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Principal Officers and Chiefs of Mission, by Year: 2015
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- *Gina K. Abercrombie-Winstanley (1957–)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Malta (2012–2016)
- Charles C. Adams Jr. (1947–)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Finland (2015–2017)
- *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)
- *Carolyn Patricia Alsup (1961–)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, The Gambia (2015–2018)
- Susan Coppedge Amato (1966–)
- Ambassador at Large (2015–2017)
- *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)
- 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.)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Dominican Republic (Nomination of April 28, 1998, withdrawn.)
- *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)
- Robert C. Barber (1950–)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Iceland (2015–2017)
- *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)
- 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)
- 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)
- Antony Blinken (1962–)
- Deputy Secretary of State (2015–2017)
- Secretary of State (2021)
- *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)
- *Michele Thoren Bond (1953–)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Lesotho (2010–2012)
- Assistant Secretary of State for Consular Affairs (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)
- 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)
- *Todd C. Chapman (1962–)
- Chargé d’Affaires ad interim, Mozambique (2010)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Ecuador (2015–2019)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Brazil (2020)
- Mark Bradley Childress (1959–)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Tanzania (2014–2016)
- *Daniel Anthony Clune (1949–)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Laos (2013–2016)
- *Maureen Elizabeth Cormack (1957–)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Bosnia and Herzegovina (2014–2019)
- James Costos (1963–)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Spain (2013–2017)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Andorra (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)
- *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)
- *Glyn T. Davies (1957–)
- Representative of the U.S.A. to the International Atomic Energy Agency (Vienna) (2009–2011)
- Representative of the U.S.A. to the Vienna Office of the United Nations (Vienna) (2009–2011)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Thailand (2015–2018)
- *Jeffrey De Laurentis (1954–)
- Principal Officer, Cuba (2015)
- Chargé d’Affaires, Cuba (2017)
- *Gregory T. Delawie (1957–)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Kosovo (2015–2018)
- *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)
- *Laura Farnsworth Dogu (1964–)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Nicaragua (2015–2018)
- *Kathleen Ann Doherty (1963–)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Cyprus (2015–2019)
- *Catherine Ebert-Gray (1955–)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Papua New Guinea (2015–2019)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Solomon Islands (2015–2019)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Vanuatu (2015–2019)
- *Susan Marsh Elliott (1952–)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Tajikistan (2012–2015)
- John Bonnell Emerson (1954–)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Germany (2013–2017)
- *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.)
- *John D. Feeley (1961–)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Panama (2015–2018)
- *Paul Arthur Folmsbee (1960–)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Mali (2015–2018)
- Douglas Frantz (1963–)
- Assistant Secretary of State for Public Affairs (2013–2015)
- Julia Frifield (1962–)
- Assistant Secretary of State for Legislative Affairs (2013–2017)
- *Julia Ann Furuta-Toy (1960–)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Equatorial Guinea (2015–2019)
- Chargé d’Affaires ad interim, Norway (2015)
- *Jennifer Zimdahl Galt (1959–)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Mongolia (2015–2017)
- 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)
- 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)
- *David R. Gilmour (1958–)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Togo (2015–2019)
- *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)
- 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)
- *Sheila Gwaltney (1954–)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Kyrgyzstan (2015–2017)
- 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)
- Stafford Fitzgerald Haney (1969–)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Costa Rica (2015–2017)
- *Dennis B. Hankins (1959–)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Guinea (2015–2019)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Mali (2019)
- *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)
- *Jeffrey J. Hawkins Jr. (1966–)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Central African Republic (2015–2017)
- *Donald J. Heflin (1958–)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Cape Verde (2014–2018)
- *William A. Heidt (1961–)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Cambodia (2015–2018)
- 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)
- *G. Kathleen Hill (1964–)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Malta (2015–2018)
- *Perry L. Holloway (1960–)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Guyana (2015–2018)
- *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)
- *Amy Jane Hyatt (1955–)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Palau (2015–2020)
- *Robert Porter Jackson (1956–)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Cameroon (2010–2013)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Ghana (2015–2018)
- 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–)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Namibia (2017)
- Chargé d’Affaires ad interim, The Bahamas (2017)
- *Deborah Kay Jones (1956–)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Kuwait (2008–2011)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Libya (2013–2015)
- *Paul Wayne Jones (1960–)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Malaysia (2010–2013)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Poland (2015–2018)
- Chargé d’Affaires ad interim, Pakistan (2018–2020)
- *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 ()
- *Ian C. Kelly (1953–)
- Representative of the U.S.A. to the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (Vienna) (2010–2013)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Georgia (2015–2018)
- *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.)
- John Forbes Kerry (1943–)
- Secretary of State (2013–2017)
- *Atul Keshap (1971–)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Maldives (2015–2018)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Sri Lanka (2015–2018)
- John F. Kirby (?–)
- Assistant Secretary of State for Public Affairs (2015–2017)
- *Michael David Kirby (1953–)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Moldova (2006–2008)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Serbia (2012–2016)
- *Hans G. Klemm (1957–)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Timor-Leste (2007–2010)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Romania (2015–2019)
- *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)
- *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.)
- *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)
- *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)
- *Donald Lu (1966–)
- Chargé d’Affaires ad interim, Azerbaijan (2010)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Albania (2014–2018)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Kyrgyzstan (2018)
- 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)
- 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)
- *James Desmond Melville Jr. (1957–)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Estonia (2015–2018)
- *Kenneth H. Merten (1961–)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Haiti (2009–2012)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Croatia (2012–2015)
- *Elisabeth I. Millard (1954–)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Tajikistan (2015–2017)
- *Earl Robert Miller (1958–)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Botswana (2014–2018)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Bangladesh (2018)
- *Richard M. Mills Jr. (1959–)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Armenia (2015–2018)
- 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)
- *William H. Moser (1964–)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Moldova (2011–2015)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Kazakhstan (2019)
- *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)
- *Peter F. Mulrean (1959–)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Haiti (2015–2017)
- *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)
- *Edwin Richard Nolan Jr. (1955–)
- Chargé d’Affaires ad interim, Netherlands (2013)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Suriname (2015–2018)
- *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)
- *Julieta Valls Noyes (1962–)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Croatia (2015–2017)
- *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)
- *Larry Leon Palmer (1949–)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Honduras (2002–2005)
- 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, Antigua and Barbuda (2012–2016)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Barbados (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)
- *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)
- *David D. Pearce (1950–)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Algeria (2008–2011)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Greece (2013–2016)
- *Gary Penner (1949–)
- Director of the Office of Medical Services (2011–2015)
- *Lisa J. Peterson (1964–)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Swaziland (2015)
- *James D. Pettit (1956–)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Moldova (2014–2018)
- *Nancy Bikoff Pettit (1953–)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Latvia (2015–2019)
- *Mary Catherine Phee (1963–)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, South Sudan (2015–2017)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Qatar (Nomination of November 13, 2018 returned by the Senate on January 3, 2019.)
- John R. Phillips (1942–)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Italy (2013–2017)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, San Marino (2013–2017)
- Douglas Alexander Pitkin (?–)
- Director of the Bureau of Budget and Planning (2015)
- *H. Dean Pittman (1956–)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Mozambique (2015–2018)
- *Joan A. Polaschik (1969–)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Algeria (2014–2017)
- 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)
- 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)
- *Charles Rosenfarb (?–)
- Director of the Office of Medical Services (2015)
- *Eric Seth Rubin (1961–)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Bulgaria (2015–2019)
- *Daniel H. Rubinstein (1967–)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Tunisia (2015–2019)
- 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)
- David Nathan Saperstein (1947–)
- Ambassador at Large (2015–2017)
- Andrew H. Schapiro (1963–)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Czech Republic (2014–2017)
- *Eric T. Schultz (1959–)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Zambia (2014–2017)
- *Kyle R. Scott (1957–)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Serbia (2015–2019)
- 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)
- 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)
- *Marc Jonathan Sievers (1955–)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Oman (2015–2019)
- *Douglas Alan Silliman (1960–)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Kuwait (2014–2016)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Iraq (2016–2019)
- *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)
- *Gentry O. Smith (1959–)
- Director of the Office of Foreign Missions (2015–2017)
- *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)
- Linda Swartz Taglialatela (1949–)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Dominica (2015)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Grenada (2015)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Saint Kitts and Nevis (2015)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Saint Lucia (2015)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines (2015)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Antigua and Barbuda (2015)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Barbados (2015)
- Puneet Talwar (1965–)
- Assistant Secretary of State for Politico-Military Affairs (2014–2017)
- *Lucy Tamlyn (1955–)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Benin (2015–2018)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Central African Republic (2019)
- *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)
- *Alaina B. Teplitz (1969–)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Nepal (2015–2018)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Maldives (2018)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Sri Lanka (2018)
- *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)
- *Harry Keels Thomas Jr. (1956–)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Bangladesh (2003–2005)
- Executive Secretary (2005–2007)
- Director General of the Foreign Service (2007–2009)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Philippines (2010–2013)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Zimbabwe (2015–2018)
- 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)
- Career Ambassador (2011)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Mexico (2011–2015)
- *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)
- *James Peter Zumwalt (1956–)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Guinea-Bissau (2014–2017)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Senegal (2014–2017)