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Ambassadorial Nominations

George W. Bush (2001-2009)


Total Appointments: 453

Career Appointments: 317/69.98%

Political Appointments: 136/30.02%

Post Ambassador Career/Political Dates of Service
(A)      
Afghanistan Robert Patrick John Finn Career 2002-2003
  Zalmay Khalilzad Political 2003-2005
  Ronald Neumann Career 2005-2007
  William B. Wood Career 2007-2009
       
African Union Cindy Courville Political 2006-2009
       
Albania James Franklin Jeffrey Career 2002-2004
  Marcie B. Ries Career 2004-2007
  John Withers Career 2007-present
       
Algeria Richard W. Erdman Career 2003-2006
  Robert S. Ford Career 2006-2008
  David Pearce Career 2008-present
       
Angola Christopher William Dell Career 2001-2004
  Cynthia Efird Career 2004-2007
  Dan Mozena Career 2007-present
       
Argentina Lino Gutierrez Career 2003-2006
  Earl Anthony Wayne Career 2006-2009
       
Armenia John M. Ordway Career 2001-2004
  John M. Evans Career 2004-2006
  Marie Yovanovitch Career 2008-present
       
APEC Lauren Moriarty Career 2004-2005
  Michael Michalak Career 2005-2007
  Patricia Haslach Career 2007-2009
       
ASEAN Scot Marciel Career 2007-present
       
Australia J. Thomas Schieffer Political 2001-2005
  Robert D. McCallum Political 2005-2009
       
Austria Lyons Brown, Jr.

Political

2001-2005
  Susan R. McCaw Political 2005-2007
  David F. Girard-diCarlo Political 2008-2009
       
Azerbaijan Reno Harnish Career 2003-2006
  Anne Derse Career 2006-2009
       
(B)      
Bahamas J. Richard Blankenship Political 2001-2003
  John D. Rood Political 2004-2007
  Ned L. Siegel Political 2007-2009
       
Bahrain Ronald E. Neumann Career 2001-2004
  William T. Monroe Career 2004-2007
  Joseph Adam Ereli Career 2007-present
       
Bangladesh Harry K. Thomas, Jr. Career 2003-2005
  Patricia A. Butenis Career 2006-2007
  James Moriarty Career 2007-present
       
Barbados Earl Norfleet Phillips Political 2002-2003
  Mary Kramer Political 2003-2006
  Mary Ourisman Political 2006-2009
       
Belarus George A. Krol Career 2003-2006
  Karen B. Stewart Career 2006-2008
       
Belgium Stephen Brauer Political 2001-2003
  Tom Korologos Political 2003-2007
  Sam Fox Political 2007-2009
       
Belize Russell F. Freeman Political 2001-2005
  Robert Johann Dieter Political 2005-2009
       
Benin Wayne E. Neill Career 2003-2006
  Gayleatha B. Brown Career 2006-2009
       
Bolivia David Greenlee Career 2002-2006
  Philip S. Goldberg Career 2006-2008
       
Bosnia & Herzegovina Clifford G. Bond Career 2001-2004
  Douglas L. McElhaney Career 2004-2007
  Charles English Career 2007-present
       
Botswana Joseph Huggins Career 2002-2005
  Katherine Hubay Canavan Career 2005-2008
  Stephen Nolan Career 2008-present
       
Brazil Donna Hrinak Career 2002-2004
  John J. Danilovich Political 2004-2005
  Clifford Sobel Political 2005-2009
       
Brunei Darussalam Gene B. Christy Career 2002-2005
  Emil Skodon Career 2005-2008
  William Todd Political 2008-present
       
Bulgaria James W. Pardew Career 2002-2005
  John R. Beyrle Career 2005-2008
  Nancy McEldowney Career 2008-2009
       
Burkina Faso J. Anthony Holmes Career 2002-2005
  Jeanine Jackson Career 2006-2009
       
Burma No diplomatic relations from 2001-2009    
       
Burundi James H. Yellin Career 2002-2005
  Patricia Moller Career 2006-2009
       
(C)      
Cambodia Charles Aaron Ray   Career 2002-2005
  Joseph A. Mussomeli Career 2005-2008
  Carol Rodley Career 2008-present
       
Cameroon George McDade Staples Career 2001-2004
  R. Niels Marquardt Career 2004-2007
  Janet Garvey Career 2007-present
       
Canada Argeo Paul Cellucci Political 2001-2005
  David Horton Wilkins Political 2005-2009
       
Cape Verde Donald C. Johnson Career 2002-2005
  Roger D. Pierce Career 2005-2008
  Marianne Myles Career 2008-present
       
Central African Republic Mattie R. Sharpless Career 2001-2002
  Frederick Cook Career 2007-present
       
Chad Marc M. Wall Career 2004-2007
  Louis Nigro Career 2007-present
       
Chile William R. Brownfield Career 2002-2004
  Craig A. Kelly Career 2004-2007
  Paul Simons Career 2007-present
       
China Clark T. Randt, Jr. Political 2001-2009
       
Colombia William B. Wood Career 2003-2007
  William R. Brownfield Career 2007-present
       
Congo (DR) Aubrey Hooks Career 2001-2004
  Roger A. Meece Career 2004-2007
  William Garvelink Career 2007-present
       
Congo (Republic of) Robin R. Sanders Career 2002-2005
  Robert Weisberg Career 2006-2008
  Alan Eastham Career 2008-present
       
Costa Rica John J. Danilovich Political 2001-2004
  Mark Langdale Political 2005-2008
  Peter Cianchette Political 2008-2009
       
Cote d'Ivoire Arlene Render Career 2001-2004
  Aubrey Hooks Career 2004-2007
  Wanda Nesbitt Career 2007-present
       
Croatia Ralph Frank Career 2003-2006
  Robert A. Bradtke Career 2006-2009
       
Cyprus Michael Klosson Career 2002-2005
  Ronald Schlicher Career 2005-2008
  Frank Urbancic, Jr. Career 2008-present
       
Czech Republic Craig Roberts Stapleton Political 2001-2003
  William J. Cabaniss Political 2003-2006
  Richard W. Graber Political 2006-2009
       
(D)      
Denmark Stuart A. Bernstein Political 2001-2005
  James Cain Political 2005-2009
       
Director General of the Foreign Service Ruth A. Davis Career 2001-2003
  W. Robert Pearson Career 2003-2006
  George McDade Staples Career 2006-2007
  Harry K. Thomas, Jr. Career 2007-2009
       
Djibouti Marguerita Dianne Ragsdale Career 2003-2006
  W. Stuart Symington IV Career 2006-2008
  James Swan Career 2008-present
       
Dominican Republic Hans H. Hertell Political 2001-2007
  P. Robert Fannin Political 2007-2009
       
(E)      
Ecuador Kristie Kenney Career 2002-2005
  Linda Jewell Career 2005-2008
  Heather Hodges Career 2008-present
       
Egypt C. David Welch Career 2001-2005
  Francis J. Ricciardone, Jr. Career 2005-2008
  Margaret Scobey Career 2008-present
       
El Salvador H. Douglas Barclay Political 2003-2007
  Charles L. Glazer Political 2007-2009
       
Equatorial Guinea George McDade Staples Career 2001-2004
  R. Niels Marquardt Career 2004-2006
  Donald J. Johnson Career 2006-2009
       
Eritrea Donald J. McConnell Political 2001-2004
  Scott H. DeLisi Career 2004-2007
  Ronald McMullen Career 2007-present
       
Estonia Joseph M. DeThomas Career 2001-2004
  Aldona Wos Political 2004-2006
  Stanley Davis Phillips Political 2006-2009
       
Ethiopia Aurelia Brazeal Career 2002-2005
  Donald Yamamoto Career 2006-2009
       
European Union Rockwell A. Schnabel Political 2001-2005
  C. Boyden Gray Political 2006-2007
  Kristin Silverberg Political 2008-2009
       
(F)      
Fiji, Kiribati, Nauru, Tonga, and Tuvalu David L. Lyon Career 2002-2005
  Larry Miles Dinger Career 2005-2008
  C. Steven McGann Career 2008-present
       
Finland Bonnie McElveen-Hunter Political 2001-2003
  Earle I. Mack Political 2004-2005
  Marilyn Ware Political 2005-2009
       
France and Monaco Howard Leach Political 2001-2005
  Craig Roberts Stapleton Political 2005-2009
       
(G)      
Gabon and São Tomé & Principe Kenneth Price Moorfield Career 2002-2004
  R. Barrie Walkley Career 2004-2007
  Eunice Reddick Career 2007-present
       
Gambia Jackson McDonald Career 2001-2004
  Joseph D. Stafford III Career 2004-2007
  Barry Wells Career 2007-present
       
Georgia Richard Monroe Miles Career 2002-2005
  John F. Tefft Career 2005-2009
       
Germany Daniel R. Coats Political 2001-2005
  William Robert Timken, Jr. Political 2005-2009
       
Ghana Nancy Powell Career 2001-2002
  Mary Carlin Yates Career 2002-2005
  Pamela Bridgewater Career 2005-2008
  Donald Teitelbaum Career 2008-present
       
Greece Thomas J. Miller Career 2001-2004
  Charles P. Ries Career 2004-2007
  Daniel Speckhard Political 2007-present
       
Guatemala John Randle Hamilton Career 2002-2005
  James M. Derham Career 2005-2008
  Stephen McFarland Career 2008-present
       
Guinea R. Barrie Walkley Career 2001-2004
  Jackson McDonald Career 2004-2007
  Philip Carter III Career 2007-2009
       
Guyana Roland W. Bullen Career 2003-2006
  David M. Robinson Career 2006-2008
  John Melvin Jones Career 2008
       
(H)      
Haiti James B. Foley Career 2003-2005
  Janet Sanderson Career 2006-2009
       
Holy See James Nicholson Political 2001-2005
  Francis Rooney Political 2005-2008
  Mary Ann Glendon Political 2008-2009
       
Honduras Larry Leon Palmer Career 2002-2005
  Charles A. Ford Career 2005-2008
  Hugo Llorens Career 2008-present
       
Hungary Nancy Goodman Brinker Political 2001-2003
  George H. Walker Political 2003-2006
  April H. Foley Political 2006-2009
       
(I)      
Iceland James Gadsden Career 2002-2005
  Carol van Voorst Career 2006-2009
       
India Robert D. Blackwill Political 2001-2003
  David Campbell Mulford Political 2003-2009
       
Indonesia Ralph Leo Boyce Career 2001-2004
  B. Lynn Pascoe Career 2004-2007
  Cameron Hume Career 2007-present
       
Iraq John Negroponte Career 2004-2005
  Zalmay Khalilzad Political 2005-2007
  Ryan Crocker Career 2007-2009
       
Ireland Richard J. Egan Political 2001-2002
  James Casey Kenny Political 2003-2006
  Thomas C. Foley Political 2006-2009
       
Israel Daniel C. Kurtzer Career 2001-2005
  Richard Henry Jones Career 2005-2008
  James Cunningham Career 2008-present
       
Italy and San Marino Melvin Sembler Political 2001-2005
  Ronald Spogli Political 2005-2009
       
(J)      
Jamaica Sue McCourt Cobb Political 2001-2005
  Brenda LaGrange Johnson Political 2005-2009
       
Japan Howard Baker Political 2001-2005
  John Thomas Schieffer Political 2005-2009
       
Jordan Edward Gnehm Career 2001-2004
  David Hale Career 2005-2008
  Robert S. Beecroft Career 2008-present
       
(K)      
Kazakhstan Larry C. Napper Career 2001-2004
  John M. Ordway Career 2004-2008
  Richard Hoagland Career 2008-present
       
Kenya (+ Somalia) William M. Bellamy Career 2003-2006
  Michael Ranneberger Career 2006-present
       
Kosovo Tina Kaidanow Career 2008-2009
       
Kuwait Richard Henry Jones Career 2001-2004
  Richard LeBaron Career 2004-2007
  Deborah Jones Career 2007-present
       
Kyrgyz Republic Stephen M. Young Career 2003-2005
  Marie Yovanovitch Career 2005-2008
  Tatiana Gfoeller Career 2008-present
       
(L)      
Laos Douglas A. Hartwick Career 2001-2004
  Patricia Haslach Career 2004-2007
  Ravic Huso Career 2007-present
       
Latvia Brian E. Carlson Career 2001-2004
  Catherine Todd Bailey Political 2004-2007
  Charles W. Larson, Jr. Political 2007-2009
       
Lebanon Vincent M. Battle Career 2001-2004
  Jeffrey D. Feltman Career 2004-2008
  Michele Sison Career 2008-present
       
Lesotho Robert G. Loftis Career 2001-2004
  June Carter Perry Career 2004-2007
  Robert Nolan Career 2007-present
       
Liberia John W. Blaney Career 2002-2005
  Donald E. Booth Career 2005-2008
  Linda Thomas-Greenfield Career 2008-present
       
Libya Gene Cretz Career 2007-present
       
Lithuania Stephen D. Mull Career 2003-2006
  John A. Cloud, Jr. Career 2006-2009
       
Luxembourg Peter Terpeluk, Jr. Political 2002-2005
  Ann L. Wagner Political 2005-2009
       
(M)      
Macedonia Lawrence E. Butler Career 2002-2005
  Gillian A. Milovanovic Career 2005-2008
  Philip T. Reeker Career 2008-present
       
Madagascar and Comoros Wanda Nesbitt Career 2001-2004
  James D. McGee Career 2004-2007
  R. Niels Marquardt Career 2007-present
       
Malawi Steven A. Browning Career 2003-2004
  Alan Eastham Career 2005-2008
  Peter Bodde Career 2008-present
       
Malaysia Marie T. Huhtala Career 2001-2004
  Christopher L. LaFleur Career 2004-2007
  James Keith Career 2007-present
       
Mali Vicki Huddleston Career 2002-2005
  Terence P. McCulley Career 2005-2008
  Gillian Milovanovic Career 2008-present
       
Malta Anthony H. Gioia Political 2001-2004
  Molly H. Bordonaro Political 2005-2009
       
Marshall Islands Greta N. Morris Career 2003-2006
  Clyde Bishop Career 2006-2009
       
Mauritania Joseph LaBaron Career 2003-2006
  Mark Boulware Career 2007-present
       
Mauritius and Seychelles John Price Political 2002-2005
  Cesar B. Cabrera Political 2006-2009
       
Mexico Antonio O. Garza, Jr. Political 2002-2009
       
Micronesia Larry M. Dinger Career 2001-2004
  Suzanne Hale Career 2004-2007
  Miriam Hughes Career 2007-2009
       
Moldova Pamela H. Smith Career 2001-2003
  Heather M. Hodges Career 2003-2006
  Michael D. Kirby Career 2006-2008
  Asif Chaudhry Career 2008-present
       
Mongolia Pamela Slutz Career 2003-2006
  Mark Minton Career 2006-2009
       
Montenegro Roderick Moore Career 2007-present
       
Morocco Margaret Tutwiler Political 2001-2003
  Thomas Riley Political 2003-2009
       
Mozambique Helen Meagher La Lime Career 2003-2006
       
(N)      
Namibia Kevin J. McGuire Career 2001-2004
  Joyce Barr Career 2004-2007
  Gail Mathieu Career 2007-presemt
       
NATO R. Nicholas Burns Career 2001-2005
  Victoria Nuland Political 2005-2008
  Kurt Volker Career 2008-2009
       
Nepal Michael E. Malinowski Career 2001-2004
  James Moriarty Career 2004-2007
  Nancy Powell Career 2007-2009
       
Netherlands Clifford Sobel Political 2001-2005
  Ronald Arnall Political 2006-2008
  James Culbertson Political 2008-2009
       
New Zealand and Samoa Charles J. Swindells Political 2001-2005
  William McCormick Political 2005-2008
       
Nicaragua Barbara C. Moore Career 2002-2005
  Paul A. Trivelli Career 2005-2008
  Robert Callahan Career 2008-present
       
Niger Gail Mathieu Career 2002-2005
  Bernadette Allen Career 2006-present
       
Nigeria John Campbell Career 2004-2007
  Robin R. Sanders Career 2007-present
       
Norway John D. Ong Political 2002-2005
  Benson K. Whitney Political 2005-2009
       
(O)      
OAS Roger F. Noriega Political 2001-2003
  John F. Maisto Career 2003-2006
  Hector E. Morales Political 2007-2009
       
OECD Jeanne L. Phillips Political 2001-2003
  Constance Morella Political 2003-2005
  Christopher Egan Political 2007-2009
       
Oman Richard L. Baltimore Career 2002-2006
  Gary A. Grappo Career 2006-2009
       
OSCE Stephan M. Minikes Political 2001-2005
  Julie Finley Political 2005-2009
       
(P)      
Pakistan Wendy Chamberlin Career 2001
  Nancy Powell Career 2002-2004
  Ryan Crocker Career 2004-2007
  Anne W. Patterson Career 2007-present
       
Panama Linda Ellen Watt Career 2002-2005
  William Alan Eaton Career 2005-2008
  Barbara Stephenson Career 2008-present
       
Papua New Guinea, Solomon Islands, and Vanuatu Robert W. Fitts

Career

2003-2006
  Leslie Rowe Career 2006-2009
       
Paraguay John F. Keane Career 2002-2005
  James Caldwell Cason Career 2005-2008
  Liliana Ayalde Career 2008-present
       
Peru John R. Dawson Career 2002-2003
  James C. Struble Career 2003-2007
  P. Michael McKinley Career 2007-present
       
Philippines and Palau Francis J. Ricciardone, Jr. Career 2002-2005
  Kristie Kenney Career 2006-2009
       
Poland Victor Ashe Political 2004-2009
       
Portugal John N. Palmer Political 2001-2004
  Alfred Hoffman, Jr. Political 2005-2007
  Thomas F. Stephenson Political 2007-2009
       
(Q)      
Qatar Maureen Quinn Career 2001-2004
  Charles G. Untermeyer Political 2004-2007
  Joseph LeBaron Career 2007-present
       
(R)      
Romania Michael E. Guest Career 2001-2004
  Jack Dyer Crouch II Political 2004-2005
  Nicholas F. Taubman Political 2005-2008
       
Russia Alexander Vershbow Career 2001-2005
  William J. Burns Career 2005-2008
       
Rwanda Margaret K. McMillion Career 2001-2004
  Michael R. Arietti Career 2005-2008
  W. Stuart Symington IV Career 2008-present
       
(S)      
Saudi Arabia Robert W. Jordan Political 2001-2003
  James C. Oberwetter Political 2003-2007
  Ford M. Fraker Political 2007-2009
       
Senegal and Guinea Bissau Richard Allan Roth Career 2002-2005
  Janice Jacobs Career 2006-2007
  Marcia Bernicat Career 2007-present
       
Serbia William D. Montgomery Career 2001-2004
  Michael C. Polt Career 2004-2007
  Cameron Munter Career 2007-2009
       
Sierra Leone Peter Chaveas Career 2001-2004
  Thomas Neil Hull III Career 2004-2007
  June Carter Perry Career 2007-present
       
Singapore Franklin L. Lavin Political 2001-2005
  Patricia L. Herbold Political 2005-2009
       
Slovakia Ronald Weiser Political 2001-2004
  Rodolphe M. Vallee Political 2005-2007
  Vincent Obsitnik Political 2007-2009
       
Slovenia Johnny Young Career 2001-2004
  Thomas B. Robertson Career 2004-2007
  Yousif Boutros Ghafari Political 2008-2009
       
South Africa Cameron Hume Career 2001-2004
  Jendayi E. Frazer Political 2004-2005
  Eric M. Bost Political 2006-2009
       
South Korea Thomas C. Hubbard Career 2001-2004
  Christopher Hill Career 2004-2005
  Alexander Vershbow Career 2005-2008
  Kathleen Stephens Career 2008-present
       
Spain and Andorra George L. Argyros, Sr. Political 2001-2004
  Eduardo Aguirre Political 2005-2009
       
Sri Lanka and Maldives Jeffrey Lunstead Career 2003-2006
  Robert O. Blake, Jr. Career 2006-2009
       
Sudan No ambassadors from 2001-2009    
       
Suriname Marsha E. Barnes Career 2003-2006
  Lisa Bobbie Schreiber Hughes Career 2006-2009
       
Swaziland James D. McGee Career 2002-2004
  Lewis W. Lucke Career 2004-2005
  Maurice S. Parker Career 2007-2009
       
Sweden Charles A. Heimbold, Jr. Political 2001-2004
  Miles T. Bivins Political 2004-2006
  Michael Wood Political 2006-2009
       
Switzerland and Liechtenstein Mercer Reynolds Political 2001-2003
  Pamela P. Willeford Political 2003-2006
  Peter R. Coneway Political 2006-2008
       
Syria Theodore Kattouf Career 2001-2003
  Margaret Scobey Career 2003-2005
       
(T)      
Tajikistan Franklin Pierce Huddle, Jr. Career 2001-2003
  Richard Hoagland Career 2003-2006
  Tracy Jacobson Career 2006-2009
       
Tanzania Robert V. Royall Political 2001-2003
  Michael Retzer Political 2005-2007
  Mark Green Political 2007-2009
       
Thailand Darryl N. Johnson Career 2001-2004
  Ralph Leo Boyce Career 2004-2007
  Eric G. John Career 2007-present
       

Timor-Leste

Grover Joseph Rees III Political 2002-2006
  Hans Klemm Career 2007-present
       
Togo Gregory W. Engle Career 2003-2005
  David B. Dunn Career 2005-2008
  Patricia McMahon Hawkins Career 2008-present
       
Trinidad & Tobago Roy L. Austin Political 2001-2009
       
Tunisia William J. Hudson Career 2003-2006
  Robert F. Godec Career 2006-2009
       
Turkey Eric S. Edelman Career 2003-2005
  Ross Wilson Career 2005-2008
  James Franklin Jeffrey Career 2008-present
       
Turkmenistan Laura Kennedy Career 2001-2003
  Tracy Jacobson Career 2003-2007

 

     
(U)      
Uganda Jimmy Kolker Career 2002-2005
  Steven A. Browning Career 2005-2009
       

Ukraine

John E. Herbst

Career

2003-2006
  William B. Taylor, Jr. Career 2006-2009
       

United Arab Emirates

Marcelle Wahba

Career

2001-2004
  Michele Sison Career 2004-2008
  Richard Olson Career 2008-present
       

United Kingdom

William S. Farish

Political

2001-2004
  Robert H. Tuttle Political 2005-2009
       

United Nations

John Negroponte

Career

2001-2004
  John C. Danforth Political 2004-2005
  John R. Bolton Political 2005-2006
  Zalmay Khalilzad Political 2007-2009
       

UN/Geneva

Kevin E. Moley

Political

2001-2006
  Warren W. Tichenor Political 2006-2009
       
UN/Vienna Kenneth C. Brill Career 2001-2004
  Gregory L. Schulte Political 2005-2009
       

UNESCO

Louise Oliver

Political

2004-2009
       
Uruguay Martin J. Silverstein Political 2001-2005
  Frank Baxter Political 2006-2009
       

Uzbekistan

Jon Robert Purnell

Career

2003-2007
  Richard B. Norland Career 2007-present

 

 

 

 

(V)

 

 

 

Venezuela

Charles S. Shapiro

Career

2002-2004
  William R. Brownfield Career 2004-2007
  Patrick Duddy Career 2007-present
       

Vietnam

Raymond Burghardt

Career

2001-2004
  Michael W. Marine Career 2004-2007
  Michael Michalak Career 2007-present
       
(Y)      
Yemen Edmund James Hull Career 2001-2004
  Thomas Charles Krajeski Career 2004-2007
  Stephen A. Seche Career 2007-present
       
(Z)      
Zambia Martin George Brennan Career 2002-2005
  Carmen M. Martinez Career 2005-2008
  Donald Booth Career 2008-present
       
Zimbabwe Joseph Gerard Sullivan Career 2001-2004
  Christopher William Dell Career 2004-2007
  James D. McGee Career 2007-2009

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