Warren Minor Christopher was an American attorney,diplomat and statesman. During Bill Clinton's first term as president,he served as the 63rd United States Secretary of State.
The United States Foreign Service is the primary personnel system used by the diplomatic service of the United States federal government,under the aegis of the United States Department of State. It consists of over 13,000 professionals carrying out the foreign policy of the United States and aiding U.S. citizens abroad. Its current director general is Marcia Bernicat.
Diplomatic rank is a system of professional and social rank used in the world of diplomacy and international relations. A diplomat's rank determines many ceremonial details,such as the order of precedence at official processions,table seatings at state dinners,the person to whom diplomatic credentials should be presented,and the title by which the diplomat should be addressed.
Jeffrey S. Davidow is a career foreign service officer from the U.S. state of Virginia. Davidow has served as a member of the Senior Foreign Service,as well as having been the U.S. Ambassador to Zambia,Venezuela,and Mexico.
Nathaniel Davis was a career diplomat who served in the United States Foreign Service for 36 years. His final years were spent teaching at Harvey Mudd College,one of the Claremont Colleges.
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. embassies,consulates,and other diplomatic missions,though some receive assignments to serve at combatant commands,Congress,and educational institutions such as the various U.S. service academies.
Charles Wallace Adair,Jr. was a career United States Foreign Service Officer,serving as Ambassador to Panama (1965-1969) and Ambassador to Uruguay (1969-1972).
James William Spain was an American diplomat in the US Foreign Service with postings in Karachi,Islamabad,Istanbul,Ankara,Dar Es Salaam,and Colombo and four ambassadorships in Tanzania,Turkey,the United Nations,and Sri Lanka.
William Caldwell Harrop is an American diplomat. Harrop served for 39 years as a Foreign Service Officer,with postings as United States ambassador to Guinea,Kenya and the Seychelles,the Congo (Kinshasa),and Israel.
Haiti–United States relations are bilateral relations between Haiti and the United States. Succeeding U.S. presidents refused to recognize Haiti until Abraham Lincoln. The U.S. tried to establish a military base in Haiti and invaded. It withdrew in 1934 but continued to intervene in Haiti during subsequent decades.
The Delegation of the European Union to the United States represents the European Union in the United States,working in coordination with the diplomatic and consular missions of all the EU Member States. It is located at 2175 K Street,N.W.,in the West End neighborhood of Washington,D.C.
Johnnie Carson is a diplomat from the United States who has served as United States Ambassador to several African nations. In 2009 he was nominated to become U.S. Assistant Secretary of State for African Affairs by President Barack Obama. He resigned in 2013 after four years in the role and following the resignation of Secretary of State Hillary Clinton. He is currently a Senior Advisor at Albright Stonebridge Group and the United States Institute of Peace.
The Senior Foreign Service (SFS) comprises the top four ranks of the United States Foreign Service. These ranks were created by the Foreign Service Act of 1980 and Executive Order 12293 in order to provide the Foreign Service with senior grades equivalent to general and flag ranks in the military and naval establishments,respectively,and to grades in the Senior Executive Service. Like military ranks and other Foreign Service ranks,the Senior Foreign Service grade system assigns rank in person,not rank in position.
David H. Shinn is an American diplomat and professor. He is an Adjunct Professor of International Affairs at The George Washington University's Elliott School of International Affairs. His diverse career in the foreign service of the United States has included ambassadorships to Ethiopia and Burkina Faso. Shinn is also a frequent commentator in the news media on political issues,and has provided consultancy to the U.S. government on Horn of Africa related matters as well as Sino-African relations.
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.
Alvin Philip Adams Jr. was an American diplomat.
W. Patrick Murphy is a career U.S. diplomat. A Senior Foreign Service Officer,he served as the Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary of State for the Bureau of East Asian and Pacific Affairs from 2018 to 2019,fulfilling the duties of Acting Assistant Secretary,and Deputy Assistant Secretary of State for Southeast Asia and Multilateral Affairs,2016–2018. He previously served as Chargéd'affaires and Deputy Chief of Mission in the Kingdoms of Thailand and Lesotho. He was nominated on January 16,2019 to be Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the United States of America to the Kingdom of Cambodia.
Edmund Tompkins DeJarnette,Jr. was an American diplomat. A career Foreign Service Officer,he held a variety of ambassadorships. He was the American Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary to the Central African Republic (1983-1986),Tanzania (1990-1992) and was Director in Angola from 1992 until he was promoted to Ambassador in 1994. He was the first U.S. Ambassador to Angola and served until 1995.
Jeffrey Ross Gunter is an American dermatologist,healthcare executive,and diplomat who served as U.S. Ambassador to Iceland from 2019 to 2021. Gunter was a candidate for the Republican nomination for U.S. Senate from Nevada in the 2024 election,finishing second to Sam Brown.
