Raymond George Hardenbergh Seitz is a former career diplomat and U.S. Ambassador to the United Kingdom. He was born in Honolulu,Hawaii on December 8,1940. He is the son of United States Army Major General John F. R. Seitz and Helen (Hardenbergh) Seitz.
Thomas Reeve Pickering is a retired United States ambassador. Among his many diplomatic appointments,he served as U.S. ambassador to the United Nations from 1989 to 1992.
Charles David Welch is an American diplomat who served as Assistant Secretary of State for Near Eastern Affairs in the United States Department of State from 2005 through 2008. On August 14,2008,in Tripoli,Welch signed the U.S.-Libya Comprehensive Claims Settlement Agreement paving the way for the restoration of full diplomatic and commercial relations between the two countries after a 25-year break. Welch is currently the president of the Europe,Africa &Middle East division of Bechtel.
Christopher William Dell is an American diplomat who served as the U.S. Ambassador to Angola,Zimbabwe,and Kosovo.
Rozanne Lejeanne Ridgway is an American diplomat who served 32 years with the U.S. State Department,holding several posts,including ambassador to Finland and to East Germany,and finished her career as Assistant Secretary of State for European and Canadian Affairs.
Thomas Alfred Shannon Jr. is an American diplomat who served as Under Secretary of State for Political Affairs from 2016 to 2018. In early 2017,Shannon served as acting United States Secretary of State until President Donald Trump's nominee,Rex Tillerson,was confirmed. He was also acting Deputy Secretary of State of the United States until the Senate confirmed President Trump's nominee,John J. Sullivan.
George Strausser Messersmith was a United States ambassador to Austria,Cuba,Mexico,and Argentina. Messersmith also served as head of the consulate in Germany from 1930 to 1934,during the rise of the Nazi Party.
Burton Lynn Pascoe served as Under-Secretary-General of the United Nations at the UN Department of Political Affairs from 2007 to June 2012,where he oversaw the UN's diplomatic efforts to prevent and mitigate conflict around the globe.
Earl Anthony Wayne is an American diplomat. Formerly Assistant Secretary of State for Economic and Business Affairs,Ambassador to Argentina and Deputy Ambassador to Afghanistan,Wayne served nearly four years as Ambassador to Mexico. He was nominated by President Obama and confirmed by the Senate in August,2011. He departed Mexico City for Washington July 31,2015 and retired from the State Department on September 30,2015. Wayne attained the highest rank in the U.S. diplomatic service:Career Ambassador. He is currently a Professorial Lecturer and Distinguished Diplomat in Residence at American University's School of International Service where he teaches courses related to diplomacy and US foreign policy. Wayne also works with the Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars,the Atlantic Council,the Center for Strategic and International Studies,. Wayne is co-chair of the Mexico Institute's Advisory Board at the Wilson Center. He is also on the board of the American Academy of Diplomacy and the Public Diplomacy Council of America. Wayne is an independent consultant,speaker and writer and works with several not-for-profit professional associations. He was an adviser for HSBC Latin America on improving management of financial crime risk from 2015 until 2019 and served on the board of the American Foreign Service Association from 2017 to 2019.
Robert James McCloskey was an American diplomat,ombudsman,and relief services executive.
Parker Thompson "Pete" Hart was a United States diplomat.
Sheldon Jack Krys was an American diplomat who was the United States Ambassador to Trinidad and Tobago from 1985 to 1988,Assistant Secretary of State for Administration from 1988 to 1989,and Assistant Secretary of State for Diplomatic Security from 1989 to 1992.
William Jennings Dyess was an American diplomat who served as Assistant Secretary of State for Public Affairs from 1980 to 1981 and as United States Ambassador to the Netherlands from 1982 to 1983.
Career ambassador is a personal rank of Foreign Service officers within the United States Department of State Senior Foreign Service. The rank of career ambassador is awarded by nomination of the president and confirmation by the United States Senate. According to the Department of State:
The class of Career Ambassador was first established by an Act of Congress on Aug 5,1955,as an amendment to the Foreign Service act of 1946. Under its provisions,the President with the advice and consent of the Senate was empowered to appoint individuals to the class who had (1) served at least 15 years in a position of responsibility in a government agency,including at least 3 years as a Career Minister;(2) rendered exceptionally distinguished service to the government;and (3) met other requirements prescribed by the Secretary of State. Under the 1980 Foreign Service Act,which repealed the 1946 Act as amended,the President is empowered with the advice and consent of the Senate to confer the personal rank of Career Ambassador upon a career member of the Senior Foreign Service in recognition of especially distinguished service over a sustained period.
African-Americans in foreign policy in the United States catalogs distinguished African Americans who have and continue to contribute to international development,diplomacy,and defense through their work with the U.S. Department of State,the U.S. Agency for International Development,the U.S. Information Agency,and the U.S. Congress,and other notable agencies and non-governmental organizations. The creators acknowledge the presence of the interagency contributions to the foreign affairs realm,and welcome additional content to showcase the achievements of African-Americans in other relevant USG agencies.
Stuart E. Jones is an American diplomat. He previously served as the United States Ambassador to Iraq from 2014 to 2016,and as the United States Ambassador to Jordan from July 21,2011,to July 28,2014.
John Randle Hamilton is an American diplomat. He served as United States Ambassador to Peru from 1999 to 2002,and as United States Ambassador to Guatemala from 2003 to 2005.
The Spokesperson for the United States Department of State is a U.S. government official whose primary responsibility is to serve as the spokesperson for the United States Department of State and the U.S. government's foreign policies. The position is located in the Bureau of Global Public Affairs.
