Office of the Historian

Principal Officers and Chiefs of Mission, by Year: 2012

Note: Career Foreign Service appointees are asterisked.

  • *Gina K. Abercrombie-Winstanley (1957–)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Malta (2012–2016)
  • David S. Adams (1961–)
    • Assistant Secretary of State for Legislative Affairs (2011–2013)
  • *Jonathan S. Addleton (1957–)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Mongolia (2009–2012)
  • David Adelman (1964–)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Singapore (2010–2013)
  • *Edward M. Alford (1951–)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, The Gambia (2012–2013)
  • *Jay Nicholas Anania (1959–)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Suriname (2012–2015)
  • Anne Slaughter Andrews (1955–)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Costa Rica (2009–2013)
  • Mari Del Carmen Aponte (1946–)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, El Salvador (2010–2012)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, El Salvador (2012–2016)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, El Salvador (2012)
    • Permanent Representative of the U.S.A. to the Organization of American States (Washington) (Nomination of July 31, 2014, was not acted upon by the Senate. Re-nominated on July 8, 2015. Nomination returned by the Senate on January 3, 2017.)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Dominican Republic (Nomination of April 28, 1998, withdrawn.)
  • *Thomas H. Armbruster (1958–)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Marshall Islands (2012–2016)
  • *Luis E. Arreaga-Rodas (1952–)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Iceland (2009–2013)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Guatemala (2017–2020)
  • *Alexander A. Arvizu (1958–)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Albania (2010–2015)
  • *Mark L. Asquino (1949–)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Equatorial Guinea (2012–2015)
  • *Joyce A. Barr (1951–)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Namibia (2004–2007)
    • Assistant Secretary of State for Administration (2011–2017)
  • Frederick D. Barton (1949–)
    • Assistant Secretary of State for Conflict and Stabilization Operations (2012–2014)
  • *John R. Bass (1964–)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Georgia (2009–2012)
    • Executive Secretary (2012–2014)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Turkey (2014)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Turkey (2014–2017)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Afghanistan (2017–2020)
  • Michael Anthony Battle Sr. (1950–)
    • Representative of the U.S.A. to the African Union (2009–2013)
  • *Robert Stephen Beecroft (1957–)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Jordan (2008–2011)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Iraq (2012–2014)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Egypt (2014–2017)
  • Daniel Benjamin (1961–)
    • Ambassador at Large (2009–2012)
    • Director of the Bureau of Counterterrorism (2009–2012)
  • *Eric D. Benjaminson (1960–)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Gabon (2010–2013)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Sao Tome and Principe (2010–2013)
  • Donald Sternhoff Beyer Jr. (1950–)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Liechtenstein (2009–2013)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Switzerland (2009–2013)
  • *John Ross Beyrle (1954–)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Bulgaria (2005–2008)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Russia (2008–2012)
  • *Robert Orris Blake Jr. (1957–)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Maldives (2006–2009)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Sri Lanka (2006–2009)
    • Assistant Secretary of State for South and Central Asian Affairs (2009–2013)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Indonesia (2013–2016)
  • Jeffrey L. Bleich (1961–)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Australia (2009–2013)
  • *Peter William Bodde (1954–)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Malawi (2008–2010)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Nepal (2012–2015)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Libya (2015–2017)
  • *Michele Thoren Bond (1953–)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Lesotho (2010–2012)
    • Assistant Secretary of State for Consular Affairs (2015–2017)
  • *Donald E. Booth (1954–)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Liberia (2005–2008)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Zambia (2008–2010)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Ethiopia (2010–2013)
  • *Eric J. Boswell (1945–)
    • Director of the Office of Foreign Missions (1993–1998)
    • Assistant Secretary of State for Diplomatic Security (1995–1998)
    • Director of the Office of Foreign Missions (1995–1998)
    • Assistant Secretary of State for Diplomatic Security (2008–2012)
    • Director of the Office of Foreign Missions (2008–2012)
  • *Mark M. Boulware (1948–)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Mauritania (2007–2010)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Chad (2010–2013)
  • *Pamela E. Bridgewater Awkward (1947–)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Benin (2000–2002)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Ghana (2005–2008)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Jamaica (2010–2013)
  • Esther Brimmer (1961–)
    • Assistant Secretary of State for International Organization Affairs (2009–2013)
  • *Sue Katherine Brown (1948–)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Montenegro (2011–2015)
  • *William R. Brownfield (1952–)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Chile (2002–2004)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Venezuela (2004–2007)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Colombia (2007–2010)
    • Assistant Secretary of State for International Narcotics and Law Enforcement Affairs (2011–2017)
    • Career Ambassador (2012)
  • *Matthew J. Bryza (1964–)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Azerbaijan (2010–2012)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Azerbaijan (Nomination of January 26, 2012, withdrawn on April 26, 2012.)
  • Mark Francis Brzezinski (1965–)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Sweden (2011–2015)
  • *William Joseph Burns (1956–)
    • Executive Secretary (1996–1998)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Jordan (1998–2001)
    • Assistant Secretary of State for Near Eastern Affairs (2001–2005)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Russia (2005–2008)
    • Career Ambassador (2008)
    • Under Secretary of State for Political Affairs (2008–2011)
    • Deputy Secretary of State (2011–2014)
  • *Patricia A. Butenis (1953–)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Bangladesh (2006–2007)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Maldives (2009–2012)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Sri Lanka (2009–2012)
  • Kurt M. Campbell (1957–)
    • Assistant Secretary of State for East Asian and Pacific Affairs (2009–2013)
  • *Martha Larzelere Campbell (1949–)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Marshall Islands (2009–2012)
  • *Piper Anne Wind Campbell (1965–)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Mongolia (2012–2015)
  • David Lee Carden (1951–)
    • Representative of the U.S.A. to the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (Jakarta) (2011–2013)
  • *Johnnie Carson (1943–)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Uganda (1991–1994)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Zimbabwe (1995–1997)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Kenya (1999–2003)
    • Assistant Secretary of State for African Affairs (2009–2013)
    • Chargé d’Affaires ad interim, Mozambique ()
  • *Philip Carter 3rd (1959–)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Guinea (2007–2008)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Côte d’Ivoire (2010–2013)
  • *Arnold A. Chacon (1956–)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Guatemala (2011–2014)
    • Director General of the Foreign Service (2014–2017)
  • Hillary Rodham Clinton (1947–)
    • Secretary of State (2009–2013)
  • *Maura Connelly (1959–)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Lebanon (2010–2013)
  • Suzan Denise Johnson Cook (1957–)
    • Ambassador at Large (2011–2013)
  • *Michael H. Corbin (1960–)
    • Chargé d’Affaires ad interim, Syria (2008)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, United Arab Emirates (2011–2014)
  • *Thomas M. Countryman (1957–)
    • Assistant Secretary of State for International Security and Nonproliferation (2011–2017)
  • Ertharin Cousin (1957–)
    • U.S. Representative to the United Nations Agencies for Food and Agriculture (Rome) (2009–2012)
  • *Gene Allan Cretz (1950–)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Libya (2008–2012)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Ghana (2012–2015)
  • *Ryan Clark Crocker (1949–)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Lebanon (1990–1993)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Kuwait (1994–1997)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Syria (1998–2001)
    • Chargé d’Affaires ad interim, Afghanistan (2002)
    • Career Ambassador (2004)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Pakistan (2004–2007)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Iraq (2007–2009)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Afghanistan (2011–2012)
  • *James B. Cunningham (1952–)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Israel (2008–2011)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Afghanistan (2012–2014)
    • Representative of the U.S.A. to the International Atomic Energy Agency (Vienna) (Nomination of April 8, 2004, withdrawn on October 8, 2004.)
    • Representative of the U.S.A. to the Vienna Office of the United Nations (Vienna) (Nomination of April 8, 2004, withdrawn on October 8, 2004.)
  • Ivo H. Daalder (1960–)
    • U.S. Permanent Representative on the Council of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (2009–2013)
  • Luis C. de Baca (1967–)
    • Ambassador at Large (2009–2014)
  • *Scott H. DeLisi (1953–)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Eritrea (2004–2007)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Nepal (2010–2012)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Uganda (2012–2015)
  • *Christopher William Dell (1956–)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Angola (2001–2004)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Zimbabwe (2004–2007)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Kosovo (2009–2012)
  • *Anne E. Derse (1954–)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Azerbaijan (2006–2009)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Lithuania (2009–2012)
  • Miguel Humberto Diaz (1963–)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Holy See (2009–2012)
  • *J. Thomas Dougherty (1951–)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Burkina Faso (2010–2013)
  • William Carlton Eacho III (1954–)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Austria (2009–2013)
  • Norman L. Eisen (1960–)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Czech Republic (2010–2014)
  • *Susan Marsh Elliott (1952–)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Tajikistan (2012–2015)
  • *Henry S. Ensher (1959–)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Algeria (2011–2014)
  • *James F. Entwistle (1956–)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Congo (Kinshasa) (2010–2013)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Nigeria (2013–2016)
  • *Kenneth J. Fairfax (1959–)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Kazakhstan (2011–2013)
  • *Jonathan D. Farrar (1956–)
    • Principal Officer, Cuba (2011)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Panama (2012–2015)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Nicaragua (Nomination of April 14, 2011, withdrawn on December 5, 2011.)
  • *Gerald Feierstein (1951–)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Yemen (2010–2013)
  • Lee Andrew Feinstein (1959–)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Poland (2009–2012)
  • *Jeffrey David Feltman (1959–)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Lebanon (2004–2008)
    • Assistant Secretary of State for Near Eastern Affairs (2009–2012)
  • *Judith Fergin (1951–)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Timor-Leste (2010–2013)
  • *Alberto M. Fernandez (1958–)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Equatorial Guinea (2009–2012)
    • Chargé d’Affaires, Sudan (2009)
  • Jose W. Fernandez (1955–)
    • Assistant Secretary of State for Economic, Energy, and Business Affairs (2009–2013)
  • *James Brendan Foley (1957–)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Haiti (2003–2005)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Croatia (2009–2012)
  • *Robert Stephen Ford (1958–)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Algeria (2006–2008)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Syria (2010–2012)
  • Laurie S. Fulton (1949–)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Denmark (2009–2013)
  • *Judith Gail Garber (1961–)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Latvia (2009–2012)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Cyprus (2019)
  • Michelle D. Gavin (1973–)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Botswana (2011–2014)
  • Donald Henry Gips (1960–)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, South Africa (2009–2013)
  • Mark Gitenstein (1946–)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Romania (2009–2012)
  • *Philip S. Goldberg (1956–)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Bolivia (2006–2008)
    • Assistant Secretary of State for Intelligence and Research (2010–2013)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Philippines (2013–2016)
    • Career Ambassador (2018)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Colombia (2019)
  • Eric Goosby (1952–)
    • Ambassador at Large (2009–2013)
  • Philip H. Gordon (1962–)
    • Assistant Secretary of State for European and Eurasian Affairs (2009–2013)
  • Rose Eileen Gottemoeller (1953–)
    • Assistant Secretary of State for Arms Control, Verification, and Compliance (2009–2014)
    • Under Secretary of State for Arms Control and International Security Affairs (2014–2016)
  • Jonathan Scott Gration (1951–)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Kenya (2011–2012)
  • *Gordon Gray (1956–)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Tunisia (2009–2012)
  • *Douglas M. Griffiths (1964–)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Mozambique (2012–2015)
  • *Kenneth E. Gross Jr. (1953–)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Tajikistan (2009–2012)
  • Howard W. Gutman (1956–)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Belgium (2009–2013)
  • *Michael A. Hammer (1963–)
    • Assistant Secretary of State for Public Affairs (2012–2013)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Chile (2014–2016)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Congo (Kinshasa) (2018)
  • *D. Brent Hardt (1962–)
    • Chargé d’Affaires ad interim, Antigua and Barbuda (2011)
    • Chargé d’Affaires ad interim, Barbados (2011)
    • Chargé d’Affaires ad interim, Dominica (2011)
    • Chargé d’Affaires ad interim, Grenada (2011)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Guyana (2011–2014)
    • Chargé d’Affaires ad interim, Saint Kitts and Nevis (2011)
    • Chargé d’Affaires ad interim, Saint Lucia (2011)
    • Chargé d’Affaires ad interim, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines (2011)
  • *John A. Heffern (1953–)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Armenia (2011–2014)
  • *Greta Christine Holtz (1959–)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Oman (2012–2015)
  • Robert David Hormats (1943–)
    • Assistant Secretary of State for Economic, Energy, and Business Affairs (1981–1982)
    • Under Secretary for Economic Growth, Energy, and the Environment (2009–2013)
  • David Huebner (1960–)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, New Zealand (2009–2014)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Samoa (2009–2014)
  • *Earl Michael Irving (1953–)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Swaziland (2009–2012)
  • *Jeanine Elizabeth Jackson (1949–)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Burkina Faso (2006–2009)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Malawi (2011–2014)
  • *Robert Porter Jackson (1956–)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Cameroon (2010–2013)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Ghana (2015–2018)
  • *Janice Lee Jacobs (1946–)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Guinea-Bissau (2006–2007)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Senegal (2006–2007)
    • Assistant Secretary of State for Consular Affairs (2008–2014)
  • David C. Jacobson (1951–)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Canada (2009–2013)
  • Roberta S. Jacobson (1960–)
    • Assistant Secretary of State for Western Hemisphere Affairs (2012–2016)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Mexico (2016–2018)
  • *Tracey Ann Jacobson (1965–)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Turkmenistan (2003–2006)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Tajikistan (2006–2009)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Kosovo (2012–2015)
  • *Makila James (1957–)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Swaziland (2012–2015)
  • *James Franklin Jeffrey (1946–)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Albania (2002–2004)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Turkey (2008–2010)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Iraq (2010–2012)
    • Career Ambassador (2011)
  • Kerri-Ann Jones (1954–)
    • Assistant Secretary of State for Oceans and International Environmental and Scientific Affairs (2009–2014)
  • *Paul Wayne Jones (1960–)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Malaysia (2010–2013)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Poland (2015–2018)
    • Chargé d’Affaires ad interim, Pakistan (2018–2020)
  • *Stuart E. Jones (1959–)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Jordan (2011–2014)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Iraq (2014–2016)
  • Samuel Louis Kaplan (1936–)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Morocco (2009–2013)
  • Allan J. Katz (1947–)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Portugal (2010–2013)
  • *Ian C. Kelly (1953–)
    • Representative of the U.S.A. to the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (Vienna) (2010–2013)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Georgia (2015–2018)
  • William E. Kennard (1957–)
    • Representative of the U.S.A. to the European Union, with the rank and status of Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary (2009–2013)
  • *Patrick Francis Kennedy (1949–)
    • Assistant Secretary of State for Administration (1993–2001)
    • Under Secretary of State for Management (2007–2017)
    • Representative of the U.S.A. to the European Office of the United Nations (Geneva) (Nomination of February 24, 2000, not acted upon by the Senate.)
  • *Kristie Ann Kenney (1955–)
    • Executive Secretary (1998–2001)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Ecuador (2002–2005)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Philippines (2006–2009)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Thailand (2010–2014)
    • Career Ambassador (2012)
    • Counselor (2016–2017)
  • David Killion (1966–)
    • U.S. Permanent Representative to the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (2009–2013)
  • *Sung Y. Kim (1960–)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Korea (2011–2014)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Philippines (2016–2020)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Indonesia (2020)
  • Betty E. King (1944–)
    • Representative of the U.S.A. to the European Office of the United Nations (Geneva) (2010–2013)
  • *Michael David Kirby (1953–)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Moldova (2006–2008)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Serbia (2012–2016)
  • *James Knight (1948–)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Benin (2009–2012)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Chad (2013–2016)
  • *John M. Koenig (1958–)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Cyprus (2012–2015)
  • Harold Hongju Koh (1954–)
    • Assistant Secretary of State for Democracy, Human Rights, and Labor (1998–2001)
    • Legal Adviser (2009–2013)
  • *Donald W. Koran (1955–)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Rwanda (2011–2015)
  • Karen Kornblum (1963–)
    • Representative of the U.S.A. to the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (Paris) (2009–2012)
  • Eleni Tsakopoulos Kounalakis (1966–)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Hungary (2009–2013)
  • *Thomas Charles Krajeski (1950–)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Yemen (2004–2007)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Bahrain (2011–2014)
  • *George Albert Krol (1956–)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Belarus (2003–2006)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Uzbekistan (2011–2014)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Kazakhstan (2014–2018)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Turkmenistan (Nomination of June 27, 2007, withdrawn on April 28, 2008.)
  • *Lisa J. Kubiske (1954–)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Honduras (2011–2014)
  • David J. Lane (1960–)
    • U.S. Representative to the United Nations Agencies for Food and Agriculture (Rome) (2012–2016)
  • *Jerry P. Lanier (1952–)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Uganda (2009–2012)
    • Chargé d’Affaires, Sudan (2016)
  • *Alexander Mark Laskaris (1967–)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Guinea (2012–2015)
  • Alfonso E. Lenhardt (1943–)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Tanzania (2009–2013)
  • *Mary Beth Leonard (1962–)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Mali (2011–2014)
    • Representative of the U.S.A. to the African Union (2016–2019)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Nigeria (2019)
  • Fay Hartog Levin (1948–)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Netherlands (2009–2012)
  • *Jeffrey D. Levine (1955–)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Estonia (2012–2015)
  • *Dawn M. Liberi (1954–)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Burundi (2012–2016)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Mauritania (Nomination of May 1, 2006, not acted upon by the Senate.)
  • *Rose M. Likins (1959–)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, El Salvador (2000–2003)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Peru (2010–2013)
  • Gary Locke (1950–)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, China (2011–2014)
  • *Lewis A. Lukens (1963–)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Guinea-Bissau (2011–2014)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Senegal (2011–2014)
  • *Joseph E. Macmanus (1953–)
    • Representative of the U.S.A. to the International Atomic Energy Agency (Vienna) (2012–2014)
    • Representative of the U.S.A. to the Vienna Office of the United Nations (Vienna) (2012–2014)
    • Executive Secretary (2014–2017)
    • Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary, Colombia (Nominated onNovember 29, 2017; nomination returned by the Senate on January 4, 2019.)
  • *Deborah Ruth Malac (1955–)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Liberia (2012–2015)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Uganda (2015–2020)
  • Robert A. Mandell (1947–)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Luxembourg (2011–2015)
  • *Scot Alan Marciel (1958–)
    • Representative of the U.S.A. to the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (Jakarta) (2008–2010)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Indonesia (2010–2013)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Burma (2016–2020)
  • Capricia Penavic Marshall (1964–)
    • Chief of Protocol (2009–2013)
  • Vilma S. Martinez (1943–)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Argentina (2009–2013)
  • *Terence Patrick McCulley (1957–)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Mali (2005–2008)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Nigeria (2010–2013)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Côte d’Ivoire (2013–2016)
  • Michael Anthony McFaul (1963–)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Russia (2012–2014)
  • *Peter Michael McKinley (1954–)
    • Chargé d’Affaires ad interim, Mozambique (1997)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Peru (2007–2010)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Colombia (2010–2013)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Afghanistan (2014–2016)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Brazil (2016–2018)
  • *Christopher J. McMullen (1952–)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Angola (2010–2013)
  • *Kenneth H. Merten (1961–)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Haiti (2009–2012)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Croatia (2012–2015)
  • James L. Millette (1956–)
    • Comptroller and Director of the Bureau of Global Financial Services (2012–2014)
  • Cheryl D. Mills (1965–)
    • Counselor (2009–2013)
  • Derek J. Mitchell (1964–)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Burma (2012–2016)
  • *Patricia Newton Moller (1944–)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Burundi (2006–2009)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Guinea (2009–2012)
  • *Patrick S. Moon (1950–)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Bosnia and Herzegovina (2010–2013)
  • Richard L. Morningstar (1945–)
    • Representative of the U.S.A. to the European Union, with the rank and status of Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary (1999–2001)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Azerbaijan (2012–2014)
  • *William H. Moser (1964–)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Moldova (2011–2015)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Kazakhstan (2019)
  • *Dan W. Mozena (1949–)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Angola (2007–2010)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Bangladesh (2011–2014)
  • *Stephen D. Mull (1958–)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Lithuania (2003–2006)
    • Executive Secretary (2009–2012)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Poland (2012–2015)
    • Career Ambassador (2016)
  • *Cameron Phelps Munter (1954–)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Serbia (2007–2009)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Pakistan (2010–2012)
  • Philip D. Murphy (1957–)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Germany (2009–2013)
  • *Christopher W. Murray (1953–)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Congo (Brazzaville) (2010–2013)
  • *Joseph A. Mussomeli (1952–)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Cambodia (2005–2008)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Slovenia (2010–2015)
  • *Adam E. Namm (1963–)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Ecuador (2012–2015)
    • Director of the Office of Management Policy, Rightsizing, and Innovation (2015–2016)
  • *John R. Nay (1953–)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Suriname (2009–2012)
  • *Wanda L. Nesbitt (1956–)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Madagascar (2001–2004)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Côte d’Ivoire (2007–2010)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Namibia (2010–2013)
  • Thomas R. Nides (1961–)
    • Deputy Secretary of State for Management and Resources (2010–2013)
  • *Richard B. Norland (1955–)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Uzbekistan (2007–2010)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Georgia (2012–2015)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Libya (2019)
  • *Walter E. North (1950–)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Papua New Guinea (2012–2016)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Solomon Islands (2012–2016)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Vanuatu (2012–2016)
  • *Richard Gustave Olson Jr. (1959–)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, United Arab Emirates (2008–2011)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Pakistan (2012–2015)
  • *Adrienne S. O’Neal (1954–)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Cape Verde (2011–2015)
  • Bruce J. Oreck (1953–)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Finland (2009–2015)
  • Maria Otero (1950–)
    • Under Secretary of State for Civilian Security, Democracy, and Human Rights (2009–2013)
  • *Michael S. Owen (1951–)
    • Chargé d’Affaires ad interim, Tanzania (2005)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Sierra Leone (2010–2013)
  • Susan Page (1964–)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, South Sudan (2011–2014)
  • *Larry Leon Palmer (1949–)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Honduras (2002–2005)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Antigua and Barbuda (2012–2016)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Barbados (2012–2016)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Dominica (2012–2016)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Grenada (2012–2016)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Saint Kitts and Nevis (2012–2016)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Saint Lucia (2012–2016)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines (2012–2016)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Venezuela (Nomination of June 24, 2010, returned to the President on December 22, 2010.)
  • *Geeta Pasi (1962–)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Djibouti (2011–2014)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Chad (2016–2018)
  • *Anne Woods Patterson (1949–)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, El Salvador (1997–2000)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Colombia (2000–2003)
    • Assistant Secretary of State for International Narcotics and Law Enforcement Affairs (2005–2007)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Pakistan (2007–2010)
    • Career Ambassador (2008)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Egypt (2011–2013)
    • Assistant Secretary of State for Near Eastern Affairs (2013–2017)
  • *Robert E. Patterson (1952–)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Turkmenistan (2011–2014)
  • *Mark A. Pekala (1959–)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Latvia (2012–2014)
  • *Gary Penner (1949–)
    • Director of the Office of Medical Services (2011–2015)
  • *Michael Christian Polt (1954–)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Serbia (2004–2007)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Estonia (2009–2012)
  • Michael H. Posner (1950–)
    • Assistant Secretary of State for Democracy, Human Rights, and Labor (2009–2013)
  • *Jo Ellen Powell (1953–)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Mauritania (2010–2013)
  • *Nancy Jo Powell (1947–)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Uganda (1997–1999)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Ghana (2001–2002)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Pakistan (2002–2004)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Nepal (2007–2009)
    • Director General of the Foreign Service (2009–2012)
    • Career Ambassador (2011)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, India (2012–2014)
  • *Phyllis Marie Powers (1953–)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Panama (2010–2012)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Nicaragua (2012–2015)
  • *Peter Alan Prahar (1951–)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Micronesia, Federated States of (2009–2012)
  • Stephen J. Rapp (1949–)
    • Ambassador at Large (2009–2015)
  • *Charles Aaron Ray (1945–)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Cambodia (2002–2005)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Zimbabwe (2009–2012)
  • *Michael A. Raynor (1962–)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Benin (2012–2015)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Ethiopia (2017)
  • *Frankie Annette Reed (1954–)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Fiji (2011–2015)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Kiribati (2011–2015)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Nauru (2011–2015)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Tonga (2011–2015)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Tuvalu (2011–2015)
  • *Helen Patricia Reed-Rowe (1949–)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Palau (2010–2013)
  • Barbara Retzlaff (1954–)
    • Director of the Bureau of Budget and Planning (2012–2015)
  • Julissa Reynoso (1975–)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Uruguay (2012–2014)
  • *Francis Joseph Ricciardone (1952–)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Palau (2002–2005)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Philippines (2002–2005)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Egypt (2005–2008)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Turkey (2010–2014)
  • Susan Rice (1964–)
    • Assistant Secretary of State for African Affairs (1997–2001)
    • Representative of the U.S.A. to the United Nations (2009–2013)
  • Anne Claire Richard (1960–)
    • Assistant Secretary of State for Population, Refugees, and Migration Affairs (2012–2017)
  • *Marcie B. Ries (1950–)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Albania (2004–2007)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Bulgaria (2012–2015)
  • Charles Hammerman Rivkin (1962–)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, France (2009–2013)
    • Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary, Monaco (2009–2013)
    • Assistant Secretary of State for Economic, Energy, and Business Affairs (2014–2017)
  • Daniel M. Rooney (1932–2017)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Ireland (2009–2012)
  • John Victor Roos (1955–)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Japan (2009–2013)
  • *Dorothea-Maria Rosen (1950–)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Micronesia, Federated States of (2012–2016)
  • *Leslie Ventura Rowe (1947–)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Papua New Guinea (2006–2009)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Solomon Islands (2006–2009)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Vanuatu (2006–2009)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Mozambique (2009–2012)
  • *Richard J. Schmierer (1950–)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Oman (2009–2012)
  • Theodore Sedgwick (1948–)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Slovakia (2010–2015)
  • *Thomas Alfred Shannon Jr. (1958–)
    • Assistant Secretary of State for Western Hemisphere Affairs (2005–2009)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Brazil (2009–2013)
    • Career Ambassador (2012)
    • Counselor (2013–2016)
    • Under Secretary of State for Political Affairs (2016–2018)
    • Secretary of State ad interim (2017)
  • Andrew J. Shapiro (1967–)
    • Assistant Secretary of State for Politico-Military Affairs (2009–2013)
  • Daniel B. Shapiro (1969–)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Israel (2011–2017)
  • *David Bruce Shear (1954–)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Vietnam (2011–2014)
  • Wendy R. Sherman (1949–)
    • Assistant Secretary of State for Legislative Affairs (1993–1996)
    • Counselor (1997–2001)
    • Under Secretary of State for Political Affairs (2011–2015)
  • *Daniel L. Shields 3rd (1963–)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Brunei (2011–2014)
  • *Michele Jeanne Sison (1959–)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, United Arab Emirates (2004–2008)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Lebanon (2008–2010)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Maldives (2012–2014)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Sri Lanka (2012–2014)
    • Career Ambassador (2018)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Haiti (2018)
  • *Pamela Jo Howell Slutz (1949–)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Mongolia (2003–2006)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Burundi (2009–2012)
  • *Daniel Bennett Smith (1956–)
    • Executive Secretary (2007–2009)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Greece (2010–2013)
    • Assistant Secretary of State for Intelligence and Research (2014–2018)
    • Career Ambassador (2018)
    • Director of the Foreign Service Institute (2018)
    • Secretary of State ad interim (2021)
  • James B. Smith (1952–)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Saudi Arabia (2009–2013)
  • Alan D. Solomont (1949–)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Andorra (2009–2013)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Spain (2009–2013)
  • Tara D. Sonenshine (1959–)
    • Under Secretary of State for Public Diplomacy and Public Affairs (2012–2013)
  • *Pamela Leora Spratlen (1954–)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Kyrgyzstan (2011–2014)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Uzbekistan (2014–2018)
  • *John Christopher Stevens (1960–2012)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Libya (2012)
  • *Karen Brevard Stewart (1952–)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Belarus (2006–2008)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Laos (2010–2013)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Marshall Islands (2016–2020)
  • Judith Ann Stewart-Stock (1946–)
    • Assistant Secretary of State for Educational and Cultural Affairs (2010–2013)
  • *Mark C. Storella (1959–)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Zambia (2010–2013)
  • Jacob J. Sullivan (1976–)
    • Director of Policy Planning (2011–2013)
  • Louis B. Susman (1937–)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, United Kingdom (2009–2013)
  • Ellen O. Tauscher (1951–)
    • Under Secretary of State for Arms Control and International Security Affairs (2009–2012)
  • *Teddy Bernard Taylor (1953–)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Papua New Guinea (2009–2012)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Solomon Islands (2009–2012)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Vanuatu (2009–2012)
  • *John F. Tefft (1949–)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Lithuania (2000–2003)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Georgia (2005–2009)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Ukraine (2009–2013)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Russia (2014–2017)
  • *Donald Gene Teitelbaum (1963–)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Ghana (2008–2012)
  • James H. Thessin (1948–)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Paraguay (2011–2014)
  • *Linda Thomas-Greenfield (1952–)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Liberia (2008–2012)
    • Director General of the Foreign Service (2012–2013)
    • Assistant Secretary of State for African Affairs (2013–2017)
  • *Harry Keels Thomas Jr. (1956–)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Bangladesh (2003–2005)
    • Executive Secretary (2005–2007)
    • Director General of the Foreign Service (2007–2009)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Philippines (2010–2013)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Zimbabwe (2015–2018)
  • David H. Thorne (1944–)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Italy (2009–2013)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, San Marino (2009–2013)
  • Vinai K. Thummalapally (1954–)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Belize (2009–2013)
  • William Edward Todd (1961–)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Brunei (2008–2010)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Cambodia (2012–2015)
  • *Matthew Haywood Tueller (1957–)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Kuwait (2011–2014)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Yemen (2014–2019)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Iraq (2019)
  • Melanne Verveer (1944–)
    • Ambassador at Large (2009–2013)
  • *Sharon Villarosa (1951–)
    • Chargé d’Affaires ad interim, Timor-Leste (2002)
    • Chargé d’Affaires, Burma (2008)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Mauritius (2012–2016)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Seychelles (2012–2016)
  • *Jacob Walles (1957–)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Tunisia (2012–2015)
  • *James B. Warlick Jr. (1956–)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Bulgaria (2009–2012)
  • *Mary Burce Warlick (1957–)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Serbia (2009–2012)
  • *Earl Anthony Wayne (1950–)
    • Assistant Secretary of State for Economic, Energy, and Business Affairs (2000–2006)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Argentina (2006–2009)
    • Career Ambassador (2011)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Mexico (2011–2015)
  • Beatrice W. Welters (1951–)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Trinidad and Tobago (2010–2012)
  • *David Bruce Wharton (1954–)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Zimbabwe (2012–2015)
  • Barry B. White (1943–)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Norway (2009–2013)
  • *Pamela Ann White (1948–)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, The Gambia (2010–2012)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Haiti (2012–2015)
  • *Robert E. Whitehead (1950–)
    • Chargé d’Affaires, Sudan (2011)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Togo (2012–2015)
    • Chargé d’Affaires ad interim, Gabon (2019–2020)
  • Ruth A. Whiteside (1950–)
    • Director of the Foreign Service Institute (2006–2013)
  • *Bisa Williams (1954–)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Niger (2010–2013)
  • Duane E. Woerth (1948–)
    • Representative of the U.S.A. on the Council of the International Civil Aviation Organization (Montreal) (2010–2013)
  • *Lawrence D. Wohlers (1955–)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Central African Republic (2010–2013)
  • *Paul D. Wohlers (?–)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Macedonia (2011–2015)
  • *Alejandro Daniel Wolff (1956–)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Chile (2010–2013)
  • Raul Yzaguirre (1939–)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Dominican Republic (2010–2013)
  • *Susan L. Ziadeh (1951–)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Qatar (2011–2014)