Tracker: Current U.S. Ambassadors

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Welcome to the American Foreign Service Association's Ambassador Tracker. Here, AFSA presents an up-to-date overview of the status of Ambassador and senior-level foreign affairs nominations and confirmations. Our data includes the numbers on nominated and confirmed U.S. Ambassadors abroad, as well as other senior positions in the Foreign Service and related agencies. We also house historical data for previous administrations and important resources for understanding the process of nominating and confirming key positions in American diplomacy.

Whether you're an aspiring diplomat, a curious academic, or a journalist keen on understanding the current landscape of American ambassadors, our tracker offers valuable data and insights into the diplomats shaping U.S. foreign policy. Dive into the numbers and trends to gain a deeper understanding of the state of American diplomacy today.

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Updated November 4, 2024

Total Positions: 195

The list below is alphabetized by country name. Click on a letter to jump down to the first country on the list whose name begins with that letter.

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Post Current Ambassador Nominee Type Nominated Confirmed
Afghanistan VACANT        
African Union Stephanie S. Sullivan   Career 6/15/22 6/24/24
Albania VACANT David J. Kostelancik Career 1/23/23 pending
Algeria Elizabeth Aubin Joshua M. Harris Career 2/29/24 pending
Angola and São Tomé & Príncipe VACANT Abigail L. Dressel Career 5/2/24 pending
APEC Matthew D. Murray   Career 1/3/23 7/27/23
Argentina Marc Stanley   Other 8/10/21 12/17/21
Armenia Kristina A. Kvien   Career 7/11/22 12/13/22
ASEAN VACANT        
Australia Caroline Kennedy   Other 1/7/22 5/5/22
Austria Victoria Reggie Kennedy   Other 8/10/21 10/26/21
Azerbaijan Mark W. Libby   Career 5/26/22 11/8/23
Bahamas VACANT Calvin Smyre Other 5/17/22 pending
Bahrain Steven Bondy Stephanie L. Hallett Career 6/18/24 pending
Bangladesh VACANT David Slayton Meale Career 5/9/24 pending
Barbados Roger Nyhus   Other 11/15/22 11/15/23
Belarus VACANT        
Belgium Michael Adler   Other 10/4/21 12/17/21
Belize Michelle Kwan   Other 1/7/22 9/29/22
Benin Brian Wesley Shukan Kali C. Jones Career 7/11/24 pending
Bolivia VACANT        
Bosnia and Herzegovina Michael J. Murphy Douglas D. Jones Career 7/11/24 pending
Botswana Howard A. Van Vranken   Career 7/20/21 12/21/22
Brazil Elizabeth Frawley Bagley   Other 1/20/22 12/14/22
Brunei Darussalam Caryn McClelland Angela Kerwin Career 7/31/24 pending
Bulgaria Kenneth Merten   Career 6/8/22 12/13/22
Burkina Faso Joann M. Lockard   Career 7/25/23 5/2/24
Burma VACANT*        
Burundi Lisa Peterson   Career 4/17/23 5/2/24
Cabo Verde Jennifer M. Adams   Career 9/12/22 5/2/24
Cambodia VACANT Robert W. Forden Career 6/22/22 pending
Cameroon Christopher J. Lamora Elizabeth Aubin Career 6/18/24 pending
Canada David Cohen   Other 7/26/21 11/2/21
Central African Republic Patricia Mahoney Christopher J. Lamora Career 5/9/24 pending
Chad Alexander Mark Laskaris   Career 1/20/22 7/14/22
Chile Bernadette Meehan   Other 7/13/21 7/20/22
China R. Nicholas Burns   Other+ 9/13/21 12/16/21
Colombia VACANT        
Congo (DR) Lucy Tamlyn   Career 6/22/22 12/20/22
Congo (Republic of) Eugene S. Young   Career 4/22/21 12/17/21
Costa Rica Cynthia Ann Telles   Other 6/23/21 12/17/21
Côte d'Ivoire Jessica Davis Ba   Career 6/8/22 12/15/22
Croatia Nathalie Rayes   Other 5/15/23 12/6/23
Cuba VACANT        
Cyprus Julie D. Fisher   Career 6/15/22 12/13/22
Czech Republic Bijan Sabet   Other 8/4/22 12/13/22
Denmark Alan M. Leventhal   Other 1/20/22 6/15/22
Djibouti Cynthia Kierscht   Career 1/23/23 5/2/24
Dominican Republic VACANT Juan Iturregui Other 11/30/23 pending
Ecuador Arthur W. Brown   Career 9/6/22 5/2/24
Egypt Herro Mustafa Garg   Career 3/30/23 11/1/23
El Salvador William H. Duncan   Career 3/7/22 12/13/22
Equatorial Guinea David R. Gilmour Amanda S. Jacobsen Career 4/11/24 pending
Eritrea VACANT*        
Estonia George P. Kent   Career 9/8/22 12/13/22
Eswatini (formerly Swaziland) VACANT John W. McIntyre Career 10/26/23 pending
Ethiopia Ervin Jose Massinga   Career 1/3/22 7/27/23
European Union Mark Gitenstein   Other 7/28/21 12/17/21
Fiji, Kiribati, Nauru & Tuvalu Marie C. Damour   Career 5/26/22 8/4/22
Finland VACANT        
France & Monaco Denise Campbell Bauer   Other 7/13/21 12/17/21
Gabon Vernelle Trim FitzPatrick   Career 2/27/23 11/29/23
The Gambia Sharon Cromer Stephanie A. Miley Career 7/11/24 pending
Georgia Robin Dunnigan   Career 2/13/23 7/27/23
Germany VACANT        
Ghana Virginia Palmer   Career 7/13/21 3/2/22
Greece George J. Tsunis   Other 10/19/21 3/10/22
Guatemala Tobin John Bradley   Career 4/26/23 12/20/23
Guinea Troy Damian Fitrell Melanie Anne Zimmerman Career 7/11/24 pending
Guyana Nicole D. Theriot   Career 9/12/22 7/27/23
Haiti Dennis B. Hankins   Career 5/30/23 3/14/24
Holy See VACANT        
Honduras Laura Farnsworth Dogu   Career 11/17/21 3/10/22
Hungary David Pressman   Other 5/17/22 7/28/22
IAEA Laura S.H. Holgate   Other 7/28/21 3/29/22
ICAO VACANT Charlie Crist Other 6/22/23 pending
Iceland Carrin F. Patman   Other 2/14/22 8/7/22
India Eric Garcetti   Other 7/13/21 3/15/23
Indonesia Kamala Shirin Lakhdhir   Career 10/24/23 5/2/24
Iraq Alina Romanowski Tracey Ann Jacobson Career 1/25/24 pending
Ireland Claire Cronin   Other 7/13/21 12/17/21
Israel Jacob J. Lew   Other 9/28/23 10/31/23
Italy & San Marino Jack Markell   Other 5/15/23 7/27/23
Jamaica N. Nickolas Perry   Other 11/17/21 3/10/22
Japan Rahm Emanuel   Other 9/13/21 12/17/21
Jordan Yael Lempert   Career 1/3/23 7/27/23
Kazakhstan Daniel Rosenblum   Other 6/7/22 8/4/22
Kenya Margaret 'Meg' Whitman   Other 12/13/21 7/14/22
Kosovo Jeffrey Hovenier   Career 7/13/21 11/18/21
Kuwait Karen Sasahara   Career 9/6/22 10/16/23
Kyrgyz Republic Lesslie Viguerie Brian K. Stimmler Career 6/18/24 pending
Laos Heather Roach Variava   Career 2/13/23 11/29/23
Latvia Christopher T. Robinson   Career 6/15/22 12/13/22
Lebanon Lisa A. Johnson   Career 2/13/23 12/14/23
Lesotho VACANT Jeremey Neitzke Career 3/14/24 pending
Liberia Mark Toner   Career 3/30/23 5/2/24
Libya VACANT Jennifer D. Gavito Career 1/8/24 pending
Lithuania Kara C. McDonald   Career 3/21/23 11/29/23
Luxembourg Thomas Barrett   Other 9/13/21 12/16/21
Madagascar & Comoros Claire Pierangelo   Career 7/13/21 3/2/22
Malawi VACANT Michael G. Heath Career 6/5/24 pending
Malaysia Edgard D. Kagan   Career 5/2/23 11/8/23
Maldives Hugo Yue-Ho Yon   Career 7/28/22 7/27/23
Mali Rachna Sachdeva Korhonen   Career 4/25/22 12/13/22
Malta Constance Milstein   Other 12/13/21 8/7/22
Marshall Islands Laura Stone   Career 7/12/23 5/2/24
Mauritania VACANT Christophe Andre Tocco Career 4/11/24 pending
Mauritius Henry V. Jardine   Career 7/11/22 12/13/22
Mexico Kenneth Lee Salazar   Other 6/23/21 8/11/21
Micronesia Jennifer L. Johnson   Career 1/23/23 7/27/23
Moldova VACANT Kelly Adams-Smith Career 3/14/24 pending
Mongolia Richard Lee Buangan   Career 4/25/22 8/4/22
Montenegro Judy Rising Reinke B. Bix Aliu Career 9/19/22 pending
Morocco Puneet Talwar   Other 3/30/22 9/8/22
Mozambique Peter H. Vrooman James Story Career 6/5/24 pending
Namibia Randy W. Berry   Career 6/22/22 9/20/22
NATO Julianne Smith   Other 6/23/21 11/18/21
Nepal Dean R. Thompson   Career 4/4/22 8/4/22
Netherlands Shefali Razdan Duggal   Other 3/15/22 9/14/22
New Zealand, Cook Islands and Niue Tom Udall   Other 7/22/21 10/26/21
Nicaragua Hugo F. Rodriguez, Jr.*   Career 5/9/22 9/29/22
Niger Kathleen FitzGibbon   Career 8/4/22 7/27/23
Nigeria Richard Mills, Jr.   Career 7/28/22 5/2/24
North Macedonia Angela Price Aggeler   Career 5/26/22 8/4/22
Norway VACANT Mark Angelson Other 6/18/24 pending
OAS Francisco O. Mora   Other 8/2/21 12/14/22
OECD Sean Patrick Maloney   Other 6/1/23 3/12/24
Oman Ana Escrogima   Career 1/3/23 10/17/23
OPCW Nicole Shampaine   Career 2/13/23 2/6/24
OSCE VACANT Curtis Raymond Ried Career 4/18/24 pending
Pakistan Donald A. Blome   Career 10/21/21 3/1/22
Palau Joel Ehrendreich   Career 3/21/23 7/27/23
Panama Mari Carmen Aponte   Other 10/19/21 9/29/22
Papua New Guinea & Vanuatu Ann Marie Yastishock   Career 7/11/22 11/29/23
Paraguay Marc Ostfield Gabriel Escobar Other 7/23/24 pending
Peru Stephanie Syptak-Ramnath   Career 1/3/23 5/2/24
Philippines MaryKay Loss Carlson   Career 2/10/22 5/5/22
Poland Mark Brzezinski   Other 8/9/21 12/17/21
Portugal Randi Charno Levine   Other 11/4/21 3/10/22
Qatar Timmy T. Davis   Career 3/30/22 8/4/22
Romania Kathleen Ann Kavalec   Career 6/7/22 12/15/22
Russia Lynne M. Tracy   Career 9/22/22 12/21/22
Rwanda Eric W. Kneedler   Career 8/4/22 7/27/23
Samoa Tom Udall James Holtsnider Career 5/2/24 pending
Saudi Arabia Michael Ratney   Career 4/25/22 3/14/23
Senegal & Guinea-Bissau Michael Raynor Peter W. Lord Career 3/14/24 pending
Serbia Christopher R. Hill   Other+ 10/28/21 3/10/22
Seychelles VACANT Troy Fitrell Career 2/29/24 pending
Sierra Leone Bryan David Hunt   Career 3/6/23 7/27/23
Singapore Jonathan Eric Kaplan   Other 8/2/21 11/19/21
Slovakia Gautam Rana   Career 5/26/22 8/4/22
Slovenia VACANT        
Solomon Islands VACANT Keith. D. Hanigan Career 7/11/24 pending
Somalia Richard H. Riley, IV   Career 3/30/23 5/2/24
South Africa Reuben E. Brigety, II   Other 2/10/22 7/21/22
South Korea Philip S. Goldberg   Career 2/14/22 5/5/22
South Sudan Michael J. Adler   Career 2/3/22 7/14/22
Spain & Andorra VACANT        
Sri Lanka Julie Chung Elizabeth K. Horst Career 2/29/24 pending
Sudan VACANT        
Suriname Robert Faucher   Career 6/8/22 12/13/22
Sweden Erik Ramanathan   Other 10/4/21 12/17/21
Switzerland & Liechtenstein Scott Miller   Other 8/10/21 12/17/21
Syria VACANT*        
Tajikistan Manuel P. Micaller, Jr.   Career 7/11/22 12/13/22
Tanzania Michael Battle   Other 9/13/21 12/13/22
Thailand Robert Godec   Career 4/5/22 8/4/22
Timor-Leste Donna Ann Welton   Career 9/8/22 5/7/24
Togo Elizabeth A.N. Fitzsimmons Mary E. Daschbach Career 2/29/24 pending
Tonga VACANT        
Trinidad and Tobago Candace A. Bond   Other 3/30/22 9/29/22
Tunisia Joey R. Hood   Career 5/24/22 12/21/22
Türkiye VACANT        
Turkmenistan Elizabeth Rood   Career 8/4/22 5/2/24
Uganda William W. Popp   Career 2/27/23 7/27/23
Ukraine Bridget A. Brink   Career 4/26/22 5/18/22
United Arab Emirates Martina Strong   Career 9/19/22 7/27/23
United Kingdom Jane Hartley   Other 1/20/22 5/25/22
United Nations Linda Thomas-Greenfield   Other+ 1/20/21 2/23/21
UN / Conf. on Disarmament Bruce I. Turner   Other+ 10/19/21 9/13/22
UN / Deputy Representative Dorothy C. Shea   Career 1/3/23 8/1/24
UN / Economic & Social Council Lisa A. Carty   Other+ 7/13/21 2/8/22
UN / Geneva Bathsheba Nell Crocker   Other 7/13/21 12/17/21
UN / Human Rights Council Michèle Taylor   Other 10/27/21 2/17/22
UN / Management & Reform Christopher Lu   Other 4/29/21 12/17/21
UN / Political Affairs Robert A. Wood   Other+ 1/7/22 9/20/22
UN / Rome Jeffrey Prescott   Other 6/21/23 2/8/24
UN / Vienna Laura S.H. Holgate   Other 7/28/21 12/17/21
UNESCO Courtney Diesel O'Donnell   Other 9/5/23 5/15/24
Uruguay Heide B. Fulton   Career 5/17/22 12/13/22
Uzbekistan Jonathan Henick   Career 5/24/22 8/4/22
Venezuela VACANT        
Vietnam Marc Evans Knapper Kin Moy Career 6/5/24 pending
Yemen Steven H. Fagin   Career 12/2/21 4/7/22
Zambia Michael C. Gonzales   Career 4/26/22 8/4/22
Zimbabwe Pamela Tremont   Career 6/22/22 5/2/24

* denotes that the U.S. does not currently exchange Ambassadors with that country

+ denotes that the nominee is a retired member of the Foreign Service

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Information taken from www.whitehouse.gov and foreign.senate.gov.