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title="Chargé d’affaires">chargé d’affaires ad interim</a></i>)<br /></div>since February 10, 2025</div></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data"><a href="/wiki/United_States_Department_of_State" title="United States Department of State">Department of State</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/wiki/Style_(form_of_address)" title="Style (form of address)">Style</a></th><td class="infobox-data">Mr. Ambassador<br />(informal) <br />The Honorable <br />(formal)</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Nominator</th><td class="infobox-data">The <a href="/wiki/President_of_the_United_States" title="President of the United States">President of the United States</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Appointer</th><td class="infobox-data">The <a href="/wiki/President_of_the_United_States" title="President of the United States">President</a><br />with <a href="/wiki/United_States_Senate" title="United States Senate">Senate</a> <a href="/wiki/Advice_and_consent" title="Advice and consent">advice and consent</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Formation</th><td class="infobox-data">November 5, 1859</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Website</th><td class="infobox-data"><span class="url"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://jp.usembassy.gov">U.S. Embassy – Japan</a></span></td></tr></tbody></table> <p>The <b>ambassador of the United States of America to Japan</b><span style="font-weight: normal"> (<a href="/wiki/Japanese_language" title="Japanese language">Japanese</a>: <span lang="ja">日本駐在米合衆国大使</span>, <a href="/wiki/Hepburn_romanization" title="Hepburn romanization">Hepburn</a>: <span title="Hepburn transliteration"><i lang="ja-Latn">Nihon Chūzai Amerika Gasshūkoku Taishi</i></span><span style="margin-left:.09em">)</span></span> is the <a href="/wiki/Ambassadors_of_the_United_States" title="Ambassadors of the United States">ambassador</a> from the <a href="/wiki/United_States_of_America" class="mw-redirect" title="United States of America">United States of America</a> to <a href="/wiki/Japan" title="Japan">Japan</a>. </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="History">History</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=List_of_ambassadors_of_the_United_States_to_Japan&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: History"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Beginning in 1854 with the <a href="/wiki/Convention_of_Kanagawa" title="Convention of Kanagawa">use of gunboat diplomacy</a> by <a href="/wiki/Commodore_(United_States)" title="Commodore (United States)">Commodore</a> <a href="/wiki/Matthew_C._Perry" title="Matthew C. Perry">Matthew C. Perry</a>, the U.S. has maintained <a href="/wiki/Diplomatic_relations" class="mw-redirect" title="Diplomatic relations">diplomatic relations</a> with Japan, except for the ten-year period between the <a href="/wiki/Attack_on_Pearl_Harbor" title="Attack on Pearl Harbor">attack on Pearl Harbor</a> in 1941 (and the subsequent <a href="/wiki/Declaration_of_war_by_the_United_States" title="Declaration of war by the United States">declaration of war</a> on Japan by the United States) and the signing of the <a href="/wiki/Treaty_of_San_Francisco" title="Treaty of San Francisco">Treaty of San Francisco</a>, which normalized relations between the United States and Japan. The United States maintains an <a href="/wiki/Embassy_of_the_United_States_in_Tokyo" class="mw-redirect" title="Embassy of the United States in Tokyo">embassy in Tokyo</a>, with <a href="/wiki/Consul_(representative)" title="Consul (representative)">consulates-general</a> in <a href="/wiki/Osaka" title="Osaka">Osaka</a>, <a href="/wiki/Nagoya" title="Nagoya">Nagoya</a>, <a href="/wiki/Sapporo" title="Sapporo">Sapporo</a>, <a href="/wiki/Fukuoka" title="Fukuoka">Fukuoka</a>, and <a href="/wiki/Naha" title="Naha">Naha</a>. </p><p>Due to the significance of the <a href="/wiki/Japan%E2%80%93United_States_relations" title="Japan–United States relations">relations between the two countries</a> in recent years on trade and defense, with Japan being described by the United States State Department as "the cornerstone of the U.S. security interests in Asia," <sup id="cite_ref-USStateDept_1-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-USStateDept-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> the post has been held by many significant American politicians, including <a href="/wiki/Mike_Mansfield" title="Mike Mansfield">Mike Mansfield</a>, <a href="/wiki/Walter_Mondale" title="Walter Mondale">Walter Mondale</a>, <a href="/wiki/Tom_Foley" title="Tom Foley">Tom Foley</a> and <a href="/wiki/Howard_Baker" title="Howard Baker">Howard Baker</a> and <a href="/wiki/Rahm_Emanuel" title="Rahm Emanuel">Rahm Emanuel</a>. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="List_of_chiefs_of_mission">List of chiefs of mission</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=List_of_ambassadors_of_the_United_States_to_Japan&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: List of chiefs of mission"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The following is a list of chiefs of <a href="/wiki/Diplomatic_mission" title="Diplomatic mission">mission</a>. </p><p><b><a href="/wiki/Resident_(title)" class="mw-redirect" title="Resident (title)">Resident ministers</a></b> </p> <table class="wikitable"> <tbody><tr> <th>Name </th> <th>Presented credentials </th> <th>Reason for end of term </th> <th>Date of end of term </th></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Townsend_Harris" title="Townsend Harris">Townsend Harris</a> </td> <td>November 5, 1859 </td> <td>presented recall </td> <td>April 26, 1862 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Robert_H._Pruyn" title="Robert H. Pruyn">Robert H. Pruyn</a> </td> <td>May 17, 1862 </td> <td>Left Japan </td> <td>April 28, 1866 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Chauncey_Depew" title="Chauncey Depew">Chauncey Depew</a>* </td> <td>N/A </td> <td>*(commissioned during a Senate recess; declined appointment) </td> <td>N/A </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Robert_B._Van_Valkenburgh" title="Robert B. Van Valkenburgh">Robert B. Van Valkenburgh</a> </td> <td>May 4, 1867 </td> <td>presented recall </td> <td>November 11, 1869 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Charles_E._DeLong" title="Charles E. DeLong">Charles E. DeLong</a> </td> <td>November 11, 1869 </td> <td>promoted to envoy </td> <td>June 9, 1872 </td></tr></tbody></table> <p><b><a href="/wiki/Diplomatic_rank" title="Diplomatic rank">Envoys extraordinary and ministers plenipotentiary</a></b> </p> <table class="wikitable"> <tbody><tr> <th>Name </th> <th>Presented credentials </th> <th>Reason for end of term </th> <th>Date of end of term </th></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Charles_E._DeLong" title="Charles E. DeLong">Charles E. DeLong</a> </td> <td>June 9, 1872 </td> <td>Farewell address </td> <td>October 7, 1873 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/John_Bingham" title="John Bingham">John Bingham</a> </td> <td>October 7, 1873 </td> <td>Presented recall </td> <td>July 2, 1885 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Richard_B._Hubbard" title="Richard B. Hubbard">Richard B. Hubbard</a> </td> <td>July 2, 1885 </td> <td>Presented recall </td> <td>May 15, 1889 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/John_Franklin_Swift" title="John Franklin Swift">John Franklin Swift</a> </td> <td>May 15, 1889 </td> <td>Died in office </td> <td>March 10, 1891 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Frank_Coombs_(United_States_Representative)" class="mw-redirect" title="Frank Coombs (United States Representative)">Frank Coombs</a> </td> <td>June 13, 1892 </td> <td>Presented recall </td> <td>July 14, 1893 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Edwin_Dun" title="Edwin Dun">Edwin Dun</a> </td> <td>July 14, 1893 </td> <td>Presented recall </td> <td>July 2, 1897 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Alfred_Buck" class="mw-redirect" title="Alfred Buck">Alfred Buck</a> </td> <td>June 3, 1898 </td> <td>Died in office </td> <td>December 4, 1902 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Lloyd_Carpenter_Griscom" class="mw-redirect" title="Lloyd Carpenter Griscom">Lloyd Carpenter Griscom</a> </td> <td>June 22, 1903 </td> <td>Left Japan </td> <td>November 19, 1905 </td></tr></tbody></table> <p><b><a href="/wiki/Ambassador" title="Ambassador">Ambassadors extraordinary and plenipotentiary</a></b> </p> <table class="wikitable"> <tbody><tr> <th>Name </th> <th>Presented credentials </th> <th>Reason for end of term </th> <th>Date of end of term </th></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Luke_E._Wright" class="mw-redirect" title="Luke E. Wright">Luke E. Wright</a> </td> <td>May 26, 1906 </td> <td>Left Japan </td> <td>August 13, 1907 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Thomas_J._O%27Brien_(Michigan_politician)" title="Thomas J. O'Brien (Michigan politician)">Thomas J. O'Brien</a> </td> <td>October 15, 1907 </td> <td>Left office </td> <td>August 31, 1911 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Charles_Page_Bryan" title="Charles Page Bryan">Charles Page Bryan</a> </td> <td>November 22, 1911 </td> <td>Left office </td> <td>October 1, 1912 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Larz_Anderson" title="Larz Anderson">Larz Anderson</a> </td> <td>February 1, 1913 </td> <td>Left Japan </td> <td>March 15, 1913 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/George_W._Guthrie" title="George W. Guthrie">George W. Guthrie</a> </td> <td>August 7, 1913 </td> <td>Died in office </td> <td>March 8, 1917 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Roland_S._Morris" title="Roland S. Morris">Roland S. Morris</a> </td> <td>October 30, 1917 </td> <td>Left Japan </td> <td>May 15, 1920 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Charles_B._Warren" title="Charles B. Warren">Charles B. Warren</a> </td> <td>September 24, 1921 </td> <td>Left Japan </td> <td>January 28, 1923 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Cyrus_Woods" title="Cyrus Woods">Cyrus Woods</a> </td> <td>July 21, 1923 </td> <td>Left Japan </td> <td>June 5, 1924 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Edgar_Bancroft" title="Edgar Bancroft">Edgar Bancroft</a> </td> <td>November 19, 1924 </td> <td>Died in office </td> <td>July 27, 1925 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Charles_MacVeagh" title="Charles MacVeagh">Charles MacVeagh</a> </td> <td>December 9, 1925 </td> <td>Left Japan </td> <td>December 6, 1928 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/William_Castle,_Jr." class="mw-redirect" title="William Castle, Jr.">William Castle, Jr.</a> </td> <td>January 24, 1930 </td> <td>Left Japan </td> <td>May 27, 1930 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/W._Cameron_Forbes" class="mw-redirect" title="W. Cameron Forbes">W. Cameron Forbes</a> </td> <td>September 15, 1930 </td> <td>Left Japan </td> <td>March 22, 1932 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Joseph_Grew" title="Joseph Grew">Joseph Grew</a> </td> <td>June 14, 1932 </td> <td>Left Japan upon US declaration of war </td> <td>December 8, 1941 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/George_Atcheson_Jr." title="George Atcheson Jr.">George Atcheson Jr.</a>** </td> <td>1946 </td> <td>(**Political advisor to <a href="/wiki/Supreme_Commander_for_the_Allied_Powers" title="Supreme Commander for the Allied Powers">SCAP</a> of ambassadorial rank.)<sup id="cite_ref-WhosWho_2-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-WhosWho-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td>1946 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/William_J._Sebald" title="William J. Sebald">William J. Sebald</a>*** </td> <td>1947 </td> <td>(***Chief, Diplomatic Section, GHQ, SCAP - of ambassadorial rank)<sup id="cite_ref-WhosWho_2-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-WhosWho-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td>1952 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Robert_D._Murphy" class="mw-redirect" title="Robert D. Murphy">Robert D. Murphy</a> </td> <td>May 9, 1952 </td> <td>Relinquished charge </td> <td>April 28, 1953 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/John_M._Allison" title="John M. Allison">John M. Allison</a> </td> <td>May 28, 1953 </td> <td>Left office </td> <td>February 2, 1957 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Douglas_MacArthur_II" title="Douglas MacArthur II">Douglas MacArthur II</a> </td> <td>February 25, 1957 </td> <td>Left office </td> <td>March 12, 1961 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Edwin_Reischauer" class="mw-redirect" title="Edwin Reischauer">Edwin Reischauer</a> </td> <td>April 27, 1961 </td> <td>Left office </td> <td>August 19, 1966 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/U._Alexis_Johnson" title="U. Alexis Johnson">U. Alexis Johnson</a> </td> <td>November 8, 1966 </td> <td>Left office </td> <td>January 15, 1969 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Armin_H._Meyer" title="Armin H. Meyer">Armin H. Meyer</a> </td> <td>July 3, 1969 </td> <td>Left office </td> <td>March 27, 1972 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Robert_S._Ingersoll" title="Robert S. Ingersoll">Robert S. Ingersoll</a> </td> <td>April 12, 1972 </td> <td>Left office </td> <td>November 8, 1973 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/James_Day_Hodgson" title="James Day Hodgson">James Day Hodgson</a> </td> <td>July 19, 1974 </td> <td>Left office </td> <td>February 2, 1977 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Mike_Mansfield" title="Mike Mansfield">Mike Mansfield</a> </td> <td>June 10, 1977 </td> <td>Left office </td> <td>December 22, 1988 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Michael_Armacost" title="Michael Armacost">Michael Armacost</a> </td> <td>May 15, 1989 </td> <td>Left office </td> <td>July 19, 1993 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Walter_Mondale" title="Walter Mondale">Walter Mondale</a> </td> <td>September 21, 1993 </td> <td>Left office </td> <td>December 15, 1996 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Tom_Foley" title="Tom Foley">Tom Foley</a> </td> <td>November 19, 1997 </td> <td>Left office </td> <td>April 1, 2001 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Howard_Baker" title="Howard Baker">Howard Baker</a> </td> <td>July 5, 2001 </td> <td>Farewell address </td> <td>February 17, 2005 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Tom_Schieffer" title="Tom Schieffer">Tom Schieffer</a> </td> <td>April 11, 2005 </td> <td>Left office </td> <td>January 20, 2009 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/John_Roos" title="John Roos">John Roos</a> </td> <td>August 20, 2009 </td> <td>Left office </td> <td>August 12, 2013 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Caroline_Kennedy" title="Caroline Kennedy">Caroline Kennedy</a> </td> <td>November 12, 2013 </td> <td>Left office </td> <td>January 18, 2017 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Bill_Hagerty" title="Bill Hagerty">Bill Hagerty</a> </td> <td>August 31, 2017 </td> <td>Left office </td> <td>July 22, 2019 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Rahm_Emanuel" title="Rahm Emanuel">Rahm Emanuel</a><sup id="cite_ref-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td>March 25, 2022 </td> <td>Left office </td> <td>January 15, 2025 </td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="See_also">See also</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=List_of_ambassadors_of_the_United_States_to_Japan&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: See also"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Ambassadors_of_the_United_States" title="Ambassadors of the United States">Ambassadors of the United States</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Japanese_Ambassador_to_the_United_States" class="mw-redirect" title="Japanese Ambassador to the United States">Japanese Ambassador to the United States</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Embassy_of_the_United_States_in_Tokyo" class="mw-redirect" title="Embassy of the United States in Tokyo">Embassy of the United States in Tokyo</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Embassy_of_Japan_in_Washington,_D.C." class="mw-redirect" title="Embassy of Japan in Washington, D.C.">Embassy of Japan in Washington, D.C.</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Foreign_relations_of_the_United_States" title="Foreign relations of the United States">Foreign relations of the United States</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Foreign_relations_of_Japan" title="Foreign relations of Japan">Foreign relations of Japan</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Japan%E2%80%93United_States_relations" title="Japan–United States relations">Japan–United States relations</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Convention_of_Kanagawa" title="Convention of Kanagawa">Convention of Kanagawa</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Treaty_of_Amity_and_Commerce_(United_States%E2%80%93Japan)" title="Treaty of Amity and Commerce (United States–Japan)">Treaty of Amity and Commerce (United States–Japan)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Security_Treaty_Between_the_United_States_and_Japan" class="mw-redirect" title="Security Treaty Between the United States and Japan">Security Treaty Between the United States and Japan</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Treaty_of_San_Francisco" title="Treaty of San Francisco">Treaty of San Francisco</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Treaty_of_Mutual_Cooperation_and_Security_between_the_United_States_and_Japan" title="Treaty of Mutual Cooperation and Security between the United States and Japan">Treaty of Mutual Cooperation and Security between the United States and Japan</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/United_States_Forces_Japan" title="United States Forces Japan">United States Forces Japan</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/U.S.%E2%80%93Japan_Status_of_Forces_Agreement" title="U.S.–Japan Status of Forces Agreement">U.S.–Japan Status of Forces Agreement</a></li></ul></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Notes">Notes</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span 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href="/wiki/List_of_ambassadors_of_the_United_States_to_Angola" title="List of ambassadors of the United States to Angola">Angola</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_ambassadors_of_the_United_States_to_Antigua_and_Barbuda" title="List of ambassadors of the United States to Antigua and Barbuda">Antigua and Barbuda</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_ambassadors_of_the_United_States_to_Argentina" title="List of ambassadors of the United States to Argentina">Argentina</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_ambassadors_of_the_United_States_to_Armenia" title="List of ambassadors of the United States to Armenia">Armenia</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_ambassadors_of_the_United_States_to_Australia" title="List of ambassadors of the United States to Australia">Australia</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_ambassadors_of_the_United_States_to_Austria" title="List of ambassadors of the United States to Austria">Austria</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_ambassadors_of_the_United_States_to_Azerbaijan" title="List of ambassadors of the United States to Azerbaijan">Azerbaijan</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_ambassadors_of_the_United_States_to_the_Bahamas" title="List of ambassadors of the United States to the Bahamas">Bahamas</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_ambassadors_of_the_United_States_to_Bahrain" title="List of ambassadors of the United States to Bahrain">Bahrain</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_ambassadors_of_the_United_States_to_Bangladesh" title="List of ambassadors of the United States to Bangladesh">Bangladesh</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_ambassadors_of_the_United_States_to_Barbados" title="List of ambassadors of the United States to Barbados">Barbados</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_ambassadors_of_the_United_States_to_Belarus" title="List of ambassadors of the United States to Belarus">Belarus</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_ambassadors_of_the_United_States_to_Belgium" title="List of ambassadors of the United States to Belgium">Belgium</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_ambassadors_of_the_United_States_to_Belize" title="List of ambassadors of the United States to Belize">Belize</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_ambassadors_of_the_United_States_to_Benin" title="List of ambassadors of the United States to Benin">Benin</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_ambassadors_of_the_United_States_to_Bolivia" title="List of ambassadors of the United States to Bolivia">Bolivia</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_ambassadors_of_the_United_States_to_Bosnia_and_Herzegovina" title="List of ambassadors of the United States to Bosnia and Herzegovina">Bosnia and Herzegovina</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_ambassadors_of_the_United_States_to_Botswana" title="List of ambassadors of the United States to Botswana">Botswana</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_ambassadors_of_the_United_States_to_Brazil" title="List of ambassadors of the United States to Brazil">Brazil</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_ambassadors_of_the_United_States_to_Brunei" title="List of ambassadors of the United States to Brunei">Brunei</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_ambassadors_of_the_United_States_to_Bulgaria" title="List of ambassadors of the United States to Bulgaria">Bulgaria</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_ambassadors_of_the_United_States_to_Burkina_Faso" title="List of ambassadors of the United States to Burkina Faso">Burkina Faso</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_ambassadors_of_the_United_States_to_Myanmar" title="List of ambassadors of the United States to Myanmar">Burma</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_ambassadors_of_the_United_States_to_Burundi" title="List of ambassadors of the United States to Burundi">Burundi</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_ambassadors_of_the_United_States_to_Cambodia" title="List of ambassadors of the United States to Cambodia">Cambodia</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_ambassadors_of_the_United_States_to_Cameroon" title="List of ambassadors of the United States to Cameroon">Cameroon</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_ambassadors_of_the_United_States_to_Canada" title="List of ambassadors of the United States to Canada">Canada</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_ambassadors_of_the_United_States_to_Cape_Verde" title="List of ambassadors of the United States to Cape Verde">Cape Verde</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_ambassadors_of_the_United_States_to_the_Central_African_Republic" title="List of ambassadors of the United States to the Central African Republic">Central African Republic</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_ambassadors_of_the_United_States_to_Chad" title="List of ambassadors of the United States to Chad">Chad</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_ambassadors_of_the_United_States_to_Chile" title="List of ambassadors of the United States to Chile">Chile</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_ambassadors_of_the_United_States_to_China" title="List of ambassadors of the United States to China">China</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_ambassadors_of_the_United_States_to_Colombia" title="List of ambassadors of the United States to Colombia">Colombia</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_ambassadors_of_the_United_States_to_Madagascar" title="List of ambassadors of the United States to Madagascar">Comoros</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_ambassadors_of_the_United_States_to_the_Democratic_Republic_of_the_Congo" title="List of ambassadors of the United States to the Democratic Republic of the Congo">DR Congo</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_ambassadors_of_the_United_States_to_the_Republic_of_the_Congo" title="List of ambassadors of the United States to the Republic of the Congo">Congo</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_ambassadors_of_the_United_States_to_Costa_Rica" title="List of ambassadors of the United States to Costa Rica">Costa Rica</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_ambassadors_of_the_United_States_to_Croatia" title="List of ambassadors of the United States to Croatia">Croatia</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_ambassadors_of_the_United_States_to_Cuba" title="List of ambassadors of the United States to Cuba">Cuba</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_ambassadors_of_the_United_States_to_Cyprus" title="List of ambassadors of the United States to Cyprus">Cyprus</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_ambassadors_of_the_United_States_to_the_Czech_Republic" title="List of ambassadors of the United States to the Czech Republic">Czech Republic</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_ambassadors_of_the_United_States_to_Denmark" title="List of ambassadors of the United States to Denmark">Denmark</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_ambassadors_of_the_United_States_to_Djibouti" title="List of ambassadors of the United States to Djibouti">Djibouti</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_ambassadors_of_the_United_States_to_Dominica" title="List of ambassadors of the United States to Dominica">Dominica</a></li> <li><a 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href="/wiki/List_of_ambassadors_of_the_United_States_to_Eritrea" title="List of ambassadors of the United States to Eritrea">Eritrea</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_ambassadors_of_the_United_States_to_Estonia" title="List of ambassadors of the United States to Estonia">Estonia</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_ambassadors_of_the_United_States_to_Eswatini" title="List of ambassadors of the United States to Eswatini">Eswatini</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_ambassadors_of_the_United_States_to_Ethiopia" title="List of ambassadors of the United States to Ethiopia">Ethiopia</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_ambassadors_of_the_United_States_to_Fiji" title="List of ambassadors of the United States to Fiji">Fiji</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_ambassadors_of_the_United_States_to_Finland" title="List of ambassadors of the United States to Finland">Finland</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_ambassadors_of_the_United_States_to_France" title="List of ambassadors of the United States to France">France</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_ambassadors_of_the_United_States_to_Gabon" title="List of ambassadors of the United States to Gabon">Gabon</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_ambassadors_of_the_United_States_to_the_Gambia" title="List of ambassadors of the United States to the Gambia">The Gambia</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_ambassadors_of_the_United_States_to_Georgia" title="List of ambassadors of the United States to Georgia">Georgia</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_ambassadors_of_the_United_States_to_Germany" title="List of ambassadors of the United States to Germany">Germany</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_ambassadors_of_the_United_States_to_Ghana" title="List of ambassadors of the United States to Ghana">Ghana</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_ambassadors_of_the_United_States_to_Greece" title="List of ambassadors of the United States to Greece">Greece</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_ambassadors_of_the_United_States_to_Grenada" title="List of ambassadors of the United States to Grenada">Grenada</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_ambassadors_of_the_United_States_to_Guatemala" title="List of ambassadors of the United States to Guatemala">Guatemala</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_ambassadors_of_the_United_States_to_Guinea" title="List of ambassadors of the United States to Guinea">Guinea</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_ambassadors_of_the_United_States_to_Guinea-Bissau" title="List of ambassadors of the United States to Guinea-Bissau">Guinea-Bissau</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_ambassadors_of_the_United_States_to_Guyana" title="List of ambassadors of the United States to Guyana">Guyana</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_ambassadors_of_the_United_States_to_Haiti" title="List of ambassadors of the United States to Haiti">Haiti</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_ambassadors_of_the_United_States_to_the_Holy_See" title="List of ambassadors of the United States to the Holy See">Holy See</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_ambassadors_of_the_United_States_to_Honduras" title="List of ambassadors of the United States to Honduras">Honduras</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_ambassadors_of_the_United_States_to_Hungary" title="List of ambassadors of the United States to Hungary">Hungary</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_ambassadors_of_the_United_States_to_Iceland" title="List of ambassadors of the United States to Iceland">Iceland</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_ambassadors_of_the_United_States_to_India" title="List of ambassadors of the United States to India">India</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_ambassadors_of_the_United_States_to_Indonesia" title="List of ambassadors of the United States to Indonesia">Indonesia</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_ambassadors_of_the_United_States_to_Iraq" title="List of ambassadors of the United States to Iraq">Iraq</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_ambassadors_of_the_United_States_to_Ireland" title="List of ambassadors of the United States to Ireland">Ireland</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_ambassadors_of_the_United_States_to_Israel" title="List of ambassadors of the United States to Israel">Israel</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_ambassadors_of_the_United_States_to_Italy" title="List of ambassadors of the United States to Italy">Italy</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_ambassadors_of_the_United_States_to_Ivory_Coast" title="List of ambassadors of the United States to Ivory Coast">Ivory Coast</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_ambassadors_of_the_United_States_to_Jamaica" title="List of ambassadors of the United States to Jamaica">Jamaica</a></li> <li><a class="mw-selflink selflink">Japan</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_ambassadors_of_the_United_States_to_Jordan" title="List of ambassadors of the United States to Jordan">Jordan</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_ambassadors_of_the_United_States_to_Kazakhstan" title="List of ambassadors of the United States to Kazakhstan">Kazakhstan</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_ambassadors_of_the_United_States_to_Kenya" title="List of ambassadors of the United States to Kenya">Kenya</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_ambassadors_of_the_United_States_to_Kiribati" title="List of ambassadors of the United States to Kiribati">Kiribati</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_ambassadors_of_the_United_States_to_South_Korea" title="List of ambassadors of the United States to South Korea">South Korea</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_ambassadors_of_the_United_States_to_Kosovo" title="List of ambassadors of the United States to Kosovo">Kosovo</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_ambassadors_of_the_United_States_to_Kuwait" title="List of ambassadors of the United States to Kuwait">Kuwait</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_ambassadors_of_the_United_States_to_Kyrgyzstan" title="List of ambassadors of the United States to Kyrgyzstan">Kyrgyzstan</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_ambassadors_of_the_United_States_to_Laos" title="List of ambassadors of the United States to Laos">Laos</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_ambassadors_of_the_United_States_to_Latvia" title="List of ambassadors of the United States to Latvia">Latvia</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_ambassadors_of_the_United_States_to_Lebanon" title="List of ambassadors of the United States to Lebanon">Lebanon</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_ambassadors_of_the_United_States_to_Lesotho" title="List of ambassadors of the United States to Lesotho">Lesotho</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_ambassadors_of_the_United_States_to_Liberia" title="List of ambassadors of the United States to Liberia">Liberia</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_ambassadors_of_the_United_States_to_Libya" title="List of ambassadors of the United States to Libya">Libya</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_ambassadors_of_the_United_States_to_Switzerland_and_Liechtenstein" title="List of ambassadors of the United States to Switzerland and Liechtenstein">Liechtenstein</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_ambassadors_of_the_United_States_to_Lithuania" title="List of ambassadors of the United States to Lithuania">Lithuania</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_ambassadors_of_the_United_States_to_Luxembourg" title="List of ambassadors of the United States to Luxembourg">Luxembourg</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_ambassadors_of_the_United_States_to_Madagascar" title="List of ambassadors of the United States to Madagascar">Madagascar</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_ambassadors_of_the_United_States_to_Malawi" title="List of ambassadors of the United States to Malawi">Malawi</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_ambassadors_of_the_United_States_to_Malaysia" title="List of ambassadors of the United States to Malaysia">Malaysia</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_ambassadors_of_the_United_States_to_Sri_Lanka_and_the_Maldives" title="List of ambassadors of the United States to Sri Lanka and the Maldives">Maldives</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_ambassadors_of_the_United_States_to_Mali" title="List of ambassadors of the United States to Mali">Mali</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_ambassadors_of_the_United_States_to_Malta" title="List of ambassadors of the United States to Malta">Malta</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_ambassadors_of_the_United_States_to_the_Marshall_Islands" title="List of ambassadors of the United States to the Marshall Islands">Marshall Islands</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_ambassadors_of_the_United_States_to_Mauritania" title="List of ambassadors of the United States to Mauritania">Mauritania</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_ambassadors_of_the_United_States_to_Mauritius" title="List of ambassadors of the United States to Mauritius">Mauritius</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_ambassadors_of_the_United_States_to_Mexico" title="List of ambassadors of the United States to Mexico">Mexico</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_ambassadors_of_the_United_States_to_the_Federated_States_of_Micronesia" title="List of ambassadors of the United States to the Federated States of Micronesia">Micronesia</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_ambassadors_of_the_United_States_to_Moldova" title="List of ambassadors of the United States to Moldova">Moldova</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_ambassadors_of_the_United_States_to_Monaco" title="List of ambassadors of the United States to Monaco">Monaco</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_ambassadors_of_the_United_States_to_Mongolia" title="List of ambassadors of the United States to Mongolia">Mongolia</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_ambassadors_of_the_United_States_to_Montenegro" title="List of ambassadors of the United States to Montenegro">Montenegro</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_ambassadors_of_the_United_States_to_Morocco" title="List of ambassadors of the United States to Morocco">Morocco</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_ambassadors_of_the_United_States_to_Mozambique" title="List of ambassadors of the United States to Mozambique">Mozambique</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_ambassadors_of_the_United_States_to_Namibia" title="List of ambassadors of the United States to Namibia">Namibia</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_ambassadors_of_the_United_States_to_Nauru" title="List of ambassadors of the United States to Nauru">Nauru</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_ambassadors_of_the_United_States_to_Nepal" title="List of ambassadors of the United States to Nepal">Nepal</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_ambassadors_of_the_United_States_to_the_Netherlands" title="List of ambassadors of the United States to the Netherlands">Netherlands</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_ambassadors_of_the_United_States_to_New_Zealand" title="List of ambassadors of the United States to New Zealand">New Zealand</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_ambassadors_of_the_United_States_to_Nicaragua" title="List of ambassadors of the United States to Nicaragua">Nicaragua</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_ambassadors_of_the_United_States_to_Niger" title="List of ambassadors of the United States to Niger">Niger</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_ambassadors_of_the_United_States_to_Nigeria" title="List of ambassadors of the United States to Nigeria">Nigeria</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_ambassadors_of_the_United_States_to_North_Macedonia" title="List of ambassadors of the United States to North Macedonia">North Macedonia</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_ambassadors_of_the_United_States_to_Norway" title="List of ambassadors of the United States to Norway">Norway</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_ambassadors_of_the_United_States_to_Oman" title="List of ambassadors of the United States to Oman">Oman</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_ambassadors_of_the_United_States_to_Pakistan" title="List of ambassadors of the United States to Pakistan">Pakistan</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_ambassadors_of_the_United_States_to_Palau" title="List of ambassadors of the United States to Palau">Palau</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_ambassadors_of_the_United_States_to_Panama" title="List of ambassadors of the United States to Panama">Panama</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_ambassadors_of_the_United_States_to_Papua_New_Guinea" title="List of ambassadors of the United States to Papua New Guinea">Papua New Guinea</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_ambassadors_of_the_United_States_to_Paraguay" title="List of ambassadors of the United States to Paraguay">Paraguay</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_ambassadors_of_the_United_States_to_Peru" title="List of ambassadors of the United States to Peru">Peru</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_ambassadors_of_the_United_States_to_the_Philippines" title="List of ambassadors of the United States to the Philippines">Philippines</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_ambassadors_of_the_United_States_to_Poland" title="List of ambassadors of the United States to Poland">Poland</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_ambassadors_of_the_United_States_to_Portugal" title="List of ambassadors of the United States to Portugal">Portugal</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_ambassadors_of_the_United_States_to_Qatar" title="List of ambassadors of the United States to Qatar">Qatar</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_ambassadors_of_the_United_States_to_Romania" title="List of ambassadors of the United States to Romania">Romania</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_ambassadors_of_the_United_States_to_Russia" title="List of ambassadors of the United States to Russia">Russia</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_ambassadors_of_the_United_States_to_Rwanda" title="List of ambassadors of the United States to Rwanda">Rwanda</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_ambassadors_of_the_United_States_to_Saint_Kitts_and_Nevis" title="List of ambassadors of the United States to Saint Kitts and Nevis">Saint Kitts and Nevis</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_ambassadors_of_the_United_States_to_Saint_Lucia" title="List of ambassadors of the United States to Saint Lucia">Saint Lucia</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_ambassadors_of_the_United_States_to_Saint_Vincent_and_the_Grenadines" title="List of ambassadors of the United States to Saint Vincent and the Grenadines">Saint Vincent and the Grenadines</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_ambassadors_of_the_United_States_to_New_Zealand" title="List of ambassadors of the United States to New Zealand">Samoa</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_ambassadors_of_the_United_States_to_San_Marino" title="List of ambassadors of the United States to San Marino">San Marino</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_ambassadors_of_the_United_States_to_S%C3%A3o_Tom%C3%A9_and_Pr%C3%ADncipe" title="List of ambassadors of the United States to São Tomé and Príncipe">São Tomé and Príncipe</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_ambassadors_of_the_United_States_to_Saudi_Arabia" title="List of ambassadors of the United States to Saudi Arabia">Saudi Arabia</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_ambassadors_of_the_United_States_to_Senegal" title="List of ambassadors of the United States to Senegal">Senegal</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_ambassadors_of_the_United_States_to_Serbia" title="List of ambassadors of the United States to Serbia">Serbia</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_ambassadors_of_the_United_States_to_Seychelles" title="List of ambassadors of the United States to Seychelles">Seychelles</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_ambassadors_of_the_United_States_to_Sierra_Leone" title="List of ambassadors of the United States to Sierra Leone">Sierra Leone</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_ambassadors_of_the_United_States_to_Singapore" title="List of ambassadors of the United States to Singapore">Singapore</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_ambassadors_of_the_United_States_to_Slovakia" title="List of ambassadors of the United States to Slovakia">Slovakia</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_ambassadors_of_the_United_States_to_Slovenia" title="List of ambassadors of the United States to Slovenia">Slovenia</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_ambassadors_of_the_United_States_to_the_Solomon_Islands" title="List of ambassadors of the United States to the Solomon Islands">Solomon Islands</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_ambassadors_of_the_United_States_to_Somalia" title="List of ambassadors of the United States to Somalia">Somalia</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_ambassadors_of_the_United_States_to_South_Africa" title="List of ambassadors of the United States to South Africa">South Africa</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_ambassadors_of_the_United_States_to_South_Sudan" title="List of ambassadors of the United States to South Sudan">South Sudan</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_ambassadors_of_the_United_States_to_Spain" title="List of ambassadors of the United States to Spain">Spain</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_ambassadors_of_the_United_States_to_Sri_Lanka_and_the_Maldives" title="List of ambassadors of the United States to Sri Lanka and the Maldives">Sri Lanka</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_ambassadors_of_the_United_States_to_Sudan" title="List of ambassadors of the United States to Sudan">Sudan</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_ambassadors_of_the_United_States_to_Suriname" title="List of ambassadors of the United States to Suriname">Suriname</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_ambassadors_of_the_United_States_to_Sweden" title="List of ambassadors of the United States to Sweden">Sweden</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_ambassadors_of_the_United_States_to_Switzerland_and_Liechtenstein" title="List of ambassadors of the United States to Switzerland and Liechtenstein">Switzerland</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_ambassadors_of_the_United_States_to_Tajikistan" title="List of ambassadors of the United States to Tajikistan">Tajikistan</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_ambassadors_of_the_United_States_to_Tanzania" title="List of ambassadors of the United States to Tanzania">Tanzania</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_ambassadors_of_the_United_States_to_Thailand" title="List of ambassadors of the United States to Thailand">Thailand</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_ambassadors_of_the_United_States_to_Togo" title="List of ambassadors of the United States to Togo">Togo</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_ambassadors_of_the_United_States_to_Tonga" title="List of ambassadors of the United States to Tonga">Tonga</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_ambassadors_of_the_United_States_to_Trinidad_and_Tobago" title="List of ambassadors of the United States to Trinidad and Tobago">Trinidad and Tobago</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_ambassadors_of_the_United_States_to_Tunisia" title="List of ambassadors of the United States to Tunisia">Tunisia</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_ambassadors_of_the_United_States_to_Turkey" title="List of ambassadors of the United States to Turkey">Turkey</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_ambassadors_of_the_United_States_to_Turkmenistan" title="List of ambassadors of the United States to Turkmenistan">Turkmenistan</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_ambassadors_of_the_United_States_to_Tuvalu" title="List of ambassadors of the United States to Tuvalu">Tuvalu</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_ambassadors_of_the_United_States_to_Uganda" title="List of ambassadors of the United States to Uganda">Uganda</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_ambassadors_of_the_United_States_to_Ukraine" title="List of ambassadors of the United States to Ukraine">Ukraine</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_ambassadors_of_the_United_States_to_the_United_Arab_Emirates" title="List of ambassadors of the United States to the United Arab Emirates">United Arab Emirates</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_ambassadors_of_the_United_States_to_the_United_Kingdom" title="List of ambassadors of the United States to the United Kingdom">United Kingdom</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_ambassadors_of_the_United_States_to_Uruguay" title="List of ambassadors of the United States to Uruguay">Uruguay</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_ambassadors_of_the_United_States_to_Uzbekistan" title="List of ambassadors of the United States to Uzbekistan">Uzbekistan</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_ambassadors_of_the_United_States_to_Vanuatu" title="List of ambassadors of the United States to Vanuatu">Vanuatu</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_ambassadors_of_the_United_States_to_Venezuela" title="List of ambassadors of the United States to Venezuela">Venezuela</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_ambassadors_of_the_United_States_to_Vietnam" title="List of ambassadors of the United States to Vietnam">Vietnam</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_ambassadors_of_the_United_States_to_Yemen" title="List of ambassadors of the United States to Yemen">Yemen</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_ambassadors_of_the_United_States_to_Zambia" title="List of ambassadors of the United States to Zambia">Zambia</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_ambassadors_of_the_United_States_to_Zimbabwe" title="List of ambassadors of the United States to Zimbabwe">Zimbabwe</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Suspended relations</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/List_of_ambassadors_of_the_United_States_to_Iran" title="List of ambassadors of the United States to Iran">Iran</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_ambassadors_of_the_United_States_to_Syria" title="List of ambassadors of the United States to Syria">Syria</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Defunct countries</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/List_of_ambassadors_of_the_United_States_to_Czechoslovakia" title="List of ambassadors of the United States to Czechoslovakia">Czechoslovakia</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_ambassadors_of_the_United_States_to_East_Germany" title="List of ambassadors of the United States to East Germany">East Germany</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_ministers_of_the_United_States_to_Hawaii" title="List of ministers of the United States to Hawaii">Hawaii</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_ambassadors_of_the_United_States_to_North_Yemen" title="List of ambassadors of the United States to North Yemen">North Yemen</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_ambassadors_of_the_United_States_to_Turkey#Ottoman_Empire" title="List of ambassadors of the United States to Turkey">Ottoman Empire</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_ambassadors_of_the_United_States_to_Germany" title="List of ambassadors of the United States to Germany">Prussia</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_ambassadors_of_the_United_States_to_South_Vietnam" title="List of ambassadors of the United States to South Vietnam">South Vietnam</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_ambassadors_of_the_United_States_to_South_Yemen" title="List of ambassadors of the United States to South Yemen">South Yemen</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_ambassadors_of_the_United_States_to_Russia#Soviet_Union_(1933–1991)" title="List of ambassadors of the United States to Russia">Soviet Union</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_ambassadors_of_the_United_States_to_Tanzania" title="List of ambassadors of the United States to Tanzania">Tanganyika</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_ambassadors_of_the_United_States_to_Italy" title="List of ambassadors of the United States to Italy">Two Sicilies</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_ambassadors_of_the_United_States_to_Egypt" title="List of ambassadors of the United States to Egypt">United Arab Republic</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_ambassadors_of_the_United_States_to_Texas" title="List of ambassadors of the United States to Texas">Texas</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_ambassadors_of_the_United_States_to_Yugoslavia" title="List of ambassadors of the United States to Yugoslavia">Yugoslavia</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Other places</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Consulate_General_of_the_United_States,_Cura%C3%A7ao" class="mw-redirect" title="Consulate General of the United States, Curaçao">Curaçao</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Consulate_General_of_the_United_States,_Hong_Kong_and_Macau#List_of_U.S._Consuls-General_for_Hong_Kong_and_Macau" title="Consulate General of the United States, Hong Kong and Macau">Hong Kong and Macau</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Consulate_General_of_the_United_States,_Jerusalem" title="Consulate General of the United States, Jerusalem">Jerusalem</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/American_Institute_in_Taiwan#List_of_directors" title="American Institute in Taiwan">Taiwan</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">International organizations</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/List_of_ambassadors_of_the_United_States_to_the_African_Union" title="List of ambassadors of the United States to the African Union">AU</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=List_of_ambassadors_of_the_United_States_to_the_Asia-Pacific_Economic_Cooperation&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="List of ambassadors of the United States to the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (page does not exist)">APEC</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_ambassadors_of_the_United_States_to_ASEAN" title="List of ambassadors of the United States to ASEAN">ASEAN</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Observer_to_the_South_Asian_Association_of_Regional_Cooperation&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Observer to the South Asian Association of Regional Cooperation (page does not exist)">SAARC</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=List_of_ambassadors_of_the_United_States_to_the_Conference_on_Disarmament&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="List of ambassadors of the United States to the Conference on Disarmament (page does not exist)">CD</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_ambassadors_of_the_United_States_to_the_European_Union" title="List of ambassadors of the United States to the European Union">EU</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_United_States_representatives_to_the_International_Civil_Aviation_Organization" title="List of United States representatives to the International Civil Aviation Organization">ICAO</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_United_States_permanent_representatives_to_NATO" title="List of United States permanent representatives to NATO">NATO</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_ambassadors_of_the_United_States_to_the_Organization_of_American_States" title="List of ambassadors of the United States to the Organization of American States">OAS</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_ambassadors_of_the_United_States_to_the_Organisation_for_Economic_Co-operation_and_Development" title="List of ambassadors of the United States to the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development">OECD</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/United_States_Special_Envoy_to_the_Organisation_of_Islamic_Cooperation" title="United States Special Envoy to the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation">OIC</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/United_States_Permanent_Representative_to_the_Organisation_for_the_Prohibition_of_Chemical_Weapons" title="United States Permanent Representative to the Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons">OPCW</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/United_States_Mission_to_the_Organization_for_Security_and_Cooperation_in_Europe" title="United States Mission to the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe">OSCE</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_ambassadors_of_the_United_States_to_the_United_Nations" title="List of ambassadors of the United States to the United Nations">UN</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=List_of_ambassadors_of_the_United_States_to_the_United_Nations_Educational,_Scientific_and_Cultural_Organization&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="List of ambassadors of the United States to the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (page does not exist)">UNESCO</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=List_of_ambassadors_of_the_United_States_to_the_United_Nations_Environment_Programme&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="List of ambassadors of the United States to the United Nations Environment Programme (page does not exist)">UNEP</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_ambassadors_of_the_United_States_to_the_United_Nations_Agencies_for_Food_and_Agriculture" title="List of ambassadors of the United States to the United Nations Agencies for Food and Agriculture">UN Food and Agriculture</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_ambassadors_of_the_United_States_to_the_United_Nations_International_Organizations_in_Vienna" title="List of ambassadors of the United States to the United Nations International Organizations in Vienna">UNVIE</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_ambassadors_of_the_United_States_to_the_United_Nations_in_Geneva" title="List of ambassadors of the United States to the United Nations in Geneva">UN in Geneva</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_ambassadors_of_the_United_States_to_the_United_Nations_Human_Rights_Council" title="List of ambassadors of the United States to the United Nations Human Rights Council">UN Human Rights</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=List_of_ambassadors_of_the_United_States_to_the_World_Trade_Organization&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="List of ambassadors of the United States to the World Trade Organization (page does not exist)">WTO</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/Ambassador-at-large" title="Ambassador-at-large">Ambassadors-at-large</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/United_States_Ambassador-at-Large_for_Arctic_Affairs" title="United States Ambassador-at-Large for Arctic Affairs">Arctic</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Coordinator_for_Counterterrorism" title="Coordinator for Counterterrorism">Counterterrorism</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/United_States_Ambassador-at-Large_for_Global_Women%27s_Issues" title="United States Ambassador-at-Large for Global Women's Issues">Global Women's Issues</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/United_States_Ambassador-at-Large_for_International_Religious_Freedom" title="United States Ambassador-at-Large for International Religious Freedom">International Religious Freedom</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/United_States_Ambassador-at-Large_for_Global_Criminal_Justice" title="United States Ambassador-at-Large for Global Criminal Justice">Global Criminal Justice</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/United_States_Ambassador-at-Large_to_Monitor_and_Combat_Trafficking_in_Persons" title="United States Ambassador-at-Large to Monitor and Combat Trafficking in Persons">Trafficking in Persons</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/United_States_Global_AIDS_Coordinator" title="United States Global AIDS Coordinator">AIDS</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Office_of_the_Special_Envoy_to_Monitor_and_Combat_Antisemitism" title="Office of the Special Envoy to Monitor and Combat Antisemitism">Antisemitism</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Ambassadors by 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