List of ambassadors nominated by Donald Trump (2025–present)

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This is a list of United States ambassadors appointed by the 47th president of the United States, Donald Trump, during his second term in office.

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CD, or career diplomats, denotes ambassadors who were appointed from the U.S. Foreign Service.

PA, or political appointees, denotes ambassadors who were not appointed from the Foreign Service.

Nominees for ambassadors to foreign states

OfficeAmbassadorBackgroundAssumed officeLeft office
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Ambassador to Argentina
Peter Lamelas [1] PAAwaiting Senate Confirmation
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Ambassador to Austria
Arthur Fisher [2]
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Ambassador to the Bahamas
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Herschel Walker [3]
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Ambassador to Belgium
Bill White [4]
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Ambassador to Canada
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Pete Hoekstra [5]
April 29, 2025
(Confirmed April 9, 2025, 60–37) [RC 1]
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Ambassador to Chile
Brandon Judd [6]
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Ambassador to China
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David Perdue [7]
May 16, 2025
(Confirmed April 29, 2025, 67–29) [RC 2]
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Ambassador to Colombia
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Dan Newlin [1]
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Ambassador to Costa Rica
Melinda Hildebrand [8]
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Ambassador to Croatia
Nicole McGraw [9]
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Ambassador to the Czech Republic
Nicholas Merrick
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Ambassador to Denmark
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Ken Howery [10]
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Ambassador to the Dominican Republic
Leah Campos [2]
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Ambassador to Estonia
Roman Pipko [11]
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Ambassador to Finland
Howard Brodie
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Ambassador to France
Ambassador to Monaco
Charles Kushner [12] TBD
(Confirmed May 19, 2025, 51–45) [RC 3]
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Ambassador to Greece
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Kimberly Guilfoyle [13]
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Ambassador to the Holy See
Brian Burch [14]
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Ambassador to Ireland
Edward Sharp Walsh [15]
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Ambassador to Israel
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Mike Huckabee [16]
April 21, 2025
(Confirmed April 9, 2025, 53–46) [RC 4]
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Ambassador to Italy
Ambassador to San Marino
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Tilman Fertitta [17]
May 6, 2025
(Confirmed April 29, 2025, 83–14) [RC 5]
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Ambassador to Japan
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George Edward Glass [2]
April 18, 2025
(Confirmed April 8, 2025, 66–32) [RC 6]
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Ambassador to Kuwait
Amer Ghalib [18]
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Ambassador to Latvia
Melissa Argyros
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Ambassador to Lebanon
Michel Issa [19]
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Ambassador to Luxembourg
Stacey Feinberg [2]
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Ambassador to Malta
Somers Farkas [20]
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Ambassador to Mexico
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Ronald D. Johnson [21]
May 19, 2025
(Confirmed April 9, 2025, 49–46) [RC 7]
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Ambassador to Morocco
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Duke Buchan [22]
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Ambassador to Namibia
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John Giordano
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Ambassador to the Netherlands
Joe Popolo [23]
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Ambassador to New Zealand
Ambassador to Samoa
Jared Novelly [24]
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Ambassador to Norway
Michael E. Kavoukjian
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Ambassador to Panama
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Kevin Marino Cabrera [25]
May 5, 2025
(Confirmed April 9, 2025, 51–45) [RC 8]
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Ambassador to Poland
Thomas Rose [26]
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Ambassador to Portugal
John Arrigo [27]
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Ambassador to Serbia
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Mark Brnovich
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Ambassador to Singapore
Anji Sinha [28]
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Ambassador to South Africa
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L. Brent Bozell III
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Ambassador to Spain
Ambassador to Andorra
Benjamin Leon [29]
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Ambassador to Sweden
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Christine Toretti [30]
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Ambassador to Switzerland
Ambassador to Liechtenstein
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Callista Gingrich [31]
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Ambassador to Tunisia
Bill Bazzi
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Ambassador to Turkey
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Tom Barrack [32]
May 14, 2025
(Confirmed April 29, 2025, 60–36) [RC 9]
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Ambassador to the United Kingdom
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Warren Stephens [33]
May 21, 2025
(Confirmed April 29, 2025, 59–39) [RC 10]
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Ambassador to Uruguay
Lou Rinaldi [2]

Nominees for ambassadors to international organizations

United States Mission to the United Nations

OfficeAmbassadorBackgroundAssumed officeLeft office
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Representative to the United Nations and
Representative in the Security Council of the United Nations
(with the rank of ambassador)
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Mike Waltz [34]
PAAwaiting Senate Confirmation
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Representative to the United Nations Agencies for Food and Agriculture
(with the rank of ambassador)
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Lynda Blanchard [35]
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Alternate Representative for Special Political Affairs in the United Nations
(with the rank of ambassador)
Jennifer Locetta

Other international organizations

OfficeAmbassadorBackgroundAssumed officeLeft office
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Representative to the European Union
(with the rank of ambassador)
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Andrew Puzder [36]
PAAwaiting Senate Confirmation
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Permanent Representative on the Council of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization
(with the rank of ambassador)
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Matthew Whitaker [37]
April 3, 2025
(Confirmed April 1, 2025, 52–45) [RC 11]
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Permanent Representative to the Organization of American States
(with the rank of ambassador)
Leandro Rizzuto Jr. [38] Awaiting Senate Confirmation

Ambassadors at-large

OfficeAmbassadorBackgroundAssumed officeLeft office
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Ambassador-at-Large for International Religious Freedom
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Mark Walker [39]
PAAwaiting Senate Confirmation

Trade Representatives

OfficeAmbassadorBackgroundAssumed officeLeft office
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United States Trade Representative
(with the rank of ambassador)
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Jamieson Greer
PAFebruary 27, 2025
(Confirmed February 26, 2025, 56–43) [RC 12]
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Deputy United States Trade Representative for the Office of Geneva
(with the rank of ambassador)
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Joseph Barloon [40]
PAAwaiting Senate Confirmation

Other positions with rank of ambassador

OfficeAmbassadorBackgroundAssumed officeLeft office
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Chief of Protocol
(with the rank of ambassador)
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Monica Crowley [41]
PATBD
(Confirmed May 12, 2025, 52–45) [RC 13]
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Special Envoy to Monitor and Combat Anti-Semitism
(with the rank of ambassador)
Yehuda Kaploun [42] [43] PAAwaiting Senate Confirmation

Special envoys, representatives, and coordinators

OfficeAppointeeBackgroundAssumed officeLeft office
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Special Presidential Envoy for Special Missions
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Richard Grenell [15]
PAJanuary 20, 2025
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Special Envoy for Latin America
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Mauricio Claver-Carone [44]
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Special Envoy for Middle East
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Steve Witkoff [45]
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Deputy Special Envoy for Middle East
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Morgan Ortagus [46]
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Special Envoy for Ukraine
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Keith Kellogg [47]
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Special Envoy to the United Kingdom
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Mark Burnett [48]

Withdrawn candidates

OfficeNomineeAnnouncedWithdrawn
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Special Envoy for Hostage Affairs
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Adam Boehler
December 4, 2024March 14, 2025
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Representative to the United Nations and
Representative in the Security Council of the United Nations
(with the rank of ambassador)
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Elise Stefanik [49]
November 10, 2024March 27, 2025

See also

Notes

Confirmation votes

Confirmations by roll call vote
  1. "PN25-18 – Peter Hoekstra, of Michigan, to be Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the United States of America to Canada, 119th Congress (2025–2026)". www.senate.gov. April 9, 2025. Retrieved April 10, 2025.
  2. "PN54-5 – David Perdue, of Georgia, to be Ambassador of the United States of America to the People's Republic of China, 119th Congress (2025–2026)". www.senate.gov. April 29, 2025. Retrieved April 30, 2025.
  3. "PN24-4 – Charles Kushner, of New York, to be Ambassador of the United States of America to the French Republic and the Principality of Monaco, 119th Congress (2025–2026)". www.senate.gov. May 19, 2025. Retrieved May 21, 2025.
  4. "PN25-20 – Mike Huckabee, of Arkansas, to be Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the United States of America to Israel, 119th Congress (2025–2026)". www.senate.gov. April 9, 2025. Retrieved April 10, 2025.
  5. "PN26-18 – Tilman Fertitta, of Texas, to be Ambassador of the United States of America to the Italian Republic and the Republic of San Marino, 119th Congress (2025–2026)". www.senate.gov. April 29, 2025. Retrieved April 30, 2025.
  6. "PN25-14 - George Glass, of Oregon, to be Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the United States of America to Japan, 119th Congress (2025–2026)". www.congress.gov. April 8, 2025. Retrieved April 8, 2025.
  7. "PN25-22 – Ronald Johnson, of Florida, to be Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the United States of America to the United Mexican States, 119th Congress (2025–2026)". www.senate.gov. April 9, 2025. Retrieved April 10, 2025.
  8. "PN25-6 – Kevin Cabrera, of Florida, to be Ambassador Extrodinary and Plenipotentiary of the United States of America to the Republic of Panama, 119th Congress (2025–2026)". www.senate.gov. April 9, 2025. Retrieved April 10, 2025.
  9. "PN26-3 – Thomas Barrack, of Colorado, to be Ambassador of the United States of America to the Republic of Turkey, 119th Congress (2025–2026)". www.senate.gov. April 29, 2025. Retrieved April 30, 2025.
  10. "PN24-5 – Warren Stephens, of Arkansas, to be Ambassador of the United States of America to the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, 119th Congress (2025–2026)". www.senate.gov. April 29, 2025. Retrieved April 30, 2025.
  11. "PN25-56 - Matthew Whitaker, of Iowa, to be United States Permanent Representative on the Council of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization, 119th Congress (2025–2026)". www.congress.gov. April 1, 2025. Retrieved April 2, 2025.
  12. "PN11-17 - Jamieson Greer, of Maryland, to be U.S. Trade Representative, 119th Congress (2025–2026)". www.congress.gov. February 26, 2025. Retrieved February 26, 2025.
  13. "PN12-10 - Monica Crowley, of New York, to be Chief of Protocol and to have the rank of Ambassador, 119th Congress (2025–2026)". www.congress.gov. May 12, 2025. Retrieved May 12, 2025.
Confirmations by voice vote

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