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Appointments - Donald J. Trump (2nd Term)
Updated: April 9, 2025
Click here to see first term appointments.
Total Appointments: 48
Career Appointments: 0/0.0%
Political Appointments: 48/100.0%
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.
Names in italic are still awaiting confirmation. Note that AFSA counts nominees from the Civil Service as political appointments, as they are not from the career Foreign Service.
a | b | c | d | e | f | g | h | i | j | k | l | m | n | o | p | q | r | s | t | u | v | y | z
| Post | Ambassador | Career/Political |
|---|---|---|
| Afghanistan | ||
| African Union | ||
| Albania | ||
| Algeria | ||
| Angola | ||
| Argentina | Peter Lamelas | Other |
| Armenia | ||
| ASEAN | ||
| Australia | ||
| Austria | Arthur Fisher | Other |
| Azerbaijan | ||
| Bahamas | Herschel Walker | Other |
| Bahrain | ||
| Bangladesh | ||
| Barbados (Antigua and Barbuda, Dominica, Grenada, St. Kitts and Nevis, St. Lucia, St. Vincent and the Grenadines) | ||
| Belarus | ||
| Belgium | William White | Other |
| Belize | ||
| Benin | ||
| Bolivia | ||
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | ||
| Botswana | ||
| Brazil | ||
| Brunei Darussalam | ||
| Bulgaria | ||
| Burkina Faso | ||
| Burma | ||
| Burundi | ||
| Cabo Verde | ||
| Cambodia | ||
| Cameroon | ||
| Canada | Peter Hoekstra | Other |
| Central African Republic | ||
| Chad | ||
| Chile | Brandon Judd | Other |
| China | David Purdue | Other |
| Colombia | Daniel Newlin | Other |
| Congo (DR) | ||
| Congo (Republic of) | ||
| Costa Rica | Melinda Hildebrand | Other |
| Côte d'Ivoire | ||
| Croatia | Nicole McGraw | Other |
| Cuba | ||
| Cyprus | ||
| Czech Republic | Nicholas Merrick | Other |
| Denmark | Kenneth Howery | Other |
| Djibouti | ||
| Dominican Republic | Leah Francis Campos | Other |
| Ecuador | ||
| Egypt | ||
| El Salvador | ||
| Equatorial Guinea | ||
| Eritrea | ||
| Estonia | Roman Pipko | Other |
| Eswatini (formerly Swaziland) | ||
| Ethiopia | ||
| European Union | Andrew Puzder | Other |
| Fiji, Kiribati, Nauru, Tonga, & Tuvalu | ||
| Finland | Howard Brodie | Other |
| France & Monaco | Charles Kushner | Other |
| Gabon and São Tomé & Principe | ||
| The Gambia | ||
| Georgia | ||
| Germany | ||
| Ghana | ||
| Greece | Kimberly Guilfoyle | Other |
| Guatemala | ||
| Guinea | ||
| Guyana | ||
| Haiti | ||
| Holy See | Brian Burch | Other |
| Honduras | ||
| Hungary | ||
| ICAO | ||
| Iceland | ||
| India | ||
| Indonesia | ||
| Iraq | ||
| Ireland | Edward Walsh | Other |
| Israel | Mike Huckabee | Other |
| Italy & San Marino | Tilman Fertitta | Other |
| Jamaica | ||
| Japan | George Glass | Other |
| Jordan | ||
| Kazakhstan | ||
| Kenya | ||
| Kosovo | ||
| Kuwait | Amer Ghalib | Other |
| Kyrgyz Republic | ||
| Laos | ||
| Latvia | Melissa Argyros | Other |
| Lebanon | Michel Issa | Other |
| Lesotho | ||
| Liberia | ||
| Libya | ||
| Lithuania | ||
| Luxembourg | Stacey Feinberg | Other |
| Madagascar & Comoros | ||
| Malawi | ||
| Malaysia | ||
| Mali | ||
| Malta | Somers Farkas | Other |
| Marshall Islands | ||
| Mauritania | ||
| Mauritius & Seychelles | ||
| Mexico | Ronald D. Johnson | Other |
| Micronesia | ||
| Moldova | ||
| Mongolia | ||
| Montenegro | ||
| Morocco | Richard 'Duke' Buchan III | Other |
| Mozambique | ||
| Namibia | ||
| NATO | Matthew Whitaker | Other |
| Nepal | ||
| Netherlands | Joseph Popolo | Other |
| New Zealand & Samoa | Jared Novelly | Other |
| Nicaragua | ||
| Niger | ||
| Nigeria | ||
| North Macedonia | ||
| Norway | Michael Kavoukjian | Other |
| OAS | Leandro Rizzuto | Other |
| OECD | ||
| Oman | ||
| OPCW | ||
| OSCE | ||
| Pakistan | ||
| Palau | ||
| Panama | Kevin Cabrera | Other |
| Papua New Guinea, Solomon Islands & Vanuatu | ||
| Paraguay | ||
| Peru | ||
| Philippines | ||
| Poland | Thomas Rose | Other |
| Portugal | John Arrigo | Other |
| Qatar | ||
| Romania | ||
| Russia | ||
| Rwanda | ||
| Saudi Arabia | ||
| Senegal & Guinea-Bissau | ||
| Serbia | ||
| Sierra Leone | ||
| Singapore | ||
| Slovakia | ||
| Slovenia | ||
| Somalia | ||
| South Africa | Leo Brent Bozell III | Other |
| South Korea | ||
| South Sudan | ||
| Spain & Andorra | Benjamin Leon, Jr. | Other |
| Sri Lanka & Maldives | ||
| Sudan | ||
| Suriname | ||
| Sweden | Christine Toretti | Other |
| Switzerland & Liechtenstein | Callista Gingrich | Other |
| Syria | ||
| Tajikistan | ||
| Tanzania | ||
| Thailand | ||
| Timor-Leste | ||
| Togo | ||
| Trinidad and Tobago | ||
| Tunisia | Bill Bazzi | Other |
| Türkiye | Thomas Barrack | Other |
| Turkmenistan | ||
| Uganda | ||
| Ukraine | ||
| United Arab Emirates | ||
| United Kingdom | Warren Stephens | Other |
| United Nations | ||
| UN / Conf. on Disarmament | ||
| UN / Deputy Representative | ||
| UN / Economic & Social Council | ||
| UN / Geneva | ||
| UN / Human Rights Council | ||
| UN / Management & Reform | ||
| UN / Political Affairs | Jennifer Locetta | Other |
| UN / Rome | Lynda Blanchard | Other |
| UN / Vienna (IAEA) | ||
| UNESCO | ||
| Uruguay | Luigi Rinaldi | Other |
| Uzbekistan | ||
| Venezuela | ||
| Vietnam | ||
| Yemen | ||
| Zambia | ||
| Zimbabwe |
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