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Principal Officers and Chiefs of Mission, by Year: 2017
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- Charles C. Adams Jr. (1947–)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Finland (2015–2017)
- *Cynthia Helen Akuetteh (1948–)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Gabon (2014–2018)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Sao Tome and Principe (2014–2018)
- *Theodore Allegra (?–)
- Chargé d’Affaires ad interim (2017–2018)
- *Craig B. Allen (1957–)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Brunei (2014–2018)
- *Carolyn Patricia Alsup (1961–)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, The Gambia (2015–2018)
- Susan Coppedge Amato (1966–)
- Ambassador at Large (2015–2017)
- *Larry Edward Andre Jr. (1961–)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Mauritania (2014–2017)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Djibouti (2017)
- *Luis E. Arreaga-Rodas (1952–)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Iceland (2009–2013)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Guatemala (2017–2020)
- *Liliana Ayalde (1956–)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Paraguay (2008–2011)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Brazil (2013–2017)
- Daniel Brooks Baer (1977–)
- Representative of the U.S.A. to the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (Vienna) (2013–2017)
- *Jess Lippencott Baily (1960–)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Macedonia (2014–2019)
- Robert C. Barber (1950–)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Iceland (2015–2017)
- *Erica J. Barks-Ruggles (1967–)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Rwanda (2014–2018)
- *Peter H. Barlerin (?–)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Cameroon (2017–2020)
- *Joyce A. Barr (1951–)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Namibia (2004–2007)
- Assistant Secretary of State for Administration (2011–2017)
- Matthew Winthrop Barzun (1970–)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Sweden (2009–2011)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, United Kingdom (2013–2017)
- *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)
- *Leslie Ann Bassett (1959–)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Paraguay (2014–2017)
- Max Sieben Baucus (1941–)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, China (2014–2017)
- Denise Campbell Bauer (1963–)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Belgium (2013–2017)
- Mary Elizabeth Beams (1956–)
- Counselor (2017)
- *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)
- Colleen Bradley Bell (1967–)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Hungary (2014–2017)
- *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)
- Nisha Desai Biswal (1968–)
- Assistant Secretary of State for South and Central Asian Affairs (2013–2017)
- *Rena Bitter (?–)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Laos (2016–2020)
- Antony Blinken (1962–)
- Deputy Secretary of State (2015–2017)
- Secretary of State (2021)
- *Jane E. Bocklage (?–)
- Chargé d’Affaires ad interim (2017–2019)
- *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)
- Terry E. Branstad (?–)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, China (2017–2020)
- *Peter M. Brennan (?–)
- Chargé d’Affaires, Bolivia (2017)
- *Maria E. Brewer (?–)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Sierra Leone (2017)
- James Walter Brewster Jr. (1960–)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Dominican Republic (2013–2017)
- *Natalie E. Brown (?–)
- Chargé d’Affaires, Eritrea (2019)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Uganda (2020)
- Scott P. Brown (?–)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, New Zealand (2017)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Samoa (2017)
- *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)
- *David Brownstein (?–)
- Chargé d’Affaires ad interim, Central African Republic (2019)
- *Katherine A. Brucker (?–)
- Chargé d’Affaires ad interim, Côte d’Ivoire ()
- Richard D. Buchan III (?–)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Spain (2017)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Andorra (2017)
- Dwight Lamar Bush Sr. (1957–)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Morocco (2014–2017)
- *James A. Carouso (?–)
- Chargé d’Affaires ad interim, Australia (2019)
- Thomas L. Carter (?–)
- Representative of the U.S.A. on the Council of the International Civil Aviation Organization (Montreal) (2017–2020)
- *Anne S. Casper (?–)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Burundi (2016–2019)
- *Judith Beth Cefkin (1953–)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Fiji (2014–2018)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Kiribati (2014–2018)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Nauru (2014–2018)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Tonga (2014–2018)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Tuvalu (2014–2018)
- *Robert Francis Cekuta (1954–)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Azerbaijan (2014–2018)
- *Arnold A. Chacon (1956–)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Guatemala (2011–2014)
- Director General of the Foreign Service (2014–2017)
- *Todd C. Chapman (1962–)
- Chargé d’Affaires ad interim, Mozambique (2010)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Ecuador (2015–2019)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Brazil (2020)
- *Thomas E. Cooney (?–)
- Chargé d’Affaires ad interim, Argentina (2018)
- *Maureen Elizabeth Cormack (1957–)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Bosnia and Herzegovina (2014–2019)
- James Costos (1963–)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Spain (2013–2017)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Andorra (2013–2017)
- *Thomas M. Countryman (1957–)
- Assistant Secretary of State for International Security and Nonproliferation (2011–2017)
- *Kevin Covert (?–)
- Chargé d’Affaires ad interim, Tajikistan (2019)
- Kelly Knight Craft (?–)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Canada (2017–2019)
- Representative of the U.S.A. to the United Nations (2019)
- Bathsheba Nell Crocker (1968–)
- Assistant Secretary of State for International Organization Affairs (2014–2017)
- *Shawn P. Crowley (?–)
- Chargé d’Affaires ad interim, Netherlands (2018)
- *Martin Dale (?–)
- Chargé d’Affaires ad interim, Somalia (2018)
- *Thomas Frederick Daughton (1961–)
- Chargé d’Affaires ad interim, Gabon (2002)
- Chargé d’Affaires ad interim, Sao Tome and Principe (2002)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Namibia (2014–2017)
- *Glyn T. Davies (1957–)
- Representative of the U.S.A. to the International Atomic Energy Agency (Vienna) (2009–2011)
- Representative of the U.S.A. to the Vienna Office of the United Nations (Vienna) (2009–2011)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Thailand (2015–2018)
- Sharon Day (?–)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Costa Rica (2017)
- *Jeffrey De Laurentis (1954–)
- Principal Officer, Cuba (2015)
- Chargé d’Affaires, Cuba (2017)
- *Gregory T. Delawie (1957–)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Kosovo (2015–2018)
- *John P. Desrocher (?–)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Algeria (2017–2020)
- *Michael J. Dodman (?–)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Mauritania (2017)
- *Laura Farnsworth Dogu (1964–)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Nicaragua (2015–2018)
- *Kathleen Ann Doherty (1963–)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Cyprus (2015–2019)
- *Joseph R. Donovan Jr. (?–)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Indonesia (2016–2020)
- *Thomas M. Duffy (1962–)
- Chargé d’Affaires ad interim (2016–2019)
- *Catherine Ebert-Gray (1955–)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Papua New Guinea (2015–2019)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Solomon Islands (2015–2019)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Vanuatu (2015–2019)
- Brian James Egan (1972–)
- Legal Adviser (2016–2017)
- Lewis M. Eisenberg (?–)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Italy (2017)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, San Marino (2017)
- *Christine Elder (?–)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Liberia (2016–2020)
- John Bonnell Emerson (1954–)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Germany (2013–2017)
- *Jill M. Esposito (?–)
- Chargé d’Affaires ad interim, Iceland (2019)
- John L. Estrada (1955–)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Trinidad and Tobago (2016–2017)
- Michael T. Evanoff (1961–)
- Assistant Secretary of State for Diplomatic Security (2017)
- *John D. Feeley (1961–)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Panama (2015–2018)
- Jon Finer (1976–)
- Director of Policy Planning (2016–2017)
- Nina Marie Fite (?–)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Angola (2017)
- *Kathleen M. Fitzpatrick (?–)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Timor-Leste (2017)
- *Paul Arthur Folmsbee (1960–)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Mali (2015–2018)
- *Daniel L. Foote (?–)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Zambia (2017–2020)
- David M. Friedman (?–)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Israel (2017)
- Julia Frifield (1962–)
- Assistant Secretary of State for Legislative Affairs (2013–2017)
- *Heide B. Fulton (?–)
- Chargé d’Affaires ad interim, Honduras (2019)
- *Julia Ann Furuta-Toy (1960–)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Equatorial Guinea (2015–2019)
- Chargé d’Affaires ad interim, Norway (2015)
- *Adrienne Galanek (?–)
- Chargé d’Affaires ad interim, Belize (2018)
- *Jennifer Zimdahl Galt (1959–)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Mongolia (2015–2017)
- Anthony Luzzatto Gardner (1963–)
- Representative of the U.S.A. to the European Union, with the rank and status of Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary (2014–2017)
- Rufus Gifford (1974–)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Denmark (2013–2017)
- Mark D. Gilbert (1956–)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, New Zealand (2014–2017)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Samoa (2014–2017)
- *David R. Gilmour (1958–)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Togo (2015–2019)
- Callista L. Gingrich (1966–)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Holy See (2017–2021)
- George E. Glass (?–)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Portugal (2017)
- *Robert Frank Godec (1956–)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Tunisia (2006–2009)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Kenya (2013–2019)
- *Thomas Goldberger (?–)
- Chargé d’Affaires ad interim, Egypt (2019)
- Irwin Steven Goldstein (1952–)
- Under Secretary of State for Public Diplomacy and Public Affairs (2017–2018)
- *Rebecca E. Gonzales (?–)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Lesotho (2017)
- *Sheila Gwaltney (1954–)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Kyrgyzstan (2015–2017)
- Nina Hachigian (1967–)
- Representative of the U.S.A. to the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (Jakarta) (2014–2017)
- Kenneth Francis Hackett (1947–)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Holy See (2013–2017)
- William F. Hagerty IV (?–)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Japan (2017–2019)
- *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)
- Nikki R. Haley (?–)
- Representative of the U.S.A. to the United Nations (2017–2018)
- *Anne Hall (?–)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Lithuania (2016–2019)
- Pamela K. Hamamoto (1960–)
- Representative of the U.S.A. to the European Office of the United Nations (Geneva) (2014–2017)
- Stafford Fitzgerald Haney (1969–)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Costa Rica (2015–2017)
- *Dennis B. Hankins (1959–)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Guinea (2015–2019)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Mali (2019)
- *Matthew Tracy Harrington (1966–)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Lesotho (2014–2017)
- *Brent Robert Hartley (1955–)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Slovenia (2014–2018)
- Jane Dorothy Hartley (1947–)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, France (2014–2017)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Monaco (2014–2017)
- *Jennifer Haskell (?–)
- Chargé d’Affaires ad interim, Congo (Kinshasa) (2018)
- *Todd P. Haskell (?–)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Congo (Brazzaville) (2017)
- *Andrew B. Haviland (?–)
- Chargé d’Affaires ad interim (2017–2020)
- Chargé d’Affaires ad interim, Côte d’Ivoire (2017)
- *Jeffrey J. Hawkins Jr. (1966–)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Central African Republic (2015–2017)
- *Donald J. Heflin (1958–)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Cape Verde (2014–2018)
- *Chris Hegadorn (?–)
- Chargé d’Affaires ad interim (2017–2018)
- *William A. Heidt (1961–)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Cambodia (2015–2018)
- Samuel D. Heins (1947–)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Norway (2016–2017)
- *Christopher Henzel (1962–)
- Chargé d’Affaires ad interim, Saudi Arabia (2019)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Yemen (2019)
- Bruce Alan Heyman (1958–)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Canada (2014–2017)
- Heather Anne Higginbottom (1972–)
- Deputy Secretary of State for Management and Resources (2013–2017)
- *G. Kathleen Hill (1964–)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Malta (2015–2018)
- Peter Hoekstra (?–)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Netherlands (2017)
- Laura S. H. Holgate (1965–)
- Representative of the U.S.A. to the International Atomic Energy Agency (Vienna) (2016–2017)
- Representative of the U.S.A. to the Vienna Office of the United Nations (Vienna) (2016–2017)
- *Perry L. Holloway (1960–)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Guyana (2015–2018)
- Brian H. Hook (1968–)
- Assistant Secretary of State for International Organization Affairs (2008–2009)
- Director of Policy Planning (2017–2018)
- *John F. Hoover (1960–)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Sierra Leone (2014–2017)
- *Michael Stephen Hoza (1957–)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Cameroon (2014–2017)
- Jon M. Huntsman Jr. (1960–)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Singapore (1992–1993)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, China (2009–2011)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Russia (2017–2019)
- Kay Bailey Hutchison (?–)
- U.S. Permanent Representative on the Council of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (2017)
- *Amy Jane Hyatt (1955–)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Palau (2015–2020)
- *Robert Porter Jackson (1956–)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Cameroon (2010–2013)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Ghana (2015–2018)
- Roberta S. Jacobson (1960–)
- Assistant Secretary of State for Western Hemisphere Affairs (2012–2016)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Mexico (2016–2018)
- *Lisa Anne Johnson (1967–)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Namibia (2017)
- Chargé d’Affaires ad interim, The Bahamas (2017)
- Robert Wood Johnson IV (?–)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, United Kingdom (2017)
- *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)
- Kenneth I. Juster (?–)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, India (2017)
- *Harry R. Kamian (?–)
- Chargé d’Affaires ad interim (2017–2019)
- *Kelly Keiderling-Franz (?–)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Uruguay (2016–2019)
- *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)
- *Thomas P. Kelly III (1961–)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Djibouti (2014–2017)
- *Lisa D. Kenna (1965–)
- Executive Secretary (2017)
- Caroline Bouvier Kennedy (1957–)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Japan (2013–2017)
- *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)
- John Forbes Kerry (1943–)
- Secretary of State (2013–2017)
- *Atul Keshap (1971–)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Maldives (2015–2018)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Sri Lanka (2015–2018)
- *Eric Khant (?–)
- Chargé d’Affaires ad interim, Jamaica (2019)
- *Sung Y. Kim (1960–)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Korea (2011–2014)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Philippines (2016–2020)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Indonesia (2020)
- Stephen B. King (?–)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Czech Republic (2017)
- John F. Kirby (?–)
- Assistant Secretary of State for Public Affairs (2015–2017)
- *Hans G. Klemm (1957–)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Timor-Leste (2007–2010)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Romania (2015–2019)
- *Marc E. Knapper (?–)
- Chargé d’Affaires ad interim, Korea (2018)
- W. Robert Kohorst (?–)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Croatia (2017)
- *David Kostelancik (?–)
- Chargé d’Affaires ad interim, Hungary (2018)
- *Steven Koutsis (?–)
- Chargé d’Affaires, Sudan (2019)
- *Daniel Kritenbrink (?–)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Vietnam (2017)
- *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.)
- *Helen R. Meagher La Lime (1951–)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Mozambique (2003–2006)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Angola (2014–2017)
- *Kamala S. Lakhdhir (?–)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Malaysia (2016)
- *Jessica Lapenn (?–)
- Representative of the U.S.A. to the African Union (2019)
- Chargé d’Affaires ad interim, South Africa (2019)
- Sean P. Lawler (1972–)
- Chief of Protocol (2017)
- Michael Anderson Lawson (1953–)
- Representative of the U.S.A. on the Council of the International Civil Aviation Organization (Montreal) (2014–2017)
- *Barbara A. Leaf (1958–)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, United Arab Emirates (2014–2018)
- *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)
- Suzan G. LeVine (1969–)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Liechtenstein (2014–2017)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Switzerland (2014–2017)
- *David Lindwall (?–)
- Chargé d’Affaires ad interim, Sweden (2018)
- Mark William Lippert (1973–)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Korea (2014–2017)
- *Kent D. Logsdon (?–)
- Chargé d’Affaires ad interim, Germany (2018)
- *Donald Lu (1966–)
- Chargé d’Affaires ad interim, Azerbaijan (2010)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Albania (2014–2018)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Kyrgyzstan (2018)
- *Matthew R. Lussenhop (?–)
- Chargé d’Affaires ad interim, Belgium (2018)
- Douglas Edward Lute (1952–)
- U.S. Permanent Representative on the Council of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (2013–2017)
- *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)
- Tomasz P. Malinowski (1965–)
- Assistant Secretary of State for Democracy, Human Rights, and Labor (2014–2017)
- *Noah Bryson Mamet (1969–)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Argentina (2014–2017)
- *Jean Elizabeth Manes (1970–)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, El Salvador (2016–2019)
- *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)
- *Lee McClenny (1961–)
- Chargé d’Affaires, Venezuela (2017)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Paraguay (2018–2020)
- Jamie D. McCourt (?–)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, France (2017)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Monaco (2017)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Belgium (Nominated June 26, 2017, withdrawn on August 2, 2017.)
- *Nancy E. McEldowney (1958–)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Bulgaria (2008–2009)
- Director of the Foreign Service Institute (2013–2017)
- *John W. McIntyre (?–)
- Chargé d’Affaires ad interim, Trinidad and Tobago (2018)
- David McKean (1956–)
- Director of Policy Planning (2013–2016)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Luxembourg (2016–2017)
- *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)
- Edward T. McMullen Jr. (?–)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Liechtenstein (2017)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Switzerland (2017)
- *James Desmond Melville Jr. (1957–)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Estonia (2015–2018)
- *Manuel P. Micaller (?–)
- Chargé d’Affaires ad interim, Mongolia (2019)
- *Stephanie Miley (?–)
- Chargé d’Affaires ad interim, Morocco (2019)
- *Elisabeth I. Millard (1954–)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Tajikistan (2015–2017)
- *Earl Robert Miller (1958–)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Botswana (2014–2018)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Bangladesh (2018)
- *Richard M. Mills Jr. (1959–)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Armenia (2015–2018)
- A. Wess Mitchell (1977–)
- Assistant Secretary of State for European and Eurasian Affairs (2017–2019)
- Carlos Roberto Moreno (1948–)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Belize (2014–2017)
- *Luis G. Moreno (1955–)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Jamaica (2014–2017)
- *Peter F. Mulrean (1959–)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Haiti (2015–2017)
- *Tulinabo Salama Mushingi (1956–)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Burkina Faso (2013–2016)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Guinea-Bissau (2017)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Senegal (2017)
- *Allan P. Mustard (1955–)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Turkmenistan (2014–2019)
- Nicole R. Nason (1970–)
- Assistant Secretary of State for Administration (2017)
- *James D. Nealon Jr. (1954–)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Honduras (2014–2017)
- *Brian A. Nichols (1965–)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Peru (2014–2017)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Zimbabwe (2018)
- Crystal Nix-Hines (1963–)
- U.S. Permanent Representative to the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (2014–2017)
- *Edwin Richard Nolan Jr. (1955–)
- Chargé d’Affaires ad interim, Netherlands (2013)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Suriname (2015–2018)
- Catherine Novelli (1957–)
- Under Secretary for Economic Growth, Energy, and the Environment (2014–2017)
- *Julieta Valls Noyes (1962–)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Croatia (2015–2017)
- *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)
- Kevin Francis O’Malley (1947–)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Ireland (2014–2017)
- *Theodore G. Osius III (1961–)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Vietnam (2014–2017)
- *Virginia E. Palmer (1963–)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Malawi (2014–2019)
- *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)
- *Inmi K. Patterson (?–)
- Chargé d’Affaires ad interim, Tanzania (2020)
- *Carol Z. Perez (?–)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Chile (2016–2019)
- Director General of the Foreign Service (2019)
- *James D. Pettit (1956–)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Moldova (2014–2018)
- *Nancy Bikoff Pettit (1953–)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Latvia (2015–2019)
- *Mary Catherine Phee (1963–)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, South Sudan (2015–2017)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Qatar (Nomination of November 13, 2018 returned by the Senate on January 3, 2019.)
- John R. Phillips (1942–)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Italy (2013–2017)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, San Marino (2013–2017)
- *H. Dean Pittman (1956–)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Mozambique (2015–2018)
- *Joan A. Polaschik (1969–)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Algeria (2014–2017)
- Samantha Power (1970–)
- Representative of the U.S.A. to the United Nations (2013–2017)
- Azita Raji (1961–)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Sweden (2016–2017)
- *Michael A. Raynor (1962–)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Benin (2012–2015)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Ethiopia (2017)
- *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)
- *David D. Reimer (?–)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Mauritius (2017)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Seychelles (2017)
- Anne Claire Richard (1960–)
- Assistant Secretary of State for Population, Refugees, and Migration Affairs (2012–2017)
- *Elizabeth H. Richard (?–)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Lebanon (2016–2020)
- *Robert Annan Riley III (1955–)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Micronesia, Federated States of (2016–2020)
- *Robert J. Riley (?–)
- Chargé d’Affaires, Belarus (2018)
- Carl C. Risch (1970–)
- Assistant Secretary of State for Consular Affairs (2017)
- 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)
- *David Malcolm Robinson (1955–)
- Assistant Secretary of State for Conflict and Stabilization Operations (2016–2017)
- *Todd D. Robinson (1963–)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Guatemala (2014–2017)
- *Hugo F. Rodriguez (?–)
- Chargé d’Affaires ad interim, Paraguay (2018)
- *William V. Roebuck (1954–)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Bahrain (2014–2017)
- Frank A. Rose (1972–)
- Assistant Secretary of State for Arms Control, Verification, and Compliance (2014–2017)
- *Eric Seth Rubin (1961–)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Bulgaria (2015–2019)
- *Daniel H. Rubinstein (1967–)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Tunisia (2015–2019)
- Daniel R. Russel (1953–)
- Assistant Secretary of State for East Asian and Pacific Affairs (2013–2017)
- Catherine M. Russell (1961–)
- Ambassador at Large (2013–2017)
- Evan Ryan (1971–)
- Assistant Secretary of State for Educational and Cultural Affairs (2013–2017)
- Nathan Alexander Sales (1974–)
- Director of the Bureau of Counterterrorism (2017)
- Carla H. Sands (?–)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Denmark (2017)
- David Nathan Saperstein (1947–)
- Ambassador at Large (2015–2017)
- Andrew H. Schapiro (1963–)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Czech Republic (2014–2017)
- *Eric T. Schultz (1959–)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Zambia (2014–2017)
- *Stephen Michael Schwartz (1958–)
- Chargé d’Affaires ad interim, Comoros (2006)
- Chargé d’Affaires ad interim, Mauritius (2006)
- Chargé d’Affaires ad interim, Seychelles (2006)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Somalia (2016–2017)
- *Kyle R. Scott (1957–)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Serbia (2015–2019)
- Sarah Sewall (1961–)
- Under Secretary of State for Civilian Security, Democracy, and Human Rights (2014–2017)
- *Nicole D. Shampaine (?–)
- Chargé d’Affaires ad interim (2017–2018)
- Chargé d’Affaires ad interim (2017–2018)
- *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)
- Daniel B. Shapiro (1969–)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Israel (2011–2017)
- Robert A. Sherman (1953–)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Portugal (2014–2017)
- *Adam M. Shub (?–)
- Chargé d’Affaires ad interim (2017–2018)
- *Justin H. Siberell (1966–)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Bahrain (2017–2020)
- Director of the Bureau of Counterterrorism (Nomination of September 19, 2016, not acted upon by the Senate.)
- *Marc Jonathan Sievers (1955–)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Oman (2015–2019)
- *Douglas Alan Silliman (1960–)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Kuwait (2014–2016)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Iraq (2016–2019)
- *Lawrence R. Silverman (?–)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Kuwait (2016–2019)
- Manisha Singh (1971–)
- Assistant Secretary of State for Economic, Energy, and Business Affairs (2017)
- *Dana Shell Smith (1970–)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Qatar (2014–2017)
- *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)
- *Gentry O. Smith (1959–)
- Director of the Office of Foreign Missions (2015–2017)
- *Reece Smyth (?–)
- Chargé d’Affaires ad interim, Ireland (2019)
- *Pamela Leora Spratlen (1954–)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Kyrgyzstan (2011–2014)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Uzbekistan (2014–2018)
- *Karen Clark Stanton (1955–)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Timor-Leste (2014–2017)
- *Gregory B. Starr (1953–)
- Assistant Secretary of State for Diplomatic Security (2013–2017)
- *Adam H. Sterling (1960–)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Slovakia (2016–2019)
- *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)
- John J. Sullivan (1959–)
- Deputy Secretary of State (2017)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Russia (2019)
- *Stephanie Sanders Sullivan (1958–)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Congo (Brazzaville) (2013–2017)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Ghana (2018)
- *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)
- *Stephanie Syptak-Ramnath (?–)
- Chargé d’Affaires ad interim, Singapore (2019)
- Puneet Talwar (1965–)
- Assistant Secretary of State for Politico-Military Affairs (2014–2017)
- *Lucy Tamlyn (1955–)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Benin (2015–2018)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Central African Republic (2019)
- *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)
- *Alaina B. Teplitz (1969–)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Nepal (2015–2018)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Maldives (2018)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Sri Lanka (2018)
- *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)
- Rex W. Tillerson (1952–)
- Secretary of State (2017–2018)
- *Matthew Haywood Tueller (1957–)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Kuwait (2011–2014)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Yemen (2014–2019)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Iraq (2019)
- *Krishna R. Urs (?–)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Peru (2017–2020)
- *Margaret Ann Uyehara (1954–)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Montenegro (2014–2018)
- Richard Rahul Verma (1968–)
- Assistant Secretary of State for Legislative Affairs (2009–2011)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, India (2014–2017)
- Kirk W.B. Wagar (1969–)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Singapore (2013–2017)
- Mary Kirtley Waters (1958–)
- Assistant Secretary of State for Legislative Affairs (2017–2018)
- *Paul A. Wedderien (1958–)
- Director of the Office of Management Policy, Rightsizing, and Innovation (2017)
- *Alice G. Wells (1963–)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Jordan (2014–2017)
- *Donna A. Welton (?–)
- Chargé d’Affaires ad interim, Finland (2018)
- Alexa Lange Wesner (1972–)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Austria (2013–2017)
- Joseph William Westphal (1948–)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Saudi Arabia (2014–2017)
- *Eric P. Whitaker (?–)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Niger (2017)
- *Kevin M. Whitaker (1957–)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Colombia (2014–2019)
- *Bruce M. Williamson (?–)
- Chargé d’Affaires, Bolivia (2020)
- *Henry T. Wooster (?–)
- Chargé d’Affaires ad interim, Jordan (2017–2018)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Jordan (2020)
- *Robert T. Yamate (1950–)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Comoros (2014–2018)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Madagascar (2014–2018)
- Daniel W. Yohannes (1952–)
- Representative of the U.S.A. to the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (Paris) (2014–2017)
- *Andrew R. Young (?–)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Burkina Faso (2016–2020)
- *Eugene Young (?–)
- Chargé d’Affaires ad interim, Austria (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)
- *Melanie Zimmerman (?–)
- Chargé d’Affaires ad interim, Mauritius (2018)
- Chargé d’Affaires ad interim, Seychelles (2018)
- *James Peter Zumwalt (1956–)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Guinea-Bissau (2014–2017)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Senegal (2014–2017)