | |
Northern Ireland Issues | Vacant (Presidential Representative) | [109] | |
Nuclear Nonproliferation | Vacant (Special Representative of the President/Ambassador) | [110] | |
Organization of Islamic Cooperation | Vacant since February 13, 2015 (Special Envoy) |
[111] | |
Quadrennial Diplomacy and Development Review | Vacant since July 6, 2015 (Special Representative) |
[112] | |
Religion and Global Affairs[113][114][115] | Vacant (Special Representative) | [113] | |
Religious Minorities in the Near East and South/Central Asia | [116] (Special Envoy) | [114] [115] | September 28, 2015 |
Sahel Region of Africa | J. Peter Pham[117] (Special Envoy) | [116] | March 1, 2020 |
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[118] | Vacant since September 2015 (Special Envoy) |
[119] | |
Somalia | Vacant since 2015[119] (Special Representative) |
[120] | |
Sudan and South Sudan | Vacant since January 2017[120][121] (Special Envoy) |
[121] | |
Syria | Vacant since April 2018[122] (Special Envoy) |
[122] | |
Threat Reduction Programs | Vacant since 2017 (Coordinator/Ambassador) | [123] | |
Tibetan Issues[123] | Vacant (Special Coordinator) | [124] | |
Transparency (Coordinator)[124][125] – Office may have been disestablished; no public record of activity after 2016 located/identified | Vacant (Coordinator) | Archived[124] | |
Ukraine Negotiations | Vacant (Special Representative) | [125] | |
Western Balkans | (Special Representative) | [126] | August 30, 2019 |
Yemen | Tim Lenderking (Special Envoy) | [127] | 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."[126] Informal contact with the nation of Bhutan is maintained through the U.S. Embassy in New Delhi.[126]
- Iran: On April 7, 1980, the United States broke diplomatic relations with Iran after the 1979 Iranian Revolution.[127] 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.[128] 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.[129]
- 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.[130]
- 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".[131]
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:
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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.[132]
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 Organization |
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[]
- Czechoslovakia
- East Germany
- Hawaii
- Prussia
- North Yemen
- South Vietnam
- South Yemen
- Texas
- Yugoslavia
See also[]
- 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
- United States Ambassadors appointed by Donald Trump
- United States Ambassadors appointed by Joe Biden
Notes and references[]
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- ^ Jump up to: a b The U.S. Ambassador to Spain, resident at Madrid, is also accredited to Andorra.
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- ^ 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
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- ^ Jump up to: a b One ambassador, resident at Antananarivo, is accredited to Madagascar and Comoros.
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- ^ On April 19, 2018, King Mswati III of Swaziland announced a change of the English language form of his country’s name from Swaziland to Eswatini. "Appendix A: Notes on Nationality (from Report of the Visa Office 2018)" (PDF). travel.state.gov. Archived (PDF) from the original on February 27, 2019. Retrieved February 27, 2019.
- ^ Jump up to: a b c d e One ambassador, resident at Suva, is accredited to Fiji, Kiribati, Nauru, Tonga, and Tuvalu. Source U.S. Embassy Suva Archived February 14, 2018, at the Wayback Machine.
- ^ Jump up to: a b As of December 2006, the U.S. ambassador to France is also accredited to Monaco.
- ^ Jump up to: a b One ambassador, resident at Libreville, is accredited to Gabon and São Tomé and Príncipe. Source: U.S. State Department Archived June 4, 2019, at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Jump up to: a b "Chargé d'Affaires a.i., Robert E. Whitehead". State Department. Archived from the original on July 18, 2019. Retrieved August 6, 2019.
- ^ "Chargée d'Affaires Robin S. Quinville". U.S. Embassy & Consulates in Germany. Retrieved June 23, 2020.
- ^ Jump up to: a b One ambassador, resident at Dakar, is accredited to Guinea-Bissau and Senegal.
- ^ Jump up to: a b The U.S. Ambassador to Rome is also accredited to San Marino. The U.S. Consulate in Florence handles matters concerned with San Marino.
- ^ Nagasawa, Tsuyoshi (July 19, 2021). "Japan hand Raymond Greene becomes interim US ambassador in Tokyo". The Nikkei. Retrieved August 26, 2021.
- ^ Jump up to: a b One ambassador, resident at Bern, is accredited to Switzerland and Liechtenstein.
- ^ Jump up to: a b One ambassador, resident at Colombo, is accredited to Maldives and Sri Lanka.
- ^ nominated & name resubmitted to Senate Jan. 16, 2019. "PN145 – Christine J. Toretti – Department of State". www.congress.gov. January 16, 2019. Archived from the original on January 19, 2019. Retrieved January 17, 2019.
- ^ "Chargé d'Affaires Mark A. Schapiro". mt.usembassy.gov. Archived from the original on January 26, 2019. Retrieved January 17, 2019.
- ^ Jump up to: a b "Ambassadorial Assignments Overseas" (PDF). www.state.gov. January 29, 2021.
- ^ Jump up to: a b One ambassador, resident at Port Louis, is accredited to Mauritius and Seychelles.
- ^ 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 Archived June 4, 2019, at the Wayback Machine, U.S. Embassy in France: U.S. Diplomatic Mission to Monaco Archived July 7, 2018, at the Wayback Machine.
- ^ Jump up to: 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.
- ^ "Chargé d'Affaires a.i. Paul W. Jones". pk.usembassy.gov. Archived from the original on December 16, 2018. Retrieved December 12, 2018.
- ^ Jump up to: a b 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. Stewart Tuttle". pa.usembassy.gov. Archived from the original on December 21, 2018. Retrieved January 21, 2021.
- ^ Jump up to: a b c One ambassador, resident at Port Moresby, is accredited to Papua New Guinea, Solomon Islands, and Vanuatu.
- ^ "Chargé d'Affaires John C. Law". U.S. Embassy in the Philippines. Retrieved November 22, 2020.
- ^ "Chargé d'Affaires, a.i. B. Bix Aliu". U.S. Embassy in Poland. Retrieved January 20, 2021.
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- ^ 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 Archived November 17, 2017, at the Wayback Machine.
- ^ "Virtual Presence Post Somalia". Archived from the original on May 17, 2008. Retrieved July 31, 2008.
- ^ 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 Archived November 17, 2017, at the Wayback Machine.
- ^ "Chargé d'Affaires Steven Koutsis". sd.usembassy.gov. Archived from the original on December 15, 2018. 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.
- ^ The ambassador to the U.K. is known as the "Ambassador to the Court of St. James's".
- ^ 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 Archived June 4, 2019, at the Wayback Machine
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- ^ "Chargé d'Affaires, ad interim David J. Young". U.S. Embassy in Zambia. Retrieved August 18, 2020.
- ^ The US neither recognizes to sovereignty over Western Sahara. Sources: Western Sahara, Foreign relations of Western Sahara, Foreign relations of Morocco.
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- ^ "Kari Johnstone".
- ^ 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.
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