A diplomat is a person appointed by a state,intergovernmental,or nongovernmental institution to conduct diplomacy with one or more other states or international organizations.
Ambassadors of the United States are persons nominated by the president to serve as the United States' diplomatic representatives to foreign nations,international organizations,and as ambassadors-at-large. Under Article II,Section 2 of the U.S. Constitution,their appointment must be confirmed by the United States Senate;while an ambassador may be appointed during a recess,they can serve only until the end of the next session of Congress,unless subsequently confirmed.
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.
Thomas Reeve "Tom" 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.
Lino Gutiérrez is an American diplomat.
Lowell Bruce Laingen was an American diplomat who served as the United States Ambassador to Malta from 1977 to 1979. Laingen is best known for having been the most senior American official held hostage during the Iran hostage crisis,while serving as the chargéd'affaires at the U.S. Embassy in Tehran.
Robert Vossler Keeley had a 34-year career in the Foreign Service of the United States,from 1956 to 1989. He served three times as Ambassador:to Greece (1985–89),Zimbabwe (1980–84),and Mauritius (1976–78). In 1978–80 he was Deputy Assistant Secretary of State for African Affairs,in charge of southern and eastern Africa.
The American Academy of Diplomacy is a private,nonprofit,non-partisan,elected organization whose active membership is limited to men and women who have held positions of high responsibility in crafting and implementing American foreign policy. They have served the United States as chiefs of mission in major embassies abroad,and/or equivalent high-level foreign policy positions in Washington.
Brandon Hambright Grove Jr. was the United States Ambassador to the German Democratic Republic and Zaire (1984–87) and served on the board of directors of the American Academy of Diplomacy.
Diplomacy comprises spoken or written communication by representatives of state,intergovernmental,or non-governmental institutions intended to influence events in the international system.
Pamela A. White is an American diplomat. In November 2010,White was named United States ambassador to The Gambia by President Barack Obama. In January 2012,White was appointed United States ambassador to Haiti.
The Association for Diplomatic Studies and Training (ADST) is a United States 501(c)(3) non-profit organization established in 1986 by retired Foreign Service officers,headquartered at the George P. Shultz National Foreign Affairs Training Center in Arlington,Virginia. It produces and shares oral histories by American diplomats and facilitates the publication of books about diplomacy by diplomats and others. Its Foreign Affairs Oral History program has recorded over 2,600 oral histories and continues to grow;its book series includes over 100 books. ADST is located on the campus of the Foreign Service Institute in Arlington,Virginia. ADST is the sole American private organization principally committed to the collection of documents about recent U.S. diplomatic history.
Ruth A. Davis is an American diplomat. Davis served as the 24th director general of the United States Foreign Service. She is the first woman of color to be appointed as Director General of the Foreign Service and the first African-American Director of the Foreign Service Institute. In 2002,she became a career member of the Senior Foreign Service and a Career Ambassador. She was the Chief of Staff of the Africa Bureau of the U.S. Department of State.
Talyn Rahman-Figueroa;is a British diplomatic consultant and chief executive officer and founder of Grassroot Diplomat. Rahman-Figueroa was born and brought up in London,England.
Khadija Mohamed Al-Makhzoumi is a Somali/British diplomat and politician who currently serves as the Minister of Environment and Climate Change in Somalia and also a member of the Federal Parliament of Somalia's House of the People.
Shirley Elizabeth Barnes is a former United States diplomat. A career Foreign Service officer,she was appointed United States Ambassador to Madagascar from June 29,1998,to July 28,2001.
James Richard Bullington is an American retired diplomat who served as the U.S. Ambassador to Burundi.
Yitzhak Eldan was born on October 30,1943. He is an Israeli diplomat as well as a former Israeli Ambassador. He has served,among other postings,as the Israeli Ambassador to Denmark,to the Council of Europe and UNESCO,as well as Head of State Protocol for Israel and Director of the Israeli Diplomatic school. In 2011,he founded The Ambassadors’Club of Israel and continues to serve as its President. In addition,since 2013 he has been directing The Israeli School for Young Ambassadors. Senior Lecturer on Diplomacy,Hebrew University,Jerusalem.
Jean Mary Wilkowski was the first woman to serve as an American ambassador to an African country,when she was posted to Zambia from 1972 until 1976.
Shazelina Zainul Abidin is a Malaysian diplomat. She was previously the Malaysian ambassador to Senegal,with concurrent accreditation to Burkina Faso,Mali,The Gambia and Cabo Verde.
