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Special Envoys, Representatives, Coordinators
Updated on November 17, 2021
| Post | Ambassador | Status | Year Appointed |
|---|---|---|---|
| Advancing the Human Rights of LGBTQI+ Persons | Jessica Stern | Other | 2021 |
| Afghanistan Reconciliation | Thomas West | Other | 2021 |
| APEC Senior Official | Sandra Oudkirk | Career FS | 2019 |
| Arctic Region | James P. DeHart | Career FS | 2020 |
| Belarus | Julie D. Fisher | Career FS | 2021 |
| Biological & Toxic Convention Issues | Robert A. Wood | Career FS | 2014 |
| Civil Society & Emerging Democracies | VACANT | ||
| Climate Change | John Kerry | Other | 2021 |
| Closure of the Guantanamo Facility | VACANT | ||
| Commercial & Business Affairs | VACANT | ||
| Cyber Issues | VACANT | ||
| Environment and Water Resources | VACANT | ||
| Global Coalition to Counter ISIS | VACANT | ||
| Global COVID-19 Response and Health Security | Gayle Smith | Other | 2021 |
| Global Criminal Justice | Beth Van Schaack | Other | 2021 |
| Global Engagement Center | VACANT | ||
| Global Food Security | VACANT | ||
| Global Partnerships | Thomas Debass | Other | 2016 |
| Global Women's Issues | Geeta Rao Gupta | Other | 2021 |
| Global Youth Issues | Andrew Rabens | Other | 2014 |
| Haiti | VACANT | ||
| Holocaust Issues | Ellen Germain | Career FS | 2021 |
| Horn of Africa | Jeffrey Feltman | Retired FS | 2021 |
| Hostage Affairs | Roger D. Carstens | Other | 2020 |
| International Disability Rights | VACANT | ||
| International Information Programs | VACANT | ||
| International Labor Affairs | VACANT | ||
| International Religious Freedom | Rashad Hussain | Other | 2021 |
| Iran | Rob Malley | Other | 2021 |
| Israeli-Palestinian Negotiations | VACANT | ||
| Libya | Richard Norland | Career FS | 2021 |
| Monitor and Combat Anti-Semitism | Deborah Lipstadt | Other | 2021 |
| Muslim Communities | VACANT | ||
| Northern Ireland | VACANT | ||
| Northern Triangle | Ricardo Zuniga | Career FS | 2021 |
| North Korea | Sung Y. Kim | Career FS | 2021 |
| North Korea Human Rights Issues | VACANT | ||
| Nuclear Nonproliferation | Jeffrey Eberhardt | Other | 2019 |
| Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons | Joseph Manso | Career FS | 2020 |
| Organization of Islamic Cooperation | VACANT | ||
| Religion and Global Affairs | VACANT | ||
| Sahel Region of Africa | VACANT | ||
| Sanctions Policy | James O'Brien | Other | 2021 |
| Science & Technology | VACANT | ||
| Security Negotiations and Agreements | Donna A. Welton | Career FS | 2020 |
| South Sudan | VACANT | ||
| Sudan | Donald E. Booth | Recalled FS | 2019 |
| Syria | Joel Rayburn | Other | 2018 |
| Threat Reduction Programs | VACANT | ||
| Tibetan Issues | Uzra Zeya | Recalled FS | 2021 |
| Trafficking in Persons | VACANT | ||
| Ukraine Negotiations | VACANT | ||
| U.S. Foreign Assistance Resources | VACANT | ||
| USG Activities to Combat HIV/AIDS Globally | John Nkengasong | Other | 2021 |
| Venezuela | VACANT | ||
| Yemen | Tim Lenderking | Career FS | 2021 |