This is a list of

United States ambassadors Ambassadors of the United States are persons nominated by the president to serve as the country's diplomatic representatives to foreign nations, international organizations, and as ambassadors-at-large. Under Article II, Section 2 of the U.S. ...

appointed by the 46th president of the United States, Joe Biden. Biden is expected to appoint more ambassadors who are career members of the foreign service compared to former president Donald Trump, who deviated from the 70 percent norm by nominating 56 percent career foreign service members. He is expected to make appointments who will restore America's diplomatic standing after the Trump administration, which included several major campaign donors who were not well received in their host countries. Among the political appointees, more are expected to be policy experts and politicians rather than campaign bundlers. , according to tracking by '' The Washington Post'' and

Partnership for Public Service The Partnership for Public Service is a nonprofit, nonpartisan organization based in Washington, D.C. whose mission is to inspire a new generation of civil servants and to transform the way government works. The Partnership's most visible program ...

, 143nominees have been confirmed, 24nominees are being considered by the Senate, and 11positions currently do not have nominees.

Color key

* Announced appointees not yet sent to the Senate. * Denotes nomination pending before a Senate committee. * Denotes nomination reported favorably by a Senate committee, pending confirmation by the full

Senate A senate is a deliberative assembly, often the upper house or chamber of a bicameral legislature. The name comes from the ancient Roman Senate (Latin: ''Senatus''), so-called as an assembly of the senior (Latin: ''senex'' meaning "the el ...

* Confirmed appointees who are political appointees (rather than career

foreign service officer A Foreign Service Officer (FSO) is a commissioned member of the United States Foreign Service. Foreign Service Officers formulate and implement the foreign policy of the United States. FSOs spend most of their careers overseas as members of U ...

s) * Confirmed appointees who are Career Members of the

Senior Executive Service The Senior Executive Service (SES) is a position classification in the civil service of the United States federal government equivalent to general officer or flag officer rank in the U.S. Armed Forces. It was created in 1979 when the Civil Service ...

or Senior Foreign Service.

Ambassadors to foreign states

Americas

Africa

Asia

Europe

Middle East

Oceania

Ambassadors to international organizations

United States Mission to the United Nations

Other international organizations

Ambassadors-at-large

Trade representatives

Other positions with rank of ambassador

Withdrawn nominations

Notes

;Confirmations by roll call vote ;Confirmations by voice vote

References

External links

United States Department of State: Chiefs of Mission by CountryUnited States Department of State: Chiefs of Mission to International Organizations
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