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Ambassadors serve as the highest-ranking representatives to other countries or international organizations. The duties of an ambassador can include speaking on U.S. policy, advising the U.S. government on foreign policy, and coordinating American personnel within their jurisdiction.[1][2]

The presidential authority to make these appointments arises from Article II, Section 2, Clause 2 of the U.S. Constitution, which states in the part that "he shall nominate, and by and with the Advice and Consent of the Senate, shall appoint Ambassadors, other public Ministers and Consuls, Judges of the supreme Court, and all other Officers of the United States, whose Appointments are not herein otherwise provided for."[3]

This page provides an overview of U.S. ambassadors appointed by President Joe Biden (D).

Biden appointed 217 ambassadors, according to the American Foreign Service Association.[4]

* List of ambassadorial appointments by country or mission
* Historical comparison of ambassadorial appointments by type

## Contents

* 1 List of ambassadorial appointments by country or mission
* 2 Historical comparison of ambassadorial appointments by type
* 3 See also
* 4 Footnotes

## List of ambassadorial appointments by country or mission[edit]

The following table provides a list of ambassadorial appointments in alphabetical order by country, according to the American Foreign Service Association. It also provides the type of appointment. Political appointments are not active career diplomats, while career appointments come from the United States Foreign Service.[4]

U.S. ambassadors appointed by President Joe Biden (D)

Country  | Ambassador  | Appointment type
African Union | Stephanie Sanders Sullivan | Career
Albania | David J. Kostelancik | Career
Algeria | Elizabeth Aubin | Career
Algeria | Joshua M. Harris | Career
Angola and São Tomé & Principe | Tulinabo Mushingi | Career
Angola and São Tomé & Principe | Abigail L. Dressel | Career
APEC | Matthew D. Murray | Career
Argentina | Marc Stanley | Other (Political)
Armenia | Kristina A. Kvien | Career
ASEAN | Yohannes Abraham | Other (Political)
Australia | Caroline Kennedy | Other (Political)
Austria | Victoria Reggie Kennedy | Other (Political)
Azerbaijan | Mark W. Libby | Career
Bahamas | Calvin Smyre | Other (Political)
Bahrain | Steven Bondy | Career
Bangladesh | Peter D. Haas | Career
Bangladesh | David Slayton Meale | Career
Barbados (Antigua and Barbuda, Dominica, Grenada, St. Kitts and Nevis, St. Lucia, St. Vincent and the Grenadines) | Roger Nyhus | Other (Political)
Belgium | Michael Adler | Other (Political)
Belize | Michelle Kwan | Other (Political)
Benin | Brian Wesley Shukan | Career
Benin | Kali C. Jones | Career
Bosnia and Herzegovina | Michael J. Murphy | Career
Bosnia and Herzegovina | Douglas D. Jones | Career
Botswana | Howard A. Van Vranken | Career
Brazil | Elizabeth Frawley Bagley | Other (Political)
Brunei Darussalam | Caryn McClelland | Career
Brunei Darussalam | Angela Kerwin | Career
Bulgaria | Kenneth Merten | Career
Burkina Faso | Joann M. Lockard | Career
Burundi | Lisa Peterson | Career
Cabo Verde | Jennifer M. Adams | Career
Cambodia | Robert W. Forden | Career
Cameroon | Christopher Lamora | Career
Canada | David Cohen | Other (Political)
Central African Republic | Patricia Mahoney | Career
Central African Republic | Christopher J. Lamora | Career
Chad | Alexander Mark Laskaris | Career
Chile | Bernadette Meehan | Other (Former FS)
China | R. Nicholas Burns | Other (Retired FS)
Colombia | None [5] | N/A
Congo (DR) | Lucy Tamlyn | Career
Congo (Republic of) | Eugene S. Young | Career
Costa Rica | Cynthia Ann Telles | Other (Political)
Côte d'Ivoire | Jessica Davis Ba | Career
Croatia | Nathalie Reyes | Other
Cyprus | Julie D. Fisher | Career
Czech Republic | Bijan Sabet | Other (Political)
Denmark | Alan Leventhal | Other (Political)
Djibouti | Cynthia Kierscht | Career
Dominican Republic | Juan Iturregui | Other (Political)
Ecuador | Arthur W. Brown | Career
Egypt | Herro Mustafa Garg | Career
El Salvador | William H. Duncan | Career
Equatorial Guinea | David R. Gilmour | Career
Equatorial Guinea | Amanda S. Jacobsen | Career
Estonia | George P. Kent | Career
Eswatini (formerly Swaziland) | John W. McIntyre | Career
Ethiopia | Ervin Joseph Massinga | Career
European Union | Mark Gitenstein | Other (Political)
Fiji, Kiribati, Nauru, Tonga, & Tuvalu | Marie C. Damour | Career
Finland | Douglas T. Hickey | Other (Political)
France & Monaco | Denise Bauer | Other (Political)
Gabon | Vernelle Trim FitzPatrick | Career
The Gambia | Sharon Cromer | Career
The Gambia | Stephanie M. Miley | Career
Georgia | Robin Dunnigan | Career
Germany | Amy Gutmann | Other (Political)
Ghana | Virginia Palmer | Career
Greece | George Tsunis | Other (Political)
Guatemala | Tobin John Bradley | Career
Guinea | Troy Fitrell | Career
Guinea | Melanie Anne Zimmerman | Career
Guyana | Nicole D. Theriot | Career
Haiti | Dennis B. Hankins | Career
Holy See | Joe Donnelly | Other (Political)
Honduras | Laura Farnsworth Dogu | Career
Hungary | David Pressman | Other (Political)
ICAO | C.B. "Sully" Sullenberger | Other (Political)
ICAO | Charlie Crist | Other (Political)
Iceland | Carrin F. Patman | Other (Political)
India | Eric Garcetti | Other (Political)
Indonesia | Kamala Shirin Lakhdhir | Career
Iraq | Alina Romanowski | Other (Civil Service)
Iraq | Tracey Ann Jacobson | Career
Ireland | Claire Cronin | Other (Political)
Israel | Thomas Nides | Other (Political)
Israel | Jacob J. Lew | Other (Political)
Italy & San Marino | Jack Markell | Other
Jamaica | N. Nickolas Perry | Other (Political)
Japan | Rahm Emanuel | Other (Political)
Jordan | Yael Lempert | Career
Kazakhstan | Daniel Rosenblum | Other (Civil Service)
Kenya | Meg Whitman | Other (Political)
Kosovo | Jeffrey Hovenier | Career
Kuwait | Karen Sasahara | Career
Kyrgyz Republic | Lesslie Viguerie | Career
Laos | Heather Roach Variava | Career
Latvia | Christopher T. Robinson | Career
Lebanon | Lisa A. Johnson | Career
Lesotho | Maria Brewer | Career
Lesotho | Jeremey Neitzke | Career
Liberia | Mark Toner | Career
Libya | Jennifer D. Gavito | Career
Lithuania | Kara C. McDonald | Career
Luxembourg | Thomas Barrett | Other (Political)
Madagascar & Comoros | Claire Pierangelo | Career
Malawi | David John Young | Career
Malawi | Michael G. Heath | Career
Malaysia | Edgard D. Kagan | Career
Maldives | Hugo Yue-Ho Yon | Career
Mali | Rachna Sachdeva Korhonen | Career
Malta | Constance Milstein | Other (Political)
Marshall Islands | Laura Stone | Career
Mauritania | Christophe Andre Tocco | Career
Mauritius & Seychelles | Henry Jardine | Career
Mexico | Kenneth Salazar | Other (Political)
Micronesia | Jennifer L. Johnson | Career
Moldova | Kent Doyle Logsdon | Career
Moldova | Kelly Adams-Smith | Career
Mongolia | Richard Lee Buangan | Career
Montenegro | B. Bix Aliu | Career
Morocco | Puneet Talwar | Other (Political)
Mozambique | Peter Hendrick Vrooman | Career
Mozambique | James Story | Career
Namibia | Randy W. Berry | Career
NATO | Julianne Smith | Other (Political)
Nepal | Dean R. Thompson | Career
Netherlands | Shefali Razdan Duggal | Other (Political)
New Zealand & Samoa | Tom Udall | Other (Political)
Nicaragua | Hugo F. Rodriguez, Jr. | Career
Niger | Kathleen FitzGibbon | Career
Nigeria | Richard Mills, Jr. | Career
North Macedonia | Angela Price Aggeler | Career
Norway | Marc Nathanson | Other (Political)
OAS | Francisco O. Mora | Other (Political)
OECD | Jack Markell | Other (Political)
OECD | Sean Patrick Maloney | Other (Political)
Oman | Ana Escrogima | Career
OPCW | Nicole Shampaine | Career
OSCE | Michael Carpenter | Other (Former FS)
OSCE | Curtis Raymond Ried | Career
Pakistan | Donald Armin Blome | Career
Palau | Joel Ehrendreich | Career
Panama | Mari Carmen Aponte | Other (Political)
Papua New Guinea & Vanuatu | Ann Marie Yastishock | Career
Paraguay | Marc Ostfield | Other (Civil Service)
Peru | Stephanie Syptak-Ramnath | Career
Philippines | MaryKay Loss Carlson | Career
Poland | Mark Brzezinski | Other (Political)
Portugal | Randi Charno Levine | Other (Political)
Qatar | Timmy T. Davis | Career
Romania | Kathleen Ann Kavalec | Career
Russia | Lynne Tracy | Career
Rwanda | Eric W. Kneedler | Career
Samoa | James Holtsnider | Career
Saudi Arabia | Michael A. Ratney | Career
Senegal & Guinea-Bissau | Michael Raynor | Career
Senegal & Guinea-Bissau | Peter W. Lord | Career
Serbia | Christopher R. Hill | Other (Retired FS)
Seychelles | Troy Fitrell | Career
Sierra Leone | Bryan David Hunt | Career
Singapore | Jonathan Eric Kaplan | Other (Political)
Slovakia | Gautam Rana | Career
Slovenia | Jamie L. Harpootlian | Other (Political)
Solomon Islands | Keith D. Hanigan | Career
Somalia | Larry Andre | Career
Somalia | Richard H. Riley, IV | Career
South Africa | Reuben E. Brigety, II | Other (Political)
South Korea | Philip S. Goldberg | Career
South Sudan | Michael Adler | Career
Spain & Andorra | Julissa Reynoso Pantaleon | Other (Political)
Sri Lanka | Julie Chung | Career
Sri Lanka | Elizabeth K. Horst | Career
Sudan | John Godfrey | Career
Suriname | Robert Faucher | Career
Sweden | Erik Ramanathan | Other (Political)
Switzerland & Liechtenstein | Scott Miller | Other (Political)
Tajikistan | Manuel P. Micaller, Jr. | Career
Tanzania | Michael Battle | Other (Political)
Thailand | Robert Godec | Career
Timor-Leste | Donna Ann Welton | Career
Togo | Elizabeth Anne Noseworthy Fitzsimmons | Career
Togo | Mary E. Daschbach | Career
Trinidad and Tobago | Candace A. Bond | Other (Political)
Tunisia | Joey R. Hood | Career
Turkey | Jeff Flake | Other (Political)
Turkmenistan | Elizabeth Rood | Career
Uganda | William W. Popp | Career
Ukraine | Bridget A. Brink | Career
United Arab Emirates | Martina Strong | Career
United Kingdom | Jane Hartley | Other (Political)
United Nations | Linda Thomas-Greenfied | Other (Recalled FS)
United Nations / Conf. on Disarmament | Bruce I. Turner | Career
United Nations / Deputy Representative | Dorothy C. Shea | Career
United Nations / Economic & Social Council | Lisa A. Carty | Other (Retired FS)
United Nations / Geneva | Bathsheba Nell Crocker | Other (Political)
United Nations / Human Rights Council | Michèle Taylor | Other (Political)
United Nations / Management & Reform | Christopher Lu | Other (Political)
United Nations / Political Affairs | Robert A. Wood | Career
United Nations / Rome | Cindy Hensley McCain | Other (Political)
United Nations / Rome | Jeffrey Prescott | Other (Political)
United Nations / Vienna (IAEA) | Laura S.H. Holgate | Other (Political)
UNESCO | Courtney Diesel O'Donnell | Other (Political)
Uruguay | Heide B. Fulton | Career
Uzbekistan | Jonathan Henick | Career
Vietnam | Marc Knapper | Career
Vietnam | Kin Moy | Career
Yemen | Steven H. Fagin | Career
Zambia | Michael C. Gonzales | Career
Zimbabwe | Pamela Tremont | Career

## Historical comparison of ambassadorial appointments by type[edit]

The following chart compares the percentage of political and career appointments in presidential administrations from 1974 to 2025. Political appointments are not active career diplomats, while career appointments come from the United States Foreign Service.

During this time period, President Donald Trump (R) had more political appointments than previous administrations at 43.5%. President Jimmy Carter (D) had the lowest percentage at 26.2%.

## See also[edit]

* Joe Biden's Cabinet
* Confirmation process for Joe Biden's Cabinet nominees
* Joe Biden presidential transition
* Ballotpedia's Daily Transition Tracker

## Footnotes[edit]

1. ↑ U.S. Embassy and Consulates in Canada, "The Role Of An Ambassador," accessed May 25, 2023
2. ↑ National Museum of American Diplomacy, "What are the roles of a diplomat?" October 11, 2022
3. ↑ Constitution Annotated, "Appointing Ambassadors, Ministers, and Consuls," accessed February 2, 2021
4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 America Foreign Service Association, "Appointments - Joseph R. Biden," accessed August 2, 2024
5. ↑ Formerly Jean Elizabeth Manes.

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