The United States order of precedence is an advisory document maintained by the Ceremonials Division of the Office of the Chief of Protocol of the United States which lists the ceremonial order,or relative preeminence,for domestic and foreign government officials at diplomatic,ceremonial,and social events within the United States and abroad. The list is used to mitigate miscommunication and embarrassment in diplomacy,and offer a distinct and concrete spectrum of preeminence for ceremonies. Often the document is used to advise diplomatic and ceremonial event planners on seating charts and order of introduction. Former presidents,vice presidents,first ladies,second ladies,and secretaries of state and retired Supreme Court justices are also included in the list.
The American Institute in Taiwan is a de facto embassy of the United States of America in Taiwan. AIT is a wholly owned subsidiary of the federal government of the United States in Taiwan with Congressional oversight. The AIT was officially created as a U.S. government-sponsored nonprofit,private corporation established under the auspices of the U.S. government to serve its interests in Taiwan.
William A. Stanton is an American retired career diplomat. Since his retirement from the U.S. Foreign Service in 2012,he has consecutively served as a professor in Taiwan at National Tsing Hua University,National Taiwan University,National Yang Ming University which became National Yang Ming Jiao Tung University,and in 2021 as Chair Professor at National Chengchi University.
Nicholas Platt is an American diplomat who served as U.S. Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary to Pakistan,Philippines,Zambia,and as a high level diplomat in Canada,China,Hong Kong,and Japan. He is the former president of the Asia Society in New York City.
Edward William Gnehm Jr.,also known as Skip Gnehm,is an American diplomat who most recently served as the U.S. ambassador to Jordan. He is now a faculty member at George Washington University's Elliott School of International Affairs.
Emil Skodon,former United States diplomat and a career foreign service officer. He was the U.S. ambassador to Brunei until August 1,2008. He was sworn in as ambassador on September 7,2005,and presented his credentials to the Sultan of Brunei on November 1. A career diplomat and Minister Counselor in the Senior United States Foreign Service,Skodon had previously been Deputy Chief of Mission at the American Embassy in Rome,Italy,since August 2002. He retired from the Foreign Service following his service in Brunei and is currently an independent consultant living in Washington,DC.
John Herbert Holdridge was an American foreign service officer and diplomat,who was best known for having taken part in,and later recounted,Henry A. Kissinger's secret 1971 initiative to restore United States diplomatic relations with the People's Republic of China. He also served as U.S. Ambassador to Singapore (1975–1978) and Indonesia (1982–1986).
Francis Joseph Ricciardone Jr. is a former President of the American University in Cairo. Ambassador Ricciardone was the United States ambassador to Turkey between 2011 and 2014. Previously he was Deputy Ambassador at the U.S. Embassy in Kabul,Afghanistan. He was also on leave from the U.S. Department of State as a guest scholar at the U.S. Institute of Peace. He has served as U.S. Ambassador to the Arab Republic of Egypt (2005–2008),the Republic of the Philippines and the Republic of Palau (2002–2005). As a career member of the Senior Foreign Service,he received U.S. government and other organization awards for his work in foreign policy and program management,political reporting and analysis,and peacekeeping.
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.
James Francis Moriarty is a United States diplomat and career foreign service officer with the rank of Minister-Counselor. He was the U.S. Ambassador to Nepal (2004–2007) and the U.S. Ambassador to Bangladesh (2008–2011). From 2016 to 2023,he was Chairman of the American Institute in Taiwan.
Richard Boyce Norland is an American diplomat. He has served as the United States Ambassador to Libya.
Pamela Jo Howell Slutz was a career member of the United States Foreign Service who served as U.S. Ambassador to Burundi,and as U.S. Ambassador to Mongolia. Over the course of her career,she has also served in various diplomatic posts in Kenya,Taiwan,Indonesia,and China. She was the recipient of two U.S. Department of State Superior Honor Awards and the Presidential Rank Award of Meritorious Executive. After retiring in 2012,Slutz continued to work part-time for the Office of the Inspector General,U.S. Department of State. From 2019 to 2024 she served as president of The Mongolia Society.
Eunice Sharon Reddick is an American diplomat and is a former ambassador to Niger. She previously served as the U.S. ambassador to Gabon and São Toméand Príncipe.
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.
Richard Merrill Mills Jr. is an American diplomat who serves as the United States deputy ambassador to the United Nations. He served as the U.S. Chargéd'Affaires and Acting Permanent Representative to the United Nations between January 20,2021,and February 24,2021,when Linda Thomas-Greenfield became ambassador. In July 2022,he was announced as the nominee to serve as the United States ambassador to Nigeria.
The Foreign Affairs Policy Board is an advisory board that provides independent advice and opinion to the Secretary of State,the Deputy Secretary of State,and the Director of Policy Planning on matters concerning U.S. foreign policy. The Board reviews and assesses global threats and opportunities,trends that implicate core national security interests,tools and capacities of the civilian foreign affairs agencies,and priorities and strategic frameworks for U.S. foreign policy. The Board meets in a plenary session several times a year at the U.S. Department of State in the Harry S. Truman Building.
Robert William Forden is an American diplomat who served as the United States' Chargéd'affaires to China from 2020 to 2021. He previously served as the deputy chief of mission to the American Institute in Taiwan and the deputy chief of mission to the Embassy of the United States in Beijing. He is the current nominee to be the next United States Ambassador to Cambodia.
