<P> This is a list of ambassadors of the United States of America to individual nations of the world, to international organizations, and to past nations, as well as ambassadors - at - large . </P> <P> The ambassadors are nominated by the President and confirmed by the United States Senate . An ambassador can be appointed during a recess, but he or she can only serve as ambassador until the end of the next session of Congress unless subsequently confirmed . Ambassadors serve "at the pleasure of the President", meaning they can be dismissed at any time . </P> <P> An ambassador may be a career Foreign Service Officer (career diplomat - CD) or a political appointee (PA). In most cases, career foreign service officers serve a tour of approximately three years per ambassadorship whereas political appointees customarily tender their resignations upon the inauguration of a new president . As embassies fall under the State Department's jurisdiction, ambassadors answer directly to the Secretary of State . </P> <Table> <Tr> <Th> Host country </Th> <Th> List </Th> <Th> Ambassador </Th> <Th> Background </Th> <Th> Website </Th> <Th> Confirmed </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Afghanistan </Td> <Td> List </Td> <Td> John Bass </Td> <Td> CD </Td> <Td> Kabul (1) </Td> <Td> September 28, 2017 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Albania </Td> <Td> List </Td> <Td> Donald Lu </Td> <Td> CD </Td> <Td> Tirana (2) </Td> <Td> November 20, 2014 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Algeria </Td> <Td> List </Td> <Td> John Desrocher </Td> <Td> CD </Td> <Td> Algiers </Td> <Td> August 3, 2017 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Andorra </Td> <Td> List </Td> <Td> Duke Buchan </Td> <Td> PA </Td> <Td> Madrid </Td> <Td> November 2, 2017 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Angola </Td> <Td> List </Td> <Td> Nina Marie Fite </Td> <Td> CD </Td> <Td> Luanda </Td> <Td> November 2, 2017 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Antigua and Barbuda </Td> <Td> List </Td> <Td> Linda Swartz Taglialatela </Td> <Td> CD </Td> <Td> Bridgetown </Td> <Td> December 9, 2015 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Argentina </Td> <Td> List </Td> <Td> Vacant since January 20, 2017 Tom Cooney, Chargé d'Affaires a.i </Td> <Td> (N / A) </Td> <Td> Buenos Aires </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Armenia </Td> <Td> List </Td> <Td> Richard M. Mills Jr . </Td> <Td> CD </Td> <Td> Yerevan (3) </Td> <Td> December 16, 2014 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Australia </Td> <Td> List </Td> <Td> Vacant since December 2016 James Carouso, Chargé d'Affaires a.i </Td> <Td> (N / A) </Td> <Td> Canberra (4) </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Austria </Td> <Td> List </Td> <Td> Vacant since January 20, 2017 Eugene Young, Chargé d'Affaires a.i </Td> <Td> (N / A) </Td> <Td> Vienna (5) </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Azerbaijan </Td> <Td> List </Td> <Td> Robert Cekuta </Td> <Td> CD </Td> <Td> Baku </Td> <Td> December 16, 2014 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Bahamas </Td> <Td> List </Td> <Td> Vacant since November 21, 2011 Lisa Johnson, Chargé d'Affaires a.i. </Td> <Td> (N / A) </Td> <Td> Nassau </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Bahrain </Td> <Td> List </Td> <Td> Justin Siberell </Td> <Td> CD </Td> <Td> Manama (6) </Td> <Td> September 28, 2017 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Bangladesh </Td> <Td> List </Td> <Td> Marcia Bernicat </Td> <Td> CD </Td> <Td> Dhaka </Td> <Td> November 18, 2014 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Barbados </Td> <Td> List </Td> <Td> Linda Swartz Taglialatela </Td> <Td> CD </Td> <Td> Bridgetown </Td> <Td> December 9, 2015 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Belarus </Td> <Td> List </Td> <Td> Vacant since March 12, 2008 Robert Riley, Chargé d'Affaires https://by.usembassy.gov/our-relationship/our-ambassador/ a.i. </Td> <Td> (N / A) </Td> <Td> Minsk </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Belgium </Td> <Td> List </Td> <Td> Vacant since January 20, 2017 Matthew Lussenhop, Chargé d'Affaires a.i. </Td> <Td> (N / A) </Td> <Td> Brussels </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Belize </Td> <Td> List </Td> <Td> Vacant since January 20, 2017 Adrienne Galanek, Chargé d'Affaires a.i. </Td> <Td> (N / A) </Td> <Td> Belmopan </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Benin </Td> <Td> List </Td> <Td> Lucy Tamlyn </Td> <Td> CD </Td> <Td> Cotonou </Td> <Td> October 8, 2015 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Bhutan </Td> <Td_colspan="5"> The United States does not maintain formal diplomatic relations with Bhutan . Informal contact through the U.S. Embassy in New Delhi . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Bolivia </Td> <Td> List </Td> <Td> Vacant since September 10, 2008 Peter Brennan, Chargé d'Affaires a.i. </Td> <Td> (N / A) </Td> <Td> La Paz </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Bosnia and Herzegovina </Td> <Td> List </Td> <Td> Maureen Cormack </Td> <Td> CD </Td> <Td> Sarajevo (7) </Td> <Td> November 19, 2014 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Botswana </Td> <Td> List </Td> <Td> Earl Miller </Td> <Td> CD </Td> <Td> Gaborone </Td> <Td> November 19, 2014 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Brazil </Td> <Td> List </Td> <Td> P. Michael McKinley </Td> <Td> CD </Td> <Td> Brasilia </Td> <Td> September 8, 2016 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Brunei </Td> <Td> List </Td> <Td> Craig Allen </Td> <Td> CD </Td> <Td> Bandar Seri Begawan </Td> <Td> November 18, 2014 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Bulgaria </Td> <Td> List </Td> <Td> Eric S. Rubin </Td> <Td> CD </Td> <Td> Sofia </Td> <Td> December 9, 2015 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Burkina Faso </Td> <Td> List </Td> <Td> Andrew Robert Young </Td> <Td> CD </Td> <Td> Ouagadougou </Td> <Td> September 28, 2016 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Burma (Myanmar) </Td> <Td> List </Td> <Td> Scot Marciel </Td> <Td> CD </Td> <Td> Rangoon (8) </Td> <Td> February 9, 2016 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Burundi </Td> <Td> List </Td> <Td> Anne Casper </Td> <Td> CD </Td> <Td> Bujumbura </Td> <Td> June 29, 2016 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Cambodia </Td> <Td> List </Td> <Td> William A. Heidt </Td> <Td> CD </Td> <Td> Phnom Penh </Td> <Td> August 5, 2015 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Cameroon </Td> <Td> List </Td> <Td> Peter Barlerin </Td> <Td> CD </Td> <Td> Yaoundé </Td> <Td> November 2, 2017 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Canada </Td> <Td> List </Td> <Td> Kelly Knight Craft </Td> <Td> PA </Td> <Td> Ottawa (9) </Td> <Td> August 3, 2017 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Cape Verde </Td> <Td> List </Td> <Td> Donald Helfin </Td> <Td> CD </Td> <Td> Praia </Td> <Td> December 12, 2014 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Central African Republic </Td> <Td> List </Td> <Td> Jeffrey Hawkins </Td> <Td> CD </Td> <Td> Bangui </Td> <Td> October 8, 2015 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Chad </Td> <Td> List </Td> <Td> Geeta Pasi </Td> <Td> CD </Td> <Td> N'Djamena </Td> <Td> June 29, 2016 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Chile </Td> <Td> List </Td> <Td> Carol Z . Perez </Td> <Td> CD </Td> <Td> Santiago </Td> <Td> July 14, 2016 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> China </Td> <Td> List </Td> <Td> Terry Branstad </Td> <Td> PA </Td> <Td> Beijing (10) </Td> <Td> May 22, 2017 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Colombia </Td> <Td> List </Td> <Td> Kevin Whitaker </Td> <Td> CD </Td> <Td> Bogotá </Td> <Td> April 1, 2014 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Comoros </Td> <Td> List </Td> <Td> Robert Yamate </Td> <Td> CD </Td> <Td> Antananarivo </Td> <Td> November 19, 2014 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Congo - Brazzaville </Td> <Td> List </Td> <Td> Todd Haskell </Td> <Td> CD </Td> <Td> Brazzaville </Td> <Td> May 18, 2017 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Congo - Kinshasa </Td> <Td> List </Td> <Td> James Swan </Td> <Td> CD </Td> <Td> Kinshasa </Td> <Td> August 1, 2013 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Costa Rica </Td> <Td> List </Td> <Td> Sharon Day </Td> <Td> PA </Td> <Td> San José </Td> <Td> August 3, 2017 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Croatia </Td> <Td> List </Td> <Td> Julieta Valls Noyes </Td> <Td> PA </Td> <Td> (11) </Td> <Td> June 24, 2015 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Cuba </Td> <Td> List </Td> <Td> Vacant since July 20, 2015 Lawrence J. Gumbiner, Chargé d'Affaires a.i </Td> <Td> (N / A) </Td> <Td> Havana (12) </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Cyprus </Td> <Td> List </Td> <Td> Kathleen A. Doherty </Td> <Td> CD </Td> <Td> Nicosia </Td> <Td> August 5, 2015 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Czech Republic </Td> <Td> List </Td> <Td> Steve King </Td> <Td> PA </Td> <Td> Prague (13) </Td> <Td> October 5, 2017 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Denmark </Td> <Td> List </Td> <Td> Carla Sands </Td> <Td> PA </Td> <Td> Copenhagen (14) </Td> <Td> November 2, 2017 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Djibouti </Td> <Td> List </Td> <Td> Larry André Jr . </Td> <Td> CD </Td> <Td> Djibouti </Td> <Td> November 2, 2017 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Dominica </Td> <Td> List </Td> <Td> Linda Swartz Taglialatela </Td> <Td> CD </Td> <Td> Bridgetown </Td> <Td> December 9, 2015 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Dominican Republic </Td> <Td> List </Td> <Td> Vacant since July 21, 2017 Robert Copley, Chargé d'Affaires a.i. </Td> <Td> (N / A) </Td> <Td> Santo Domingo </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> East Timor </Td> <Td> List </Td> <Td> Kathleen M. Fitzpatrick </Td> <Td> CD </Td> <Td> Dili </Td> <Td> November 2, 2017 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Ecuador </Td> <Td> List </Td> <Td> Todd C. Chapman </Td> <Td> CD </Td> <Td> Quito </Td> <Td> December 9, 2015 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Egypt </Td> <Td> List </Td> <Td> Robert Beecroft </Td> <Td> CD </Td> <Td> Cairo </Td> <Td> June 26, 2014 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> El Salvador </Td> <Td> List </Td> <Td> Jean Elizabeth Manes </Td> <Td> CD </Td> <Td> San Salvador </Td> <Td> December 9, 2015 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Equatorial Guinea </Td> <Td> List </Td> <Td> Julie Furuta - Toy </Td> <Td> CD </Td> <Td> Malabo </Td> <Td> October 22, 2015 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Eritrea </Td> <Td> List </Td> <Td> Vacant since July 19, 2010 Natalie E. Brown, Chargé d'Affaires a.i. </Td> <Td> (N / A) </Td> <Td> Asmara </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Estonia </Td> <Td> List </Td> <Td> James Desmond Melville, Jr . </Td> <Td> CD </Td> <Td> Tallinn (15) </Td> <Td> August 5, 2015 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Ethiopia </Td> <Td> List </Td> <Td> Michael A. Raynor </Td> <Td> CD </Td> <Td> Addis Ababa </Td> <Td> August 3, 2017 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Fiji </Td> <Td> List </Td> <Td> Judith Beth Cefkin </Td> <Td> CD </Td> <Td> Suva </Td> <Td> November 19, 2014 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Finland </Td> <Td> List </Td> <Td> Vacant since January 20, 2017 Donna Welton, Chargé d'Affaires a.i. </Td> <Td> (N / A) </Td> <Td> Helsinki </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> France </Td> <Td> List </Td> <Td> Jamie McCourt </Td> <Td> PA </Td> <Td> Paris (16) </Td> <Td> November 2, 2017 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Gabon </Td> <Td> List </Td> <Td> Cynthia Akuetteh </Td> <Td> CD </Td> <Td> Libreville </Td> <Td> July 30, 2014 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Gambia </Td> <Td> List </Td> <Td> Patricia Alsup </Td> <Td> CD </Td> <Td> Banjul </Td> <Td> October 8, 2015 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Georgia </Td> <Td> List </Td> <Td> Ian Kelly </Td> <Td> CD </Td> <Td> Tbilisi </Td> <Td> June 24, 2015 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Germany </Td> <Td> List </Td> <Td> Vacant since January 20, 2017 Kent Logsdon, Chargé d'Affaires a.i. Richard Grenell nominated </Td> <Td> (N / A) </Td> <Td> Berlin (17) </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Ghana </Td> <Td> List </Td> <Td> Robert P. Jackson </Td> <Td> CD </Td> <Td> Ghana </Td> <Td> October 22, 2015 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Greece </Td> <Td> List </Td> <Td> Geoffrey Pyatt </Td> <Td> CD </Td> <Td> Athens (18) </Td> <Td> July 14, 2016 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Grenada </Td> <Td> List </Td> <Td> Linda Swartz Taglialatela </Td> <Td> CD </Td> <Td> Bridgetown </Td> <Td> December 9, 2015 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Guatemala </Td> <Td> List </Td> <Td> Luis Arreaga </Td> <Td> CD </Td> <Td> Guatemala </Td> <Td> October 4, 2017 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Guinea - Bissau </Td> <Td> List </Td> <Td> Tulinabo S. Mushingi </Td> <Td> CD </Td> <Td> Bissau VPP </Td> <Td> May 18, 2017 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Guinea - Conakry </Td> <Td> List </Td> <Td> Dennis Hankins </Td> <Td> CD </Td> <Td> Conakry </Td> <Td> October 22, 2015 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Guyana </Td> <Td> List </Td> <Td> Perry Holloway </Td> <Td> CD </Td> <Td> Georgetown </Td> <Td> August 5, 2015 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Haiti </Td> <Td> List </Td> <Td> Michele J. Sison </Td> <Td> CD </Td> <Td> Port - au - Prince </Td> <Td> November 2, 2017 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Holy See (Vatican City) </Td> <Td> List </Td> <Td> Callista Gingrich </Td> <Td> PA </Td> <Td> Vatican (19) </Td> <Td> October 16, 2017 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Honduras </Td> <Td> List </Td> <Td> James Nealon </Td> <Td> CD </Td> <Td> Tegucigalpa </Td> <Td> July 15, 2014 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Hungary </Td> <Td> List </Td> <Td> Vacant since January 20, 2017 David J. Kostelancik, Chargé d'Affaires a.i </Td> <Td> (N / A) </Td> <Td> Budapest </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Iceland </Td> <Td> List </Td> <Td> Vacant since January 20, 2017 Jill Esposito, Chargé d'Affaires a.i </Td> <Td> (N / A) </Td> <Td> Reykjavik </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> India </Td> <Td> List </Td> <Td> Kenneth I. Juster </Td> <Td> PA </Td> <Td> New Delhi </Td> <Td> November 2, 2017 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Indonesia </Td> <Td> List </Td> <Td> Joseph R. Donovan Jr . </Td> <Td> CD </Td> <Td> Jakarta (20) </Td> <Td> September 28, 2016 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Iran </Td> <Td> List </Td> <Td_colspan="4"> No diplomatic relations since April 7, 1980 . Informal contact via the U.S. Interests Section in the Swiss embassy . Virtual Embassy Tehran since December 2011 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Iraq </Td> <Td> List </Td> <Td> Douglas Alan Silliman </Td> <Td> CD </Td> <Td> Baghdad (21) </Td> <Td> July 14, 2016 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Ireland </Td> <Td> List </Td> <Td> Vacant since January 20, 2017 Reece Smyth, Chargé d'Affaires a.i </Td> <Td> (N / A) </Td> <Td> Dublin (22) </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Israel </Td> <Td> List </Td> <Td> David M. Friedman </Td> <Td> PA </Td> <Td> Tel Aviv (23) </Td> <Td> March 23, 2017 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Italy </Td> <Td> List </Td> <Td> Lewis Eisenberg </Td> <Td> PA </Td> <Td> Rome (24) </Td> <Td> August 3, 2017 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Ivory Coast </Td> <Td> List </Td> <Td> Vacant since August 2016 Andrew Haviland, Chargé d'Affaires a.i </Td> <Td> (N / A) </Td> <Td> Abidjan </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Jamaica </Td> <Td> List </Td> <Td> Luis Moreno </Td> <Td> CD </Td> <Td> Kingston </Td> <Td> November 20, 2014 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Japan </Td> <Td> List </Td> <Td> William F. 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Thomas, Jr . </Td> <Td> CD </Td> <Td> Harare </Td> <Td> October 22, 2015 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Abkhazia </Td> <Td_colspan="5"> The Republic of Abkhazia is not recognized by the United Nations or by the United States . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Northern Cyprus </Td> <Td_colspan="5"> The Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus is not recognized by the United Nations or by the United States . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Palestine </Td> <Td_colspan="5"> The Palestinian State is not recognized by the United States . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic </Td> <Td_colspan="5"> The Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic is not recognized by the United Nations or by the United States </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> South Ossetia </Td> <Td_colspan="5"> The Republic of South Ossetia is not recognized by the United Nations or by the United States . </Td> </Tr> </Table>

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