Welcome to the American Foreign Service Association's Ambassador Tracker. Here, AFSA presents an up-to-date overview of the status of Ambassador and senior-level foreign affairs nominations and confirmations. Our data includes the numbers on nominated and confirmed U.S. Ambassadors abroad, as well as other senior positions in the Foreign Service and related agencies. We also house historical data for previous administrations and important resources for understanding the process of nominating and confirming key positions in American diplomacy.
Whether you're an aspiring diplomat, a curious academic, or a journalist keen on understanding the current landscape of American ambassadors, our tracker offers valuable data and insights into the diplomats shaping U.S. foreign policy. Dive into the numbers and trends to gain a deeper understanding of the state of American diplomacy today.
Current Data
Historical Data
References
Updated: August 10, 2026
Total Positions: 196
Total Vacancies: 97
The list below is alphabetized by country name. Click on a letter to jump down to the first country on the list whose name begins with that letter.
a | b | c | d | e | f | g | h | i | j | k | l | m | n | o | p | q | r | s | t | u | v | y | z
| Afghanistan | VACANT | ||||
| African Union | VACANT | ||||
| Albania | Eric Wendt | Other | 4/13/2026 | 8/7/26 | |
| Algeria | VACANT | ||||
| Angola and São Tomé & Príncipe | VACANT | ||||
| APEC | VACANT | ||||
| Argentina | Peter Lamelas | Other | 3/24/25 | 9/18/25 | |
| Armenia | VACANT | ||||
| ASEAN | Yeouk Kevin Kim | Other | 3/2/26 | 5/18/2026 | |
| Australia | David Brat | Other | 4/27/26 | 8/7/26 | |
| Austria | Arthur Fisher | Other | 3/24/25 | 10/7/25 | |
| Azerbaijan | VACANT | Alexander Alden | Other | 6/1/26 | pending |
| Bahamas | Herschel Walker | Other | 3/24/25 | 10/7/25 | |
| Bahrain | Stephanie Hallett | Career | 9/2/25 | 10/7/25 | |
| Bangladesh | Brent Christensen | Career | 9/2/25 | 12/18/25 | |
| Barbados | VACANT | ||||
| Belarus | VACANT | ||||
| Belgium | William White | Other | 3/24/25 | 10/7/25 | |
| Belize | Rudolph Bauer | Other | 4/21/26 | 8/7/26 | |
| Benin | VACANT | Peter Lord | Career | 8/7/26 | pending |
| Bolivia | VACANT | ||||
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | VACANT | Ronald Johnson | Other | 6/1/26 | pending |
| Botswana | Howard A. Van Vranken | Career | 7/20/21 | 12/21/22 | |
| Brazil | Daniel Perez | 6/1/26 | 8/7/26 | ||
| Brunei Darussalam | Caryn McClelland | Career | 7/20/21 | 12/20/21 | |
| Bulgaria | VACANT | Douglas Holder | Other | 6/1/26 | pending |
| Burkina Faso | Joann M. Lockard | Career | 7/25/23 | 5/2/24 | |
| Burma | VACANT* | ||||
| Burundi | VACANT | ||||
| Cabo Verde | VACANT | Nutan Patel | Other | 8/7/26 | pending |
| Cambodia | Christopher Anderson | Other | 6/1/26 | 8/7/26 | |
| Cameroon | VACANT | ||||
| Canada | Peter Hoekstra | Other | 2/11/25 | 4/9/25 | |
| Central African Republic | VACANT | ||||
| Chad | VACANT | William Flens | Career | 8/7/26 | pending |
| Chile | Brandon Judd | Other | 3/11/25 | 10/7/25 | |
| China | David Perdue | Other | 3/24/25 | 4/29/25 | |
| Colombia | VACANT | Nathaniel Morris | Other | 6/1/26 | pending |
| Congo (DR) | VACANT | ||||
| Congo (Republic of) | VACANT | ||||
| Costa Rica | Melinda Hildebrand | Other | 3/24/25 | 10/7/25 | |
| Côte d'Ivoire | VACANT | ||||
| Croatia | Nicole McGraw | Other | 3/11/25 | 10/7/25 | |
| Cuba | VACANT | ||||
| Cyprus | John Breslow | Other | 1/13/26 | 8/7/26 | |
| Czech Republic | Nicholas Merrick | Other | 3/24/25 | 10/7/25 | |
| Denmark | Kenneth Howery | Other | 3/24/25 | 10/7/25 | |
| Djibouti | Cynthia Kierscht | Career | 1/23/23 | 5/2/24 | |
| Dominican Republic | Leah Campos | Other | 3/11/25 | 10/7/25 | |
| Ecuador | VACANT | Peter Snyder | Other | 6/1/26 | pending |
| Egypt | VACANT | Nick Oberheiden | Other | 6/1/26 | pending |
| El Salvador | VACANT | Mark Abreu | Other | 6/1/26 | pending |
| Equatorial Guinea | Stanley Brown | Other (CS) | 6/1/26 | 8/7/26 | |
| Eritrea | VACANT* | ||||
| Estonia | Roman Pipko | Other | 3/24/25 | 10/7/25 | |
| Eswatini (formerly Swaziland) | VACANT | ||||
| Ethiopia | Ervin Jose Massinga | Career | 1/3/22 | 7/27/23 | |
| European Union | Andrew Puzder | Other | 3/11/25 | 8/2/25 | |
| Fiji, Kiribati, Naoero & Tuvalu | VACANT | ||||
| Finland | Howard Brodie | Other | 3/24/25 | 10/7/25 | |
| France & Monaco | Charles Kushner | Other | 2/11/25 | 5/19/25 | |
| Gabon | VACANT | Keith Heffern | Career | 8/7/26 | pending |
| The Gambia | Laurence Socha | Career | 6/1/26 | 8/7/26 | |
| Georgia | VACANT | ||||
| Germany | VACANT | ||||
| Ghana | VACANT | ||||
| Greece | Kimberly Guilfoyle | Other | 3/24/25 | 9/18/25 | |
| Guatemala | VACANT | ||||
| Guinea | VACANT | ||||
| Guyana | Nicole D. Theriot | Career | 9/12/22 | 7/27/23 | |
| Haiti | VACANT | ||||
| Holy See | Brian Burch | Other | 3/11/25 | 8/2/25 | |
| Honduras | VACANT | ||||
| Hungary | VACANT | Benjamin Landa | Other | 1/13/26 | pending |
| IAEA | VACANT | ||||
| ICAO | VACANT | Jeffrey Anderson | Other | 1/13/26 | pending |
| Iceland | William Long | Other | 1/13/26 | 5/18/2026 | |
| India | Sergio Gor | Other | 9/2/25 | 10/7/25 | |
| Indonesia | VACANT | William Grayson | Other | 6/1/26 | pending |
| Iraq | VACANT | ||||
| Ireland | Edward Walsh | Other | 3/24/25 | 6/4/25 | |
| Israel | Mike Huckabee | Other | 2/11/25 | 4/9/25 | |
| Italy & San Marino | Tilman Fertitta | Other | 3/11/25 | 4/29/25 | |
| Jamaica | VACANT | Kari Lake | Other | 5/11/26 | pending |
| Japan | George Glass | Other | 2/11/25 | 4/8/25 | |
| Jordan | James Holtsnider | Career | 9/2/25 | 10/7/25 | |
| Kazakhstan | Julie Stufft | Career | 7/9/25 | 10/7/25 | |
| Kenya | VACANT | Henry Wooster | Career | 6/1/26 | pending |
| Kosovo | VACANT | ||||
| Kuwait | VACANT | ||||
| Kyrgyz Republic | Lesslie Viguerie | Steven Gillen | Career | 8/7/26 | pending |
| Laos | VACANT | ||||
| Latvia | Melissa Argyros | Other | 3/24/25 | 12/18/25 | |
| Lebanon | Michel Issa | Other | 3/24/25 | 10/7/25 | |
| Lesotho | VACANT | ||||
| Liberia | VACANT | ||||
| Libya | VACANT | ||||
| Lithuania | Kara C. McDonald | Keith Noreika | Other | 6/1/26 | pending |
| Luxembourg | Stacey Feinberg | Other | 3/24/25 | 10/7/25 | |
| Madagascar & Comoros | VACANT | Marc Dillard | Career | 8/7/26 | pending |
| Malawi | VACANT | John McIntyre | Career | 8/7/26 | pending |
| Malaysia | VACANT | Joshua Harris | Career | 7/23/26 | pending |
| Maldives | VACANT | ||||
| Mali | Rachna Sachdeva Korhonen | Career | 4/25/22 | 12/13/22 | |
| Malta | Somers Farkas | Other | 3/11/25 | 10/7/25 | |
| Marshall Islands | VACANT | ||||
| Mauritania | VACANT | Jessica Long | Career | 8/7/26 | pending |
| Mauritius | VACANT | ||||
| Mexico | Ronald Johnson | Other | 2/11/25 | 4/9/25 | |
| Micronesia | Jennifer L. Johnson | Career | 1/23/23 | 7/27/23 | |
| Moldova | Joseph Burkhalter | Other | 6/1/26 | 8/7/26 | |
| Mongolia | Richard Lee Buangan | Career | 4/25/22 | 8/4/22 | |
| Montenegro | VACANT | Peter McCoy | Other | 6/1/26 | pending |
| Morocco | Richard Buchan III | Other | 3/24/25 | 10/7/25 | |
| Mozambique | VACANT | ||||
| Namibia | John Giordano | Other | 4/29/25 | 10/7/25 | |
| NATO | Matthew Whitaker | Other | 2/11/25 | 4/1/25 | |
| Nepal | VACANT | ||||
| Netherlands | Joseph Popolo | Other | 3/24/25 | 10/7/25 | |
| New Zealand, Cook Islands and Niue | Jared Novelly | Other | 1/13/26 | 5/18/2026 | |
| Nicaragua | VACANT | Natasha Franceschi | Career | 8/7/26 | pending |
| Niger | VACANT | ||||
| Nigeria | VACANT | ||||
| North Macedonia | VACANT | ||||
| Norway | Michael Kavoukjian | Other | 1/13/26 | 8/7/26 | |
| OAS | Leandro Rizzuto | Other | 3/11/25 | 10/7/25 | |
| OECD | John Hurley | Other | 6/1/26 | 8/7/26 | |
| Oman | Ana Escrogima | Career | 1/3/23 | 10/17/23 | |
| OPCW | Nicole Shampaine | Career | 2/13/23 | 2/6/24 | |
| OSCE | Darrell Owens | Other | 3/9/26 | 6/23/26 | |
| Pakistan | VACANT | ||||
| Palau | VACANT | ||||
| Panama | Kevin Cabrera | Other | 2/11/25 | 4/9/25 | |
| Papua New Guinea | VACANT | ||||
| Paraguay | VACANT | Paul Kalmbach | Other | 6/1/26 | pending |
| Peru | Bernardo Navarro | Other | 6/16/25 | 12/18/25 | |
| Philippines | Lee Lipton | Other | 1/13/26 | 5/18/2026 | |
| Poland | Thomas Rose | Other | 3/24/25 | 10/7/25 | |
| Portugal | John Arrigo | Other | 3/11/25 | 8/2/25 | |
| Qatar | VACANT | ||||
| Romania | Darryl Nirenberg | Other | 6/16/25 | 12/18/25 | |
| Russia | VACANT | ||||
| Rwanda | VACANT | Nicholas Checker | Other | 7/23/26 | pending |
| Saudi Arabia | VACANT | ||||
| Senegal & Guinea-Bissau | VACANT | ||||
| Serbia | VACANT | Michael Young | Other | 6/1/26 | pending |
| Seychelles | VACANT | ||||
| Sierra Leone | VACANT | Daniel Travis | Career | 6/1/26 | pending |
| Singapore | Anjani Sinha | Other | 4/29/25 | 10/7/25 | |
| Slovakia | VACANT | Douglas Mastriano | Other | 5/11/26 | pending |
| Slovenia | Asel Roberts | Other (CS) | 2/11/26 | 5/18/2026 | |
| Solomon Islands | VACANT | ||||
| Somalia | VACANT | ||||
| South Africa | Leo Brent Bozell III | Other | 3/24/25 | 12/18/25 | |
| South Korea | Michelle Steel | Other | 4/13/2026 | 6/17/26 | |
| South Sudan | Michael J. Adler | Career | 2/3/22 | 7/14/22 | |
| Spain & Andorra | Benjamin Leon, Jr. | Other | 3/24/25 | 12/18/25 | |
| Sri Lanka | Eric Meyer | Career | 1/13/26 | 5/18/2026 | |
| Sudan | VACANT | ||||
| Suriname | VACANT | ||||
| Sweden | Christine Toretti | Other | 3/24/25 | 9/18/25 | |
| Switzerland & Liechtenstein | Callista Gingrich | Other | 3/24/25 | 9/18/25 | |
| Syria | VACANT* | ||||
| Tajikistan | VACANT | ||||
| Tanzania | William Trachman | Other | 3/9/26 | 8/7/26 | |
| Thailand | Sean O'Neill | Career | 7/9/25 | 10/7/25 | |
| Timor-Leste | VACANT | ||||
| Togo | VACANT | Charles Goodman III | Career | 8/7/26 | pending |
| Tonga | VACANT | Justin Bytheway | Career | 8/7/26 | pending |
| Trinidad and Tobago | VACANT | Jennifer Johnson-Carroll | Other | 6/1/26 | pending |
| Tunisia | Bill Bazzi | Other | 3/24/25 | 10/7/25 | |
| Türkiye | Thomas Barrack | Other | 3/11/25 | 4/29/25 | |
| Turkmenistan | Elizabeth Rood | Career | 8/4/22 | 5/2/24 | |
| Uganda | William W. Popp | Career | 2/27/23 | 7/27/23 | |
| Ukraine | VACANT | ||||
| United Arab Emirates | VACANT | ||||
| United Kingdom | Warren Stephens | Other | 2/11/25 | 4/29/25 | |
| United Nations | Michael G. Waltz | Other | 6/12/25 | 9/19/25 | |
| UN / Conf. on Disarmament | VACANT | ||||
| UN / Deputy Representative | Tammy Bruce | Other | 9/2/25 | 12/18/25 | |
| UN / Economic & Social Council | Dan Negrea | Other | 7/16/25 | 10/7/25 | |
| UN / Geneva | Todd Steggerda | Other | 2/11/26 | 8/7/26 | |
| UN / Human Rights Council | VACANT | ||||
| UN / Management & Reform | Jeffrey Bartos | Other | 5/6/25 | 9/18/25 | |
| UN / Political Affairs | Jennifer Locetta | Other | 5/6/25 | 9/18/25 | |
| UN / Rome | Lynda Blanchard | Other | 3/24/25 | 10/7/25 | |
| UN / Vienna | Preston Wells Griffith III | Other | 3/2/26 | 8/7/26 | |
| UNESCO | VACANT | ||||
| Uruguay | Luigi Rinaldi | Other | 3/24/25 | 8/1/25 | |
| Uzbekistan | Jonathan Henick | Career | 5/24/22 | 8/4/22 | |
| Vanuatu | VACANT | ||||
| Venezuela | VACANT | ||||
| Vietnam | Jennifer Wicks McNamara | Other (CS) | 1/13/26 | 5/18/2026 | |
| Yemen | VACANT | ||||
| Zambia | VACANT | ||||
| Zimbabwe | Pamela Tremont | Career | 6/22/22 | 5/2/24 |
* denotes that the U.S. does not currently exchange Ambassadors with that country
+ denotes that the nominee is a retired member of the Foreign Service
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Information taken from www.whitehouse.gov and foreign.senate.gov.