Ambassadors of the United States
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This is a list of ambassadors from the United States.
The incumbent's names change from time to time, sometimes a post starts or stops being temporarily headed by a lower ranking diplomat. Occasionally a post is created or abolished.
Current US Embassy Ambassadors
Currently ambassadors from the United States are accredited to the host governments of:
- Afghanistan - Ronald E. Neumann
- Albania - Marcie Berman Ries
- Algeria - Richard W. Erdman
- Angola - Cynthia Grissom Efird
- Argentina - Lino Gutierrez
- Armenia - John M. Ordway
- Australia - None since January 2005
- Austria - W. L. Lyons "Lee" Brown Jr.
- Azerbaijan - Reno L. Harnish III
- Bahrain - Ronald E. Neumann
- Bangladesh - Harry K. Thomas Jr.
- Barbados - Mary E. Kramer
- Belarus - George A. Krol
- Belgium - Tom C. Korologos
- Belize - Russell F. Freeman
- Benin - Wayne E. Neill
- Bolivia - David N. Greenlee
- Bosnia-Herzegovina - Clifford G. Bond
- Botswana - Katherine H. Canavan
- Brazil - John J. Danilovich
- Brunei - Gene Christy
- Bulgaria - James W. Pardew
- Burkina Faso - vacant, Cynthia Akuetteh is Chargé d'Affaires
- Burma - Carmen Martinez
- Burundi - James Yellin
- Cambodia - Joseph A. Mussomeli
- Cameroon - Niels Marquardt
- Canada - David Wilkins
- Cape Verde - Roger D. Pierce
- Chad - Marc M. Wall
- Chile - Craig Perry
- People's Republic of China - Clark T. Randt Jr.
- Colombia - William B. Wood
- The Democratic Republic of the Congo - Roger A. Meece
- The Republic of the Congo - Robin Renee Sanders
- Costa Rica - John J. Danilovich
- Côte d'Ivoire - Aubrey Hooks
- Croatia - Ralph Frank
- Cuba - James C. Cason (see note)
- Cyprus - Michael Klosson
- The Czech Republic - William J. Cabaniss Jr.
- Denmark - Stuart Bernstein
- The Dominican Republic - Hans H. Hertell
- The Republic of Djibouti - Marguerita Ragsdale
- East Timor - Grover Joseph Rees III
- Ecuador - Kristie A. Kenney
- Egypt - Francis J. Ricciardone Jr.
- El Salvador - Hugh Douglas Barclay
- Eritrea - Scott H. DeLisi
- Estonia - Joseph Dethomas
- Ethiopia - vacant, Vicki Huddleston is Chargé d'Affaires
- Fiji - David L. Lyon
- Finland - Marilyn Ware
- France - Howard H. Leach
- Gabon - Barrie R. Walkley
- The Gambia - Jackson McDonald
- Georgia - Richard Miles
- Germany - William R. Timken, Jr. [1]
- Ghana - Pamela Bridgewater
- Greece - Charles Ries
- Grenada - Earl B. Phillips
- Guatemala - John R. Hamilton
- Guinea - Jackson McDonald
- Guyana - Roland W. Bullen
- Haiti - James B. Foley
- The Holy See (Vatican City) - Francis Rooney
- Honduras - Larry Palmer
- Hungary - George Herbert Walker III
- Iceland - James I. Gadsden
- India - David C. Mulford
- Indonesia - Ralph L. Boyce
- Iraq - Zalmay Khalilzad
- Republic of Ireland - James C. Kenny
- Israel - Daniel C. Kurtzer
- Italy - Mel Sembler
- Jamaica - Sue M. Cobb
- Japan - John Thomas Schieffer
- Jordan - none (see note)
- Kazakhstan - Larry C. Napper
- Kenya - William M. Bellamy
- Republic of Korea - Alexander R. Vershbow
- Kosovo - Marcie B. Ries
- Kuwait - Richard H. Jones
- Kyrgyzstan - Stephen Young
- Laos - Douglas A. Hartwick
- Latvia - Catherine Todd Bailey
- Lebanon - Jeffrey D. Feltman
- Lesotho - June Carter Perry
- Liberia - Donald E. Booth
- Lithuania - Stephen D. Mull
- Luxembourg - Ann Wagner
- Republic of Macedonia - Lawrence E. Butler
- Madagascar - James D. McGee
- Malawi - Alan Eastham
- Malaysia - Marie T. Huhtala
- Mali - Terence P. McCulley
- Malta - Anthony Gioia
- Marshall Islands - Greta N. Morris
- Mauritania - Joseph LeBaron
- Mauritius - vacant, Stephen M. Schwartz is Chargé d'Affaires
- Mexico - Antonio O. Garza Jr.
- Micronesia - Larry M. Dinger
- Moldova - Heather M. Hodges
- Mongolia - Pamela J.H. Slutz
- Morocco - Thomas T. Riley
- Mozambique - Helen R. Meagher La Lime
- Namibia - vacant, Eric Benjaminson is Chargé d’Affaires
- Nepal - Michael E. Malinowski
- Netherlands - Clifford Sobel
- New Zealand - Charles J. Swindells
- Nicaragua - Barbara C. Moore
- Niger - vacant, John W. Davison is Chargé d'Affaires
- Nigeria - John Campbell
- Norway - John Doyle Ong
- Oman - Richard L. Baltimore III
- Pakistan - Ryan C. Crocker [2]
- Palau - Francis Ricciardone
- Panama - Linda Watt
- Papua New Guinea - Susan S. Jacobs
- Paraguay - John F. Keane
- Peru - James Curtis "Curt" Struble
- Philippines - Albert del Rosario
- Poland - Victor Ashe
- Portugal - John N. Palmer
- Qatar - Maureen Quinn
- Romania - VACANT
- Russia - William Joseph Burns
- Rwanda - Margaret K. McMillion
- Saudi Arabia - James C. Oberwetter
- Senegal - Vacant, Robert P. Jackson is Chargé d’Affaires
- Serbia-Montenegro - Michael Polt
- Sierra Leone - Thomas N. Hull
- Singapore - Franklin L. Lavin
- Slovakia - Ronald Weiser
- Slovenia - Johnny Young
- South Africa - Vacant, Donald Teitelbaum is Chargé d’Affaires
- Spain - Eduardo Aguirre
- Sri Lanka - Jeffrey J. Lunstead
- Sudan - Vacant, John W. Limbert is Chargé d’Affaires
- Suriname - Marsha E. Barnes
- Swaziland - Lewis Lucke
- Sweden - M. Teel Bivins
- Switzerland - Kevin E. Moley
- Tajikistan - Richard E. Hoagland (see note)
- Tanzania - Michael L. Retzer
- Thailand - Darryl N. Johnson
- Togo - Gregory W. Engle
- Trinidad and Tobago - Roy L. Austin
- Tunisia - William J. Hudson
- Turkey - Eric S. Edelman
- Turkmenistan - Tracey Jacobson
- Uganda - Vacant, Mr. William E. Fitzgerald is Chargé d’Affaires
- Ukraine - John Herbst
- United Arab Emirates - Macelle Wahba
- United Kingdom - Robert Tuttle
- Uruguay - Martin J. Silverstein
- Uzbekistan - John Purnell
- Venezuela - William Brownfield
- Vietnam - Michael W. Marine
- Yemen - Edmund J. Hull
- Zambia - Vacant, Andrew A. Passen is Chargé d’Affaires
- Zimbabwe - Christopher William Dell
Notes
- The United States of America has not had an ambassador to Jordan since the departure of Edward Gnehm on July 12, 2004. The Chargé d'Affaires ad interim is David Hale. [3]
- Due to security concerns the United States Embassy to Tajikistan operates from Almaty, Kazakhstan
- The United States of America does not currently have nor do they maintain diplomatic relations with the Republic of Cuba. U.S. Interests in the Republic of Cuba are handled by the U.S. Interests section of the Embassy of Switzerland in Havana.
- The United States of America does not currently have nor do they maintain diplomatic relations with the Kingdom of Bhutan, the Islamic Republic of Iran, the Democratic People's Republic of Korea and the Republic of Sudan. U.S. Interests in the Islamic Republic of Iran are handled by the U.S. Interests section of the Embassy of Switzerland in Tehran. Americans who travel to these countries do so at their own risk and in some cases in violation of U.S. and/or U.N. sanctions.
Ambassadors to International Organizations
Current ambassadors from the United States to international organizations
| Host organization | Location | Ambassador |
|---|---|---|
| Conference on Disarmament | Geneva, Switzerland | Jackie Wolcott Sanders |
| European Union | Brussels, Belgium | In the interim before C. Boyden Gray is confirmed, Deputy Chief of Mission is P. Michael McKinley |
| International Civil Aviation Organization | Montreal, Canada | Edward W. Stimpson |
| North Atlantic Treaty Organisation | Brussels, Belgium | Victoria Nuland |
| Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development | Paris, France | Constance A. Morella |
| Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe | Vienna, Austria | Stephan M. Minikes |
| Organization of American States | Washington, DC, United States | John Maisto |
| United Nations | New York, United States | John R. Bolton |
| United Nations Agencies for Food and Agriculture | Rome, Italy | Tony P. Hall |
| United Nations Environment Programme | Nairobi, Kenya | Johnnie Carson |
| United Nations International Organizations in Vienna | Vienna, Austria | Kenneth C. Brill |
Ambassadors-at-large
Current ambassadors-at-large from the United States with worldwide responsibility:
| Title (competence) | Ambassador |
|---|---|
| Ambassador-at-Large for War Crimes Issues | Pierre-Richard Prosper |
| Ambassador-at-Large for Counterterrorism | J. Cofer Black |
Other Senior Diplomatic Representatives
Other senior diplomatic representatives from the United States
| Host country | Ambassador | Title |
|---|---|---|
| Bahamas | Robert M. Witajewski | Chargé d'Affaires |
| Belgium | Brenda B. Schoonover | Chargé d'Affaires |
| Nigeria | Rick L. Roberts | Chargé d'Affaires |
| Syria | Gene A. Cretz | Chargé d'Affaires |
| Taiwan | Douglas H. Paal | Director of the Taipei office of the American Institute in Taiwan |
| Tanzania | Michael S. Owen | Chargé d'Affaires |
Past Ambassadors
Well-known past ambassadors from the United States