List of LGBTQ ambassadors of the United States

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This list of LGBT ambassadors of the United States includes ambassadors of the United States who publicly identified as lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender or otherwise part of the LGBT community at the time of their appointment. This list includes ambassadors assigned to individual nations of the world, to international organizations (also known as permanent representatives), and ambassadors-at-large. [1]

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Ambassadors are nominated by the president of the United States and confirmed by the Senate. [2] Ambassadors serve "at the pleasure of the president", meaning they can be dismissed at any time.

List

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NameAccreditationCredentials presentedMission endPresident(s)Ref
James Hormel Flag of Luxembourg.svg Luxembourg September 8, 1999January 1, 2001 Bill Clinton [3] [4]
Michael Guest Flag of Romania.svg Romania September 24, 2001July 8, 2004 George W. Bush [5]
Mark Dybul President's Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief August 11, 2006January 20, 2009 [6]
David Huebner Flag of New Zealand.svg New Zealand December 4, 2009January 17, 2014 Barack Obama [7]
Flag of Samoa.svg Samoa February 23, 2010January 17, 2014
Dan Baer Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe September 10, 2013January 20, 2017 [3] [4]
David PressmanUnited Nations Security CouncilSeptember 14, 2014January 20, 2017 [8]
James Costos Flag of Spain.svg Spain September 24, 2013January 18, 2017 [3] [4]
Flag of Andorra.svg Andorra April 4, 2014January 18, 2017
Rufus Gifford Flag of Denmark.svg Denmark September 13, 2013January 20, 2017 [3] [4]
Wally Brewster Flag of the Dominican Republic.svg Dominican Republic December 9, 2013January 20, 2017 [3] [4]
John Berry Flag of Australia (converted).svg Australia September 25, 2013September 20, 2016 [3] [4]
Howard Dean Pittman Flag of Mozambique.svg Mozambique November 23, 2014November 4, 2019 [9] [10] [11]
Ted Osius Flag of Vietnam.svg Vietnam December 16, 2014November 4, 2017 [3] [4]
Donald Trump
Ric Grenell Flag of Germany.svg Germany May 8, 2018June 1, 2020 [3] [4]
Randy Berry Flag of Nepal.svg Nepal October 25, 2018October 2, 2022 [12] [13]
Joe Biden
Eric Nelson Flag of Bosnia and Herzegovina.svg Bosnia and Herzegovina February 19, 2019February 1, 2022 Donald Trump
Joe Biden
Jeff Daigle Flag of Cape Verde.svg Cape Verde September 10, 2019present Donald Trump
Joe Biden
Robert Gilchrist Flag of Lithuania.svg Lithuania February 4, 2020 Donald Trump
Joe Biden
Scott Miller Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Switzerland January 11, 2022
Flag of Liechtenstein.svg Liechtenstein February 16, 2022
Erik Ramanathan Flag of Sweden.svg Sweden January 20, 2022 [14]
Christopher Lamora Flag of Cameroon.svg Cameroon March 21, 2022 [15]
David Pressman Flag of Hungary.svg Hungary September 14, 2022

See also

References

  1. ↑ "U.S. Ambassadors: Current List of Ambassadorial Appointments Overseas". U.S. Department of State . Retrieved February 3, 2017.
  2. ↑ U.S. Senate – Powers & Procedure Senate.gov Retrieved 25 May 2012.
  3. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Itkowitz, Colby (March 25, 2015). "The six openly gay U.S. ambassadors were together in one room". Washington Post . Retrieved April 3, 2017.
  4. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Summers, Claude (August 21, 2016). "Obama's 6 Gay U.S. Ambassadors Are Leading the Global Fight for LGBT Rights". The New Civil Rights Movement. Retrieved April 3, 2017.
  5. ↑ "Michael Guest Bio" (PDF). U.S. Department of State. Retrieved April 3, 2014.
  6. ↑ Department Of State. The Office of Electronic Information, Bureau of Public Affairs (April 19, 2006). "Dybul, Mark". 2001-2009.state.gov. Retrieved October 23, 2021.
  7. ↑ Stolberg, Sheryl Gay (October 7, 2009). "Obama to Name Openly Gay Ambassador". The New York Times . Retrieved October 8, 2009.
  8. ↑ "Congressional Record". September 14, 2014.
  9. ↑ "Howard Pittman obituary". Dignity Memorial. Retrieved June 19, 2024.
  10. ↑ Ambassadorial Assignments 4 Oct 17, U.S. Department of State
  11. ↑ Congressional Record, Senate S8019, November 17, 2015
  12. ↑ "Openly Gay Ambassador Randy Berry Sworn In As The Next U.S. Ambassador to Nepal". October 4, 2018. Retrieved October 23, 2021.
  13. ↑ "Trump Appoints, confirms out gay diplomat, Randy Berry, as Ambassador to Nepal". September 19, 2018.
  14. ↑ "Biden nominates LGBTQ community leader Erik Ramanathan as US envoy to Sweden". October 4, 2018. Retrieved February 10, 2022.
  15. ↑ Riley, John (December 20, 2021). "U.S. Senate approves gay man as ambassador to Cameroon, where homosexuality is criminalized". Metro Weekly. Retrieved April 5, 2022.
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