Michele Jeanne Sison is an American diplomat and career member of the Senior Foreign Service serving as the assistant secretary of state for international organization affairs. She has previously served in various other diplomatic posts around the world on behalf of the United States,including ambassador to Haiti. Sison holds the personal rank of Career Ambassador.
Philip Seth Goldberg is an American diplomat and government official who has served as U.S. ambassador to Colombia since 2019. He served previously as ambassador to the Philippines and Bolivia,and chief of the U.S. mission in UN-administered Kosovo during the George W. Bush and Barack Obama administrations. He has served in Washington as Assistant Secretary of State for Intelligence and Research. In 2022,he was nominated by President Joe Biden to be the U.S. ambassador to South Korea.
Luis Edmundo Arreaga-Rodas is a Guatemalan American diplomat and government official who served as the United States Ambassador to Guatemala from 2017 to 2020. He previously served as United States Ambassador to Iceland from 2010 to 2013. In January 2016,he was appointed Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary of State for the Bureau of International Narcotics and Law Enforcement Affairs. In June 2017,President Donald Trump nominated Arreaga to become the United States Ambassador to Guatemala. This nomination was confirmed by the U.S. Senate on August 3,2017.
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.
John A. Heffern is an American diplomat. Heffern served as the United States Ambassador to Armenia from 2011 to 2014. After being nominated on May 18,2011 by United States President Barack Obama,Heffern was confirmed by the U.S. Senate on September 26,2011 and sworn in as Ambassador on October 6,2011. He was replaced by Ambassador Richard M. Mills Jr. in early 2015.
Aurelia Erskine Brazeal is a retired American diplomat who served as United States Ambassador to the Federated States of Micronesia,United States Ambassador to Kenya and United States Ambassador to Ethiopia.
Elisabeth I. Millard is an American diplomat currently serving as Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary for the State Department's Bureau of European and Eurasian Affairs. She served as the United States Ambassador to Tajikistan from January 2016 until September 2017. She was nominated by President Barack Obama on July 7,2015,and was confirmed by the Senate November 19,2015. She previously served as Acting Executive Secretary of the Department of State and as Deputy Executive Secretary of the Department of State.
Amy Jane Hyatt is an American diplomat who served as United States Ambassador to Palau from 2015 to 2020. She was nominated by President Barack Obama and confirmed by the Senate in December 2014.
Leslie Ann Bassett is a diplomat and former United States Ambassador to Paraguay. She was nominated by President Barack Obama and confirmed by the Senate in November 2014. She presented her credentials January 15,2015,and left the post January 31,2017.
Maria Elena Brewer is an American diplomat who has served as the United States Ambassador to Lesotho since March 2022. She previously served as the United States Ambassador to Sierra Leone from 2017 to 2021.
Nina Maria Fite is an American diplomat and a career member of the Senior Foreign Service who served as the United States Ambassador to Angola from 2018 to 2021. Prior to assuming her role as ambassador,Fite served as Principal Officer at the U.S. Consulate General in Montreal,Canada. Since becoming a diplomat in 1990,Fite has served at seven U.S. overseas missions. On September 2,2017,President Donald Trump announced his intent to nominate Fite to serve as ambassador of the United States to Angola. On September 5,2017,her nomination was sent to the Senate. Her nomination was reported favorably out of committee on October 26. She was confirmed by the United States Senate by voice vote on November 2,2017. She presented her credentials on February 14,2018. Her term as ambassador ended on November 8,2021. Fite's diplomatic assignments have included posts in Lahore as Consul General,in Kabul as Deputy Economic Counselor,and in Luanda as the Political/Economic Section Chief. She has also been on assignment with the Office of the United States Trade Representative.
Larry Edward AndréJr. is an American diplomat and career member of the Senior Foreign Service who has served as the United States Ambassador to Somalia since February 2022. He previously served as the United States Ambassador to Djibouti from 2017 to 2021,and as the United States Ambassador to Mauritania from 2014 to 2017.
Kathleen M. Fitzpatrick is an American diplomat and career member of the Senior Foreign Service who served as the United States Ambassador to East Timor from 2018 to 2020. She has served as a diplomat since 1983. Fitzpatrick is the former Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary in the Bureau of Intelligence and Research at the United States Department of State. She was nominated to be the United States Ambassador to East Timor on July 25,2017. She was confirmed by the Senate on November 2,2017. She was sworn in on December 22,2017. She left her mission on November 18,2020.
Thomas J. Hushek is an American diplomat who served as the United States Ambassador to South Sudan from 2018 to 2020.
Kate Marie Byrnes is an American diplomat,who has served as the United States Ambassador to North Macedonia since July 2019. She is a career diplomat who has received many awards for her service.
Bridget Ann Brink is an American diplomat serving as the United States ambassador to Slovakia. She was appointed by President Donald Trump on May 29,2019 and presented her credentials August 20,2019. In April 2022,she was nominated by President Joe Biden as the United States ambassador to Ukraine.
Michael J. Fitzpatrick is an American diplomat who has served as the United States Ambassador to Ecuador since 2019.
Robert Stuart Gilchrist is an American diplomat who is the United States Ambassador to Lithuania since 2019. He is a career Foreign Service Officer with the rank of Minister Counselor. He was appointed by President Donald Trump and confirmed by the United States Senate on December 20,2019. Gilchrist was the fifth US Ambassador from the LGBT community nominated to serve by the Trump administration.
Carmen Cantor is an American diplomat who has served as the United States ambassador to the Federated States of Micronesia since 2020.
