Updated May 17, 2012
Overall Statistics on May 17, 2012
Total Positions: 188
Career 116/61.7% - Political 63/33.5% - Vacant 9/4.8%
(The 188 positions include all ambassadors to nation states and international organizations, as well as
the Director General of the Foreign Service. No ambassadors-at-large or special envoys are included.
When ambassadors are accredited to two nations (i.e. Sri Lanka and Maldives), they count as one position.)
Obama Appointees:
Career: 158 – 67.5% (139 confirmed, 1 recess appointment, 18 nominated)
Political: 76 – 32.5% (70 confirmed, 1 recess appointment, 5 nominated)
* denotes that the nominee has had a hearing before the Senate Foreign Relations Committee
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Information taken from www.whitehouse.gov and foreign.senate.gov.