Ambassadors of the United States - wikipedia Ambassadors of the United States Flag of ambassadors of the United States This is a list of ambassadors of the United States to individual nations of the world, to international organizations, and to past nations, as well as ambassadors - at - large. Ambassadors are nominated by the President and confirmed by the U.S. Senate. An ambassador can be appointed during a recess, but he or she can only serve as ambassador until the end of the next session of Congress unless subsequently confirmed. Ambassadors serve `` at the pleasure of the President '', meaning they can be dismissed at any time. An ambassador may be a career Foreign Service Officer ( career diplomat - CD ) 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. As embassies fall under the State Department 's jurisdiction, ambassadors answer directly to the Secretary of State. In late May 2017, under president Donald J. Trump a quarter of the countries in the world do not have a U.S. ambassador. The United States lacks ambassadors to the European Union, France, Germany, and Russia. 200 positions at the State Department require Senate confirmation, including key ambassadorships, the vast majority of which remain unfilled. Contents 1 Current U.S. ambassadors 2 Ambassadors to international organizations 3 Ambassadors - at - Large 4 Other Chiefs of Mission 5 Special Envoys, Representatives and Coordinators 6 Nations without exchange of ambassadors 7 Selected past ambassadors 8 Ambassadors killed in office 9 Ambassadors to past countries 10 See also 11 Notes and references 12 External links Current U.S. ambassadors Host country List Ambassador Background Website Confirmed Afghanistan List Vacant since December 2016 Hugo Llorens, Chargé d'Affaires a.i John Bass nominated July 20, 2017 ( N / A ) Kabul ( 1 ) Albania List Donald Lu CD Tirana ( 2 ) November 20, 2014 Algeria List John Desrocher CD Algiers August 3, 2017 Andorra List Vacant since January 20, 2017 Krishna Urs, Chargé d'Affaires a.i ( N / A ) Madrid Angola List Helen La Lime CD Luanda May 15, 2014 Antigua and Barbuda List Linda Swartz Taglialatela CD Bridgetown December 9, 2015 Argentina List Vacant since January 20, 2017 Tom Cooney, Chargé d'Affaires a.i ( N / A ) Buenos Aires Armenia List Richard Mills CD Yerevan ( 3 ) December 16, 2014 Australia List Vacant since December 2016 James Carouso, Chargé d'Affaires a.i ( N / A ) Canberra ( 4 ) Austria List Vacant since January 20, 2017 Eugene Young, Chargé d'Affaires a.i ( N / A ) Vienna ( 5 ) Azerbaijan List Robert Cekuta CD Baku December 16, 2014 Bahamas List Vacant since November 21, 2011 Lisa Johnson, Chargé d'Affaires a.i. ( N / A ) Nassau Bahrain List William Roebuck CD Manama ( 6 ) November 18, 2014 Bangladesh List Marcia Bernicat CD Dhaka November 18, 2014 Barbados List Linda Swartz Taglialatela CD Bridgetown December 9, 2015 Belarus List Vacant since March 12, 2008 Scott Rauland, Chargé d'Affaires a.i. ( N / A ) Minsk Belgium List Vacant since January 20, 2017 Matthew Lussenhop, Chargé d'Affaires a.i. ( N / A ) Brussels Belize List Vacant since January 20, 2017 Adrienne Galanek, Chargé d'Affaires a.i. ( N / A ) Belmopan Benin List Lucy Tamlyn CD Cotonou October 8, 2015 Bhutan The United States does not maintain formal diplomatic relations with Bhutan. Informal contact through the U.S. Embassy in New Delhi. Bolivia List Vacant since September 10, 2008 Peter Brennan, Chargé d'Affaires a.i. ( N / A ) La Paz Bosnia and Herzegovina List Maureen Cormack CD Sarajevo ( 7 ) November 19, 2014 Botswana List Earl Miller CD Gaborone November 19, 2014 Brazil List P. Michael McKinley CD Brasilia September 8, 2016 Brunei List Craig Allen CD Bandar Seri Begawan November 18, 2014 Bulgaria List Eric S. Rubin CD Sofia December 9, 2015 Burkina Faso List Andrew Robert Young CD Ouagadougou September 28, 2016 Burma ( Myanmar ) List Scot Marciel CD Rangoon ( 8 ) February 9, 2016 Burundi List Anne Casper CD Bujumbura June 29, 2016 Cambodia List William A. Heidt CD Phnom Penh August 5, 2015 Cameroon List Michael Hoza CD Yaoundé July 29, 2014 Canada List Kelly Knight Craft PA Ottawa ( 9 ) August 3, 2017 Cape Verde List Donald Helfin CD Praia December 12, 2014 Central African Republic List Jeffrey Hawkins CD Bangui October 8, 2015 Chad List Geeta Pasi CD N'Djamena June 29, 2016 Chile List Carol Z. Perez CD Santiago July 14, 2016 China List Terry Branstad PA Beijing ( 10 ) May 22, 2017 Colombia List Kevin Whitaker CD Bogotá April 1, 2014 Comoros List Robert Yamate CD Antananarivo November 19, 2014 Congo - Brazzaville List Todd Haskell CD Brazzaville May 18, 2017 Congo - Kinshasa List James Swan CD Kinshasa August 1, 2013 Costa Rica List Sharon Day PA San José August 3, 2017 Croatia List Julieta Valls Noyes CD Zagreb June 24, 2015 Cuba List Vacant since July 20, 2015 Jeffrey DeLaurentis, Chargé d'Affaires a.i ( N / A ) Havana ( 11 ) Cyprus List Kathleen A. Doherty CD Nicosia August 5, 2015 Czech Republic List Vacant since January 20, 2017 Kelly Adams - Smith, Chargé d'Affaires a.i ( N / A ) Prague ( 12 ) Denmark List Vacant since January 20, 2017 Laura Lochman, Chargé d'Affaires a.i ( N / A ) Copenhagen ( 13 ) Djibouti List Vacant since January 15, 2017 Mark Boulware, Chargé d'Affaires a.i ' ( N / A ) Djibouti June 25, 2014 Dominica List Linda Swartz Taglialatela CD Bridgetown December 9, 2015 Dominican Republic List Vacant since January 20, 2017 Patrick Dunn, Chargé d'Affaires a.i ( N / A ) Santo Domingo East Timor List Karen Clark Stanton CD Dili November 17, 2014 Ecuador List Todd C. Chapman CD Quito December 9, 2015 Egypt List Robert Beecroft CD Cairo June 26, 2014 El Salvador List Jean Elizabeth Manes CD San Salvador December 9, 2015 Equatorial Guinea List Julie Furuta - Toy CD Malabo October 22, 2015 Eritrea List Vacant since July 19, 2010 Natalie E. Brown, Chargé d'Affaires a.i. ( N / A ) Asmara Estonia List James Desmond Melville, Jr. CD Tallinn ( 14 ) August 5, 2015 Ethiopia List Michael A. Raynor CD Addis Ababa August 3, 2017 Fiji List Judith Beth Cefkin CD Suva November 19, 2014 Finland List Vacant since January 20, 2017 Donna Welton, Chargé d'Affaires a.i. ( N / A ) Helsinki France List Vacant since January 20, 2017 Kristina Kvien, Chargé d'Affaires a.i Jamie McCourt nominated ( N / A ) Paris ( 15 ) Gabon List Cynthia Akuetteh CD Libreville July 30, 2014 Gambia List Patricia Alsup CD Banjul October 8, 2015 Georgia List Ian Kelly CD Tbilisi June 24, 2015 Germany List Vacant since January 20, 2017 Kent Logsdon, Chargé d'Affaires a.i. Richard Grenell nominated ( N / A ) Berlin ( 16 ) Ghana List Robert P. Jackson CD Ghana October 22, 2015 Greece List Geoffrey Pyatt CD Athens ( 17 ) July 14, 2016 Grenada List Linda Swartz Taglialatela CD Bridgetown December 9, 2015 Guatemala List Luis Arreaga CD Guatemala August 3, 2017 Guinea - Bissau List Tulinabo S. Mushingi CD Bissau VPP May 18, 2017 Guinea - Conakry List Dennis Hankins CD Conakry October 22, 2015 Guyana List Perry Holloway CD Georgetown August 5, 2015 Haiti List Vacant since February 27, 2017 Brian W. Shukan, Chargé d'Affaires a.i ( N / A ) Port - au - Prince Holy See ( Vatican City ) List Vacant since January 20, 2017 Louis L. Bono, Chargé d'Affaires a.i. ( N / A ) Vatican ( 18 ) Honduras List James Nealon CD Tegucigalpa July 15, 2014 Hungary List Vacant since January 20, 2017 David J. Kostelancik, Chargé d'Affaires a.i ( N / A ) Budapest Iceland List Vacant since January 20, 2017 Jill Esposito, Chargé d'Affaires a.i ( N / A ) Reykjavik India List Vacant since January 20, 2017 MaryKay Loss Carlson, Chargé d'Affaires a.i ( N / A ) New Delhi Indonesia List Joseph R. Donovan Jr. CD Jakarta ( 19 ) September 28, 2016 Iran List No diplomatic relations since April 7, 1980. Informal contact via the U.S. Interests Section in the Swiss embassy. Virtual Embassy Tehran since December 2011 Iraq List Douglas Alan Silliman CD Baghdad ( 20 ) July 14, 2016 Ireland List Vacant since January 20, 2017 Reece Smyth, Chargé d'Affaires a.i ( N / A ) Dublin ( 21 ) Israel List David M. Friedman PA Tel Aviv ( 22 ) March 23, 2017 Italy List Lewis Eisenberg PA Rome ( 23 ) August 3, 2017 Ivory Coast List Vacant since August 2016 Andrew Haviland, Chargé d'Affaires a.i ( N / A ) Abidjan Jamaica List Luis Moreno CD Kingston November 20, 2014 Japan List William F. Hagerty PA Tokyo ( 24 ) July 13, 2017 Jordan List Vacant since January 20, 2017 Henry Wooster Chargé d'Affaires a.i ( N / A ) Amman June 16, 2014 Kazakhstan List George Krol CD Astana November 20, 2014 Kenya List Robert Godec CD Nairobi January 2, 2013 Kiribati List Judith Beth Cefkin CD Suva November 19, 2014 Kosovo List Greg Delawie CD Pristina June 24, 2015 Kuwait List Lawrence Robert Silverman CD Kuwait City July 14, 2016 Kyrgyzstan List Sheila Gwaltney CD Bishkek August 5, 2015 Laos List Rena Bitter CD Vientiane September 28, 2016 Latvia List Nancy Pettit CD Riga June 24, 2015 Lebanon List Elizabeth Holzhall Richard CD Beirut May 17, 2016 Lesotho List Matthew Harrington CD Maseru September 16, 2014 Liberia List Christine A. Elder CD Monrovia May 17, 2016 Libya List Peter W. Bodde CD Tripoli November 19, 2015 Liechtenstein List Vacant since January 20, 2017 Tara Feret Erath, Chargé d'Affaires a.i. ( N / A ) Bern Lithuania List Anne Hall CD Vilnius July 14, 2016 Luxembourg List Vacant since January 20, 2017 Alison Shorter - Lawrence, Chargé d'Affaires a.i. ( N / A ) Luxembourg Macedonia List Jess Baily CD Skopje December 16, 2014 Madagascar List Robert Yamate CD Antananarivo November 19, 2014 Malawi List Virginia E. Palmer CD Lilongwe December 12, 2014 Malaysia List Kamala Shirin Lakhdhir CD Kuala Lumpur December 9, 2016 Maldives List Atul Keshap CD Colombo August 5, 2015 Mali List Paul Folmsbee CD Bamako May 23, 2015 Malta List G. Kathleen Hill CD Valletta December 9, 2015 Marshall Islands List Karen B. Stewart CD Majuro May 17, 2016 Mauritania List Larry Andre CD Nouakchott July 29, 2014 Mauritius List Vacant since January 20, 2017 Melanie Zimmerman, Chargé d'Affaires a.i. ( N / A ) Port Louis Mexico List Roberta Jacobson CD Mexico City April 28, 2016 Micronesia List Robert Riley CD Kolonia May 17, 2016 Moldova List James Pettit CD Chişinău ( 25 ) November 20, 2014 Monaco List Vacant since January 20, 2017 Kristina Kvien, Chargé d'Affaires a.i ( N / A ) Paris Mongolia List Jennifer Zimdahl Galt CD Ulaanbaatar August 5, 2015 Montenegro List Margaret A. Uyehara CD Podgorica December 16, 2014 Morocco List Vacant since January 20, 2017 Stephanie Miley, Chargé d'Affaires a.i ( N / A ) Rabat Mozambique List H. Dean Pittman CD Maputo November 19, 2015 Namibia List Thomas Daughton CD Windhoek September 17, 2014 Nauru List Judith Beth Cefkin CD Suva November 19, 2014 Nepal List Alaina B. Teplitz CD Kathmandu August 5, 2015 Netherlands List Vacant since February 2016 Shawn Crowley ( N / A ) The Hague ( 26 ) New Zealand List Scott Brown PA Wellington ( 27 ) June 8, 2017 Nicaragua List Laura Farnsworth Dogu CD Managua August 5, 2015 Niger List Eunice Reddick CD Niamey July 21, 2014 Nigeria List W. Stuart Symington CD Abuja September 28, 2016 North Korea The United States does not maintain diplomatic relations with North Korea. Limited consular matters handled by the Swedish embassy. Norway List Vacant since January 20, 2017 James P. DeHart, Chargé d'Affaires a.i ( N / A ) Oslo ( 28 ) Oman List Marc Jonathan Sievers CD Muscat November 19, 2015 Pakistan List David Hale CD Islamabad ( 29 ) August 5, 2015 Palau List Amy J. Hyatt CD Koror December 12, 2014 Panama List John D. Feeley CD Panama December 9, 2015 Papua New Guinea List Catherine Ebert - Gray CD Port Moresby December 9, 2015 Paraguay List Hugo F. Rodríguez Jr., Chargé d'Affaires a.i ( N / A ) Asunción November 18, 2014 Peru List Krishna Urs CD Lima June 19, 2014 Philippines List Sung Y. Kim CD Manila ( 30 ) September 28, 2016 Poland List Paul W. Jones CD Warsaw August 5, 2015 Portugal List George Edward Glass PA Lisbon August 3, 2017 Qatar List Vacant since late June 2017 William Grant, Chargé d'Affaires a.i ( N / A ) Doha Romania List Hans G. Klemm CD Bucharest August 5, 2015 Russia List John F. Tefft CD Moscow ( 31 ) July 31, 2014 Rwanda List Erica Barks - Ruggles CD Kigali November 17, 2014 Saint Kitts and Nevis List Linda Swartz Taglialatela CD Bridgetown December 9, 2015 Saint Lucia List Linda Swartz Taglialatela CD Bridgetown December 9, 2015 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines List Linda Swartz Taglialatela CD Bridgetown December 9, 2015 Samoa List Scott Brown PA Wellington June 8, 2017 San Marino List Lewis Eisenberg PA Florence San Marino VPP August 3, 2017 São Tomé and Príncipe List Cynthia Akuetteh CD Libreville July 30, 2014 Saudi Arabia List Vacant since January 9, 2017 Christopher Henzel, Chargé d'Affaires a.i ( N / A ) Riyadh Senegal List Tulinabo S. Mushingi CD Dakar May 18, 2017 Serbia List Kyle Randolph Scott CD Belgrade December 9, 2015 Seychelles List Vacant since January 20, 2017 Melanie Zimmerman, Chargé d'Affaires a.i. ( N / A ) Port Louis Sierra Leone List Maria Brewer CD Freetown August 3, 2017 Singapore List Vacant since January 20, 2017 Stephanie Syptak - Ramnath, Chargé d'Affaires a.i. ( N / A ) Singapore Slovakia List Adam Sterling CD Bratislava May 17, 2016 Slovenia List Brent Hartley CD Ljubljana November 20, 2014 Solomon Islands List Catherine Ebert - Gray CD Port Moresby December 9, 2015 Somalia List Stephen Schwartz CD Somalia VPP May 17, 2016 South Africa List Vacant since December 16, 2016 Jessye Lapenn, Chargé d'Affaires a.i. ( N / A ) Pretoria South Korea List Vacant since January 20, 2017 Marc Knapper, Chargé d'Affaires a.i ( N / A ) Seoul ( 32 ) South Sudan List Mary Catherine Phee CD Juba ( 33 ) June 24, 2015 Spain List Vacant since January 20, 2017 Krishna R. Urs, Chargé d'Affaires a.i ( N / A ) Madrid Sri Lanka List Atul Keshap CD Colombo August 5, 2015 Sudan List Vacant since February 7, 1996 Jerry P. Lanier, Chargé d'Affaires a.i. ( N / A ) Khartoum Suriname List Edwin Nolan, Jr. CD Paramaribo October 8, 2015 Swaziland List Lisa J. Peterson CD Mbabane November 19, 2015 Sweden List Vacant since January 20, 2017 David Lindwall, Chargé d'Affaires a.i ( N / A ) Stockholm Switzerland List Vacant since January 20, 2017 Tara Feret Erath, Chargé d'Affaires a.i. ( N / A ) Bern Syria List Vacant since February 28, 2014 Michael Ratney, Special Envoy ( N / A ) Damascus Taiwan Since January 19, 1979, diplomatic relations have been carried out by the American Institute in Taiwan Taipei Office Tajikistan List Elisabeth I. Millard CD Dushanbe November 19, 2015 Tanzania List Vacant since October 2016 Virginia Blaser, Chargé d'Affaires a.i ( N / A ) Dar es Salaam ( 34 ) Thailand List Glyn T. Davies CD Bangkok ( 35 ) August 5, 2015 Togo List David Gilmour CD Lomé October 8, 2015 Tonga List Judith Beth Cefkin CD Tonga November 19, 2014 Trinidad and Tobago List Vacant since January 20, 2017 John McIntyre, Chargé d'Affaires a.i ( N / A ) Port of Spain Tunisia List Daniel Rubinstein CD Tunis October 8, 2015 Turkey List John Bass CD Ankara September 17, 2014 Turkmenistan List Allan Mustard CD Ashgabat November 19, 2014 Tuvalu List Judith Beth Cefkin CD Suva November 19, 2014 Uganda List Deborah R. Malac CD Kampala November 19, 2015 Ukraine List Marie L. Yovanovitch CD Kiev ( 36 ) July 14, 2016 United Arab Emirates List Barbara Leaf CD Abu Dhabi November 17, 2014 United Kingdom List Woody Johnson PA London ( 37 ) August 3, 2017 Uruguay List Kelly Keiderling CD Montevideo May 17, 2016 Uzbekistan List Pamela Spratlen CD Tashkent November 20, 2014 Vanuatu List Catherine Ebert - Gray CD Port Moresby December 9, 2015 Venezuela List Vacant since July 16, 2010 Lee McClenny, Chargé d'Affaires a.i. ( N / A ) Caracas Vietnam List Theodore Osius CD Hanoi November 17, 2014 Yemen List Vacant since February 12, 2015 Richard H. Riley, Chargé d'Affaires a.i ( N / A ) Sana'a Zambia List Eric Schultz CD Lusaka September 17, 2014 Zimbabwe List Harry K. Thomas, Jr. CD Harare October 22, 2015 Abkhazia The Republic of Abkhazia is not recognized by the United Nations or by the United States. Northern Cyprus The Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus is not recognized by the United Nations or by the United States. Palestine The Palestinian State is not recognized by the United States. Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic The Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic is not recognized by the United Nations or by the United States South Ossetia The Republic of South Ossetia is not recognized by the United Nations or by the United States. Ambassadors to international organizations Current ambassadors from the United States to international organizations : Host organization List Location Ambassador Background Website Confirmed African Union List Addis Ababa, Ethiopia Mary Beth Leonard CD Addis Ababa June 29, 2016 Association of Southeast Asian Nations List Jakarta, Indonesia Vacant since January 20, 2017 Jane Bocklage, Chargé d'Affaires a.i ( N / A ) Jakarta Conference on Disarmament List Geneva, Switzerland Robert Wood CD Geneva July 15, 2014 European Union List Brussels, Belgium Vacant since January 20, 2017 Adam Shub, Chargé d'Affaires a.i ( N / A ) Brussels International Civil Aviation Organization List Montreal, Quebec, Canada Vacant since January 20, 2017 Sam Kotis, Chargé d'Affaires a.i ( N / A ) Montreal North Atlantic Treaty Organization List Brussels, Belgium Kay Bailey Hutchison ( N / A ) Brussels August 3, 2017 Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development List Paris, France Vacant since January 20, 2017 Peter Haas, Chargé d'Affaires a.i ( N / A ) Paris Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons List The Hague, Netherlands Kenneth Ward CD The Hague December 7, 2015 Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe List Vienna, Austria Vacant since January 20, 2017 Katie Marie Byrnes, Chargé d'Affaires a.i ( N / A ) Vienna Organization of American States List Washington, D.C., United States Vacant since July 2016 Kevin K. Sullivan, Interim Permanent Representative ( N / A ) Washington, D.C. United Nations List New York, United States Nikki Haley PA New York City January 24, 2017 United Nations ( Deputy ) List Washington, D.C., United States Michele J. Sison CD Washington, D.C. November 19, 2014 United Nations ( Management and Reform ) List New York, United States Vacant since January 20, 2017 ( N / A ) New York City United Nations ( Special Political Affairs ) List New York, United States Vacant since January 20, 2017 ( N / A ) New York City United Nations Economic and Social Council List New York, United States Kelley Eckels Currie ( N / A ) New York City August 3, 2017 United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization List Paris, France Vacant since January 20, 2017 Chris Hegadorn, Chargé d'Affaires a.i ( N / A ) Paris United Nations Human Rights Council List Geneva, Switzerland Vacant since January 20, 2017 Theodore Allegra, Chargé d'Affaires a.i ( N / A ) Geneva United Nations International Organizations in Geneva List Geneva, Switzerland Vacant since January 20, 2017 Theodore Allegra, Chargé d'Affaires a.i ( N / A ) Geneva United Nations International Organizations in Nairobi List Nairobi, Kenya Robert F. Godec CD Nairobi January 2, 2013 United Nations International Organizations in Rome List Rome, Italy Vacant since August 9, 2016 Thomas M. Duffy, Chargé d'Affaires a.i ( N / A ) Rome United Nations International Organizations in Vienna List Vienna, Austria Vacant since August 4, 2014 Andrew Schofer, Chargé d'Affaires a.i. ( N / A ) Vienna Ambassadors - at - Large Current Ambassadors - at - Large from the United States with worldwide responsibility : Portfolio List Ambassador Background Website Confirmed Counterterrorism ( Coordinator ) List Nathan Alexander Sales ( N / A ) ( 38 ) August 3, 2017 Global AIDS Combat ( Coordinator ) List Deborah L. Birx PA ( 39 ) April 4, 2014 Global Criminal Justice List Vacant ( N / A ) ( 40 ) Global Women 's Issues List Vacant ( N / A ) ( 41 ) International Religious Freedom List Vacant ( N / A ) ( 42 ) Monitor and Combat Trafficking in Persons ( Director ) List Susan P. Coppedge PA ( 43 ) October 19, 2015 Other chiefs of Mission Senior diplomatic representatives of the United States hosted in posts other than embassies. Unlike other consulates, these persons report directly to the Secretary of State. Host country List Ambassador Title Website Appointed Curaçao List Margaret Hawthorne Consul General and Chief of Mission Curaçao April 2016 Hong Kong List Kurt Tong Consul General and Chief of Mission Hong Kong August 27, 2016 Jerusalem List Donald Blome Consul General and Chief of Mission Jerusalem July 27, 2015 Macau List Kurt Tong Consul General and Chief of Mission Hong Kong August 27, 2016 Taiwan List Kin W. Moy Director Taipei June 8, 2015 Special Envoys, representatives and Coordinators These diplomatic officials report directly to the Secretary of State. Many oversee a portfolio not restricted to one nation, often an overall goal, and are not usually subject to Senate confirmation. Portfolio Officeholder ( Title ) Website Appointed Afghanistan and Pakistan Vacant since November 17, 2016 ( Special Representative ) Laurel Miller, acting ( 44 ) Arctic Region Vacant since January 20, 2017 ( Special Representative ) ( 45 ) Asia - Pacific Economic Cooperation Matthew Matthews ( Senior Official ) ( 46 ) May 17, 2015 Assistance to Europe, Eurasia, and Central Asia Alina Romanowski ( Coordinator ) ( 47 ) March 9, 2015 Biological & Toxin Weapons Convention Issues Robert Wood ( Special Representative ) ( 48 ) October 2, 2014 Burma Vacant since November 19, 2014 ( Senior Advisor ) ( 49 ) Central African Republic Stuart Symington ( Special Representative ) ( 50 ) April 21, 2014 Civil Society and Emerging Democracies Vacant since October 31, 2014 ( Coordinator ) ( 51 ) Climate Change Vacant since January 20, 2017 ( Special Envoy ) ( 52 ) Closure of the Guantánamo Detention Facility Vacant since January 20, 2017 ( Special Envoy ) ( 53 ) Commercial and Business Affairs Vacant ( Special Representative ) Margaret Hawley, acting ( 54 ) Conference on Disarmament Robert Wood ( Special Representative ) ( 55 ) October 2, 2014 Counterterrorism Justin Siberell ( Coordinator ) ( 56 ) July 9, 2012 Cyber Issues Christopher Painter ( Coordinator ) ( 57 ) February 22, 2011 Environment and Water Resources Vacant ( Special Representative ) ( 58 ) Fissile Material Negotiator Michael Guhin ( Senior Cutoff Coordinator ) ( 59 ) August 10, 2009 Global Coalition to Counter ISIL Brett H. McGurk ( Special Presidential Envoy ) ( 60 ) November 13, 2015 Global Criminal Justice Todd Buchwald ( Special Coordinator ) ( 61 ) December 30, 2015 Global Engagement Center Vacant ( 62 ) Global Food Security Vacant ( Special Representative ) Ted Lyng, acting ( 63 ) Global Health Diplomacy Deborah L. Birx ( Special Representative / Ambassador ) ( 64 ) April 14, 2014 Global Partnerships Vacant ( Special Representative ) Thomas Debass, acting ( 65 ) Global Youth Issues Andy Rabens ( Special Advisor ) ( 66 ) October 19, 2014 Great Lakes Region of Africa Laurence D. Wohlers ( Special Envoy ) ( 67 ) January 2017 Haiti Kenneth Merten ( Special Coordinator ) ( 68 ) August 17, 2015 Holocaust Issues Thomas K. Yazdgerdi ( Special Envoy ) Stu Eizenstat ( Special Advisor ) ( 69 ) August 22, 2016 December 18, 2013 Hostage Affairs James O'Brien ( Special Presidential Envoy ) ( 70 ) August 28, 2015 Human Rights of LGBTI Persons Randy W. Berry ( Special Envoy ) ( 71 ) April 13, 2015 International Communications and Information Policy Vacant ( Coordinator / Ambassador ) ( 72 ) International Disabilities Rights Vacant ( Special Advisor ) ( 73 ) International Energy Affairs Vacant ( Special Envoy and Coordinator ) Mary Warlick acting ( 74 ) International Information Programs Vacant ( Coordinator ) Jonathan Henick, acting ( 75 ) International Information Technology Diplomacy Vacant ( Senior Coordinator ) ( 76 ) International Labor Affairs Vacant ( Special Representative ) ( 77 ) Iran Nuclear Implementation Stephen Mull ( Coordinator ) ( 78 ) September 25, 2015 Israel and the Palestinian Authority Frederick Rudesheim ( Security Coordinator ) ( 79 ) January 2015 Israeli - Palestinian Negotiations Frank Lowenstein ( Special Envoy ) ( 80 ) July 1, 2014 Knowledge Management Vacant ( Senior Coordinator ) ( 81 ) Libya Vacant since January 20, 2017 ( Special Envoy ) Middle East Transitions Vacant ( Special Coordinator ) ( 82 ) Minsk Vacant ( Senior Representative ) ( 83 ) Monitor and Combat Anti-semitism Vacant ( Special Envoy ) ( 84 ) Muslim Communities Vacant ( Special Representative ) ( 85 ) Nonproliferation and Arms Control Vacant since June 10, 2010 ( Special Advisor ) ( 86 ) North Korea Policy Joseph Yun ( Special Representative ) ( 87 ) October 17, 2016 North Korean Human Rights Issues Vacant ( Special Envoy ) ( 88 ) Northern Ireland Issues Vacant ( Presidential Representative ) ( 89 ) Nuclear Nonproliferation Vacant ( Special Representative of the President / Ambassador ) ( 90 ) Organization of Islamic Cooperation Vacant since February 13, 2015 ( Special Envoy ) ( 91 ) Quadrennial Diplomacy and Development Review Vacant since July 6, 2015 ( Special Representative ) ( 92 ) Religion and Global Affairs Vacant ( Special Representative ) Amy Lillis, acting ( 93 ) Religious Minorities in the Near East and South / Central Asia Knox Thames ( Special Envoy ) ( 94 ) ( 95 ) September 28, 2015 Sanctions Policy Vacant ( Coordinator ) ( 96 ) Science and Technology Vacant ( Advisor ) ( 97 ) Secretary Initiatives Vacant ( Special Advisor ) Senior Advisor to the Secretary Vacant ( Senior Advisor ) Six - Party Talks Vacant since September 2015 ( Special Envoy ) ( 98 ) Somalia Vacant ( Special Representative ) ( 99 ) Sudan and South Sudan Vacant ( Special Envoy ) ( 100 ) Syria Michael Ratney ( Special Envoy ) ( 101 ) July 27, 2015 Threat Reduction Programs Bonnie Jenkins ( Coordinator / Ambassador ) ( 102 ) July 13, 2009 Tibetan Issues Vacant ( Special Coordinator ) ( 103 ) Transparency Janice Jacobs ( Coordinator ) September 8, 2015 Ukraine Negotiations Kurt Volker ( Special Representative ) ( 104 ) July 7, 2017 Nations without exchange of ambassadors Bhutan : According to the U.S. State Department, `` The United States and the Kingdom of Bhutan have not established formal diplomatic relations ; however, the two governments have informal and cordial relations ''. Informal contact with the nation of Bhutan is maintained through the U.S. Embassy in New Delhi. Iran : On April 7, 1980, the United States broke diplomatic relations with Iran after the 1979 Iranian Revolution. On April 24, 1981, the Swiss government assumed representation of U.S. interests in Tehran, and Algeria assumed representation of Iranian interests in the United States. Currently, Iranian interests in the United States are represented by the government of Pakistan. The U.S. Department of State named Iran a `` State Sponsor of Terrorism '' on January 19, 1984. North Korea : The Democratic People 's Republic of Korea is not on friendly terms with the United States, and while talks between the two countries are ongoing, there is no exchange of ambassadors. Sweden functions as Protective Power for the United States in Pyongyang and performs limited consular responsibilities for U.S. citizens in North Korea. Taiwan : With the normalization of relations with the People 's Republic of China in 1979, the United States has not maintained official diplomatic relations with Taiwan. Relations between Taiwan and the United States are maintained through an unofficial instrumentality, the Taipei Economic and Cultural Representative Office, with headquarters in Taipei and field offices in Washington, D.C., and twelve other U.S. cities. The Taipei Office of the American Institute in Taiwan, a non-profit, public corporation, functions as a de facto embassy, performing most consular functions and staffed by Foreign Service Officers who are formally `` on leave. '' Selected past ambassadors Well - known past ambassadors from the United States : Ambassador Host country or organization John Adams United Kingdom, Netherlands John Quincy Adams United Kingdom, Russia, Netherlands, Germany Madeleine Albright United Nations Carol Moseley Braun New Zealand James Buchanan Russia, United Kingdom George H.W. Bush United Nations Cassius Marcellus Clay Russia Frederick Douglass Haiti Lawrence Eagleburger Yugoslavia Benjamin Franklin France, Sweden John Kenneth Galbraith India Averell Harriman Soviet Union, United Kingdom Pamela Harriman France Patricia Roberts Harris Luxembourg William Henry Harrison Colombia Richard Holbrooke Germany, United Nations Jon Huntsman Singapore, China Ambassador Host country or organization John Jay Spain Thomas Jefferson France Joseph P. Kennedy Sr. United Kingdom Jeane Kirkpatrick United Nations Robert Lincoln United Kingdom Henry Cabot Lodge Jr. United Nations, Germany Clare Boothe Luce Italy George McGovern UN-Rome John Y. Mason France Walter Mondale Japan James Monroe France, United Kingdom Daniel Patrick Moynihan India, United Nations Donald Rumsfeld NATO Shirley Temple Czechoslovakia, Ghana Martin Van Buren United Kingdom Paul Wolfowitz Indonesia Charles Yost Laos, Syria, Morocco, United Nations Ambassadors killed in Office Eight United States Ambassadors have been killed in office -- six of them by armed attack and the other two in plane crashes. Name Ambassador to Place Country Date of death Killed by Laurence Steinhardt Canada Ramsayville, Ontario Canada 000000001950 - 03 - 28 - 0000 March 28, 1950 plane crash John Mein Guatemala Guatemala City Guatemala 000000001968 - 08 - 28 - 0000 August 28, 1968 attack by Rebel Armed Forces Cleo Noel Sudan Khartoum Sudan 000000001973 - 03 - 02 - 0000 March 2, 1973 attack by Black September Rodger Davies Cyprus Nicosia Cyprus 000000001974 - 08 - 19 - 0000 August 19, 1974 attack during Greek Cypriot demonstration Francis Meloy Lebanon Beirut Lebanon 000000001976 - 06 - 16 - 0000 June 16, 1976 attack by Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine Adolph Dubs Afghanistan Kabul Afghanistan 000000001979 - 02 - 14 - 0000 February 14, 1979 attack by Settam - e-Melli Arnold Raphel Pakistan Bahawalpur, Pakistan 000000001988 - 08 - 17 - 0000 August 17, 1988 plane crash Chris Stevens Libya Benghazi Libya 000000002012 - 09 - 11 - 0000 September 11, 2012 attack by Ansar al - Sharia on a U.S. diplomatic mission Ambassadors to past countries Czechoslovakia East Germany Hawaii North Yemen South Vietnam South Yemen Texas Yugoslavia See also United States portal International relations portal Chief of Protocol of the United States List of ambassadors to the United States List of United States Foreign Service Career Ambassadors List of LGBT ambassadors of the United States Notes and references Jump up ^ `` U.S. Ambassadors : Current List of Ambassadorial Appointments Overseas ''. U.S. Department of State. Retrieved February 3, 2017. Jump up ^ U.S. Senate -- Powers & Procedure Senate.gov Retrieved 25 May 2012. Jump up ^ Henry B. Hogue. `` Recess Appointments : Frequently Asked Questions '' ( PDF ). Congressional Research Service, the Library of Congress. Retrieved 2012 - 05 - 25. Jump up ^ http://thehill.com/policy/international/334327-worries-mount-about-vacancies-in-trumps-state-department Jump up ^ Watkins, Eli ( July20, 2017 ). `` Trump taps ambassador to Turkey as new top diplomat in Afghanistan ''. CNN. Check date values in : date = ( help ) ^ Jump up to : The U.S. Ambassador to Spain, resident at Madrid, is also accredited to Andorra. ^ Jump up to : The United States Ambassador to Barbados and the Eastern Caribbean, resident in Bridgetown, Barbados, is concurrently accredited to Antigua and Barbuda, Barbados, Dominica, Grenada, Saint Kitts and Nevis, Saint Lucia, and Saint Vincent and the Grenadines. Jump up ^ In 1989 the military government of Burma changed the name of the nation to Myanmar, but the United States government -- and other Western governments -- still refer to the country as Burma in official usage. See Myanmar. Jump up ^ Embassy suspended operations on December 28, 2012. French embassy acted as protecting power from April 25, 2013. Relations resumed from September 15, 2014 Jump up ^ Department of State -- Central African Republic : Resumption of Operations at Embassy Bangui Jump up ^ 7 FAM 1022 -- Bilateral Protecting Power Arrangements ^ Jump up to : One ambassador, resident at Antananarivo, is accredited to Madagascar and Comoros. Jump up ^ DeLaurentis was the Chief of Mission of the U.S. Interests Section from August 2014 until the resumption of full diplomatic relations in July 2015. ^ Jump up to : One ambassador, resident at Suva, is accredited to Fiji, Kiribati, Nauru, Tonga, and Tuvalu. Source U.S. Embassy Suva. ^ Jump up to : As of December 2006, the U.S. ambassador to France is also accredited to Monaco. Jump up ^ O'Sullivan, Jim ( Aug 3, 2017 ). `` Jamie McCourt to be nominated as ambassador to France ''. Boston Globe. ^ Jump up to : One ambassador, resident at Libreville, is accredited to Gabon and São Tomé and Príncipe. Source : U.S. State Department Jump up ^ `` Chargé d'Affaires Kent Logsdon ''. U.S. Embassy & Consulates in the Germany. Retrieved 2017 - 01 - 22. Jump up ^ Gauoette, Nicole ( July20, 2017 ). `` TTrump offers job of German ambassador to Richard Grenell ''. CNN. Check date values in : date = ( help ) ^ Jump up to : One ambassador, resident at Dakar, is accredited to Guinea - Bissau and Senegal. ^ Jump up to : The U.S. Ambassador to Rome is also accredited to San Marino. The U.S. Consulate in Florence handles matters concerned with San Marino. ^ Jump up to : One ambassador, resident at Bern, is accredited to Switzerland and Liechtenstein. ^ Jump up to : One ambassador, resident at Colombo, is accredited to Maldives and Sri Lanka. ^ Jump up to : One ambassador, resident at Port Louis, is accredited to Mauritius and Seychelles. Jump up ^ Until December 2006, the United States and Monaco had no formal diplomatic relations ( exchange of ambassadors ). The U.S. Consul General in Marseille, France, under the authority of the U.S. Ambassador to France, managed relations with Monaco. In December 2006, the United States and Monaco upgraded from consular to full diplomatic relations and Ambassador Craig Stapleton ( France ) was accredited to Monaco. Source : Department of State : Background notes on Monaco, U.S. Embassy in France : U.S. Diplomatic Mission to Monaco. Jump up ^ Tim Broas, Ambassador Broas : `` Reflections : U.S. - Dutch Relations and Our Shared Responsibility to Lead '', United States Department of State, 2016. Retrieved May 31, 2016. ^ Jump up to : One ambassador, resident at Wellington, is accredited to New Zealand and Samoa. Jump up ^ American citizens who travel to North Korea do so at their own risk and in some cases in violation of U.S. and / or UN sanctions. ^ Jump up to : Until 2005 one ambassador, resident at Manila, was accredited to the Philippines and Palau. Source : CIA World Factbook. Helen Reed - Rowe is the first ambassador to Palau to be confirmed in 2010. ^ Jump up to : One ambassador, resident at Port Moresby, is accredited to Papua New Guinea, Solomon Islands, and Vanuatu. Jump up ^ `` William Grant appointed Chargé d'Affaires, ad interim at U.S. Embassy in Qatar ''. July 23, 2017. Retrieved July 30, 2017. Jump up ^ Managed through the U.S. Embassy in Kenya. The United States has no diplomatic relations with Somalia. The last ambassador to Somalia was James Bishop when the embassy in Mogadishu was closed on January 5, 1991. Source : U.S State Department. Jump up ^ `` Virtual Presence Post Somalia ''. Jump up ^ The U.S. Embassy in Khartoum was closed on February 7, 1996. Timothy Carney was the last ambassador to Sudan. The embassy was reopened on May 23, 2002, with Jeffrey Millington as Chargé d'Affaires ad interim. There has been no U.S. ambassador in Khartoum since then. Source U.S. Department of State. Jump up ^ After formal relations were reestablished in 2010 after five years, the embassy was again suspended on February 6, 2014. Poland became the protecting power until its embassy closed on July 27, at which point the Czech Republic took responsibility. Jump up ^ The ambassador to the U.K. is known as the `` Ambassador to the Court of St. James 's. '' Jump up ^ President Chavez ordered the expulsion of the U.S. Ambassador, John Duddy, on September 11, 2008 in solidarity with the Bolivian government 's decision to expel the U.S. Ambassador in La Paz. The U.S. Government ordered the reciprocal expulsion of the Venezuelan Ambassador in Washington. Source : U.S. Department of State Background Notes on Venezuela Jump up ^ The US neither recognizes Moroccan claims to sovereignty over Western Sahara. Sources : Western Sahara, Foreign relations of Western Sahara, Foreign relations of Morocco. Jump up ^ United States Ambassadors at Large ^ Jump up to : Assistant Secretaries and Other Senior Officials Jump up ^ While solely accredited to Curaçao, the Consul General is responsible for all the countries and special municipalities of the former Netherlands Antilles, including Aruba, Curaçao, Sint Maarten, Bonaire, Saba and Sint Eustatius. ^ Jump up to : The United States Consul General to Hong Kong, resident in Hong Kong, is concurrently accredited to Macau. Jump up ^ The Consul General to Jerusalem is also responsible for residents in the Palestinian territories. Jump up ^ `` Special Envoys, Representatives and Coordinators ''. American Foreign Service Association. October 26, 2015. Retrieved December 7, 2015. Jump up ^ Alphabetical List of Bureaus and Offices ^ Jump up to : `` Bhutan ( 08 / 04 ) ''. United States Department of State. Jump up ^ Goshko, John M. ; Walsh, Edward ( April 8, 1980 ). `` U.S. Breaks Diplomatic Ties With Iran : Carter Breaks Ties, Orders Ouster of Iranian Diplomats ''. The Washington Post. p. A1. Jump up ^ `` Former No. 2 Iran Diplomat To Be Allowed Back in U.S. ''. The Washington Post. April 25, 1980. p. A27. Jump up ^ `` Chapter 3 - State Sponsors of Terrorism Overview ''. State.gov. Retrieved 2011 - 09 - 04. Jump up ^ `` The Embassy SwedenAbroad ''. www.swedenabroad.com. Retrieved 2016 - 10 - 10. Jump up ^ Roy, Denny ( 2003 ). Taiwan : a political history ( 1. publ. ed. ). Ithaca : Cornell University Press. ISBN 9780801488054. Jump up ^ `` US Ambassadors Killed in the Line of Duty ''. Associated Press. 2012 - 09 - 12. Retrieved 2012 - 09 - 12. External links Wikimedia Commons has media related to Ambassadors of the United States. 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Question: who has the power to nominate ambassadors to other countries
Answer: the President