Colin Luther Powell was an American politician,statesman,diplomat,and United States Army officer who served as the 65th United States Secretary of State from 2001 to 2005. He was the first African-American Secretary of State. He served as the 15th United States National Security Advisor from 1987 to 1989 and as the 12th Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff from 1989 to 1993.
James Franklin Jeffrey is an American diplomat who served most recently as the United States Special Representative for Syria Engagement and the Special Envoy to the International military intervention against ISIL.
Richard Charles Albert Holbrooke was an American diplomat and author. He was the only person to have held the position of Assistant Secretary of State for two different regions of the world.
William Blaine Richardson III is an American politician,author,and diplomat who served as the 30th governor of New Mexico from 2003 to 2011. He was also the U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations and Energy Secretary in the Clinton administration,a U.S. Congressman,chairman of the 2004 Democratic National Convention,and chairman of the Democratic Governors Association.
Diplomats and Military Commanders for Change (DMCC) was an ad hoc organization of 27 retired and United States military officers and Foreign Service Officers who supported Democratic U.S. Senator John Kerry of Massachusetts against incumbent Republican George W. Bush in the 2004 presidential election.
Dwight Whitney Morrow was an American businessman,diplomat,and politician,best known as the U.S. ambassador who improved U.S.-Mexican relations,mediating the religious conflict in Mexico known as the Cristero rebellion (1926–29),but also contributing to an easing of conflict between the two countries over oil. The Morrow Mission to Mexico was an "important step in the 'retreat from imperialism'". He was the father of Anne Morrow and father-in-law of Charles A. Lindbergh.
Ronald Ian "Ron" Spiers was an American diplomat who served as an Ambassador to several countries during the 1970s and 1980s.
Alexander Fletcher Watson is a retired American ambassador and diplomat.
William James Crowe Jr. was a United States Navy admiral and diplomat who served as the 11th chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff under Presidents Ronald Reagan and George H. W. Bush,and as the ambassador to the United Kingdom and Chair of the Intelligence Oversight Board under President Bill Clinton.
Robert Nicholas Burns is an American diplomat and academic who serves as the United States ambassador to China since 2022.
Donald E. Booth is an American diplomat who is serving as the U.S. Special Envoy for Sudan. Between August 2013 and January 2017,he was the U.S. Special Envoy to Sudan and South Sudan. Prior to his appointments as special envoy,Mr. Booth served as the Ambassador of the United States to Liberia,Zambia,and Ethiopia.
Henry Allen Holmes was the United States Ambassador to Portugal from 1982 to 1985 and a career diplomat.
David B. Dunn is an American diplomat. He was the United States Ambassador to Togo from 2005 to 2008. He also served as United States Ambassador to Zambia from 1999 to 2002.
Daniel Benjamin "Dan" Shapiro is an American diplomat who served as United States Ambassador to Israel from 2011 to 2017. He was nominated by President Barack Obama on March 29,2011,and confirmed by the Senate on May 29. He was sworn in as ambassador by Secretary of State Hillary Clinton on July 8,2011. Previously,he was the senior director for the Middle East and North Africa on the United States National Security Council. As an Obama administration political appointee,Shapiro was ordered on January 5,2017,to resign upon the inauguration of President Donald Trump. On August 30,2021,President Joe Biden appointed Shapiro as a special liaison to Israel on Iran.
The Cohen Group is a business advisory firm providing global business consulting services and assistance including business development,regulatory affairs,deal sourcing,and capital raising activities. Regions of the world covered include the Middle East,Asia-Pacific,Latin America and Europe. The firm is based in Washington,D.C.,U.S.,with offices in London,United Kingdom,United Arab Emirates,New Delhi,Beijing,and Tianjin. The Cohen Group also has a partnership with DLA Piper,a global law firm with over 4,200 lawyers and 71 offices in 30 countries.
Jeffrey Laurence Bleich is an American lawyer and diplomat from California.
Katherine Simonds Dhanani is an American diplomat. She was nominated as the Ambassador of the United States to Somalia,having been nominated for the position on 25 February 2015 by U.S. President Barack Obama. Dhanani is the first official U.S. envoy to the country in over two decades. On May 11,2015,it was reported that Dhanani had withdrawn her nomination to the post of Ambassador to Somalia for personal reasons.
Arlene Render is an American former diplomat. An officer of the United States Foreign Service,she served as the United States Ambassador to the Gambia,Zambia,and Ivory Coast. She was also noted for her role amidst the initial onset of the Rwandan genocide.
Daniel Lewis Foote is an American diplomat and career member of the Senior Foreign Service who was the United States Special Envoy for Haiti from July to September 2021. He formerly served as the United States Ambassador to Zambia.
