Office of the Historian

Principal Officers and Chiefs of Mission, by Year: 2008

Note: Career Foreign Service appointees are asterisked.

  • Eduardo Aguirre (1946–)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Andorra (2005–2009)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Spain (2005–2009)
  • *Bernadette Mary Allen (1956–)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Niger (2006–2010)
  • Goli Ameri (1956–)
    • Assistant Secretary of State for Educational and Cultural Affairs (2008–2009)
  • *Michael R. Arietti (1947–)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Rwanda (2005–2008)
  • Roland Arnall (1939–2008)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Netherlands (2006–2008)
  • Victor Henderson Ashe (1945–)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Poland (2004–2009)
  • Roy L. Austin (1939–)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Trinidad and Tobago (2001–2009)
  • *Liliana Ayalde (1956–)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Paraguay (2008–2011)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Brazil (2013–2017)
  • Catherine Todd Bailey (1951–)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Latvia (2004–2008)
  • Barbara McConnell Barrett (1950–)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Finland (2008–2009)
  • Frank Baxter (1936–)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Uruguay (2006–2009)
  • *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)
  • John B. Bellinger 3rd (1960–)
    • Legal Adviser (2005–2009)
  • Jeffrey Thomas Bergner (1946–)
    • Assistant Secretary of State for Legislative Affairs (2005–2008)
  • *Marcia Stephens Bloom Bernicat (1953–)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Guinea-Bissau (2008–2011)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Senegal (2008–2011)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Bangladesh (2014–2018)
  • *John Ross Beyrle (1954–)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Bulgaria (2005–2008)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Russia (2008–2012)
  • *Mark J. Bezner (1953–)
    • Chargé d’Affaires, Palau (2006–2009)
  • *Clyde Bishop (1942–)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Marshall Islands (2006–2008)
  • *Robert Orris Blake Jr. (1957–)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Sri Lanka (2006–2009)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Maldives (2006–2009)
    • Assistant Secretary of State for South and Central Asian Affairs (2009–2013)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Indonesia (2013–2016)
  • Donald T. Bliss (1941–)
    • Representative of the U.S.A. on the Council of the International Civil Aviation Organization (Montreal) (2006–2009)
  • *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)
  • *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)
  • Molly Hering Bordonaro (1968–)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Malta (2005–2009)
  • Eric M. Bost (1953–)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, South Africa (2006–2009)
  • *Eric J. Boswell (1945–)
    • Director of the Office of Foreign Missions (1993–1998)
    • Director of the Office of Foreign Missions (1995–1998)
    • Assistant Secretary of State for Diplomatic Security (1995–1998)
    • Director of the Office of Foreign Missions (2008–2012)
    • Assistant Secretary of State for Diplomatic Security (2008–2012)
  • *Richard A. Boucher (1951–)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Cyprus (1993–1996)
    • Assistant Secretary of State for Public Affairs (2000–2005)
    • Assistant Secretary of State for South and Central Asian Affairs (2006–2009)
    • Career Ambassador (2008)
  • *Mark M. Boulware (1948–)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Mauritania (2007–2010)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Chad (2010–2013)
  • *Robert Anthony Bradtke (1949–)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Croatia (2006–2009)
  • *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)
  • Nancy Goodman Brinker (1946–)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Hungary (2001–2003)
    • Chief of Protocol (2007–2009)
  • *Gayleatha Beatrice Brown (1947–2013)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Benin (2006–2009)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Burkina Faso (2009)
  • *Laurence G. Brown (1953–)
    • Director of the Office of Medical Services (2003–2008)
  • *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)
  • *Steven A. Browning (1949–)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Malawi (2003–2004)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Uganda (2005–2009)
  • *R. Nicholas Burns (1956–)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Greece (1997–2001)
    • U.S. Permanent Representative on the Council of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (2001–2005)
    • Under Secretary of State for Political Affairs (2005–2008)
  • *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)
  • Cesar Benito Cabrera (1947–)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Seychelles (2006–2009)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Mauritius (2006–2009)
  • James Cain (1957–)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Denmark (2005–2009)
  • *Robert J. Callahan (1948–)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Nicaragua (2008–2011)
  • *Philip Carter 3rd (1959–)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Guinea (2007–2008)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Côte d’Ivoire (2010–2013)
  • *James Caldwell Cason (1944–)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Paraguay (2005–2008)
    • Principal Officer, Cuba (2005)
  • *Asif J. Chaudry (1956–)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Moldova (2008–2011)
  • Rajkumar Chellaraj (1955–)
    • Assistant Secretary of State for Administration (2006–2009)
  • Peter E. Cianchette (1961–)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Costa Rica (2008–2009)
  • *John A. Cloud Jr. (1953–)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Lithuania (2006–2009)
  • Eliot Asher Cohen (1956–)
    • Counselor (2007–2009)
  • Peter R. Coneway (1944–)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Switzerland (2006–2008)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Liechtenstein (2006–2008)
  • *Frederick Bishop Cook (1950–)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Central African Republic (2007–2010)
  • Cindy Lou Courville (1954–)
    • Representative of the U.S.A. to the African Union (2006–2008)
  • *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)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Pakistan (2004–2007)
    • Career Ambassador (2004)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Iraq (2007–2009)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Afghanistan (2011–2012)
  • James Culbertson (1938–)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Netherlands (2008–2009)
  • *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.)
  • Dell L. Dailey (1949–)
    • Ambassador at Large (2007–2009)
    • Director of the Bureau of Counterterrorism (2007–2009)
  • Paula A. De Sutter (1958–)
    • Assistant Secretary of State for Arms Control, Verification, and Compliance (2002–2009)
  • *James Michael Derham (1947–)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Guatemala (2005–2008)
    • Chargé d’Affaires, Venezuela (2013)
  • *Anne E. Derse (1954–)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Azerbaijan (2006–2009)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Lithuania (2009–2012)
  • Robert J. Dieter (1946–)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Belize (2005–2009)
  • *Larry Miles Dinger (1946–)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Micronesia, Federated States of (2001–2004)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Nauru (2005–2008)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Fiji (2005–2008)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Kiribati (2005–2008)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Tonga (2005–2008)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Tuvalu (2005–2008)
    • Chargé d’Affaires, Burma (2011)
  • Paula J. Dobriansky (1955–)
    • Under Secretary of State for Civilian Security, Democracy, and Human Rights (2001–2009)
  • *Patrick D. Duddy (1950–)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Venezuela (2007–2010)
  • *David B. Dunn (1949–)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Zambia (1999–2002)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Togo (2005–2008)
  • *Alan Walter Eastham Jr. (1951–)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Malawi (2005–2008)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Congo (Brazzaville) (2008–2010)
  • *William A. Eaton (1952–)
    • Assistant Secretary of State for Administration (2001–2005)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Panama (2005–2008)
  • Christopher Egan (1963–)
    • Representative of the U.S.A. to the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (Paris) (2007–2009)
  • *Charles Lewis English (1951–)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Bosnia and Herzegovina (2007–2010)
  • *Joseph Adam Ereli (1960–)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Bahrain (2007–2011)
  • P. Robert Fannin (1935–)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Dominican Republic (2007–2009)
  • *Jeffrey David Feltman (1959–)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Lebanon (2004–2008)
    • Assistant Secretary of State for Near Eastern Affairs (2009–2012)
  • April H. Foley (1947–)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Hungary (2006–2009)
  • Thomas C. Foley (1952–)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Ireland (2006–2009)
  • *Charles A. Ford (1950–)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Honduras (2005–2008)
  • *Robert Stephen Ford (1958–)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Algeria (2006–2008)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Syria (2010–2012)
  • Randall M. Fort (1956–)
    • Assistant Secretary of State for Intelligence and Research (2006–2009)
  • Sam Fox (1929–)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Belgium (2007–2009)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Belgium (Nomination of January 9, 2007, was withdrawn on March 28, 2007.)
  • Ford M. Fraker (1948–2017)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Saudi Arabia (2007–2009)
  • Jendayi Elizabeth Frazer (1961–)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, South Africa (2004–2005)
    • Assistant Secretary of State for African Affairs (2005–2009)
  • *Daniel Fried (1952–)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Poland (1997–2000)
    • Assistant Secretary of State for European and Eurasian Affairs (2005–2009)
  • *William J. Garvelink (1949–)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Congo (Kinshasa) (2007–2010)
  • *Janet E. Garvey (1953–)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Cameroon (2007–2010)
  • Antonio O. Garza Jr. (1957–)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Mexico (2002–2009)
  • *Tatiana C. Gfoeller-Volkoff (1960–)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Kyrgyzstan (2008–2011)
  • *Yousif Boutros Ghafari (1952–)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Slovenia (2008–2009)
  • David F. Girard-diCarlo (1943–)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Austria (2008–2009)
  • James K. Glassman (1947–)
    • Under Secretary of State for Public Diplomacy and Public Affairs (2008–2009)
  • Charles L. Glazer (1943–)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, El Salvador (2006–2009)
  • Mary Ann Glendon (1938–)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Holy See (2007–2009)
  • *Robert Frank Godec (1956–)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Tunisia (2006–2009)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Kenya (2013–2019)
  • *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)
  • David F. Gordon (?–)
    • Director of Policy Planning (2007–2009)
  • Richard W. Graber (1956–)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Czech Republic (2006–2009)
  • *Gary Anthony Grappo (1950–)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Oman (2006–2009)
  • Mark Green (1960–)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Tanzania (2007–2009)
  • *David Hale (1961–)
    • Chargé d’Affaires ad interim, Jordan (2005)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Jordan (2005–2008)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Lebanon (2013–2015)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Pakistan (2015–2018)
    • Career Ambassador (2018)
    • Under Secretary of State for Political Affairs (2018)
  • John V. Hanford 3rd (1954–)
    • Ambassador at Large (2002–2009)
  • *Maura Ann Harty (1959–)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Paraguay (1997–1999)
    • Executive Secretary (2001–2002)
    • Assistant Secretary of State for Consular Affairs (2002–2008)
  • *Patricia McMahon Hawkins (1949–)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Togo (2008–2011)
  • Patricia Louise Herbold (1940–)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Singapore (2005–2009)
  • Bradford R. Higgins (1952–)
    • Assistant Secretary of State for Resource Management (2006–2009)
  • *Christopher Robert Hill (1952–)
    • Chargé d’Affaires ad interim, Albania (1991)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Macedonia (1996–1999)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Poland (2000–2004)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Korea (2004–2005)
    • Assistant Secretary of State for East Asian and Pacific Affairs (2005–2009)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Iraq (2009–2010)
  • John Hillen (1966–)
    • Assistant Secretary of State for Politico-Military Affairs (2005–2008)
  • *Richard Eugene Hoagland (1950–)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Tajikistan (2003–2006)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Kazakhstan (2008–2011)
    • Chargé d’Affaires ad interim, Turkmenistan (2008)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Armenia (Nomination of May 23, 2006, not acted upon by the Senate. Renominated January 9, 2007. Nomination withdrawn August 3, 2007.)
  • *Heather M. Hodges (1946–)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Moldova (2003–2006)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Ecuador (2008–2011)
  • Brian H. Hook (1968–)
    • Assistant Secretary of State for International Organization Affairs (2008–2009)
    • Director of Policy Planning (2017–2018)
  • *Lisa Bobbie Schreiber Hughes (1958–)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Suriname (2006–2009)
  • *Miriam K. Hughes (1945–)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Micronesia, Federated States of (2007–2009)
  • *Cameron R. Hume (1947–)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Algeria (1997–2000)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, South Africa (2001–2004)
    • Chargé d’Affaires, Sudan (2007)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Indonesia (2007–2010)
  • *Ravic R. Huso (1953–)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Laos (2007–2010)
  • *Jeanine Elizabeth Jackson (1949–)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Burkina Faso (2006–2009)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Malawi (2011–2014)
  • *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)
  • *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)
  • Reuben Jeffery III (1953–)
    • Under Secretary for Economic Growth, Energy, and the Environment (2007–2009)
  • *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)
  • *Linda Jewell (1953–)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Ecuador (2005–2008)
  • *Eric G. John (1960–)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Thailand (2007–2010)
  • Brenda LaGrange Johnson (1939–)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Jamaica (2005–2009)
  • *David Timothy Johnson (1954–)
    • Assistant Secretary of State for International Narcotics and Law Enforcement Affairs (2007–2011)
  • *Donald C. Johnson (1949–)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Mongolia (1993–1996)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Cape Verde (2002–2005)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Equatorial Guinea (2006–2008)
  • *Deborah Kay Jones (1956–)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Kuwait (2008–2011)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Libya (2013–2015)
  • *John Melvin Jones (1944–)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Guyana (2008–2009)
  • *Richard Henry Jones (1950–)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Lebanon (1995–1998)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Kazakhstan (1998–2001)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Kuwait (2001–2004)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Israel (2005–2008)
  • *Tina S. Kaidanow (1965–)
    • Chargé d’Affaires ad interim, Kosovo (2008)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Kosovo (2008–2009)
    • Director of the Bureau of Counterterrorism (2014–2016)
    • Assistant Secretary of State for Politico-Military Affairs ()
  • *James R. Keith (1957–)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Malaysia (2007–2009)
  • *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)
  • Zalmay Khalilzad (1951–)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Afghanistan (2003–2005)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Iraq (2005–2007)
    • Representative of the U.S.A. to the United Nations (2007–2009)
  • Mark Kimmitt (1954–)
    • Assistant Secretary of State for Politico-Military Affairs (2008–2009)
  • *Michael David Kirby (1953–)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Moldova (2006–2008)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Serbia (2012–2016)
  • *Hans G. Klemm (1957–)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Timor-Leste (2007–2010)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Romania (2015–2019)
  • David J. Kramer (1964–)
    • Assistant Secretary of State for Democracy, Human Rights, and Labor (2008–2009)
  • Howard J. Krongard (1940–)
    • Inspector General of the Department of State and the Foreign Service (2005–2008)
  • Mark P. Lagon (1965–)
    • Ambassador at Large (2007–2009)
  • Mark Langdale (1954–)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Costa Rica (2005–2008)
  • Charles W. Larson Jr. (1968–)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Latvia (2007–2009)
  • *Joseph Evan LeBaron (1947–)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Mauritania (2003–2006)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Qatar (2008–2011)
  • *Hugo Llorens (1954–)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Honduras (2008–2011)
  • *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)
  • *R. Niels Marquardt (1954–)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Equatorial Guinea (2004–2006)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Cameroon (2004–2007)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Madagascar (2007–2010)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Comoros (2007–2010)
  • *Carmen Maria Martinez (1950–)
    • Chargé d’Affaires, Burma (2005)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Zambia (2005–2008)
  • *Gail Dennise Thomas Mathieu (1951–)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Niger (2002–2005)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Namibia (2007–2010)
  • Robert D. McCallum (1946–)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Australia (2006–2009)
  • *Sean McCormack (1964–)
    • Assistant Secretary of State for Public Affairs (2005–2009)
  • William Paul McCormick (1939–)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, New Zealand (2005–2008)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Samoa (2005–2008)
  • *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)
  • *Nancy E. McEldowney (1958–)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Bulgaria (2008–2009)
    • Director of the Foreign Service Institute (2013–2017)
  • *Stephen George McFarland (1954–)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Guatemala (2008–2011)
  • *C. Steven McGann (1951–)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Nauru (2008–2011)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Fiji (2008–2011)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Kiribati (2008–2011)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Tonga (2008–2011)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Tuvalu (2008–2011)
  • *James D. McGee (1949–)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Swaziland (2002–2004)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Madagascar (2004–2007)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Comoros (2006)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Zimbabwe (2007–2009)
  • *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)
  • *Ronald Keith McMullen (1955–)
    • Chargé d’Affaires ad interim, Nauru (2002)
    • Chargé d’Affaires ad interim, Fiji (2002)
    • Chargé d’Affaires ad interim, Tonga (2002)
    • Chargé d’Affaires ad interim, Tuvalu (2002)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Eritrea (2007–2010)
  • Claudia A. McMurray (1958–)
    • Assistant Secretary of State for Oceans and International Environmental and Scientific Affairs (2006–2009)
  • *Michael W. Michalak (1946–)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Vietnam (2007–2011)
  • *Gillian Arlette Milovanovic (1949–)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Macedonia (2005–2008)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Mali (2008–2011)
  • *Mark C. Minton (1944–)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Mongolia (2006–2009)
  • *Patricia Newton Moller (1944–)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Burundi (2006–2009)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Guinea (2009–2012)
  • *Roderick W. Moore (1964–)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Montenegro (2007–2010)
  • Hector E. Morales (1954–)
    • Permanent Representative of the U.S.A. to the Organization of American States (Washington) (2008–2009)
  • *James F. Moriarty (1953–)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Nepal (2004–2007)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Bangladesh (2008–2011)
  • *Dan W. Mozena (1949–)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Angola (2007–2010)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Bangladesh (2011–2014)
  • David Campbell Mulford (1937–)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, India (2003–2009)
  • *Cameron Phelps Munter (1954–)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Serbia (2007–2009)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Pakistan (2010–2012)
  • *Joseph A. Mussomeli (1952–)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Cambodia (2005–2008)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Slovenia (2010–2015)
  • *Marianne Matuzek Myles (1953–)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Cape Verde (2008–2011)
  • *John Dimitri Negroponte (1939–)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Honduras (1981–1985)
    • Assistant Secretary of State for Oceans and International Environmental and Scientific Affairs (1985–1987)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Mexico (1989–1993)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Philippines (1993–1996)
    • Representative of the U.S.A. to the United Nations (2001–2004)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Iraq (2004–2005)
    • Deputy Secretary of State (2007–2009)
  • *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)
  • *Louis John Nigro Jr. (1947–2013)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Chad (2007–2010)
  • *Robert B. Nolan (1952–)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Lesotho (2007–2010)
  • *Stephen James Nolan (1953–)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Botswana (2008–2011)
  • *Richard B. Norland (1955–)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Uzbekistan (2007–2010)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Georgia (2012–2015)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Libya (2019)
  • *Victoria Nuland (1961–)
    • U.S. Permanent Representative on the Council of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (2005–2008)
    • Assistant Secretary of State for European and Eurasian Affairs (2013–2017)
    • Career Ambassador (2016)
  • Vincent Obsitnik (1938–)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Slovakia (2007–2009)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Slovenia (Nomination of July 24, 2007, withdrawn on September 7, 2007.)
  • Louise Oliver (1944–)
    • U.S. Permanent Representative to the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (2004–2009)
  • *Richard Gustave Olson Jr. (1959–)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, United Arab Emirates (2008–2011)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Pakistan (2012–2015)
  • *John Malcolm Ordway (1950–)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Armenia (2001–2004)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Kazakhstan (2004–2008)
    • Chargé d’Affaires ad interim, Kazakhstan (2014)
  • Mary Martin Ourisman (1946–)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Antigua and Barbuda (2006–2009)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Barbados (2006–2009)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Grenada (2006–2009)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Dominica (2006–2009)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines (2006–2009)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Saint Kitts and Nevis (2006–2009)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Saint Lucia (2006–2009)
  • *Maurice S. Parker (1949–)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Swaziland (2007–2009)
  • *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)
  • *David D. Pearce (1950–)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Algeria (2008–2011)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Greece (2013–2016)
  • *June Carter Perry (1943–)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Lesotho (2004–2007)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Sierra Leone (2007–2009)
  • *Katherine Hubay Peterson (1949–)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Lesotho (1998–2001)
    • Director of the Foreign Service Institute (2001–2005)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Botswana (2005–2008)
  • Stanley Davis Phillips (1942–)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Estonia (2007–2009)
  • *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)
  • Clark T. Randt Jr. (1945–)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, China (2001–2009)
  • *Michael Edward Ranneberger (1949–)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Mali (1999–2002)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Kenya (2006–2011)
  • *Eunice S. Reddick (1951–)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Gabon (2007–2010)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Sao Tome and Principe (2007–2010)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Niger (2014–2017)
    • Chargé d’Affaires ad interim, Burundi (2019)
  • *Philip Thomas Reeker (1965–)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Macedonia (2008–2011)
  • Matthew A. Reynolds (1964–)
    • Assistant Secretary of State for Legislative Affairs (2008–2009)
  • *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)
  • Condoleezza Rice (1954–)
    • Secretary of State (2005–2009)
  • Thomas Riley (1949–)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Morocco (2003–2008)
  • *David M. Robinson (1955–)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Guyana (2006–2008)
  • *Carol Ann Rodley (1954–)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Cambodia (2008–2011)
  • Francis Rooney (1953–)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Holy See (2005–2008)
  • *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)
  • *Robin Renee Sanders (1954–)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Congo (Brazzaville) (2002–2005)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Nigeria (2007–2010)
  • *Janet Ann Sanderson (1955–)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Algeria (2000–2003)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Haiti (2006–2008)
  • John Thomas Schieffer (1947–)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Australia (2001–2005)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Japan (2005–2009)
  • *Ronald Lewis Schlicher (1958–)
    • Chargé d’Affaires ad interim, Lebanon (1996)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Cyprus (2005–2008)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Tunisia (Nomination not acted upon by the Senate.)
  • Gregory L. Schulte (1958–)
    • Representative of the U.S.A. to the International Atomic Energy Agency (Vienna) (2005–2009)
    • Representative of the U.S.A. to the Vienna Office of the United Nations (Vienna) (2005–2009)
  • *Margaret Scobey (1949–)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Syria (2003–2005)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Egypt (2008–2011)
  • *Stephen A. Seche (1948–)
    • Chargé d’Affaires ad interim, Syria (2006)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Yemen (2007–2010)
  • *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)
  • Ned L. Siegel (1951–)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, The Bahamas (2007–2009)
  • Kristen Silverberg (1970–)
    • Assistant Secretary of State for International Organization Affairs (2005–2008)
    • Representative of the U.S.A. to the European Union, with the rank and status of Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary (2008–2009)
  • John A. Simon (1968–)
    • Representative of the U.S.A. to the African Union (2008–2009)
  • *Paul E. Simons (1955–)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Chile (2007–2010)
  • *Michele Jeanne Sison (1959–)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, United Arab Emirates (2004–2008)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Lebanon (2008–2010)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Sri Lanka (2012–2014)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Maldives (2012–2014)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Haiti (2018)
    • Career Ambassador (2018)
  • *Emil M. Skodon (1953–)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Brunei (2005–2008)
  • *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)
  • Clifford M. Sobel (1949–)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Netherlands (2001–2005)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Brazil (2006–2009)
  • Daniel V. Speckhard (1959–)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Belarus (1997–2000)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Greece (2007–2010)
  • Ronald Spogli (1948–)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Italy (2005–2009)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, San Marino (2006–2009)
  • Craig Roberts Stapleton (1945–)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Czech Republic (2001–2003)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, France (2005–2009)
    • Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary, Monaco (2006–2009)
  • *Doris Kathleen Stephens (1953–)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Korea (2008–2011)
  • *Barbara Jean Stephenson (1958–)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Panama (2008–2010)
  • Thomas F. Stephenson (1942–)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Portugal (2007–2009)
  • *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)
  • Daniel S. Sullivan (1964–)
    • Assistant Secretary of State for Economic, Energy, and Business Affairs (2006–2009)
  • *James Christopher Swan (1963–)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Djibouti (2008–2011)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Congo (Kinshasa) (2013–2016)
  • *W. Stuart Symington IV (1952–)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Djibouti (2006–2008)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Rwanda (2008–2011)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Nigeria (2016–2019)
  • Nicholas F. Taubman (1935–)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Romania (2005–2008)
  • William B. Taylor Jr. (1947–)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Ukraine (2006–2009)
  • *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)
  • *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)
  • Warren W. Tichenor (1960–)
    • Representative of the U.S.A. to the European Office of the United Nations (Geneva) (2006–2009)
  • William Robert Timken Jr. (1938–)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Germany (2005–2008)
  • William Edward Todd (1961–)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Brunei (2008–2010)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Cambodia (2012–2015)
  • *Paul A. Trivelli (1953–)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Nicaragua (2005–2008)
  • Robert H. Tuttle (1947–)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, United Kingdom (2005–2009)
  • *Frank Charles Urbancic Jr. (1951–2016)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Cyprus (2008–2011)
  • *Carol van Voorst (1952–)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Iceland (2005–2009)
  • Gaddi Holguin Vasquez (1955–)
    • U.S. Representative to the United Nations Agencies for Food and Agriculture (Rome) (2006–2009)
  • *Alexander Russel Vershbow (1952–)
    • U.S. Permanent Representative on the Council of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (1997–2001)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Russia (2001–2005)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Korea (2005–2008)
  • *Kurt D. Volker (1964–)
    • U.S. Permanent Representative on the Council of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (2008–2009)
  • Anne Louise Wagner (1962–)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Luxembourg (2005–2009)
  • Marilyn Ware (1943–)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Finland (2005–2008)
  • *Earl Anthony Wayne (1950–)
    • Assistant Secretary of State for Economic, Energy, and Business Affairs (2000–2006)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Argentina (2006–2009)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Mexico (2011–2015)
    • Career Ambassador (2011)
  • *Robert Weisberg (1950–)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Congo (Brazzaville) (2006–2008)
  • *C. David Welch (1953–)
    • Chargé d’Affaires ad interim, Saudi Arabia (1994)
    • Assistant Secretary of State for International Organization Affairs (1998–2001)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Egypt (2001–2005)
    • Assistant Secretary of State for Near Eastern Affairs (2005–2008)
    • Career Ambassador (2008)
  • Barry L. Wells (1942–)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, The Gambia (2007–2009)
  • Ruth A. Whiteside (1950–)
    • Director of the Foreign Service Institute (2006–2013)
  • Benson K. Whitney (1956–)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Norway (2005–2009)
  • David Horton Wilkins (1946–)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Canada (2005–2009)
  • John Clint Williamson (1961–)
    • Ambassador at Large (2006–2009)
  • *Ross L. Wilson (1955–)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Azerbaijan (2000–2003)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Turkey (2005–2008)
  • *John L. Withers (1948–)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Albania (2007–2010)
  • Michael Wood (1947–)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Sweden (2006–2009)
  • *William Braucher Wood (1950–)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Colombia (2003–2007)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Afghanistan (2007–2009)
  • *Donald Y. Yamamoto (1953–)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Djibouti (2000–2003)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Ethiopia (2006–2009)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Somalia (2018)
  • *Marie L. Yovanovitch (1958–)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Kyrgyzstan (2004–2008)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Armenia (2008–2011)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Ukraine (2016–2019)
  • *Thomas W. Yun (1949–)
    • Director of the Office of Medical Services (2008–2011)