Welcome to the American Foreign Service Association's Ambassador Tracker. Here, AFSA presents an up-to-date overview of the status of Ambassador and senior-level foreign affairs nominations and confirmations. Our data includes the numbers on nominated and confirmed U.S. Ambassadors abroad, as well as other senior positions in the Foreign Service and related agencies. We also house historical data for previous administrations and important resources for understanding the process of nominating and confirming key positions in American diplomacy.
Whether you're an aspiring diplomat, a curious academic, or a journalist keen on understanding the current landscape of American ambassadors, our tracker offers valuable data and insights into the diplomats shaping U.S. foreign policy. Dive into the numbers and trends to gain a deeper understanding of the state of American diplomacy today.
Current Data
Tracker: Current U.S. Ambassadors Tracker: Senior Official Appointments Current Deputy Chiefs of Mission Special Envoys, Representatives, Coordinators Principal Officer Tracker Ambassadors to the U.S. from Other Nations Appointments: Donald J. Trump (2nd term)
Historical Data
Asst. Secretaries: FS Career vs Other Senior Positions: FS Career vs. Other Career vs. Other: Asst. Sec. Equivalents Appointments: Donald J. Trump (2nd Term) Appointments: Joseph R. Biden Appointments: Donald J. Trump (1st Term) Appointments: Barack Obama Appointments: George W. Bush Appointments: William J. Clinton Appointments: George H. W. Bush Appointments: Ronald Reagan Appointments: Jimmy Carter Appointments: Gerald Ford
References
Certificates of Competence Foreign Service Act of 1980
Updated March 24, 2025
Total Positions: 195
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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Post
Current Ambassador
Nominee
Type
Nominated
Confirmed
Afghanistan
VACANT
African Union
Stephanie S. Sullivan
Career
6/15/22
6/24/24
Albania
VACANT
Algeria
Elizabeth Aubin
Career
4/19/21
12/20/21
Angola and São Tomé & Príncipe
VACANT
APEC
Matthew D. Murray
Career
1/3/23
7/27/23
Argentina
VACANT
Peter Lamelas
Other
3/24/25
pending
Armenia
Kristina A. Kvien
Career
7/11/22
12/13/22
ASEAN
VACANT
Australia
VACANT
Austria
VACANT
Arthur Fisher
Other
3/24/25
Azerbaijan
VACANT
Bahamas
VACANT
Herschel Walker
Other
3/24/25
pending
Bahrain
Steven Bondy
Career
4/19/21
12/20/21
Bangladesh
VACANT
Barbados
VACANT
Belarus
VACANT
Belgium
VACANT
William White
Other
3/24/25
pending
Belize
VACANT
Benin
Brian Wesley Shukan
Career
8/11/21
12/20/21
Bolivia
VACANT
Bosnia and Herzegovina
Michael J. Murphy
Career
7/20/21
12/20/21
Botswana
Howard A. Van Vranken
Career
7/20/21
12/21/22
Brazil
VACANT
Brunei Darussalam
Caryn McClelland
Career
7/20/21
12/20/21
Bulgaria
VACANT
Burkina Faso
Joann M. Lockard
Career
7/25/23
5/2/24
Burma
VACANT*
Burundi
Lisa Peterson
Career
4/17/23
5/2/24
Cabo Verde
Jennifer M. Adams
Career
9/12/22
5/2/24
Cambodia
VACANT
Cameroon
Christopher J. Lamora
Career
4/19/21
12/20/21
Canada
VACANT
Peter Hoekstra
Other
2/11/25
pending
Central African Republic
Patricia Mahoney
Career
7/28/21
12/20/21
Chad
Alexander Mark Laskaris
Career
1/20/22
7/14/22
Chile
VACANT
Brandon Judd
Other
3/11/25
pending
China
VACANT
David Perdue
Other
3/24/25
pending
Colombia
VACANT
Daniel Newlin
Other
3/24/25
pending
Congo (DR)
Lucy Tamlyn
Career
6/22/22
12/20/22
Congo (Republic of)
Eugene S. Young
Career
4/22/21
12/17/21
Costa Rica
VACANT
Melinda Hildebrand
Other
3/24/25
pending
Côte d'Ivoire
Jessica Davis Ba
Career
6/8/22
12/15/22
Croatia
VACANT
Nicole McGraw
Other
3/11/25
pending
Cuba
VACANT
Cyprus
Julie D. Fisher
Career
6/15/22
12/13/22
Czech Republic
VACANT
Nicholas Merrick
Other
3/24/25
pending
Denmark
VACANT
Kenneth Howery
Other
3/24/25
pending
Djibouti
Cynthia Kierscht
Career
1/23/23
5/2/24
Dominican Republic
VACANT
Leah Campos
Other
3/11/25
pending
Ecuador
Arthur W. Brown
Career
9/6/22
5/2/24
Egypt
Herro Mustafa Garg
Career
3/30/23
11/1/23
El Salvador
William H. Duncan
Career
3/7/22
12/13/22
Equatorial Guinea
David R. Gilmour
Career
8/11/21
12/20/21
Eritrea
VACANT*
Estonia
VACANT
Roman Pipko
Other
3/24/25
pending
Eswatini (formerly Swaziland)
VACANT
Ethiopia
Ervin Jose Massinga
Career
1/3/22
7/27/23
European Union
VACANT
Andrew Puzder
Other
3/11/25
pending
Fiji, Kiribati, Nauru & Tuvalu
Marie C. Damour
Career
5/26/22
8/4/22
Finland
VACANT
Howard Brodie
Other
3/24/25
pending
France & Monaco
VACANT
Charles Kushner
Other
2/11/25
pending
Gabon
Vernelle Trim FitzPatrick
Career
2/27/23
11/29/23
The Gambia
Sharon Cromer
Career
6/22/21
12/20/21
Georgia
Robin Dunnigan
Career
2/13/23
7/27/23
Germany
VACANT
Ghana
Virginia Palmer
Career
7/13/21
3/2/22
Greece
VACANT
Kimberly Guilfoyle
Other
3/24/25
pending
Guatemala
Tobin John Bradley
Career
4/26/23
12/20/23
Guinea
Troy Damian Fitrell
Career
6/23/21
12/20/21
Guyana
Nicole D. Theriot
Career
9/12/22
7/27/23
Haiti
Dennis B. Hankins
Career
5/30/23
3/14/24
Holy See
VACANT
Brian Burch
Other
3/11/25
pending
Honduras
Laura Farnsworth Dogu
Career
11/17/21
3/10/22
Hungary
VACANT
IAEA
VACANT
ICAO
VACANT
Iceland
VACANT
India
VACANT
Indonesia
Kamala Shirin Lakhdhir
Career
10/24/23
5/2/24
Iraq
Alina Romanowski
Other
12/13/21
3/24/22
Ireland
VACANT
Edward Walsh
Other
3/24/25
pending
Israel
VACANT
Mike Huckabee
Other
2/11/25
pending
Italy & San Marino
VACANT
Tilman Fertitta
Other
3/11/25
pending
Jamaica
VACANT
Japan
VACANT
George Glass
Other
2/11/25
pending
Jordan
VACANT
Kazakhstan
Daniel Rosenblum
Other
6/7/22
8/4/22
Kenya
VACANT
Kosovo
Jeffrey Hovenier
Career
7/13/21
11/18/21
Kuwait
Karen Sasahara
Amer Ghalib
Other
3/24/25
pending
Kyrgyz Republic
Lesslie Viguerie
Career
3/7/22
9/29/22
Laos
Heather Roach Variava
Career
2/13/23
11/29/23
Latvia
Christopher T. Robinson
Melissa Argyros
Other
3/24/25
pending
Lebanon
Lisa A. Johnson
Michel Issa
Other
3/24/25
pending
Lesotho
VACANT
Liberia
Mark Toner
Career
3/30/23
5/2/24
Libya
VACANT
Lithuania
Kara C. McDonald
Career
3/21/23
11/29/23
Luxembourg
VACANT
Stacey Feinberg
Other
3/24/25
pending
Madagascar & Comoros
Claire Pierangelo
Career
7/13/21
3/2/22
Malawi
VACANT
Malaysia
Edgard D. Kagan
Career
5/2/23
11/8/23
Maldives
Hugo Yue-Ho Yon
Career
7/28/22
7/27/23
Mali
Rachna Sachdeva Korhonen
Career
4/25/22
12/13/22
Malta
VACANT
Somers Farkas
Other
3/11/25
pending
Marshall Islands
Laura Stone
Career
7/12/23
5/2/24
Mauritania
VACANT
Mauritius
Henry V. Jardine
Career
7/11/22
12/13/22
Mexico
VACANT
Ronald Johnson
Other
2/11/25
pending
Micronesia
Jennifer L. Johnson
Career
1/23/23
7/27/23
Moldova
VACANT
Mongolia
Richard Lee Buangan
Career
4/25/22
8/4/22
Montenegro
Judy Rising Reinke
Career
7/30/18
9/6/18
Morocco
VACANT
Richard 'Duke' Buchan III
Other
3/24/25
pending
Mozambique
Peter H. Vrooman
Career
7/28/21
12/20/21
Namibia
VACANT
NATO
VACANT
Matthew Whitaker
Other
2/11/25
pending
Nepal
Dean R. Thompson
Career
4/4/22
8/4/22
Netherlands
VACANT
Joseph Popolo
Other
3/24/25
pending
New Zealand, Cook Islands and Niue
VACANT
Jared Novelly
Other
3/24/25
pending
Nicaragua
Hugo F. Rodriguez, Jr.*
Career
5/9/22
9/29/22
Niger
Kathleen FitzGibbon
Career
8/4/22
7/27/23
Nigeria
Richard Mills, Jr.
Career
7/28/22
5/2/24
North Macedonia
Angela Price Aggeler
Career
5/26/22
8/4/22
Norway
VACANT
Michael Kavoukjian
Other
3/24/25
pending
OAS
VACANT
Leandro Rizzuto
Other
3/11/25
pending
OECD
VACANT
Oman
Ana Escrogima
Career
1/3/23
10/17/23
OPCW
Nicole Shampaine
Career
2/13/23
2/6/24
OSCE
VACANT
Pakistan
Donald A. Blome
Career
10/21/21
3/1/22
Palau
Joel Ehrendreich
Career
3/21/23
7/27/23
Panama
VACANT
Kevin Cabrera
Other
2/11/25
pending
Papua New Guinea & Vanuatu
Ann Marie Yastishock
Career
7/11/22
11/29/23
Paraguay
Marc Ostfield
Other
6/22/21
12/20/21
Peru
Stephanie Syptak-Ramnath
Career
1/3/23
5/2/24
Philippines
MaryKay Loss Carlson
Career
2/10/22
5/5/22
Poland
VACANT
Thomas Rose
Other
3/24/25
pending
Portugal
VACANT
John Arrigo
Other
3/11/25
pending
Qatar
Timmy T. Davis
Career
3/30/22
8/4/22
Romania
Kathleen Ann Kavalec
Career
6/7/22
12/15/22
Russia
Lynne M. Tracy
Career
9/22/22
12/21/22
Rwanda
Eric W. Kneedler
Career
8/4/22
7/27/23
Samoa
VACANT
Saudi Arabia
VACANT
Senegal & Guinea-Bissau
Michael Raynor
Career
4/19/21
12/20/21
Serbia
VACANT
Seychelles
VACANT
Sierra Leone
Bryan David Hunt
Career
3/6/23
7/27/23
Singapore
VACANT
Slovakia
Gautam Rana
Career
5/26/22
8/4/22
Slovenia
VACANT
Solomon Islands
VACANT
Somalia
Richard H. Riley, IV
Career
3/30/23
5/2/24
South Africa
VACANT
Leo Brent Bozell III
Other
3/24/25
pending
South Korea
VACANT
South Sudan
Michael J. Adler
Career
2/3/22
7/14/22
Spain & Andorra
VACANT
Benjamin Leon, Jr.
Other
3/24/25
pending
Sri Lanka
Julie Chung
Career
7/19/21
12/20/21
Sudan
VACANT
Suriname
Robert Faucher
Career
6/8/22
12/13/22
Sweden
VACANT
Christine Toretti
Other
3/24/25
pending
Switzerland & Liechtenstein
VACANT
Callista Gingrich
Other
3/24/25
pending
Syria
VACANT*
Tajikistan
Manuel P. Micaller, Jr.
Career
7/11/22
12/13/22
Tanzania
VACANT
Thailand
Robert Godec
Career
4/5/22
8/4/22
Timor-Leste
Donna Ann Welton
Career
9/8/22
5/7/24
Togo
VACANT
Tonga
VACANT
Trinidad and Tobago
VACANT
Tunisia
Joey R. Hood
Bill Bazzi
Other
3/24/25
pending
Türkiye
VACANT
Thomas Barrack
Other
3/11/25
pending
Turkmenistan
Elizabeth Rood
Career
8/4/22
5/2/24
Uganda
William W. Popp
Career
2/27/23
7/27/23
Ukraine
Bridget A. Brink
Career
4/26/22
5/18/22
United Arab Emirates
Martina Strong
Career
9/19/22
7/27/23
United Kingdom
VACANT
Warren Stephens
Other
2/11/25
pending
United Nations
VACANT
Elise Stefanik
Other
1/20/25
pending
UN / Conf. on Disarmament
VACANT
UN / Deputy Representative
Dorothy C. Shea
Career
1/3/23
8/1/24
UN / Economic & Social Council
VACANT
UN / Geneva
VACANT
UN / Human Rights Council
VACANT
UN / Management & Reform
VACANT
UN / Political Affairs
VACANT
Jennifer Locetta
Other
3/24/25
pending
UN / Rome
VACANT
Lynda Blanchard
Other
3/24/25
pending
UN / Vienna
VACANT
UNESCO
VACANT
Uruguay
Heide B. Fulton
Luigi Rinaldi
Other
3/24/25
pending
Uzbekistan
Jonathan Henick
Career
5/24/22
8/4/22
Venezuela
VACANT
Vietnam
Marc Evans Knapper
Career
4/19/21
12/20/21
Yemen
Steven H. Fagin
Career
12/2/21
4/7/22
Zambia
Michael C. Gonzales
Career
4/26/22
8/4/22
Zimbabwe
Pamela Tremont
Career
6/22/22
5/2/24
* denotes that the U.S. does not currently exchange Ambassadors with that country
+ denotes that the nominee is a retired member of the Foreign Service
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