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Ambassadors appointed by Donald Trump, 2025

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Ambassadors serve as the highest-ranking representatives to other countries or international organizations. The duties of an ambassador can include speaking on U.S. policy, advising the U.S. government on foreign policy, and coordinating American personnel within their jurisdiction.[1][2]

The presidential authority to make these appointments arises from Article II, Section 2, Clause 2 of the U.S. Constitution, which states in the part that "he shall nominate, and by and with the Advice and Consent of the Senate, shall appoint Ambassadors, other public Ministers and Consuls, Judges of the supreme Court, and all other Officers of the United States, whose Appointments are not herein otherwise provided for."[3]

This page provides an overview of U.S. ambassadors appointed by President Donald Trump (R) during his second term in office.

As of September 3, 2025, Trump had appointed 67 ambassadors, according to the American Foreign Service Association.[4]

List of ambassadorial appointments by country or mission

The following table provides a list of ambassadorial appointments in alphabetical order by country, according to the American Foreign Service Association. It also provides the type of appointment. Political appointments are not active career diplomats, while career appointments come from the United States Foreign Service.[4]

U.S. ambassadors appointed by President Donald Trump (R) (second term)
Country Ambassador Appointment type
Argentina Peter Lamelas Other
Austria Arthur Fisher Other
Bahamas Herschel Walker Other
Bahrain Stephanie Hallett Career
Bangladesh Brent Christensen Career
Belgium William White Other
Canada Pete Hoekstra Other
Chile Brandon Judd Other
China David Perdue Other
Colombia Dan Newlin Other
Costa Rica Melinda Hildebrand Other
Croatia Nicole McGraw Other
Czech Republic Nicholas Merrick Other
Denmark Kenneth Howery Other
Dominican Republic Leah Francis Campos Other
Estonia Roman Pipko Other
European Union Andrew Puzder Other
Finland Howard Brodie Other
France & Monaco Charles Kushner Other
Greece Kimberly Guilfoyle Other
Holy See Brian Burch Other
ICAO Jeffrey Anderson Other
Iceland William Long Other
India Sergio Gor Other
Ireland Edward Walsh Other
Israel Mike Huckabee Other
Italy & San Marino Tilman Fertitta Other
Japan George Glass Other
Jordan James Holtsnider Career
Kazakhstan Julie Stufft Other
Kuwait Amer Ghalib Other
Latvia Melissa Argyros Other
Lebanon Michel Issa Other
Luxembourg Stacey Feinberg Other
Malaysia Nicholas Adams Other
Malta Somers Farkas Other
Mexico Ronald D. Johnson Other
Morocco Richard 'Duke' Buchan III Other
Namibia Joseph Giordano Other
NATO Matt Whitaker Other
Netherlands Joe Popolo Other
New Zealand & Samoa Jared Novelly Other
Norway Michael Kavoukjian Other
OAS Leandro Rizzuto Other
Panama Kevin Marino Cabrera Other
Peru Bernardo Navarro Other
Poland Thomas Rose Other
Portugal John Arrigo Other
Romania Darryl Nirenberg Other
Serbia Mark Brnovich Other
Singapore Anjani Sinha Other
South Africa Leo Brent Bozell III Other
Spain & Andorra Benjamin Leon, Jr. Other
Sri Lanka Eric Meyer Other
Sweden Christine Toretti Other
Switzerland & Liechtenstein Callista Gingrich Other
Thailand Sean O'Neill Other
Tunisia Bill Bazzi Other
Turkey Thomas Barrack Jr. Other
United Kingdom Warren Stephens Other
United Nations Michael Waltz Other
United Nations / Deputy Representative Tammy Bruce Other
United Nations / Economic & Social Council Dan Negrea Other
United Nations / Management & Reform Jeffrey Bartos Other
United Nations / Political Affairs Jennifer Locetta Other
United Nations / Rome Lynda Blanchard Other
Uruguay Luigi Rinaldi Other

Historical comparison of ambassadorial appointments by type

The following chart compares the percentage of political and career appointments in presidential administrations from 1974 to the end of Joe Biden's (D) term in 2025. Political appointments are not active career diplomats, while career appointments come from the United States Foreign Service.

During this time period, President Donald Trump (R) had more political appointments in his first term than previous administrations at 43.5%. President Jimmy Carter (D) had the lowest percentage at 26.2%.

See also

Footnotes

  1. ↑ U.S. Embassy and Consulates in Canada, "The Role Of An Ambassador," accessed May 25, 2023
  2. ↑ National Museum of American Diplomacy, "What are the roles of a diplomat?" October 11, 2022
  3. ↑ Constitution Annotated, "Appointing Ambassadors, Ministers, and Consuls," accessed February 2, 2021
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 America Foreign Service Association, "Appointments - Donald J. Trump (2nd Term)," accessed June 10, 2025
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