List of LGBT 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 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.

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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 George W. Bush [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 Barack Obama [3] [4]
David PressmanUnited Nations Security CouncilSeptember 14, 2014January 20, 2017Barack Obama [8]
James Costos Flag of Spain.svg Spain September 24, 2013January 18, 2017 Barack Obama [3] [4]
Flag of Andorra.svg  Andorra April 4, 2014January 18, 2017
Rufus Gifford Flag of Denmark.svg Denmark September 13, 2013January 20, 2017 Barack Obama [3] [4]
Wally Brewster Flag of the Dominican Republic.svg Dominican Republic December 9, 2013January 20, 2017 Barack Obama [3] [4]
John Berry Flag of Australia (converted).svg Australia September 25, 2013September 20, 2016 Barack Obama [3] [4]
Howard Dean Pittman Flag of Mozambique.svg Mozambique November 23, 2014November 4, 2019 Barack Obama [9] [10] [11]
Ted Osius Flag of Vietnam.svg Vietnam December 16, 2014November 4, 2017 Barack Obama [3] [4]
Donald Trump
Ric Grenell Flag of Germany.svg Germany May 8, 2018June 1, 2020 Donald Trump [3] [4]
Randy Berry Flag of Nepal.svg Nepal October 25, 2018October 2, 2022 Donald Trump [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, 2020present Donald Trump
Joe Biden
Scott Miller Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Switzerland January 11, 2022present Joe Biden
Flag of Liechtenstein.svg Liechtenstein February 16, 2022
Erik Ramanathan Flag of Sweden.svg Sweden January 20, 2022present Joe Biden [14]
Christopher Lamora Flag of Cameroon.svg Cameroon March 21, 2022present Joe Biden [15]
David Pressman Flag of Hungary.svg Hungary September 14, 2022present Joe Biden

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