List of female ambassadors of the United States

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This is a list of women who are or have ever been ambassadors of the United States.

List[]

Name Picture Post Term Start Term End
Eileen R. Donovan[1] EileenRDonovan1968.png United States Ambassador to Barbados September 5, 1969 August 3, 1974
Anne Cox Chambers[2] United States Ambassador to Belgium June 17, 1977 January 17, 1981
Sally Shelton-Colby United States Ambassador to Barbados June 7, 1979 February 24, 1981
Jeane Kirkpatrick Od jeane-kirkpatrick-official-portrait 1-255x301.jpg United States Ambassador to the United Nations February 4, 1981 April 1, 1985
Jane Abell Coon[3] United States Ambassador to Bangladesh June 30, 1981 August 3, 1984
Harriet Winsar Isom United States Ambassador to Laos August 1986 August 1989
Harriet Winsar Isom United States Ambassador to Benin January 26, 1990 November 14, 1992
Jennifer C. Ward United States Ambassador to Niger March 25, 1991 May 28, 1993
Harriet Winsar Isom[4] United States Ambassador to Cameroon August 17, 1992 January 15, 1996
Ruth A. Davis[5] United States Ambassador to Benin August 17, 1992 November 3, 1995
Madeleine Albright Albrightmadeleine.jpg United States Ambassador to the United Nations January 27, 1993 January 21, 1997
Jeanette W. Hyde United States Ambassador to Barbados and the Eastern Caribbean 1994 1998
Donna Hrinak United States Ambassador to the Dominican Republic July 22, 1994 December 8, 1997
Donna Hrinak United States Ambassador to Bolivia January 14, 1998 July 17, 2000
Carolyn Curiel[6] United States Ambassador to Belize January 19, 1998 March 1, 2001
Barbro Owens-Kirkpatrick United States Ambassador to Niger September 10, 1999 July 12, 2002
Donna Hrinak United States Ambassador to Venezuela August 25, 2000 January 23, 2002
Donna Hrinak United States Ambassador to Brazil April 23, 2002 June 26, 2004
Mary Ann Peters[7] United States Ambassador to Bangladesh September 15, 2000 June 19, 2003
Pamela E. Bridgewater Amb Pam Bridgewater 140.jpg United States Ambassador to Benin September 15, 2000 December 10, 2002
Gail D. Mathieu[8] Gail D Mathieu.jpg United States Ambassador to Niger October 3, 2002 September 30, 2005
Mary Kramer Mary E. Kramer - Official Portrait - 80th GA.jpg United States Ambassador to Barbados and the Eastern Caribbean March 30, 2004 October 30, 2006
Anne W. Patterson Anne W Patterson ambassador 2011.jpg United States Ambassador to the United Nations January 20, 2005 August 2, 2005
Marie Yovanovitch Marie L Yovanovitch.jpg United States Ambassador to Kyrgyzstan February 4, 2005 February 4, 2008
Pamela E. Bridgewater Amb Pam Bridgewater 140.jpg United States Ambassador to Ghana June 21, 2005 June 10, 2008
Cindy Courville Cindy L Courville.jpg United States Ambassador to the African Union 2006 2008
Patricia A. Butenis Ambassador butenis.jpg United States Ambassador to Bangladesh April 13, 2006 June 23, 2007
Gayleatha B. Brown Gayleatha B Brown.jpg United States Ambassador to Benin July 25, 2006 2009
Bernadette Allen Bernadette M Allen.jpg United States Ambassador to Niger February 21, 2006 January 15, 2010
Jeanine Jackson Jeanine E. Jackson.jpg United States Ambassador to Burkina Faso March 24, 2006 August 4, 2009
Karen B. Stewart Karen B Stewart ambassador.jpg United States Ambassador to Belarus October 24, 2006 March 12, 2008
Mary M. Ourisman[9] Mary M Ourisman.jpg United States Ambassador to Barbados and the Eastern Caribbean November 7, 2006 January 16, 2009
Gail D. Mathieu[8] Gail D Mathieu.jpg United States Ambassador to Namibia November 15, 2007 September 4, 2010
Eunice Reddick[10] Eunice S Reddick.jpg United States Ambassador to Gabon December 6, 2007 July 18, 2010
Eunice Reddick[10] Eunice S Reddick.jpg United States Ambassador to São Tomé and Príncipe April 15, 2008 July 18, 2010
Marie Yovanovitch Marie L Yovanovitch.jpg United States Ambassador to Armenia September 22, 2008 June 9, 2011
Susan Rice[11] Susan Rice, official State Dept photo portrait, 2009.jpg United States Ambassador to the United Nations January 26, 2009 June 30, 2013
Gayleatha B. Brown Gayleatha B Brown.jpg United States Ambassador to Burkina Faso August 4, 2009 2010
Patricia A. Butenis[12] Ambassador butenis.jpg United States Ambassador to Sri LankaUnited States Ambassador to the Maldives August 19, 2009 June 29, 2012
Vilma Socorro Martínez Vilma Socorro Martínez.jpg United States Ambassador to Argentina September 18, 2009 July 4, 2013
Mari Carmen Aponte Mari Carmen Aponte ambassador.jpg United States Ambassador to El Salvador September 27, 2010 January 2, 2011
June 29, 2012 December 9, 2015
Karen B. Stewart Karen B Stewart ambassador.jpg United States Ambassador to Laos November 16, 2010 August 8, 2013
Pamela E. Bridgewater Pamela E Bridgewater ambassador.jpg United States Ambassador to Jamaica December 1, 2010 November 25, 2013
Bisa Williams[13] Bisa Williams ambassador.jpg United States Ambassador to Niger 29 October 2010 2013
Jeanine Jackson Jeanine E. Jackson.jpg United States Ambassador to Malawi May 5, 2011 2014
Mary Beth Leonard Mary Beth Leonard official portrait.jpg United States Ambassador to Mali November 22, 2011 September 22, 2014
Gina Abercrombie-Winstanley[14] Gina Abercrombie-Winstanley.jpg United States Ambassador to Malta May 2, 2012 January 26, 2016
Rosemary DiCarlo Rosemary DiCarlo official portrait.jpg United States Ambassador to the United Nations June 30, 2013 August 5, 2013
Samantha Power Samantha Power.jpg United States Ambassador to the United Nations August 5, 2013 January 20, 2017
Denise Bauer Ambassador Bauer Official.png United States Ambassador to Belgium September 26, 2013 January 20, 2017
Cynthia Akuetteh[15] Cynthia Akuetteh - 2016 (cropped).jpg United States Ambassador to São Tomé and Príncipe August 1, 2014 February 2018
Cynthia Akuetteh[15] Cynthia Akuetteh - 2016 (cropped).jpg United States Ambassador to Gabon August 13, 2014 February 2018
Nina Hachigian[16] Ambassador Nina Hachigian.jpg United States Ambassador to the Association of Southeast Asian Nations September 2014 January 2017
Eunice Reddick[10] Eunice S Reddick.jpg United States Ambassador to Niger September 12, 2014 January 25, 2018
Maureen Cormack[17] Maureen-Cormack-8x10.jpg United States Ambassador to Bosnia and Herzegovina January 16, 2015 January 16, 2019
Laura Farnsworth Dogu LauraDoguamb.jpg United States Ambassador to Nicaragua October 6, 2015 October 30, 2018
Lucy Tamlyn[18] Lucy Tamlyn official photo.jpg United States Ambassador to Benin October 23, 2015 October 17, 2018
Jean Elizabeth Manes[19] Jean E. Manes.jpg United States Ambassador to El Salvador December 9, 2015 July 31, 2019
Linda Swartz Taglialatela[20] Linda Swartz Taglialatela.jpg United States Ambassador to Barbados, the Eastern Caribbean and the OECS February 2016 Incumbent
Marie Yovanovitch[21] Marie L. Yovanovitch.jpg United States Ambassador to Ukraine August 29, 2016 May 20, 2019
Karen B. Stewart Karen B. Stewart (3).jpg United States Ambassador to the Marshall Islands July 25, 2016 January 27, 2020
Mary Beth Leonard Mary Beth Leonard.jpg United States Ambassador to the African Union September 13, 2016 September 14, 2019
Adrienne Galanek Adrienne Galanek profile.jpg U.S. Chargé d'Affaires for Belize January 20, 2017 July 21, 2018
Michele J. Sison Michele-Sison--347x433.jpg United States Ambassador to the United Nations January 20, 2017 January 27, 2017
Kay Bailey Hutchison[22] Kay Bailey Hutchison official photo.jpg United States Ambassador to NATO August 28, 2017 January 20, 2021
Nikki Haley[23] Nikki Haley official portrait.jpg United States Ambassador to the United Nations January 25, 2017 December 31, 2018
Nina Maria Fite[24] Nina Maria Fite official photo.jpg United States Ambassador to Angola February 14, 2018 Incumbent
Mara Tekach[25] United States Ambassador to Cuba July 20, 2018 July 21, 2020
Jenifer H. Moore Jenifer H. Moore.jpg United States Ambassador to Belarus (acting) August 17, 2018 July 2020
Jessica Davis Ba 2020 One Team Award Winner- Jessica Davis Ba (cropped).jpg United States Ambassador to Chad 20 September 2018 Incumbent
Lucy Tamlyn Lucy Tamlyn official photo.jpg United States Ambassador to the Central African Republic February 6, 2019 Incumbent
Lynne M. Tracy[26] Lynne M. Tracy official photo (cropped).jpg United States Ambassador to Armenia March 1, 2019 Incumbent
Eunice Reddick[10] Eunice S Reddick.jpg United States Chargé d’Affaires to Burundi May 5, 2019 Incumbent
Patricia Mahoney[27] Patricia A. Mahoney official photo.jpg United States Ambassador to Benin July 4, 2019 Incumbent
Melissa A. Brown[28] Melissa A. Brown.jpg Ambassador of the United States to the Association of Southeast Asian Nations August 2019 Incumbent
Jessica Lapenn[29] Jessica E. Lapenn official photo.jpg United States Ambassador to the African Union August 27, 2019 Incumbent
Kelly Craft[30] Kelly Knight Craft.jpg United States Ambassador to the United Nations September 12, 2019 January 20, 2021
Mary Beth Leonard[31] Mary Beth Leonard official photo.jpg United States Ambassador to Nigeria December 24, 2019 Incumbent
Kelley Eckels Currie[32] Kelley Eckels Currie official photo.jpg United States Ambassador-at-Large for Global Women's Issues January 14, 2020 January 20, 2021
Yuri Kim[33] Yuri P. Kim official photo.jpg United States Ambassador to Albania January 27, 2020 Incumbent
Roxanne Cabral[34] Roxanne J. Cabral (2).jpg United States Ambassador to the Marshall Islands February 6, 2020 Incumbent
Charisse Phillips[35] Charisse Phillips.jpg United States Chargé d'affaires to Bolivia August 26, 2020 Incumbent
Sandra E. Clark AmbassadorClark.jpg United States Ambassador to Burkina Faso September 25, 2020 Incumbent
Julie D. Fisher[36] Julie Fisher.jpg United States Ambassador to Belarus December 23, 2020 Incumbent
MaryKay Carlson[37] MaryKay Loss Carlson.jpg United States Ambassador to Argentina January 20, 2021 Incumbent
Yael Lempert[38] Yael Lempert.jpg Chargé d’Affaires to the United Kingdom January 20, 2021 August 1, 2021
Melanie Harris Higgins Melanie Harris Higgins official photo.jpg United States Ambassador to Burundi March 2, 2021 Incumbent
Linda Thomas-Greenfield[39] Linda Thomas-Greenfield 2013.jpg United States Ambassador to the United Nations February 25, 2021 Incumbent
CDA-Moses-Ones-Official.jpg U.S. Chargé d'Affaires for Belize August 2021 Incumbent
Julie D. Fisher Julie Fisher.jpg United States Ambassador to Belarus December 23, 2020 Incumbent
Laura Farnsworth Dogu LauraDoguamb.jpg United States Ambassador to Honduras Nominated pending confirmation Incoming
Bernadette Meehan[40] Bernadette Meehan, NSC Spokesperson.jpg United States Ambassador to Chile Nominated pending confirmation Incoming
Mari Carmen Aponte Ambassador Mari Carmen Aponte.jpg United States Ambassador to Panama Nominated pending confirmation Incoming
Michelle Kwan[41] Michelle Kwan 2006 (cropped).jpg United States Ambassador to Belize Nominated pending confirmation Incoming
Caroline Kennedy[41] Caroline Kennedy US State Dept photo (1).jpg United States Ambassador to Australia Nominated pending confirmation Incoming
Denise Bauer[42] Ambassador Bauer Official.png United States Ambassador to FranceUnited States Ambassador to Monaco Nominated pending confirmation Incoming

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See also[]

  • Ambassadors of the United States
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