Ambassadors of the United States

Ambassadors of the United States are persons nominated by the president to serve as the United States' diplomatic representatives to foreign nations, international organizations, and as ambassadors-at-large. Under Article II, Section 2 of the U.S. Constitution, their appointment must be confirmed by the United States Senate;U.S. SenatePowers & Procedure , Senate.gov; retrieved May 25, 2012. while an ambassador may be appointed during a recess, they can serve only until the end of the next session of Congress, unless subsequently confirmed.

Ambassadors are the highest-ranking diplomats of the U.S. and are usually based at the embassy in the host country. They are under the jurisdiction of the Department of State and answer directly to the secretary of state; however, ambassadors serve "at the pleasure of the President", meaning they can be dismissed at any time. Appointments change regularly for various reasons, such as reassignment or retirement.

An ambassador may be a career Foreign Service officer (career diplomatCD) or a political appointee (PA). In most cases, career foreign service officers serve a tour of approximately three years per ambassadorship, whereas political appointees customarily tender their resignations upon the inauguration of a new president. From 1974 to 2025, between 57% and 74% of ambassadors were career diplomats.

The State Department publishes a monthly list of ambassadors. A listing by country of past chiefs of mission is maintained by the Office of the Historian of the U.S. Department of State, along with the names and appointment dates of past and present ambassadors-at-large and mission to international organizations.

Current U.S. ambassadors Note that the information in this list is subject to change due to regular personnel changes resulting from retirements and reassignments. The State Department posts updated lists of ambassadors approximately monthly, accessible via an interactive menu-based website. Host countryListAmbassadorBackgroundEmbassy and websitePosition establishedConfirmedDon Brown, chargé d'affaires a.i.(N/A)Kabul Homepage1921PATirana1922August 7, 2026Mark A. Schapiro, Chargé d'affaires a.i(N/A)Algiers1962PAMadrid1998December 18, 2025Shannon Nagy Cazeau, chargé d'affaires a.i.(N/A)Luanda1994Karin B. Sullivan, chargé d'affaires a.i.Bridgetown1981PABuenos Aires1823September 18, 2025David Allen, Chargé d'affaires a.i.(N/A)Yerevan Homepage1993PACanberra Homepage1940August 7, 2026Vienna Homepage1838October 7, 2025Amy Carlon, chargé d'affaires a.i.(N/A)Baku1992PANassau1973October 7, 2025CDManama Homepage1971October 7, 2025Dhaka Homepage1974December 18, 2025Karin B. Sullivan, chargé d'affaires a.i.(N/A)Bridgetown1966Michael Kreidler, chargé d'affaires a.i.Minsk1992PABrussels Homepage1832October 7, 2025Belmopan1981August 7, 2026CDCotonou1960September 30, 2026The United States does not maintain formal diplomatic relations with Bhutan. Informal contact is maintained through the U.S. Embassy in New Delhi.Erik Martini, chargé d'affaires a.i.(N/A)La Paz1849John Ginkel, chargé d'affaires a.i.Sarajevo Homepage1993Christopher J. Gunning, chargé d'affaires a.i.Gaborone1966PABrasília1825August 7, 2026Laura Brown, chargé d'affaires a.i.(N/A)Bandar Seri Begawan1984H. Martin McDowell, chargé d'affaires a.i.(N/A)Sofia1901CDOuagadougou1960May 2, 2024 (Myanmar)Douglas Sonnek, chargé d'affaires a.i.(N/A)Yangon Homepage1947Bridget Premont, Chargé d'affaires a.i.Bujumbura1962 (Cape Verde)PAPraia1976September 30, 2026Phnom Penh Homepage1950August 7, 2026John G. Robinson, Chargé d'affaires a.i.(N/A)Yaoundé1960PAOttawa Homepage1927April 9, 2025Melanie Anne Zimmerman, chargé d'affaires a.i.(N/A)Bangui1960William Flens, chargé d'affaires a.i.N'Djamena1961PASantiago1824October 7, 2025Beijing Homepage1844April 29, 2025Hugo Guevara, chargé d'affaires a.i. N/ABogotá1823Tom Bevan, Chargé d'affaires a.i.Antananarivo1977Amanda S. Jacobsen, chargé d'affaires a.i.Brazzaville1960Ian J. McCary, chargé d'affaires a.i.Kinshasa1960PASan José1853October 7, 2025Zagreb1992October 7, 2025 Mike Hammer, chargé d'affaires a.i.(N/A)Havana Homepage1902PANicosia1960August 7, 2026Prague Homepage1992October 7, 2025Copenhagen Homepage1827October 7, 2025CDDjibouti City1980May 2, 2024Karin B. Sullivan, chargé d'affaires a.i.(N/A)Bridgetown1979PASanto Domingo1884October 7, 2025 (Timor-Leste)Bruce Begnell, chargé d'affaires a.i.(N/A)Dili2002Lawrence Petroni, chargé d'affaires a.i.Quito1833Robert Silverman, Chargé d'affaires a.i.Cairo1848Naomi Fellows, chargé d'affaires a.i.San Salvador Homepage1863CDMalabo1967August 7, 2026Christine E. Meyer, chargé d'affaires a.i.(N/A)Asmara1991PATallinn Homepage1922October 7, 2025Marc Weinstock, chargé d'affaires a.i.(N/A)Mbabane1971CDAddis Ababa1908July 27, 2023Christina Cavallo, Chargé d'affaires a.i.(N/A) Suva1971PAHelsinki1920October 7, 2025Paris Homepage1778May 19, 2025CDLibreville1960September 30, 2026 Banjul1965August 7, 2026Courtney Austrian, chargé d'affaires a.i.(N/A)Tbilisi1992Alan Meltzer, chargé d'affaires a.i.Berlin Homepage1797Rolf Olson, chargé d'affaires a.i.Accra Homepage1957PAAthens Homepage1868September 18, 2025Karin B. Sullivan, chargé d'affaires a.i.(N/A)Bridgetown1975Jorgan K. Andrews, Chargé d'affaires a.i.Guatemala City1826Jennifer Davis-Paguada, Chargé d'affaires a.i.Dakar1976Mary E. Daschbach, chargé d'affaires a.i.Conakry1959CDGeorgetown1966July 27, 2023Henry T. Wooster, chargé d'affaires a.i.(N/A)Port-au-Prince1862 (Vatican City)PAVatican City Homepage1984August 2, 2025Colleen A. Hoey, chargé d'affaires a.i.(N/A)Tegucigalpa1853Caroline Savage, chargé d'affaires a.i.Budapest1921PAReykjavík1941May 18, 2026New Delhi Homepage1947October 7, 2025Joy M. Sakurai, chargé d'affaires a.i.(N/A)Jakarta Homepage1949No diplomatic relations since April 7, 1980. Informal contact via the U.S. Interests Section in the Swiss embassy.Virtual Embassy Tehran open since December 2011.Steven Fagin, Chargé d'affaires a.i.(N/A)Baghdad Homepage1931PADublin Homepage1927June 4, 2025Jerusalem Homepage1949April 9, 2025Rome Homepage1831April 29, 2025Junaid "Jay" Munir, Chargé d'affaires a.i.(N/A)Abidjan1960Scott Renner, chargé d'affaires a.i.Kingston1962PATokyo Homepage1859April 8, 2025CDAmman1950October 7, 2025Astana1992October 7, 2025Nairobi Homepage1964September 30, 2026 Christina Cavallo, Chargé d'affaires a.i.(N/A)Suva1980Anu Prattipati, Chargé d'affaires a.i.Pristina2008Steven R. Butler, Chargé d'affaires a.i.Kuwait City1961CDBishkek1992September 30, 2026Michelle Y. Outlaw, Chargé d'affaires a.i.(N/A) Vientiane1950PARiga1922December 18, 2025Beirut Homepage1942October 7, 2025Thomas Hines, chargé d'affaires a.i. (N/A)Maseru1966Joe Zadrozny, chargé d'affaires a.i.Monrovia1863Inga Heemink, chargé d'affaires a.i.Tripoli1952PABern1853September 18, 2025CDVilnius1922November 29, 2023PALuxembourg Luxembourg City1903October 7, 2025Tom Bevan, Chargé d'affaires a.i.(N/A)Antananarivo1960CDLilongwe1964September 30, 2026Kuala Lumpur1957September 30, 2026Dave Williams, chargé d'affaires a.i.(N/A)Malé2023Wallace R. Bain, chargé d'affaires a.i.Bamako1960PAAttard Homepage1964October 7, 2025Gregory D'Alesandro, chargé d'affaires a.i.(N/A)Majuro1986Corina R. Sanders, chargé d'affaires a.i.(N/A)Nouakchott1960Craig Halbmaier, Chargé d'affaires a.i.Port Louis1968PAMexico City Homepage1825April 9, 2025Andrew Wylie, Chargé d'affaires a.i.(N/A)Kolonia1987PAChișinău1992August 7, 2026Paris Homepage2006May 19, 2025CDUlaanbaatar1988August 4, 2022Michael C. Keays, Chargé d'affaires a.i.(N/A) Podgorica1905PARabat1905October 7, 2025Abigail L. Dressel, chargé d'affaires a.i.(N/A)Maputo1976PAWindhoek1990October 7, 2025Christina Cavallo, Chargé d'affaires a.i.(N/A) Suva1974Megan Bouldin, chargé d'affairesKathmandu1959PAThe Hague Homepage1781October 7, 2025PAWellington1942May 18, 2026CDManagua1851September 30, 2026Colleen Crenwelge, Chargé d'affaires a.i.(N/A)Niamey1960Keith Heffern, Chargé d'affaires a.i.Abuja1960The United States does not maintain diplomatic relations with North Korea. Limited consular matters are handled by the Swedish embassy.Nicole Vernes, Chargé d'affaires a.i.(N/A) Skopje1993PAOslo Homepage1905August 7, 2026CDMuscat1972October 17, 2023Natalie A. Baker, chargé d'affaires a.i.(N/A) Islamabad Homepage1947Shankar Rao, chargé d'affaires a.i.Koror2004PAPanama City1903April 9, 2025Alex M. Berenberg, Chargé d'affaires a.i.(N/A)Port Moresby1975Robert Alter, chargé d'affaires a.i.Asunción1861PALima Homepage1827December 18, 2025Manila Homepage1946May 18, 2026Tom RosePAWarsaw Homepage1919October 7, 2025Lisbon Homepage1791August 2, 2025Chris Hodges, chargé d'affaires a.i.(N/A)Doha1971PABucharest1880December 18, 2025J. Douglas Dykhouse, chargé d'affaires(N/A)Moscow Homepage1809John Armiger, chargé d'affaires a.i.Kigali1963Karin B. Sullivan, chargé d'affaires a.i.Bridgetown1984Karin B. Sullivan, chargé d'affaires a.i.Bridgetown1983Karin B. Sullivan, chargé d'affaires a.i.Bridgetown1981Daniel Tarapacki, chargé d'affaires a.i.Apia1971PAFlorenceSan Marino VPP2006April 29, 2025Shannon Nagy Cazeau, chargé d'affaires a.i.(N/A)Luanda1975Jennifer Larson, chargé d'affaires a.i.Riyadh1939Jennifer Davis-Paguada, Chargé d'affaires a.i.Dakar1960Alexander Titolo, chargé d'affaires a.i.Belgrade1882Christopher L. Green, Chargé d'affaires a.i.Victoria1976CDFreetown1961September 30, 2026PASingapore 1966October 7, 2025Heather Rogers, Chargé d'affaires a.i.(N/A)Bratislava1993PALjubljana1992May 18, 2026Alex M. Berenberg, Chargé d'affaires a.i.(N/A)Port Moresby1978Ruth Anne Stevens-Klitz, Chargé d'affaires a.i.Mogadishu 1960PAPretoria1929December 18, 2025Seoul 1883June 17, 2026CDJuba2011July 14, 2022PAMadrid1783December 18, 2025CDColombo1949May 18, 2026Jonathan P. Howard, chargé d'affaires a.i.(N/A)Khartoum1956Rosalyn N. Wiese, chargé d'affaires a.i.Paramaribo1975PAStockholm1818September 18, 2025Bern1853September 18, 2025The embassy was closed on February 6, 2014. Poland became the protecting power until its embassy closed on July 27, 2014, at which point the Czech Republic took responsibility.Since January 19, 1979, diplomatic relations have been carried out by the American Institute in Taiwan.Carson Relitz Rocker, Chargé d'affaires a.i.(N/A)Dushanbe1992PADar es Salaam 1962August 7, 2026CDBangkok 1882October 7, 2025CDLomé1960September 30, 2026Christina Cavallo, Chargé d'affaires a.i.(N/A)Suva1972Philip Kern, chargé d'affaires a.i.Port of Spain1962PATunis1956October 7, 2025Ankara1831April 29, 2025Kristin Hawkins, Chargé d'affaires a.i.(N/A)Ashgabat1992Christina Cavallo, Chargé d'affaires a.i.Suva1979Mikael Claverly, Chargé d'affaires a.i.Kampala1963Paul R. Houston, chargé d'affaires a.i.Kyiv 1992Shannon Dolan, chargé d'affaires a.i.Abu Dhabi1972 PALondon 1791April 29, 2025Montevideo1867August 1, 2025CDTashkent1992August 4, 2022Eric Sheffield, Chargé d'affaires a.i.(N/A)Port Moresby1986John M. Barrett, chief of missionCaracas 1835PAHanoi1997May 18, 2026Neil Hop, Chargé d'affaires a.i.(N/A)Sanaa1988Mich Coker, Chargé d'affaires a.i.Lusaka1965CDHarare1980May 2, 2024The Republic of Abkhazia is not recognized by the United Nations or by the United States.The Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus is not recognized by the United Nations or by the United States.The State of Palestine is not recognized by the United States.The Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic is not recognized by the United Nations or by the United States.The Republic of South Ossetia is not recognized by the United Nations or by the United States.

Ambassadors to international organizations

Ambassadors to the United Nations Current ambassadors from the United States to the United Nations: