List of LGBT ambassadors of the United States

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This list of LGBT ambassadors of the United States includes ambassadors of the United States who publicly identified as lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender or otherwise part of the LGBT community at the time of their appointment. This list includes ambassadors to individual nations of the world, to international organizations (also known as permanent representatives), and ambassadors-at-large.[1]

Ambassadors are nominated by the President of the United States and confirmed by the Senate.[2] Ambassadors serve "at the pleasure of the President", meaning they can be dismissed at any time.

List[]

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Name Accreditation List Credentials Presented Mission End President(s) Ref
James Hormel  Luxembourg List September 8, 1999 January 1, 2001 Bill Clinton [3][4]
Michael Guest  Romania List September 24, 2001 July 8, 2004 George W. Bush [5]
Mark Dybul President's Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief List August 11, 2006 January 20, 2009 George W. Bush [6]
David Huebner  New Zealand List December 4, 2009 January 17, 2014 Barack Obama [7]
 Samoa February 23, 2010 January 17, 2014
Dan Baer Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe List September 10, 2013 January 20, 2017 Barack Obama [3][4]
James Costos  Spain List September 24, 2013 January 18, 2017 Barack Obama [3][4]
 Andorra April 4, 2014 January 18, 2017
Rufus Gifford  Denmark List September 13, 2013 January 20, 2017 Barack Obama [3][4]
Wally Brewster  Dominican Republic List December 9, 2013 January 20, 2017 Barack Obama [3][4]
John Berry  Australia List September 25, 2013 September 20, 2016 Barack Obama [3][4]
Ted Osius  Vietnam List December 16, 2014 November 4, 2017 Barack Obama [3][4]
Donald Trump
Ric Grenell  Germany List May 8, 2018 June 1, 2020 Donald Trump [3][4]
Randy Berry    Nepal List October 25, 2018 present Donald Trump [8][9]
Joe Biden
Eric Nelson  Bosnia and Herzegovina List February 19, 2019 present Donald Trump
Joe Biden
Jeff Daigle  Cape Verde List September 10, 2019 present Donald Trump
Joe Biden
Robert Gilchrist  Lithuania List February 4, 2020 present Donald Trump
Joe Biden

See also[]

  • List of the first LGBT holders of political offices in the United States

References[]

  1. ^ "U.S. Ambassadors: Current List of Ambassadorial Appointments Overseas". U.S. Department of State. Retrieved February 3, 2017.
  2. ^ U.S. Senate – Powers & Procedure Senate.gov Retrieved 25 May 2012.
  3. ^ a b c d e f g h Itkowitz, Colby (March 25, 2015). "The six openly gay U.S. ambassadors were together in one room". Washington Post. Retrieved April 3, 2017.
  4. ^ a b c d e f g h Summers, Claude (August 21, 2016). "Obama's 6 Gay U.S. Ambassadors Are Leading the Global Fight for LGBT Rights". The New Civil Rights Movement. Retrieved April 3, 2017.
  5. ^ "Michael Guest Bio" (PDF). U.S. Department of State. Retrieved April 3, 2014.
  6. ^ Department Of State. The Office of Electronic Information, Bureau of Public Affairs (2006-04-19). "Dybul, Mark". 2001-2009.state.gov. Retrieved 2021-10-23.
  7. ^ Stolberg, Sheryl Gay (October 7, 2009). "Obama to Name Openly Gay Ambassador". The New York Times. Retrieved October 8, 2009.
  8. ^ "Openly Gay Ambassador Randy Berry Sworn In As The Next U.S. Ambassador to Nepal". 2018-10-04. Retrieved 2021-10-23.
  9. ^ "Trump Appoints, confirms out gay diplomat, Randy Berry, as Ambassador to Nepal". September 19, 2018.

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