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History of Appointments by Post
The chart below shows the post-by-post division of ambassador slots between career appointments and political appointments since 1960 (organized by greatest to least percentage of political appointees since 1960).
Updated July15, 2016
| Percentage | Post | Career | Political | % Political Since 1960 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 91-100% | Andorra | 0 | 5 | 100% |
| Holy See | 0 | 10 | 100% | |
| ICAO | 0 | 12 | 100% | |
| Ireland | 0 | 20 | 100% | |
| Liechtenstein | 0 | 7 | 100% | |
| Monaco | 0 | 2 | 100% | |
| San Marino | 0 | 3 | 100% | |
| UN/Rome | 0 | 3 | 100% | |
| United Kingdom | 1 | 15 | 93.8% | |
| New Zealand | 1 | 13 | 92.9% | |
| St. Lucia | 1 | 12 | 92.3% | |
| Bahamas | 1 | 11 | 91.7% | |
| Dominica | 1 | 11 | 91.7% | |
| Samoa | 1 | 10 | 90.9% | |
| St. Vincent/Grenadines | 1 | 10 | 90.9% | |
| Switzerland | 2 | 20 | 90.9% | |
| 81-90% | Antigua & Barbuda | 1 | 9 | 90% |
| Denmark | 2 | 17 | 89.5% | |
| France | 1 | 8 | 88.9% | |
| St. Kitts & Nevis | 1 | 8 | 88.9% | |
| OAS | 2 | 15 | 88.2% | |
| United Nations | 3 | 23 | 88.5% | |
| Czech Republic | 2 | 14 | 87.5% | |
| Austria | 3 | 16 | 84.2% | |
| Luxembourg | 3 | 16 | 84.2% | |
| Barbados | 3 | 15 | 83.3% | |
| Belgium | 3 | 15 | 83.3% | |
| Sweden | 3 | 15 | 83.3% | |
| 71-80% | Grenada | 2 | 8 | 80% |
| NATO | 4 | 15 | 78.9% | |
| Norway | 4 | 15 | 78.9% | |
| Italy | 3 | 11 | 78.6% | |
| Netherlands | 4 | 14 | 77.8% | |
| Mexico | 3 | 10 | 76.9% | |
| African Union | 1 | 3 | 75.0% | |
| Spain | 5 | 14 | 73.7% | |
| UNESCO | 3 | 7 | 72.7% | |
| Australia | 5 | 13 | 72.2% | |
| Canada | 5 | 13 | 72.2% | |
| Japan | 4 | 10 | 71.4% | |
| Germany | 5 | 12 | 70.6% | |
| Trinidad & Tobago | 5 | 12 | 70.6% | |
| 61-70% | UN/Vienna - IAEA | 4 | 9 | 69.2% |
| China | 5 | 11 | 68.8% | |
| Hungary | 5 | 11 | 68.8% | |
| Jamaica | 5 | 11 | 68.8% | |
| Costa Rica | 6 | 13 | 68.4% | |
| Finland | 6 | 13 | 68.4% | |
| India | 6 | 13 | 68.4% | |
| UN/Geneva | 6 | 13 | 68.4% | |
| Belize | 3 | 6 | 66.7% | |
| Morocco | 7 | 12 | 63.2% | |
| Singapore | 6 | 10 | 62.5% | |
| 51-60% | OECD | 7 | 10 | 58.8% |
| European Union | 8 | 10 | 55.6% | |
| Malta | 8 | 10 | 55.6% | |
| Nauru | 6 | 7 | 53.8% | |
| Seychelles | 7 | 8 | 53.3% | |
| Portugal | 9 | 10 | 52.6% | |
| 41-50% | Argentina | 9 | 9 | 68.8% |
| ASEAN | 1 | 1 | 50% | |
| South Africa | 9 | 9 | 50% | |
| Romania | 10 | 9 | 47.4% | |
| Fiji | 8 | 7 | 46.7% | |
| Tonga | 8 | 7 | 46.7% | |
| Saudi Arabia | 11 | 9 | 45% | |
| Tanzania | 10 | 8 | 44.4% | |
| Kenya | 9 | 7 | 43.8% | |
| Tuvalu | 8 | 6 | 42.9% | |
| Comoros | 7 | 5 | 41.6% | |
| Panama | 10 | 7 | 41.2% | |
| 31-40% | El Salvador | 12 | 8 | 40.0% |
| Dominican Republic | 10 | 6 | 37.5 | |
| Chile | 13 | 7 | 35.0% | |
| Afghanistan | 8 | 4 | 33.3% | |
| Brunei Darussalam | 8 | 4 | 33.3% | |
| Iceland | 12 | 6 | 33.3% | |
| Lesotho | 10 | 5 | 33.3% | |
| Uruguay | 12 | 6 | 33.3% | |
| Israel | 11 | 5 | 31.3% | |
| Mauritius | 11 | 5 | 31.3% | |
| 21-30% | Kiribati | 7 | 3 | 30% |
| South Korea | 12 | 5 | 29.4% | |
| Colombia | 15 | 6 | 28.6% | |
| Slovak Republic | 5 | 2 | 28.6% | |
| Nepal | 13 | 5 | 27.8% | |
| Micronesia | 8 | 3 | 27.3% | |
| Madagascar | 11 | 4 | 26.7% | |
| Brazil | 14 | 5 | 26.3% | |
| Paraguay | 14 | 5 | 26.3% | |
| Philippines | 15 | 5 | 25.0% | |
| Poland | 12 | 4 | 25.0% | |
| Timor-Leste | 3 | 1 | 25.0% | |
| Botswana | 13 | 4 | 23.5% | |
| Zimbabwe | 10 | 3 | 23.1% | |
| Cameroon | 14 | 4 | 22.2% | |
| Estonia | 7 | 2 | 22.2% | |
| Latvia | 7 | 2 | 22.2% | |
| Niger | 14 | 4 | 22.2% | |
| The Gambia | 15 | 4 | 21.1% | |
| Maldives | 15 | 4 | 21.1% | |
| 11-20% | Ethiopia | 12 | 3 | 20% |
| Senegal | 17 | 4 | 19% | |
| Sri Lanka | 17 | 4 | 19% | |
| Russia | 14 | 3 | 17.6% | |
| Equatorial Guinea | 15 | 3 | 16.7% | |
| Eritrea | 5 | 1 | 16.7% | |
| Greece | 15 | 3 | 16.7% | |
| Sierra Leone | 15 | 3 | 16.7% | |
| Vietnam | 5 | 1 | 16.7% | |
| Burundi | 16 | 3 | 15.8% | |
| Ecuador | 16 | 3 | 15.8% | |
| Ghana | 16 | 3 | 15.8% | |
| Honduras | 16 | 3 | 15.8% | |
| Nicaragua | 16 | 3 | 15.8% | |
| Iraq | 11 | 2 | 15.4% | |
| Guatemala | 17 | 3 | 15% | |
| Guinea | 18 | 3 | 14.3% | |
| Papua New Guinea | 12 | 2 | 14.3% | |
| Qatar | 12 | 2 | 14.3% | |
| Solomon Islands | 12 | 2 | 14.3% | |
| Pakistan | 19 | 3 | 13.6% | |
| Bahrain | 13 | 2 | 13.3% | |
| Bolivia | 15 | 2 | 11.8% | |
| Swaziland | 15 | 2 | 11.8% | |
| Uganda | 15 | 2 | 11.8% | |
| Azerbaijan | 8 | 1 | 11.1% | |
| Cote d'Ivoire | 16 | 2 | 11.1% | |
| Croatia | 8 | 1 | 11.1% | |
| Libya | 8 | 1 | 11.1% | |
| Malawi | 16 | 2 | 11.1% | |
| Rwanda | 16 | 2 | 11.1% | |
| Slovenia | 8 | 1 | 11.1% | |
| Thailand | 16 | 2 | 11.1% | |
| Ukraine | 8 | 1 | 11.1% | |
| Venezuela | 16 | 2 | 11.1% | |
| Türkiye | 17 | 2 | 10.5% | |
| 1-10% | Vanuatu | 9 | 1 | 10% |
| Peru | 18 | 2 | 10% | |
| Cambodia | 11 | 1 | 8.3% | |
| Mozambique | 11 | 1 | 8.3% | |
| Sudan | 11 | 1 | 8.3% | |
| Syria | 11 | 1 | 8.3% | |
| Burma | 12 | 1 | 7.7% | |
| Oman | 13 | 1 | 7.1% | |
| Egypt | 14 | 1 | 6.7% | |
| Algeria | 15 | 1 | 6.3% | |
| Guyana | 16 | 1 | 5.9% | |
| Indonesia | 16 | 1 | 5.9% | |
| Liberia | 16 | 1 | 5.9% | |
| Zambia | 16 | 1 | 5.9% | |
| Mauritania | 17 | 1 | 5.6% | |
| Cyprus | 18 | 1 | 5.3% | |
| Gabon | 18 | 1 | 5.3% | |
| Jordan | 18 | 1 | 5.3% | |
| Nigeria | 18 | 1 | 5.3% | |
| Burkina Faso | 19 | 1 | 5.0% | |
| Malaysia | 19 | 1 | 5.0% | |
| Haiti | 20 | 1 | 4.8% | |
| Mali | 20 | 1 | 4.8% | |
| Bulgaria | 21 | 1 | 4.5% | |
| 0% | Albania | 9 | 0 | 0% |
| Angola | 8 | 0 | 0% | |
| Armenia | 8 | 0 | 0% | |
| Bangladesh | 16 | 0 | 0% | |
| Belarus | 6 | 0 | 0% | |
| Benin | 18 | 0 | 0% | |
| Bosnia & Herzegovina | 9 | 0 | 0% | |
| Cabo Verde | 14 | 0 | 0% | |
| Central African Republic | 19 | 0 | 0% | |
| Chad | 21 | 0 | 0% | |
| Congo (DR) | 19 | 0 | 0% | |
| Congo (Republic of) | 15 | 0 | 0% | |
| Djibouti | 13 | 0 | 0% | |
| Georgia | 7 | 0 | 0% | |
| Guinea-Bissau | 13 | 0 | 0% | |
| Kazakhstan | 7 | 0 | 0% | |
| Kosovo | 4 | 0 | 0% | |
| Kuwait | 18 | 0 | 0% | |
| Kyrgyz Republic | 9 | 0 | 0% | |
| Laos | 16 | 0 | 0% | |
| Lebanon | 22 | 0 | 0% | |
| Lithuania | 8 | 0 | 0% | |
| Macedonia | 7 | 0 | 0% | |
| Marshall Islands | 10 | 0 | 0% | |
| Moldova | 9 | 0 | 0% | |
| Mongolia | 10 | 0 | 0% | |
| Montenegro | 3 | 0 | 0% | |
| Namibia | 9 | 0 | 0% | |
| Palau | 4 | 0 | 0% | |
| São Tomé & Principe | 13 | 0 | 0% | |
| Serbia | 6 | 0 | 0% | |
| Somalia | 13 | 0 | 0% | |
| South Sudan | 2 | 0 | 0% | |
| Suriname | 15 | 0 | 0% | |
| Tajikistan | 9 | 0 | 0% | |
| Togo | 21 | 0 | 0% | |
| Tunisia | 18 | 0 | 0% | |
| Turkmenistan | 8 | 0 | 0% | |
| United Arab Emirates | 15 | 0 | 0% | |
| Uzbekistan | 8 | 0 | 0% | |
| Yemen | 16 | 0 | 0% |
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