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Appointments - Joseph R. Biden
Updated: July 29, 2021
Total Appointments: 45
Career Appointments: 22/48.9%
Other Appointments: 23/51.1%
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 | ||
| Albania | ||
| Algeria | Elizabeth Aubin | Career |
| Angola and São Tomé & Principe | Tulinabo Mushingi | Career |
| Argentina | ||
| Armenia | ||
| ASEAN | ||
| Australia | ||
| Austria | nominee announced | |
| Azerbaijan | ||
| 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) | ||
| Belarus | ||
| Belgium | ||
| Belize | ||
| Benin | ||
| Bolivia | ||
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | Michael J. Murphy | Career |
| Botswana | Howard A. Van Vranken | Career |
| Brazil | ||
| Brunei Darussalam | Caryn McClelland | Career |
| Bulgaria | ||
| Burkina Faso | ||
| Burma | ||
| Burundi | ||
| Cabo Verde | ||
| Cambodia | ||
| Cameroon | Christopher Lamora | Career |
| Canada | David Cohen | Other (Political) |
| Central African Republic | Patricia Mahoney | Career |
| Chad | ||
| Chile | Bernadette Meehan | Other (Former FS) |
| China | ||
| Colombia | ||
| Congo (DR) | ||
| Congo (Republic of) | Eugene S. Young | Career |
| Costa Rica | Cynthia Ann Telles | Other (Political) |
| Côte d'Ivoire | ||
| Croatia | ||
| Cuba | ||
| Cyprus | ||
| Czech Republic | ||
| Denmark | ||
| Djibouti | ||
| Dominican Republic | ||
| Ecuador | ||
| Egypt | ||
| El Salvador | ||
| Equatorial Guinea | ||
| Eritrea | ||
| Estonia | ||
| Eswatini (formerly Swaziland) | ||
| Ethiopia | ||
| European Union | Mark Gitenstein | Other (Political) |
| Fiji, Kiribati, Nauru, Tonga, & Tuvalu | ||
| Finland | ||
| France & Monaco | Denise Bauer | Other (Political) |
| Gabon | ||
| The Gambia | Sharon Cromer | Career |
| Georgia | ||
| Germany | Amy Gutmann | Other (Political) |
| Ghana | Virginia Palmer | Career |
| Greece | ||
| Guatemala | ||
| Guinea | Troy Fitrell | Career |
| Guyana | ||
| Haiti | ||
| Holy See | ||
| Honduras | ||
| Hungary | ||
| ICAO | C.B. 'Sully' Sullenberger | Other (Political) |
| Iceland | ||
| India | Eric Garcetti | Other (Political) |
| Indonesia | ||
| Iraq | ||
| Ireland | Claire Cronin | Other (Political) |
| Israel | Thomas Nides | Other (Political) |
| Italy & San Marino | ||
| Jamaica | ||
| Japan | ||
| Jordan | ||
| Kazakhstan | ||
| Kenya | ||
| Kosovo | Jeffrey Hovenier | Career |
| Kuwait | ||
| Kyrgyz Republic | ||
| Laos | ||
| Latvia | ||
| Lebanon | ||
| Lesotho | Maria Brewer | Career |
| Liberia | ||
| Libya | ||
| Lithuania | ||
| Luxembourg | ||
| Madagascar & Comoros | Claire Pierangelo | Career |
| Malawi | ||
| Malaysia | ||
| Maldives | ||
| Mali | ||
| Malta | ||
| Marshall Islands | ||
| Mauritania | ||
| Mauritius & Seychelles | ||
| Mexico | Kenneth Salazar | Other (Political) |
| Micronesia | ||
| Moldova | Kent Doyle Logsdon | Career |
| Mongolia | ||
| Montenegro | ||
| Morocco | ||
| Mozambique | Peter Hendrick Vrooman | Career |
| Namibia | ||
| NATO | Julianne Smith | Other (Political) |
| Nepal | ||
| Netherlands | ||
| New Zealand & Samoa | Tom Udall | Other (Political) |
| Nicaragua | ||
| Niger | ||
| Nigeria | ||
| North Macedonia | ||
| Norway | ||
| OAS | ||
| OECD | Jack Markell | Other (Political) |
| Oman | ||
| OPCW | ||
| OSCE | Michael Carpenter | Other (Former FS) |
| Pakistan | ||
| Palau | ||
| Panama | ||
| Papua New Guinea, Solomon Islands & Vanuatu | ||
| Paraguay | Marc Ostfield | Other (Civil Service) |
| Peru | ||
| Philippines | ||
| Poland | ||
| Portugal | ||
| Qatar | ||
| Romania | ||
| Russia | ||
| Rwanda | ||
| Saudi Arabia | ||
| Senegal & Guinea-Bissau | Michael Raynor | Career |
| Serbia | ||
| Sierra Leone | ||
| Singapore | ||
| Slovakia | ||
| Slovenia | nominee announced | |
| Somalia | Larry Andre | Career |
| South Africa | ||
| South Korea | ||
| South Sudan | ||
| Spain & Andorra | Julissa Reynoso Pantaleon | Other (Political) |
| Sri Lanka | Julie Chung | Career |
| Sudan | ||
| Suriname | ||
| Sweden | ||
| Switzerland & Liechtenstein | ||
| Syria | ||
| Tajikistan | ||
| Tanzania | ||
| Thailand | ||
| Timor-Leste | ||
| Togo | ||
| Trinidad and Tobago | ||
| Tunisia | ||
| Turkey | Jeffry Lane Flake | Other (Political) |
| Turkmenistan | ||
| Uganda | ||
| Ukraine | ||
| United Arab Emirates | ||
| United Kingdom | ||
| United Nations | Linda Thomas-Greenfield | Other (Recalled FS) |
| UN / Conf. on Disarmament | ||
| UN / Deputy Representative | ||
| UN / Economic & Social Council | Lisa A. Carty | Other (Retired FS) |
| UN / Geneva | Bathsheba Nell Crocker | Other (Political) |
| UN / Human Rights Council | ||
| UN / Management & Reform | Christopher Lu | Other (Political) |
| UN / Political Affairs | ||
| UN / Rome | nominee announced | |
| UN / Vienna (IAEA) | Laura S.H. Holgate | Other (Political) |
| UNESCO | ||
| Uruguay | ||
| Uzbekistan | ||
| Venezuela | ||
| Vietnam | Marc Knapper | Career |
| Yemen | ||
| Zambia | ||
| Zimbabwe |
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