Principal Officers and Chiefs of Mission, by Year: 2014

Note: Career Foreign Service appointees are asterisked.

  • *Gina K. Abercrombie-Winstanley (1957–)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Malta (2012–2016)
  • *Cynthia Helen Akuetteh (1948–)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Gabon (2014–2018)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Sao Tome and Principe (2014–2018)
  • *Craig B. Allen (1957–)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Brunei (2014–2018)
  • *Jay Nicholas Anania (1959–)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Suriname (2012–2015)
  • *Larry Edward Andre Jr. (1961–)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Mauritania (2014–2017)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Djibouti (2017)
  • Mari Del Carmen Aponte (1946–)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, El Salvador (2010–2012)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, El Salvador (2012–2016)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, El Salvador (2012)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Dominican Republic (Nomination of April 28, 1998, withdrawn.)
    • Permanent Representative of the U.S.A. to the Organization of American States (Washington) (Nomination of July 31, 2014, was not acted upon by the Senate. Re-nominated on July 8, 2015. Nomination returned by the Senate on January 3, 2017.)
  • *Thomas H. Armbruster (1958–)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Marshall Islands (2012–2016)
  • *Alexander A. Arvizu (1958–)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Albania (2010–2015)
  • *Mark L. Asquino (1949–)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Equatorial Guinea (2012–2015)
  • *Liliana Ayalde (1956–)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Paraguay (2008–2011)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Brazil (2013–2017)
  • Daniel Brooks Baer (1977–)
    • Representative of the U.S.A. to the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (Vienna) (2013–2017)
  • *Jess Lippencott Baily (1960–)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Macedonia (2014–2019)
  • *Erica J. Barks-Ruggles (1967–)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Rwanda (2014–2018)
  • *Joyce A. Barr (1951–)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Namibia (2004–2007)
    • Assistant Secretary of State for Administration (2011–2017)
  • Frederick D. Barton (1949–)
    • Assistant Secretary of State for Conflict and Stabilization Operations (2012–2014)
  • Matthew Winthrop Barzun (1970–)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Sweden (2009–2011)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, United Kingdom (2013–2017)
  • *John R. Bass (1964–)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Georgia (2009–2012)
    • Executive Secretary (2012–2014)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Turkey (2014)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Turkey (2014–2017)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Afghanistan (2017–2020)
  • *Leslie Ann Bassett (1959–)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Paraguay (2014–2017)
  • Max Sieben Baucus (1941–)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, China (2014–2017)
  • Denise Campbell Bauer (1963–)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Belgium (2013–2017)
  • *Robert Stephen Beecroft (1957–)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Jordan (2008–2011)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Iraq (2012–2014)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Egypt (2014–2017)
  • Colleen Bradley Bell (1967–)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Hungary (2014–2017)
  • *Marcia Stephens Bloom Bernicat (1953–)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Guinea-Bissau (2008–2011)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Senegal (2008–2011)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Bangladesh (2014–2018)
  • Morrell John Berry (1959–)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Australia (2013–2016)
  • Deborah L. Birx (1956–)
    • Ambassador at Large (2014)
  • Nisha Desai Biswal (1968–)
    • Assistant Secretary of State for South and Central Asian Affairs (2013–2017)
  • *Robert Orris Blake Jr. (1957–)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Maldives (2006–2009)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Sri Lanka (2006–2009)
    • Assistant Secretary of State for South and Central Asian Affairs (2009–2013)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Indonesia (2013–2016)
  • *Peter William Bodde (1954–)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Malawi (2008–2010)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Nepal (2012–2015)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Libya (2015–2017)
  • *Peter M. Brennan (?–)
    • Chargé d’Affaires, Bolivia (2017)
  • James Walter Brewster Jr. (1960–)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Dominican Republic (2013–2017)
  • Reuben Earl Brigety II (1944–)
    • Representative of the U.S.A. to the African Union (2013–2015)
  • Timothy M. Broas (1954–)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Netherlands (2014–2016)
  • *Sue Katherine Brown (1948–)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Montenegro (2011–2015)
  • *William R. Brownfield (1952–)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Chile (2002–2004)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Venezuela (2004–2007)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Colombia (2007–2010)
    • Assistant Secretary of State for International Narcotics and Law Enforcement Affairs (2011–2017)
    • Career Ambassador (2012)
  • Mark Francis Brzezinski (1965–)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Sweden (2011–2015)
  • *William Joseph Burns (1956–)
    • Executive Secretary (1996–1998)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Jordan (1998–2001)
    • Assistant Secretary of State for Near Eastern Affairs (2001–2005)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Russia (2005–2008)
    • Career Ambassador (2008)
    • Under Secretary of State for Political Affairs (2008–2011)
    • Deputy Secretary of State (2011–2014)
  • Dwight Lamar Bush Sr. (1957–)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Morocco (2014–2017)
  • *Piper Anne Wind Campbell (1965–)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Mongolia (2012–2015)
  • *Judith Beth Cefkin (1953–)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Fiji (2014–2018)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Kiribati (2014–2018)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Nauru (2014–2018)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Tonga (2014–2018)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Tuvalu (2014–2018)
  • *Robert Francis Cekuta (1954–)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Azerbaijan (2014–2018)
  • *Arnold A. Chacon (1956–)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Guatemala (2011–2014)
    • Director General of the Foreign Service (2014–2017)
  • Mark Bradley Childress (1959–)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Tanzania (2014–2016)
  • *Daniel Anthony Clune (1949–)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Laos (2013–2016)
  • *Michael H. Corbin (1960–)
    • Chargé d’Affaires ad interim, Syria (2008)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, United Arab Emirates (2011–2014)
  • *Maureen Elizabeth Cormack (1957–)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Bosnia and Herzegovina (2014–2019)
  • James Costos (1963–)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Andorra (2013–2017)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Spain (2013–2017)
  • *Thomas M. Countryman (1957–)
    • Assistant Secretary of State for International Security and Nonproliferation (2011–2017)
  • *Gene Allan Cretz (1950–)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Libya (2008–2012)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Ghana (2012–2015)
  • Bathsheba Nell Crocker (1968–)
    • Assistant Secretary of State for International Organization Affairs (2014–2017)
  • *James B. Cunningham (1952–)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Israel (2008–2011)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Afghanistan (2012–2014)
    • Representative of the U.S.A. to the International Atomic Energy Agency (Vienna) (Nomination of April 8, 2004, withdrawn on October 8, 2004.)
    • Representative of the U.S.A. to the Vienna Office of the United Nations (Vienna) (Nomination of April 8, 2004, withdrawn on October 8, 2004.)
  • *Thomas Frederick Daughton (1961–)
    • Chargé d’Affaires ad interim, Gabon (2002)
    • Chargé d’Affaires ad interim, Sao Tome and Principe (2002)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Namibia (2014–2017)
  • Luis C. de Baca (1967–)
    • Ambassador at Large (2009–2014)
  • *Scott H. DeLisi (1953–)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Eritrea (2004–2007)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Nepal (2010–2012)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Uganda (2012–2015)
  • Norman L. Eisen (1960–)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Czech Republic (2010–2014)
  • *Susan Marsh Elliott (1952–)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Tajikistan (2012–2015)
  • John Bonnell Emerson (1954–)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Germany (2013–2017)
  • *Henry S. Ensher (1959–)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Algeria (2011–2014)
  • *James F. Entwistle (1956–)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Congo (Kinshasa) (2010–2013)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Nigeria (2013–2016)
  • *Jonathan D. Farrar (1956–)
    • Principal Officer, Cuba (2011)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Panama (2012–2015)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Nicaragua (Nomination of April 14, 2011, withdrawn on December 5, 2011.)
  • Christopher H. Flaggs (?–)
    • Comptroller and Director of the Bureau of Global Financial Services (2014)
  • Douglas Frantz (1963–)
    • Assistant Secretary of State for Public Affairs (2013–2015)
  • Julia Frifield (1962–)
    • Assistant Secretary of State for Legislative Affairs (2013–2017)
  • Anthony Luzzatto Gardner (1963–)
    • Representative of the U.S.A. to the European Union, with the rank and status of Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary (2014–2017)
  • Patrick Hubert Gaspard (1967–)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, South Africa (2013–2016)
  • Michelle D. Gavin (1973–)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Botswana (2011–2014)
  • Rufus Gifford (1974–)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Denmark (2013–2017)
  • Mark D. Gilbert (1956–)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, New Zealand (2014–2017)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Samoa (2014–2017)
  • *Robert Frank Godec (1956–)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Tunisia (2006–2009)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Kenya (2013–2019)
  • *Philip S. Goldberg (1956–)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Bolivia (2006–2008)
    • Assistant Secretary of State for Intelligence and Research (2010–2013)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Philippines (2013–2016)
    • Career Ambassador (2018)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Colombia (2019)
  • *Ethan Aaron Goldrich (1966–)
    • Chargé d’Affaires, Belarus (2014)
  • Rose Eileen Gottemoeller (1953–)
    • Assistant Secretary of State for Arms Control, Verification, and Compliance (2009–2014)
    • Under Secretary of State for Arms Control and International Security Affairs (2014–2016)
  • *Douglas M. Griffiths (1964–)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Mozambique (2012–2015)
  • Nina Hachigian (1967–)
    • Representative of the U.S.A. to the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (Jakarta) (2014–2017)
  • Kenneth Francis Hackett (1947–)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Holy See (2013–2017)
  • *David Hale (1961–)
    • Chargé d’Affaires ad interim, Jordan (2005)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Jordan (2005–2008)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Lebanon (2013–2015)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Pakistan (2015–2018)
    • Career Ambassador (2018)
    • Under Secretary of State for Political Affairs (2018)
  • Pamela K. Hamamoto (1960–)
    • Representative of the U.S.A. to the European Office of the United Nations (Geneva) (2014–2017)
  • *Michael A. Hammer (1963–)
    • Assistant Secretary of State for Public Affairs (2012–2013)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Chile (2014–2016)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Congo (Kinshasa) (2018)
  • *D. Brent Hardt (1962–)
    • Chargé d’Affaires ad interim, Antigua and Barbuda (2011)
    • Chargé d’Affaires ad interim, Barbados (2011)
    • Chargé d’Affaires ad interim, Dominica (2011)
    • Chargé d’Affaires ad interim, Grenada (2011)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Guyana (2011–2014)
    • Chargé d’Affaires ad interim, Saint Kitts and Nevis (2011)
    • Chargé d’Affaires ad interim, Saint Lucia (2011)
    • Chargé d’Affaires ad interim, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines (2011)
  • *Matthew Tracy Harrington (1966–)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Lesotho (2014–2017)
  • *Brent Robert Hartley (1955–)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Slovenia (2014–2018)
  • Jane Dorothy Hartley (1947–)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, France (2014–2017)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Monaco (2014–2017)
  • *Patricia Marie Haslach (1956–)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Laos (2004–2007)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Ethiopia (2013–2016)
  • *John A. Heffern (1953–)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Armenia (2011–2014)
  • *Donald J. Heflin (1958–)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Cape Verde (2014–2018)
  • Bruce Alan Heyman (1958–)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Canada (2014–2017)
  • Heather Anne Higginbottom (1972–)
    • Deputy Secretary of State for Management and Resources (2013–2017)
  • *Greta Christine Holtz (1959–)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Oman (2012–2015)
  • *John F. Hoover (1960–)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Sierra Leone (2014–2017)
  • *Michael Stephen Hoza (1957–)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Cameroon (2014–2017)
  • David Huebner (1960–)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, New Zealand (2009–2014)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Samoa (2009–2014)
  • *Jeanine Elizabeth Jackson (1949–)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Burkina Faso (2006–2009)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Malawi (2011–2014)
  • *Janice Lee Jacobs (1946–)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Guinea-Bissau (2006–2007)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Senegal (2006–2007)
    • Assistant Secretary of State for Consular Affairs (2008–2014)
  • Roberta S. Jacobson (1960–)
    • Assistant Secretary of State for Western Hemisphere Affairs (2012–2016)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Mexico (2016–2018)
  • *Tracey Ann Jacobson (1965–)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Turkmenistan (2003–2006)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Tajikistan (2006–2009)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Kosovo (2012–2015)
  • *Makila James (1957–)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Swaziland (2012–2015)
  • *Lisa Anne Johnson (1967–)
    • Chargé d’Affaires ad interim, The Bahamas (2017)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Namibia (2017)
  • *Deborah Kay Jones (1956–)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Kuwait (2008–2011)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Libya (2013–2015)
  • Kerri-Ann Jones (1954–)
    • Assistant Secretary of State for Oceans and International Environmental and Scientific Affairs (2009–2014)
  • *Stuart E. Jones (1959–)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Jordan (2011–2014)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Iraq (2014–2016)
  • *Tina S. Kaidanow (1965–)
    • Chargé d’Affaires ad interim, Kosovo (2008)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Kosovo (2008–2009)
    • Director of the Bureau of Counterterrorism (2014–2016)
    • Assistant Secretary of State for Politico-Military Affairs ()
  • *Thomas P. Kelly III (1961–)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Djibouti (2014–2017)
  • Caroline Bouvier Kennedy (1957–)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Japan (2013–2017)
  • *Patrick Francis Kennedy (1949–)
    • Assistant Secretary of State for Administration (1993–2001)
    • Under Secretary of State for Management (2007–2017)
    • Representative of the U.S.A. to the European Office of the United Nations (Geneva) (Nomination of February 24, 2000, not acted upon by the Senate.)
  • *Kristie Ann Kenney (1955–)
    • Executive Secretary (1998–2001)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Ecuador (2002–2005)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Philippines (2006–2009)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Thailand (2010–2014)
    • Career Ambassador (2012)
    • Counselor (2016–2017)
  • John Forbes Kerry (1943–)
    • Secretary of State (2013–2017)
  • *Sung Y. Kim (1960–)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Korea (2011–2014)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Philippines (2016–2020)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Indonesia (2020)
  • *Michael David Kirby (1953–)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Moldova (2006–2008)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Serbia (2012–2016)
  • *James Knight (1948–)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Benin (2009–2012)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Chad (2013–2016)
  • *John M. Koenig (1958–)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Cyprus (2012–2015)
  • *Donald W. Koran (1955–)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Rwanda (2011–2015)
  • *Thomas Charles Krajeski (1950–)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Yemen (2004–2007)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Bahrain (2011–2014)
  • *George Albert Krol (1956–)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Belarus (2003–2006)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Uzbekistan (2011–2014)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Kazakhstan (2014–2018)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Turkmenistan (Nomination of June 27, 2007, withdrawn on April 28, 2008.)
  • *Lisa J. Kubiske (1954–)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Honduras (2011–2014)
  • *Helen R. Meagher La Lime (1951–)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Mozambique (2003–2006)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Angola (2014–2017)
  • David J. Lane (1960–)
    • U.S. Representative to the United Nations Agencies for Food and Agriculture (Rome) (2012–2016)
  • *Alexander Mark Laskaris (1967–)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Guinea (2012–2015)
  • Michael Anderson Lawson (1953–)
    • Representative of the U.S.A. on the Council of the International Civil Aviation Organization (Montreal) (2014–2017)
  • *Barbara A. Leaf (1958–)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, United Arab Emirates (2014–2018)
  • *Mary Beth Leonard (1962–)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Mali (2011–2014)
    • Representative of the U.S.A. to the African Union (2016–2019)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Nigeria (2019)
  • *Jeffrey D. Levine (1955–)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Estonia (2012–2015)
  • Suzan G. LeVine (1969–)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Liechtenstein (2014–2017)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Switzerland (2014–2017)
  • *Dawn M. Liberi (1954–)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Burundi (2012–2016)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Mauritania (Nomination of May 1, 2006, not acted upon by the Senate.)
  • Mark William Lippert (1973–)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Korea (2014–2017)
  • Gary Locke (1950–)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, China (2011–2014)
  • *Donald Lu (1966–)
    • Chargé d’Affaires ad interim, Azerbaijan (2010)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Albania (2014–2018)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Kyrgyzstan (2018)
  • *Lewis A. Lukens (1963–)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Guinea-Bissau (2011–2014)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Senegal (2011–2014)
  • Douglas Edward Lute (1952–)
    • U.S. Permanent Representative on the Council of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (2013–2017)
  • *Joseph E. Macmanus (1953–)
    • Representative of the U.S.A. to the International Atomic Energy Agency (Vienna) (2012–2014)
    • Representative of the U.S.A. to the Vienna Office of the United Nations (Vienna) (2012–2014)
    • Executive Secretary (2014–2017)
    • Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary, Colombia (Nominated onNovember 29, 2017; nomination returned by the Senate on January 4, 2019.)
  • *Deborah Ruth Malac (1955–)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Liberia (2012–2015)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Uganda (2015–2020)
  • Tomasz P. Malinowski (1965–)
    • Assistant Secretary of State for Democracy, Human Rights, and Labor (2014–2017)
  • *Noah Bryson Mamet (1969–)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Argentina (2014–2017)
  • Robert A. Mandell (1947–)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Luxembourg (2011–2015)
  • *Deborah Ann McCarthy (1955–)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Lithuania (2013–2016)
  • *Lee McClenny (1961–)
    • Chargé d’Affaires, Venezuela (2017)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Paraguay (2018–2020)
  • *Terence Patrick McCulley (1957–)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Mali (2005–2008)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Nigeria (2010–2013)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Côte d’Ivoire (2013–2016)
  • *Nancy E. McEldowney (1958–)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Bulgaria (2008–2009)
    • Director of the Foreign Service Institute (2013–2017)
  • Michael Anthony McFaul (1963–)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Russia (2012–2014)
  • David McKean (1956–)
    • Director of Policy Planning (2013–2016)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Luxembourg (2016–2017)
  • *Peter Michael McKinley (1954–)
    • Chargé d’Affaires ad interim, Mozambique (1997)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Peru (2007–2010)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Colombia (2010–2013)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Afghanistan (2014–2016)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Brazil (2016–2018)
  • *Larry L. Memmott (1960–)
    • Chargé d’Affaires ad interim, Bolivia (2014)
  • *Kenneth H. Merten (1961–)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Haiti (2009–2012)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Croatia (2012–2015)
  • *Earl Robert Miller (1958–)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Botswana (2014–2018)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Bangladesh (2018)
  • James L. Millette (1956–)
    • Comptroller and Director of the Bureau of Global Financial Services (2012–2014)
  • Derek J. Mitchell (1964–)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Burma (2012–2016)
  • Carlos Roberto Moreno (1948–)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Belize (2014–2017)
  • *Luis G. Moreno (1955–)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Jamaica (2014–2017)
  • Richard L. Morningstar (1945–)
    • Representative of the U.S.A. to the European Union, with the rank and status of Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary (1999–2001)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Azerbaijan (2012–2014)
  • *William H. Moser (1964–)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Moldova (2011–2015)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Kazakhstan (2019)
  • *Dan W. Mozena (1949–)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Angola (2007–2010)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Bangladesh (2011–2014)
  • *Stephen D. Mull (1958–)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Lithuania (2003–2006)
    • Executive Secretary (2009–2012)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Poland (2012–2015)
    • Career Ambassador (2016)
  • *Tulinabo Salama Mushingi (1956–)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Burkina Faso (2013–2016)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Guinea-Bissau (2017)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Senegal (2017)
  • *Joseph A. Mussomeli (1952–)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Cambodia (2005–2008)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Slovenia (2010–2015)
  • *Allan P. Mustard (1955–)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Turkmenistan (2014–2019)
  • *Adam E. Namm (1963–)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Ecuador (2012–2015)
    • Director of the Office of Management Policy, Rightsizing, and Innovation (2015–2016)
  • *James D. Nealon Jr. (1954–)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Honduras (2014–2017)
  • *Brian A. Nichols (1965–)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Peru (2014–2017)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Zimbabwe (2018)
  • Crystal Nix-Hines (1963–)
    • U.S. Permanent Representative to the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (2014–2017)
  • *Richard B. Norland (1955–)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Uzbekistan (2007–2010)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Georgia (2012–2015)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Libya (2019)
  • *Walter E. North (1950–)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Papua New Guinea (2012–2016)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Solomon Islands (2012–2016)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Vanuatu (2012–2016)
  • Catherine Novelli (1957–)
    • Under Secretary for Economic Growth, Energy, and the Environment (2014–2017)
  • *Victoria Nuland (1961–)
    • U.S. Permanent Representative on the Council of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (2005–2008)
    • Assistant Secretary of State for European and Eurasian Affairs (2013–2017)
    • Career Ambassador (2016)
  • *Richard Gustave Olson Jr. (1959–)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, United Arab Emirates (2008–2011)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Pakistan (2012–2015)
  • Kevin Francis O’Malley (1947–)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Ireland (2014–2017)
  • *Adrienne S. O’Neal (1954–)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Cape Verde (2011–2015)
  • Bruce J. Oreck (1953–)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Finland (2009–2015)
  • *Theodore G. Osius III (1961–)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Vietnam (2014–2017)
  • Susan Page (1964–)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, South Sudan (2011–2014)
  • *Larry Leon Palmer (1949–)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Honduras (2002–2005)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Antigua and Barbuda (2012–2016)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Barbados (2012–2016)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Dominica (2012–2016)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Grenada (2012–2016)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Saint Kitts and Nevis (2012–2016)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Saint Lucia (2012–2016)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines (2012–2016)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Venezuela (Nomination of June 24, 2010, returned to the President on December 22, 2010.)
  • *Virginia E. Palmer (1963–)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Malawi (2014–2019)
  • *Geeta Pasi (1962–)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Djibouti (2011–2014)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Chad (2016–2018)
  • *Anne Woods Patterson (1949–)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, El Salvador (1997–2000)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Colombia (2000–2003)
    • Assistant Secretary of State for International Narcotics and Law Enforcement Affairs (2005–2007)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Pakistan (2007–2010)
    • Career Ambassador (2008)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Egypt (2011–2013)
    • Assistant Secretary of State for Near Eastern Affairs (2013–2017)
  • *Robert E. Patterson (1952–)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Turkmenistan (2011–2014)
  • *David D. Pearce (1950–)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Algeria (2008–2011)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Greece (2013–2016)
  • *Mark A. Pekala (1959–)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Latvia (2012–2014)
  • *Gary Penner (1949–)
    • Director of the Office of Medical Services (2011–2015)
  • *James D. Pettit (1956–)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Moldova (2014–2018)
  • John R. Phillips (1942–)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Italy (2013–2017)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, San Marino (2013–2017)
  • *Joan A. Polaschik (1969–)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Algeria (2014–2017)
  • *Nancy Jo Powell (1947–)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Uganda (1997–1999)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Ghana (2001–2002)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Pakistan (2002–2004)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Nepal (2007–2009)
    • Director General of the Foreign Service (2009–2012)
    • Career Ambassador (2011)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, India (2012–2014)
  • Samantha Power (1970–)
    • Representative of the U.S.A. to the United Nations (2013–2017)
  • *Phyllis Marie Powers (1953–)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Panama (2010–2012)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Nicaragua (2012–2015)
  • *Geoffrey R. Pyatt (1963–)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Ukraine (2013–2016)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Greece (2016)
  • Stephen J. Rapp (1949–)
    • Ambassador at Large (2009–2015)
  • *Scott M. Rauland (?–)
    • Chargé d’Affaires, Belarus (2016)
  • *Michael A. Raynor (1962–)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Benin (2012–2015)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Ethiopia (2017)
  • *Eunice S. Reddick (1951–)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Gabon (2007–2010)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Sao Tome and Principe (2007–2010)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Niger (2014–2017)
    • Chargé d’Affaires ad interim, Burundi (2019)
  • *Frankie Annette Reed (1954–)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Fiji (2011–2015)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Kiribati (2011–2015)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Nauru (2011–2015)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Tonga (2011–2015)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Tuvalu (2011–2015)
  • Barbara Retzlaff (1954–)
    • Director of the Bureau of Budget and Planning (2012–2015)
  • Julissa Reynoso (1975–)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Uruguay (2012–2014)
  • *Francis Joseph Ricciardone (1952–)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Palau (2002–2005)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Philippines (2002–2005)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Egypt (2005–2008)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Turkey (2010–2014)
  • Anne Claire Richard (1960–)
    • Assistant Secretary of State for Population, Refugees, and Migration Affairs (2012–2017)
  • *Marcie B. Ries (1950–)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Albania (2004–2007)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Bulgaria (2012–2015)
  • Charles Hammerman Rivkin (1962–)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, France (2009–2013)
    • Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary, Monaco (2009–2013)
    • Assistant Secretary of State for Economic, Energy, and Business Affairs (2014–2017)
  • *Todd D. Robinson (1963–)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Guatemala (2014–2017)
  • *William V. Roebuck (1954–)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Bahrain (2014–2017)
  • Frank A. Rose (1972–)
    • Assistant Secretary of State for Arms Control, Verification, and Compliance (2014–2017)
  • *Dorothea-Maria Rosen (1950–)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Micronesia, Federated States of (2012–2016)
  • Daniel R. Russel (1953–)
    • Assistant Secretary of State for East Asian and Pacific Affairs (2013–2017)
  • Catherine M. Russell (1961–)
    • Ambassador at Large (2013–2017)
  • Evan Ryan (1971–)
    • Assistant Secretary of State for Educational and Cultural Affairs (2013–2017)
  • Andrew H. Schapiro (1963–)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Czech Republic (2014–2017)
  • *Eric T. Schultz (1959–)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Zambia (2014–2017)
  • Theodore Sedgwick (1948–)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Slovakia (2010–2015)
  • Peter A. Selfridge (1971–)
    • Chief of Protocol (2014–2016)
  • Sarah Sewall (1961–)
    • Under Secretary of State for Civilian Security, Democracy, and Human Rights (2014–2017)
  • *Thomas Alfred Shannon Jr. (1958–)
    • Assistant Secretary of State for Western Hemisphere Affairs (2005–2009)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Brazil (2009–2013)
    • Career Ambassador (2012)
    • Counselor (2013–2016)
    • Under Secretary of State for Political Affairs (2016–2018)
    • Secretary of State ad interim (2017)
  • Daniel B. Shapiro (1969–)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Israel (2011–2017)
  • *David Bruce Shear (1954–)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Vietnam (2011–2014)
  • Robert A. Sherman (1953–)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Portugal (2014–2017)
  • Wendy R. Sherman (1949–)
    • Assistant Secretary of State for Legislative Affairs (1993–1996)
    • Counselor (1997–2001)
    • Under Secretary of State for Political Affairs (2011–2015)
  • *Daniel L. Shields 3rd (1963–)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Brunei (2011–2014)
  • *Douglas Alan Silliman (1960–)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Kuwait (2014–2016)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Iraq (2016–2019)
  • *Michele Jeanne Sison (1959–)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, United Arab Emirates (2004–2008)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Lebanon (2008–2010)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Maldives (2012–2014)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Sri Lanka (2012–2014)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Haiti (2018)
    • Career Ambassador (2018)
  • *Dana Shell Smith (1970–)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Qatar (2014–2017)
  • *Daniel Bennett Smith (1956–)
    • Executive Secretary (2007–2009)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Greece (2010–2013)
    • Assistant Secretary of State for Intelligence and Research (2014–2018)
    • Career Ambassador (2018)
    • Director of the Foreign Service Institute (2018)
    • Secretary of State ad interim (2021)
  • *Pamela Leora Spratlen (1954–)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Kyrgyzstan (2011–2014)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Uzbekistan (2014–2018)
  • *Karen Clark Stanton (1955–)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Timor-Leste (2014–2017)
  • *Gregory B. Starr (1953–)
    • Assistant Secretary of State for Diplomatic Security (2013–2017)
  • Richard Allen Stengel (1955–)
    • Under Secretary of State for Public Diplomacy and Public Affairs (2014–2016)
  • *Stephanie Sanders Sullivan (1958–)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Congo (Brazzaville) (2013–2017)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Ghana (2018)
  • *James Christopher Swan (1963–)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Djibouti (2008–2011)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Congo (Kinshasa) (2013–2016)
  • Puneet Talwar (1965–)
    • Assistant Secretary of State for Politico-Military Affairs (2014–2017)
  • *John F. Tefft (1949–)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Lithuania (2000–2003)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Georgia (2005–2009)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Ukraine (2009–2013)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Russia (2014–2017)
  • James H. Thessin (1948–)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Paraguay (2011–2014)
  • *Linda Thomas-Greenfield (1952–)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Liberia (2008–2012)
    • Director General of the Foreign Service (2012–2013)
    • Assistant Secretary of State for African Affairs (2013–2017)
  • William Edward Todd (1961–)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Brunei (2008–2010)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Cambodia (2012–2015)
  • *Matthew Haywood Tueller (1957–)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Kuwait (2011–2014)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Yemen (2014–2019)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Iraq (2019)
  • *Margaret Ann Uyehara (1954–)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Montenegro (2014–2018)
  • Richard Rahul Verma (1968–)
    • Assistant Secretary of State for Legislative Affairs (2009–2011)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, India (2014–2017)
  • *Sharon Villarosa (1951–)
    • Chargé d’Affaires ad interim, Timor-Leste (2002)
    • Chargé d’Affaires, Burma (2008)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Mauritius (2012–2016)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Seychelles (2012–2016)
  • Kirk W.B. Wagar (1969–)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Singapore (2013–2017)
  • *Jacob Walles (1957–)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Tunisia (2012–2015)
  • *Earl Anthony Wayne (1950–)
    • Assistant Secretary of State for Economic, Energy, and Business Affairs (2000–2006)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Argentina (2006–2009)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Mexico (2011–2015)
    • Career Ambassador (2011)
  • *Alice G. Wells (1963–)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Jordan (2014–2017)
  • Alexa Lange Wesner (1972–)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Austria (2013–2017)
  • Joseph William Westphal (1948–)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Saudi Arabia (2014–2017)
  • *David Bruce Wharton (1954–)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Zimbabwe (2012–2015)
  • *Kevin M. Whitaker (1957–)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Colombia (2014–2019)
  • *Pamela Ann White (1948–)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, The Gambia (2010–2012)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Haiti (2012–2015)
  • *Robert E. Whitehead (1950–)
    • Chargé d’Affaires, Sudan (2011)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Togo (2012–2015)
    • Chargé d’Affaires ad interim, Gabon (2019–2020)
  • *Paul D. Wohlers (?–)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Macedonia (2011–2015)
  • *Robert T. Yamate (1950–)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Comoros (2014–2018)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Madagascar (2014–2018)
  • Daniel W. Yohannes (1952–)
    • Representative of the U.S.A. to the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (Paris) (2014–2017)
  • *Joseph Yousang Yun (1954–)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Malaysia (2013–2016)
  • *Susan L. Ziadeh (1951–)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Qatar (2011–2014)
  • *James Peter Zumwalt (1956–)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Guinea-Bissau (2014–2017)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Senegal (2014–2017)