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Female U.S. Ambassadors
From the Beginning of U.S. Diplomatic Relations Through Today
Last Updated February 17, 2016
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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| Country | Total # | # Female | % Female |
|---|---|---|---|
| Afghanistan | 17 | 0 | 0.0% |
| African Union | 4 | 2 | 50.0% |
| Albania | 14 | 2 | 14.3% |
| Algeria | 17 | 3 | 17.6% |
| Andorra | 4 | 0 | 0.0% |
| Angola | 8 | 2 | 25.0% |
| Antigua & Barbuda | 10 | 3 | 30.0% |
| Argentina | 60 | 1 | 1.7% |
| Armenia | 8 | 1 | 12.5% |
| Aruba | 0 | 0 | 0.0% |
| Australia | 23 | 1 | 4.3% |
| Austria | 58 | 5 | 8.6% |
| Azerbaijan | 9 | 1 | 11.1% |
| Bahamas | 14 | 3 | 21.4% |
| Bahrain | 15 | 0 | 0.0% |
| Bangladesh | 16 | 4 | 25.0% |
| Barbados | 17 | 6 | 35.3% |
| Belarus | 6 | 1 | 16.7% |
| Belgium | 58 | 2 | 3.4% |
| Belize | 9 | 1 | 11.1% |
| Benin | 18 | 5 | 27.8% |
| Bermuda | 0 | 0 | 0.0% |
| Bhutan | 0 | 0 | 0.0% |
| Bolivia | 61 | 1 | 1.6% |
| Bosnia & Herzegovina | 9 | 1 | 11.1% |
| Botswana | 16 | 2 | 12.5% |
| Brazil | 54 | 3 | 5.6% |
| Brunei | 12 | 2 | 16.7% |
| Bulgaria | 35 | 2 | 5.7% |
| Burkina Faso | 18 | 3 | 16.7% |
| Burma | 17 | 1 | 5.9% |
| Burundi | 17 | 5 | 29.4% |
| Cabo Verde | 14 | 3 | 21.4% |
| Cambodia | 16 | 1 | 6.3% |
| Cameroon | 17 | 4 | 23.5% |
| Canada | 31 | 0 | 0.0% |
| Cayman Islands | 0 | 0 | 0.0% |
| Central African Republic | 20 | 2 | 10.0% |
| Chad | 20 | 0 | 0.0% |
| Chile | 55 | 0 | 0.0% |
| China | 52 | 0 | 0.0% |
| Colombia | 67 | 1 | 1.5% |
| Comoros | 11 | 2 | 18.2% |
| Congo (DR) | 20 | 2 | 10.0% |
| Congo, Republic of | 14 | 2 | 14.3% |
| Cook Islands | 0 | 0 | 0.0% |
| Costa Rica | 55 | 1 | 1.8% |
| Cote d'Ivoire | 18 | 3 | 16.7% |
| Croatia | 8 | 1 | 0.0% |
| Cuba | 20 | 0 | 0.0% |
| Cyprus | 19 | 1 | 5.3% |
| Czech Republic | 8 | 1 | 12.5% |
| Czechoslovakia | 25 | 1 | 4.0% |
| Denmark | 57 | 3 | 5.3% |
| Djibouti | 14 | 3 | 21.4% |
| Dominica | 13 | 4 | 30.8% |
| Dominican Republic | 42 | 1 | 2.4% |
| Ecuador | 50 | 5 | 10.0% |
| Egypt | 48 | 2 | 4.2% |
| El Salvador | 54 | 5 | 9.3% |
| Equatorial Guinea | 18 | 2 | 11.1% |
| Eritrea | 6 | 0 | 0.0% |
| Estonia | 16 | 2 | 12.5% |
| Ethiopia | 30 | 3 | 10.0% |
| European Union | 19 | 1 | 5.3% |
| Fiji | 17 | 3 | 17.6% |
| Finland | 33 | 4 | 12.1% |
| France | 66 | 2 | 3.0% |
| Gabon | 18 | 3 | 16.7% |
| The Gambia | 23 | 5 | 21.7% |
| Georgia | 8 | 0 | 0.0% |
| Germany (East) | 6 | 1 | 16.7% |
| Germany | 49 | 0 | 0.0% |
| Ghana | 20 | 5 | 25.0% |
| Greece | 46 | 0 | 0.0% |
| Grenada | 10 | 4 | 40.0% |
| Guatemala | 66 | 2 | 3.0% |
| Guinea | 22 | 2 | 9.1% |
| Guinea-Bissau | 14 | 5 | 35.7% |
| Guyana | 18 | 1 | 5.6% |
| Haiti | 47 | 2 | 4.3% |
| Holy See | 18 | 2 | 11.1% |
| Honduras | 53 | 2 | 3.8% |
| Hong Kong | 0 | 0 | 0.0% |
| Hungary | 27 | 4 | 14.8% |
| Iceland | 24 | 2 | 8.3% |
| India | 25 | 1 | 4.0% |
| Indonesia | 19 | 0 | 0.0% |
| Iran | 34 | 0 | 0.0% |
| Iraq | 22 | 1 | 4.5% |
| Ireland | 28 | 2 | 7.1% |
| Israel | 19 | 0 | 0.0% |
| Italy | 47 | 1 | 2.1% |
| Jamaica | 17 | 3 | 17.6% |
| Japan | 41 | 1 | 2.4% |
| Jordan | 25 | 1 | 4.0% |
| Kazakhstan | 7 | 1 | 14.3% |
| Kenya | 16 | 3 | 18.8% |
| Kiribati | 12 | 4 | 33.3% |
| Korea, North | 0 | 0 | 0.0% |
| Korea, South | 29 | 1 | 3.4% |
| Kosovo | 4 | 2 | 50.0% |
| Kuwait | 17 | 1 | 5.9% |
| Kyrgyz Republic | 11 | 6 | 54.5% |
| Laos | 24 | 5 | 20.8% |
| Latvia | 15 | 3 | 20.0% |
| Lebanon | 28 | 3 | 10.7% |
| Lesotho | 17 | 3 | 17.6% |
| Liberia | 46 | 3 | 6.5% |
| Libya | 11 | 1 | 8.3% |
| Liechtenstein | 7 | 3 | 42.9% |
| Lithuania | 13 | 2 | 15.4% |
| Luxembourg | 43 | 7 | 16.3% |
| Macau | 0 | 0 | 0.0% |
| Macedonia | 7 | 1 | 14.3% |
| Madagascar | 17 | 4 | 23.5% |
| Malawi | 17 | 3 | 17.6% |
| Malaysia | 19 | 2 | 10.5% |
| Maldives | 19 | 3 | 15.8% |
| Mali | 20 | 5 | 25.0% |
| Malta | 21 | 6 | 28.6% |
| Marshall Islands | 10 | 4 | 40.0% |
| Mauritania | 20 | 2 | 10.0% |
| Mauritius | 17 | 4 | 23.5% |
| Mexico | 59 | 1 | 1.7% |
| Micronesia | 10 | 6 | 60.0% |
| Moldova | 9 | 3 | 33.3% |
| Monaco | 2 | 0 | 0.0% |
| Mongolia | 10 | 3 | 30.0% |
| Montenegro | 3 | 2 | 66.7% |
| Morocco | 32 | 1 | 3.1% |
| Mozambique | 11 | 4 | 36.4% |
| Namibia | 9 | 4 | 44.4% |
| NATO | 23 | 1 | 4.3% |
| Nauru | 13 | 2 | 15.4% |
| Nepal | 24 | 6 | 25.0% |
| Netherlands | 66 | 2 | 3.0% |
| Netherlands Antilles | 0 | 0 | 0.0% |
| New Zealand | 26 | 4 | 15.4% |
| Nicaragua | 54 | 3 | 5.6% |
| Niger | 20 | 6 | 30.0% |
| Nigeria | 18 | 1 | 5.6% |
| Norway | 30 | 4 | 13.3% |
| Oman | 15 | 1 | 6.7% |
| Organization of American States | 17 | 1 | 5.9% |
| Pakistan | 28 | 3 | 9.7% |
| Palau | 3 | 2 | 66.7% |
| Panama | 39 | 3 | 7.7% |
| Papua New Guinea | 14 | 6 | 42.9% |
| Paraguay | 45 | 3 | 6.7% |
| Peru | 55 | 1 | 1.8% |
| Philippines | 26 | 1 | 3.8% |
| Poland | 29 | 0 | 0.0% |
| Portugal | 68 | 1 | 1.5% |
| Qatar | 14 | 3 | 21.4% |
| Romania | 45 | 0 | 0.0% |
| Russia | 74 | 0 | 0.0% |
| Rwanda | 18 | 2 | 11.1% |
| Saint Kitts & Nevis | 9 | 3 | 33.3% |
| Saint Lucia | 12 | 4 | 33.3% |
| Saint Vincent / Grenadines | 11 | 3 | 27.3% |
| Samoa | 16 | 4 | 25.0% |
| San Marino | 3 | 0 | 0.0% |
| São Tomé & Príncipe | 14 | 3 | 21.4% |
| Saudi Arabia | 28 | 0 | 0.0% |
| Senegal | 19 | 4 | 21.1% |
| Serbia | 6 | 1 | 16.7% |
| Seychelles | 16 | 2 | 12.5% |
| Sierra Leone | 18 | 4 | 22.2% |
| Singapore | 17 | 1 | 5.9% |
| Slovak Republic | 8 | 0 | 0.0% |
| Slovenia | 8 | 1 | 12.5% |
| Solomon Islands | 15 | 6 | 40.0% |
| Somalia | 15 | 0 | 0.0% |
| South Africa | 26 | 1 | 3.8% |
| South Sudan | 2 | 2 | 100.0% |
| Spain | 74 | 0 | 0.0% |
| Sri Lanka | 26 | 4 | 15.4% |
| Sudan | 14 | 0 | 0.0% |
| Suriname | 15 | 3 | 20.0% |
| Swaziland | 17 | 3 | 17.6% |
| Sweden | 53 | 1 | 1.9% |
| Switzerland | 52 | 5 | 9.6% |
| Syria | 19 | 1 | 5.3% |
| Taiwan | 0 | 0 | 0.0% |
| Tajikistan | 9 | 3 | 33.3% |
| Tanzania | 18 | 0 | 0.0% |
| Thailand | 43 | 1 | 2.3% |
| Timor-Leste | 4 | 2 | 50.0% |
| Togo | 20 | 4 | 20.0% |
| Tonga | 15 | 3 | 20.0% |
| Trinidad & Tobago | 17 | 2 | 11.8% |
| Tunisia | 19 | 2 | 10.5% |
| Türkiye | 52 | 0 | 0.0% |
| Turkmenistan | 7 | 2 | 28.6% |
| Tuvalu | 13 | 3 | 23.1% |
| Uganda | 18 | 2 | 11.1% |
| Ukraine | 8 | 0 | 0.0% |
| United Arab Emirates | 15 | 3 | 20.0% |
| United Arab Republic | 0 | 0 | 0.0% |
| United Kingdom | 68 | 1 | 1.5% |
| United Nations | 27 | 4 | 14.8% |
| Uruguay | 51 | 2 | 3.9% |
| Uzbekistan | 8 | 1 | 12.5% |
| Vanuatu | 10 | 4 | 40.0% |
| Venezuela | 54 | 1 | 1.9% |
| Vietnam | 6 | 0 | 0.0% |
| Vietnam, South | 9 | 0 | 0.0% |
| Yemen | 14 | 1 | 7.1% |
| Yugoslavia | 36 | 0 | 0.0% |
| Zambia | 17 | 3 | 17.6% |
| Zimbabwe | 12 | 0 | 0.0% |
Data taken from history.state.gov and www.whitehouse.gov.