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Appointments - Joseph R. Biden
Updated: January 20, 2025
Total Appointments: 184
Career Appointments: 109/59.2%
Other Appointments: 75/40.8%
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 italics are still awaiting confirmation. Note that AFSA counts nominees from the Civil Service as well as recalled Foreign Service members as political appointments, as they are not from the active career Foreign Service.
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| Post | Ambassador | Career/Other |
|---|---|---|
| Afghanistan | ||
| African Union | Stephanie Sanders Sullivan | Career |
| Albania | ||
| Algeria | Elizabeth Aubin | Career |
| Angola and São Tomé & Principe | Tulinabo Mushingi | Career |
| APEC | Matthew D. Murray | Career |
| Argentina | Marc Stanley | Other (Political) |
| Armenia | Kristina A. Kvien | Career |
| ASEAN | Yohannes Abraham | Other (Political) |
| Australia | Caroline Kennedy | Other (Political) |
| Austria | Victoria Reggie Kennedy | Other (Political) |
| Azerbaijan | Mark W. Libby | Career |
| Bahamas | ||
| Bahrain | Steven Bondy | Career |
| Bangladesh | Peter D. Haas | Career |
| Barbados (Antigua and Barbuda, Dominica, Grenada, St. Kitts and Nevis, St. Lucia, St. Vincent and the Grenadines) | Roger Nyhus | Other (Political) |
| Belarus | ||
| Belgium | Michael Adler | Other (Political) |
| Belize | Michelle Kwan | Other (Political) |
| Benin | Brian Wesley Shukan | Career |
| Bolivia | ||
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | Michael J. Murphy | Career |
| Botswana | Howard A. Van Vranken | Career |
| Brazil | Elizabeth Frawley Bagley | Other (Political) |
| Brunei Darussalam | Caryn McClelland | Career |
| Bulgaria | Kenneth Merten | Career |
| Burkina Faso | Joann M. Lockard | Career |
| Burma | ||
| Burundi | Lisa Peterson | Career |
| Cabo Verde | Jennifer M. Adams | Career |
| Cambodia | ||
| Cameroon | Christopher Lamora | Career |
| Canada | David Cohen | Other (Political) |
| Central African Republic | Patricia Mahoney | Career |
| Chad | Alexander Mark Laskaris | Career |
| Chile | Bernadette Meehan | Other (Former FS) |
| China | R. Nicholas Burns | Other (retired FS) |
| Colombia | ||
| Congo (DR) | Lucy Tamlyn | Career |
| Congo (Republic of) | Eugene S. Young | Career |
| Costa Rica | Cynthia Ann Telles | Other (Political) |
| Côte d'Ivoire | Jessica Davis Ba | Career |
| Croatia | Nathalie Rayes | Other |
| Cuba | ||
| Cyprus | Julie D. Fisher | Career |
| Czech Republic | Bijan Sabet | Other (Political) |
| Denmark | Alan Leventhal | Other (Political) |
| Djibouti | Cynthia Kierscht | Career |
| Dominican Republic | ||
| Ecuador | Arthur W. Brown | Career |
| Egypt | Herro Mustafa Garg | Career |
| El Salvador | William H. Duncan | Career |
| Equatorial Guinea | David R. Gilmour | Career |
| Eritrea | ||
| Estonia | George P. Kent | Career |
| Eswatini (formerly Swaziland) | ||
| Ethiopia | Ervin Jose Massinga | Career |
| European Union | Mark Gitenstein | Other (Political) |
| Fiji, Kiribati, Nauru & Tuvalu | Marie C. Damour | Career |
| Finland | Douglas T. Hickey | Other (Political) |
| France & Monaco | Denise Bauer | Other (Political) |
| Gabon | Vernelle Trim FitzPatrick | Career |
| The Gambia | Sharon Cromer | Career |
| Georgia | Robin Dunnigan | Career |
| Germany | Amy Gutmann | Other (Political) |
| Ghana | Virginia Palmer | Career |
| Greece | George Tsunis | Other (Political) |
| Guatemala | Tobin John Bradley | Career |
| Guinea | Troy Fitrell | Career |
| Guyana | Nicole D. Theriot | Career |
| Haiti | Dennis B. Hankins | Career |
| Holy See | Joseph Donnelly | Other (Political) |
| Honduras | Laura Farnsworth Dogu | Career |
| Hungary | David Pressman | Other (Political) |
| IAEA | Laura S.H. Holgate | Other (Political) |
| ICAO | C.B. 'Sully' Sullenberger | Other (Political) |
| Iceland | Carrin F. Patman | Other (Political) |
| India | Eric Garcetti | Other (Political) |
| Indonesia | Kamala Shirin Lakhdhir | Career |
| Iraq | Alina Romanowski | Other (Civil Service) |
| Ireland | Claire Cronin | Other (Political) |
| Israel | Thomas Nides | Other (Political) |
| Jacob J. Lew | Other (Political) | |
| Italy & San Marino | Jack Markell | Other |
| Jamaica | N. Nickolas Perry | Other (Political) |
| Japan | Rahm Emanuel | Other (Political) |
| Jordan | Yael Lempert | Career |
| Kazakhstan | Daniel Rosenblum | Other (Civil Service) |
| Kenya | Margaret 'Meg' Whitman | Other (Political) |
| Kosovo | Jeffrey Hovenier | Career |
| Kuwait | Karen Sasahara | Career |
| Kyrgyz Republic | Lesslie Viguerie | Career |
| Laos | Heather Roach Variava | Career |
| Latvia | Christopher T. Robinson | Career |
| Lebanon | Lisa A. Johnson | Career |
| Lesotho | Maria Brewer | Career |
| Liberia | Mark Toner | Career |
| Libya | ||
| Lithuania | Kara C. McDonald | Career |
| Luxembourg | Thomas Barrett | Other (Political) |
| Madagascar & Comoros | Claire Pierangelo | Career |
| Malawi | David John Young | Career |
| Malaysia | Edgard D. Kagan | Career |
| Maldives | Hugo Yue-Ho Yon | Career |
| Mali | Rachna Sachdeva Korhonen | Career |
| Malta | Constance Milstein | Other (Political) |
| Marshall Islands | Laura Stone | Career |
| Mauritania | ||
| Mauritius & Seychelles | Henry Jardine | Career |
| Mexico | Kenneth Lee Salazar | Other (Political) |
| Micronesia | Jennifer L. Johnson | Career |
| Moldova | Kent Doyle Logsdon | Career |
| Mongolia | Richard Lee Buangan | Career |
| Montenegro | ||
| Morocco | Puneet Talwar | Other (Political) |
| Mozambique | Peter Hendrick Vrooman | Career |
| Namibia | Randy W. Berry | Career |
| NATO | Julianne Smith | Other (Political) |
| Nepal | Dean R. Thompson | Career |
| Netherlands | Shefali Razdan Duggal | Other (Political) |
| New Zealand | Tom Udall | Other (Political) |
| Nicaragua | Hugo F. Rodriguez, Jr. | Career |
| Niger | Kathleen FitzGibbon | Career |
| Nigeria | Richard Mills, Jr. | Career |
| North Macedonia | Angela Price Aggeler | Career |
| Norway | Marc Nathanson | Other (Political) |
| OAS | Francisco O. Mora | Other (Political) |
| OECD | Jack Markell | Other (Political) |
| Sean Patrick Maloney | Other (Political) | |
| Oman | Ana Escrogima | Career |
| OPCW | Nicole Shampaine | Career |
| OSCE | Michael Carpenter | Other (Former FS) |
| Pakistan | Donald Armin Blome | Career |
| Palau | Joel Ehrendreich | Career |
| Panama | Mari Carmen Aponte | Other (Political) |
| Papua New Guinea & Vanuatu | Ann Marie Yastishock | Career |
| Paraguay | Marc Ostfield | Other (Civil Service) |
| Peru | Stephanie Syptak-Ramnath | Career |
| Philippines | MaryKay Loss Carlson | Career |
| Poland | Mark Brzezinski | Other (Political) |
| Portugal | Randi Charno Levine | Other (Political) |
| Qatar | Timmy T. Davis | Career |
| Romania | Kathleen Ann Kavalec | Career |
| Russia | Lynne M. Tracy | Career |
| Rwanda | Eric W. Kneedler | Career |
| Samoa | ||
| Saudi Arabia | Michael A. Ratney | Career |
| Senegal & Guinea-Bissau | Michael Raynor | Career |
| Serbia | Christopher R. Hill | Other (Retired FS) |
| Seychelles | ||
| Sierra Leone | Bryan David Hunt | Career |
| Singapore | Jonathan Eric Kaplan | Other (Political) |
| Slovakia | Gautam Rana | Career |
| Slovenia | Jamie L. Harpootlian | Other (Political) |
| Solomon Islands | ||
| Somalia | Larry Andre | Career |
| Richard H. Riley, IV | Career | |
| South Africa | Reuben E. Brigety, II | Other (Political) |
| South Korea | Philip S. Goldberg | Career |
| South Sudan | Michael J. Adler | Career |
| Spain & Andorra | Julissa Reynoso Pantaleon | Other (Political) |
| Sri Lanka | Julie Chung | Career |
| Sudan | John T. Godfrey | Career |
| Suriname | Robert Faucher | Career |
| Sweden | Erik Ramanathan | Other (Political) |
| Switzerland & Liechtenstein | Scott Miller | Other (Political) |
| Syria | ||
| Tajikistan | Manuel P. Micaller, Jr. | Career |
| Tanzania | Michael Battle | Other (Political) |
| Thailand | Robert Godec | Career |
| Timor-Leste | Donna Ann Welton | Career |
| Togo | Elizabeth Anne Noseworthy Fitzsimmons | Career |
| Tonga | ||
| Trinidad and Tobago | Candace A. Bond | Other (Political) |
| Tunisia | Joey R. Hood | Career |
| Türkiye | Jeffry Lane Flake | Other (Political) |
| Turkmenistan | Elizabeth Rood | Career |
| Uganda | William W. Popp | Career |
| Ukraine | Bridget A. Brink | Career |
| United Arab Emirates | Martina Strong | Career |
| United Kingdom | Jane Hartley | Other (Political) |
| United Nations | Linda Thomas-Greenfield | Other (Recalled FS) |
| UN / Conf. on Disarmament | Bruce I. Turner | Other (Retired FS) |
| UN / Deputy Representative | Dorothy C. Shea | Career |
| UN / Economic & Social Council | Lisa A. Carty | Other (Retired FS) |
| UN / Geneva | Bathsheba Nell Crocker | Other (Political) |
| UN / Human Rights Council | Michèle Taylor | Other (Political) |
| UN / Management & Reform | Christopher Lu | Other (Political) |
| UN / Political Affairs | Robert A. Wood | Other (Retired FS) |
| UN / Rome | Cindy Hensley McCain | Other (Political) |
| Jeffrey Prescott | Other (Political) | |
| UN / Vienna | Laura S.H. Holgate | Other (Political) |
| UNESCO | Courtney Diesel O'Donnell | Other (Political) |
| Uruguay | Heide B. Fulton | Career |
| Uzbekistan | Jonathan Henick | Career |
| Venezuela | ||
| Vietnam | Marc Knapper | Career |
| Yemen | Steven H. Fagin | Career |
| Zambia | Michael C. Gonzales | Career |
| Zimbabwe | Pamela Tremont | Career |
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