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
Tracker: Current U.S. Ambassadors Tracker: Senior Official Appointments Current Deputy Chiefs of Mission Special Envoys, Representatives, Coordinators Principal Officer Tracker Ambassadors to the U.S. from Other Nations Appointments: Donald J. Trump (2nd term)
Historical Data
Asst. Secretaries: FS Career vs Other Senior Positions: FS Career vs. Other Career vs. Other: Asst. Sec. Equivalents Appointments: Donald J. Trump (2nd Term) Appointments: Joseph R. Biden Appointments: Donald J. Trump (1st Term) Appointments: Barack Obama Appointments: George W. Bush Appointments: William J. Clinton Appointments: George H. W. Bush Appointments: Ronald Reagan Appointments: Jimmy Carter Appointments: Gerald Ford
References
Certificates of Competence Foreign Service Act of 1980
Updated October 8, 2025
Total Positions: 195
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.
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Post
Current Ambassador
Nominee
Type
Nominated
Confirmed
Afghanistan
VACANT
African Union
Stephanie S. Sullivan
Career
6/15/22
6/24/24
Albania
VACANT
Algeria
Elizabeth Aubin
Career
4/19/21
12/20/21
Angola and São Tomé & Príncipe
VACANT
APEC
VACANT
Argentina
Peter Lamelas
Other
3/24/25
9/18/25
Armenia
Kristina A. Kvien
Career
7/11/22
12/13/22
ASEAN
VACANT
Australia
VACANT
Austria
Arthur Fisher
Other
3/24/25
10/7/25
Azerbaijan
VACANT
Bahamas
Herschel Walker
Other
3/24/25
10/7/25
Bahrain
Stephanie Hallett
Career
9/2/25
10/7/25
Bangladesh
VACANT
Brent Christensen
Career
9/2/25
pending
Barbados
VACANT
Belarus
VACANT
Belgium
William White
Other
3/24/25
10/7/25
Belize
VACANT
Benin
Brian Wesley Shukan
Career
8/11/21
12/20/21
Bolivia
VACANT
Bosnia and Herzegovina
VACANT
Botswana
Howard A. Van Vranken
Career
7/20/21
12/21/22
Brazil
VACANT
Brunei Darussalam
Caryn McClelland
Career
7/20/21
12/20/21
Bulgaria
VACANT
Burkina Faso
Joann M. Lockard
Career
7/25/23
5/2/24
Burma
VACANT*
Burundi
Lisa Peterson
Career
4/17/23
5/2/24
Cabo Verde
Jennifer M. Adams
Career
9/12/22
5/2/24
Cambodia
VACANT
Cameroon
Christopher J. Lamora
Career
4/19/21
12/20/21
Canada
Peter Hoekstra
Other
2/11/25
4/9/25
Central African Republic
VACANT
Chad
VACANT
Chile
Brandon Judd
Other
3/11/25
10/7/25
China
David Perdue
Other
3/24/25
4/29/25
Colombia
VACANT
Daniel Newlin
Other
3/24/25
pending
Congo (DR)
Lucy Tamlyn
Career
6/22/22
12/20/22
Congo (Republic of)
VACANT
Costa Rica
Melinda Hildebrand
Other
3/24/25
10/7/25
Côte d'Ivoire
Jessica Davis Ba
Career
6/8/22
12/15/22
Croatia
Nicole McGraw
Other
3/11/25
10/7/25
Cuba
VACANT
Cyprus
Julie S. Davis
Career
6/15/22
12/13/22
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
Egypt
Herro Mustafa Garg
Career
3/30/23
11/1/23
El Salvador
VACANT
Equatorial Guinea
David R. Gilmour
Career
8/11/21
12/20/21
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, Nauru & Tuvalu
Marie C. Damour
Career
5/26/22
8/4/22
Finland
Howard Brodie
Other
3/24/25
10/7/25
France & Monaco
Charles Kushner
Other
2/11/25
5/19/25
Gabon
Vernelle Trim FitzPatrick
Career
2/27/23
11/29/23
The Gambia
VACANT
Georgia
VACANT
Germany
VACANT
Ghana
VACANT
Greece
Kimberly Guilfoyle
Other
3/24/25
9/18/25
Guatemala
Tobin John Bradley
Career
4/26/23
12/20/23
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
IAEA
VACANT
ICAO
VACANT
Jeffrey Anderson
Other
7/16/25
pending
Iceland
VACANT
William Long
Other
9/2/25
pending
India
Sergio Gor
Other
9/2/25
10/7/25
Indonesia
VACANT
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
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
Kosovo
VACANT
Kuwait
VACANT
Amer Ghalib
Other
3/24/25
pending
Kyrgyz Republic
Lesslie Viguerie
Career
3/7/22
9/29/22
Laos
Heather Roach Variava
Career
2/13/23
11/29/23
Latvia
Christopher T. Robinson
Melissa Argyros
Other
3/24/25
pending
Lebanon
Michel Issa
Other
3/24/25
10/7/25
Lesotho
VACANT
Liberia
VACANT
Libya
VACANT
Lithuania
Kara C. McDonald
Career
3/21/23
11/29/23
Luxembourg
Stacey Feinberg
Other
3/24/25
10/7/25
Madagascar & Comoros
Claire Pierangelo
Career
7/13/21
3/2/22
Malawi
VACANT
Malaysia
Edgard D. Kagan
Nicholas Adams
Other
7/9/25
pending
Maldives
Hugo Yue-Ho Yon
Career
7/28/22
7/27/23
Mali
Rachna Sachdeva Korhonen
Career
4/25/22
12/13/22
Malta
Somers Farkas
Other
3/11/25
10/7/25
Marshall Islands
Laura Stone
Career
7/12/23
5/2/24
Mauritania
VACANT
Mauritius
Henry V. Jardine
Career
7/11/22
12/13/22
Mexico
Ronald Johnson
Other
2/11/25
4/9/25
Micronesia
Jennifer L. Johnson
Career
1/23/23
7/27/23
Moldova
VACANT
Mongolia
Richard Lee Buangan
Career
4/25/22
8/4/22
Montenegro
Judy Rising Reinke
Career
7/30/18
9/6/18
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
Dean R. Thompson
Career
4/4/22
8/4/22
Netherlands
Joseph Popolo
Other
3/24/25
10/7/25
New Zealand, Cook Islands and Niue
VACANT
Nicaragua
VACANT
Niger
Kathleen FitzGibbon
Career
8/4/22
7/27/23
Nigeria
Richard Mills, Jr.
Career
7/28/22
5/2/24
North Macedonia
Angela Price Aggeler
Career
5/26/22
8/4/22
Norway
VACANT
Michael Kavoukjian
Other
3/24/25
pending
OAS
Leandro Rizzuto
Other
3/11/25
10/7/25
OECD
VACANT
Oman
Ana Escrogima
Career
1/3/23
10/17/23
OPCW
Nicole Shampaine
Career
2/13/23
2/6/24
OSCE
VACANT
Pakistan
VACANT
Palau
Joel Ehrendreich
Career
3/21/23
7/27/23
Panama
Kevin Cabrera
Other
2/11/25
4/9/25
Papua New Guinea & Vanuatu
Ann Marie Yastishock
Career
7/11/22
11/29/23
Paraguay
VACANT
Peru
VACANT
Bernardo Navarro
Other
6/16/25
pending
Philippines
MaryKay Loss Carlson
Career
2/10/22
5/5/22
Poland
Thomas Rose
Other
3/24/25
10/7/25
Portugal
John Arrigo
Other
3/11/25
8/2/25
Qatar
VACANT
Romania
VACANT
Darryl Nirenberg
Other
6/16/25
pending
Russia
VACANT
Rwanda
Eric W. Kneedler
Career
8/4/22
7/27/23
Samoa
VACANT
Saudi Arabia
VACANT
Senegal & Guinea-Bissau
Michael Raynor
Career
4/19/21
12/20/21
Serbia
VACANT
Seychelles
VACANT
Sierra Leone
Bryan David Hunt
Career
3/6/23
7/27/23
Singapore
Anjani Sinha
Other
4/29/25
10/7/25
Slovakia
Gautam Rana
Career
5/26/22
8/4/22
Slovenia
VACANT
Solomon Islands
VACANT
Somalia
Richard H. Riley, IV
Career
3/30/23
5/2/24
South Africa
VACANT
Leo Brent Bozell III
Other
3/24/25
pending
South Korea
VACANT
South Sudan
Michael J. Adler
Career
2/3/22
7/14/22
Spain & Andorra
VACANT
Benjamin Leon, Jr.
Other
3/24/25
pending
Sri Lanka
Julie Chung
Eric Meyer
Career
7/9/25
pending
Sudan
VACANT
Suriname
Robert Faucher
Career
6/8/22
12/13/22
Sweden
Christine Toretti
Other
3/24/25
9/18/25
Switzerland & Liechtenstein
Callista Gingrich
Other
3/24/25
9/18/25
Syria
VACANT*
Tajikistan
Manuel P. Micaller, Jr.
Career
7/11/22
12/13/22
Tanzania
VACANT
Thailand
Sean O'Neill
Career
7/9/25
10/7/25
Timor-Leste
VACANT
Togo
VACANT
Tonga
VACANT
Trinidad and Tobago
VACANT
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
Dorothy C. Shea
Tammy Bruce
Other
9/2/25
pending
UN / Economic & Social Council
Dan Negrea
Other
7/16/25
10/7/25
UN / Geneva
VACANT
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
VACANT
UNESCO
VACANT
Uruguay
Luigi Rinaldi
Other
3/24/25
8/1/25
Uzbekistan
Jonathan Henick
Career
5/24/22
8/4/22
Venezuela
VACANT
Vietnam
Marc Evans Knapper
Career
4/19/21
12/20/21
Yemen
Steven H. Fagin
Career
12/2/21
4/7/22
Zambia
Michael C. Gonzales
Career
4/26/22
8/4/22
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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