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class="infobox-full-data"><div style="padding-bottom:0.4em; border-bottom:solid 1px #ccd2d9; line-height:1.4em;"><div style="display:inline;font-weight:bold;">Incumbent<br />Laura Hochla<br /><i>Chargé d'Affairs ad interim</i><br /></div>since July 8, 2024</div></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">Inaugural holder</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/William_A._Wilson_(diplomat)" title="William A. Wilson (diplomat)">William A. Wilson</a><br />as Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Formation</th><td class="infobox-data">April 9, 1984</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://va.usembassy.gov">va<wbr />.usembassy<wbr />.gov</a></span></td></tr></tbody></table> <p>The <b>ambassador of the United States to the Holy See</b> is the <a href="/wiki/Ambassadors_of_the_United_States" title="Ambassadors of the United States">official representative</a> of the <a href="/wiki/United_States" title="United States">United States of America</a> to the <a href="/wiki/Holy_See" title="Holy See">Holy See</a>, the leadership of the <a href="/wiki/Catholic_Church" title="Catholic Church">Catholic Church</a>. The official representation began with the formal opening of diplomatic relations with the Holy See by <a href="/wiki/President_of_the_United_States" title="President of the United States">President</a> <a href="/wiki/Ronald_Reagan" title="Ronald Reagan">Ronald Reagan</a> and <a href="/wiki/Pope_John_Paul_II" title="Pope John Paul II">Pope John Paul II</a> in 1984.<sup id="cite_ref-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Before the establishment of formal diplomatic relations, President <a href="/wiki/Franklin_D._Roosevelt" title="Franklin D. Roosevelt">Franklin D. Roosevelt</a>'s Postmaster General <a href="/wiki/James_Farley" title="James Farley">James Farley</a> was the first high-ranking government official to normalize relations with the Holy See in 1933.<sup id="cite_ref-archive.org_2-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-archive.org-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In addition, <a href="/wiki/Myron_Taylor" class="mw-redirect" title="Myron Taylor">Myron Taylor</a> would serve during <a href="/wiki/World_War_II" title="World War II">World War II</a> as an emissary for President <a href="/wiki/Franklin_D._Roosevelt" title="Franklin D. Roosevelt">Franklin D. Roosevelt</a>. In 1951, President <a href="/wiki/Harry_S._Truman" title="Harry S. Truman">Harry S. Truman</a>'s pick of World War II hero <a href="/wiki/Mark_W._Clark" title="Mark W. Clark">Mark W. Clark</a> was defeated. </p><p>Between 1951 and 1968, the United States had no official representative accredited to the Holy See. President <a href="/wiki/Richard_Nixon" title="Richard Nixon">Richard Nixon</a> changed this when he appointed <a href="/wiki/Henry_Cabot_Lodge_Jr." title="Henry Cabot Lodge Jr.">Henry Cabot Lodge Jr.</a> as his personal representative. President <a href="/wiki/Jimmy_Carter" title="Jimmy Carter">Jimmy Carter</a> followed with the appointment of former New York City mayor <a href="/wiki/Robert_F._Wagner_Jr." title="Robert F. Wagner Jr.">Robert F. Wagner Jr.</a> Every ambassador to date has been a member of the <a href="/wiki/Latin_Catholic_Church" class="mw-redirect" title="Latin Catholic Church">Roman Catholic Church</a>. The most recent ambassador was <a href="/wiki/Joe_Donnelly" title="Joe Donnelly">Joe Donnelly</a>, who presented his credentials to <a href="/wiki/Pope_Francis" title="Pope Francis">Pope Francis</a> on April 11, 2022.<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> </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="History_before_formal_diplomatic_relations_established">History before formal diplomatic relations established</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_the_Holy_See&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: History before formal diplomatic relations established"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1236090951">.mw-parser-output .hatnote{font-style:italic}.mw-parser-output div.hatnote{padding-left:1.6em;margin-bottom:0.5em}.mw-parser-output .hatnote i{font-style:normal}.mw-parser-output .hatnote+link+.hatnote{margin-top:-0.5em}@media print{body.ns-0 .mw-parser-output .hatnote{display:none!important}}</style><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">See also: <a href="/wiki/Holy_See_%E2%80%93_United_States_relations" class="mw-redirect" title="Holy See – United States relations">Holy See – United States relations</a> and <a href="/wiki/Foreign_relations_of_Pope_Pius_XII" title="Foreign relations of Pope Pius XII">Foreign relations of Pope Pius XII</a></div> <p>The United States had <a href="/wiki/Diplomatic_relations" class="mw-redirect" title="Diplomatic relations">diplomatic relations</a> with the <a href="/wiki/Papal_States" title="Papal States">Papal States</a> from 1797 to 1867. The Papal States ceased to exist in 1870, when its last territory (the city of Rome) was lost to the <a href="/wiki/Kingdom_of_Italy" title="Kingdom of Italy">Kingdom of Italy</a>. After that, the international status of the Papacy <a href="/wiki/Roman_Question" class="mw-redirect" title="Roman Question">was controversial</a> until 1929, when the Italian government <a href="/wiki/Lateran_Treaty" title="Lateran Treaty">agreed to</a> the establishment of <a href="/wiki/Vatican_City" title="Vatican City">Vatican City</a> as a sovereign city-state. </p><p>The United States was slow to establish full diplomatic relations with the re-established Holy See, partly due to the prevalence of <a href="/wiki/Anti-Catholicism_in_the_United_States" title="Anti-Catholicism in the United States">anti-Catholicism in the United States</a>. President <a href="/wiki/Franklin_D._Roosevelt" title="Franklin D. Roosevelt">Franklin D. Roosevelt</a>'s Postmaster General <a href="/wiki/James_Farley" title="James Farley">James Farley</a> was the first high-ranking government official to normalize relations with the Holy See in 1933 when the Postmaster General set sail for Europe, along with Soviet Commissar of Foreign Affairs <a href="/wiki/Maxim_Litvinoff" class="mw-redirect" title="Maxim Litvinoff">Maxim Litvinoff</a> on the Italian Liner <a href="/wiki/SS_Conte_di_Savoia" title="SS Conte di Savoia">SS <i>Conte di Savoia</i></a>. In Italy Farley had an audience with Pope Pius XI, and dinner with <a href="/wiki/Cardinal_Pacelli" class="mw-redirect" title="Cardinal Pacelli">Cardinal Pacelli</a>, who was to accede to the papacy in 1939.<sup id="cite_ref-archive.org_2-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-archive.org-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> <a href="/wiki/Myron_Charles_Taylor" title="Myron Charles Taylor">Myron Charles Taylor</a>, an <a href="/wiki/Business_magnate" title="Business magnate">industrialist</a>, <a href="/wiki/Philanthropy" title="Philanthropy">philanthropist</a> and diplomat (starting with <a href="/wiki/World_War_II" title="World War II">World War II</a>), served from December 1939 until 1950 as the personal representative of Presidents <a href="/wiki/Franklin_D._Roosevelt" title="Franklin D. Roosevelt">Franklin D. Roosevelt</a> and <a href="/wiki/Harry_S._Truman" title="Harry S. Truman">Harry S. Truman</a> to the Vatican.<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> </p><p>On October 20, 1951, Truman nominated <a href="/wiki/Mark_W._Clark" title="Mark W. Clark">Mark W. Clark</a>, a <a href="/wiki/United_States_Army" title="United States Army">U.S. Army</a> <a href="/wiki/General_officer" title="General officer">general</a> and <a href="/wiki/World_War_II" title="World War II">World War II</a> hero, to be emissary to the Holy See. Clark later withdrew his nomination on January 13, 1952, following protests from U.S. Senator <a href="/wiki/Tom_Connally" title="Tom Connally">Tom Connally</a> from <a href="/wiki/Texas" title="Texas">Texas</a> and <a href="/wiki/Protestantism" title="Protestantism">Protestant</a> groups. </p><p>Between 1951 and 1968, the United States had no official representative accredited to the Holy See. </p><p>In 1969, President <a href="/wiki/Richard_Nixon" title="Richard Nixon">Richard Nixon</a> changed this when he appointed—as his personal representative<sup class="noprint Inline-Template" style="margin-left:0.1em; white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Please_clarify" title="Wikipedia:Please clarify"><span title="The text near this tag may need clarification or removal of jargon. (August 2009)">clarification needed</span></a></i>]</sup>—<a href="/wiki/Henry_Cabot_Lodge_Jr." title="Henry Cabot Lodge Jr.">Henry Cabot Lodge Jr.</a>, a former <a href="/wiki/United_States_Senate" title="United States Senate">U.S. Senator</a> from <a href="/wiki/Massachusetts" title="Massachusetts">Massachusetts</a>, Nixon's 1960 Republican vice presidential running mate and a former U.S. ambassador (to the <a href="/wiki/United_States_Ambassador_to_the_United_Nations" class="mw-redirect" title="United States Ambassador to the United Nations">United Nations</a>, <a href="/wiki/United_States_Ambassador_to_South_Vietnam" class="mw-redirect" title="United States Ambassador to South Vietnam">South Vietnam</a>, and <a href="/wiki/United_States_Ambassador_to_Germany" class="mw-redirect" title="United States Ambassador to Germany">West Germany</a>). </p><p>In 1978, President <a href="/wiki/Jimmy_Carter" title="Jimmy Carter">Jimmy Carter</a> followed with the appointment of <a href="/wiki/Robert_F._Wagner_Jr." title="Robert F. Wagner Jr.">Robert F. Wagner Jr.</a>, a former <a href="/wiki/Mayor_of_New_York_City" title="Mayor of New York City">mayor of New York City</a> and <a href="/wiki/United_States_Ambassador_to_Spain" class="mw-redirect" title="United States Ambassador to Spain">U.S. Ambassador to Spain</a>. </p> <table class="wikitable"> <caption>Heads of the U.S. Legation at <a href="/wiki/Rome" title="Rome">Rome</a> (1848–1867) </caption> <tbody><tr> <th>Image </th> <th align="center" valign="bottom" width="50%">Name and title </th> <th valign="bottom" width="25%">Presentation of<br />credentials </th> <th valign="bottom" width="25%">Termination of<br />mission </th></tr> <tr bgcolor="#dddddd"> <td> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Jacob_L._Martin" title="Jacob L. Martin">Jacob L. Martin</a>, Chargé d'Affaires </td> <td align="center">August 19, 1848 </td> <td align="center">August 26, 1848 </td></tr> <tr bgcolor="#ddbbbb"> <td> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Lewis_Cass_Jr." title="Lewis Cass Jr.">Lewis Cass Jr.</a>, Minister Resident </td> <td align="center">November 19, 1849 </td> <td align="center">November 27, 1858 </td></tr> <tr bgcolor="#ddbbbb"> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:John_P._Stockton_-_Brady-Handy_(cropped).jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/fc/John_P._Stockton_-_Brady-Handy_%28cropped%29.jpg/60px-John_P._Stockton_-_Brady-Handy_%28cropped%29.jpg" decoding="async" width="60" height="90" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/fc/John_P._Stockton_-_Brady-Handy_%28cropped%29.jpg/90px-John_P._Stockton_-_Brady-Handy_%28cropped%29.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/fc/John_P._Stockton_-_Brady-Handy_%28cropped%29.jpg/120px-John_P._Stockton_-_Brady-Handy_%28cropped%29.jpg 2x" data-file-width="1080" data-file-height="1620" /></a></span> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/John_P._Stockton" title="John P. Stockton">John P. Stockton</a>, Minister Resident </td> <td align="center">November 27, 1858 </td> <td align="center">May 23, 1861 </td></tr> <tr bgcolor="#ddbbbb"> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:AWRandall.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3e/AWRandall.jpg/60px-AWRandall.jpg" decoding="async" width="60" height="66" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3e/AWRandall.jpg/90px-AWRandall.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3e/AWRandall.jpg/120px-AWRandall.jpg 2x" data-file-width="476" data-file-height="525" /></a></span> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Alexander_Randall_(Wisconsin_politician)" title="Alexander Randall (Wisconsin politician)">Alexander Randall</a>, Minister Resident </td> <td align="center">June 6, 1862 </td> <td align="center">August 4, 1862 </td></tr> <tr bgcolor="#ddbbbb"> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Richard_M._Blatchford_(1798-1875),_US_Minister_to_the_Vatican.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d7/Richard_M._Blatchford_%281798-1875%29%2C_US_Minister_to_the_Vatican.jpg/60px-Richard_M._Blatchford_%281798-1875%29%2C_US_Minister_to_the_Vatican.jpg" decoding="async" width="60" height="89" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d7/Richard_M._Blatchford_%281798-1875%29%2C_US_Minister_to_the_Vatican.jpg/90px-Richard_M._Blatchford_%281798-1875%29%2C_US_Minister_to_the_Vatican.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d7/Richard_M._Blatchford_%281798-1875%29%2C_US_Minister_to_the_Vatican.jpg/120px-Richard_M._Blatchford_%281798-1875%29%2C_US_Minister_to_the_Vatican.jpg 2x" data-file-width="558" data-file-height="831" /></a></span> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Richard_M._Blatchford_(attorney)" title="Richard M. Blatchford (attorney)">Richard Milford Blatchford</a>, Minister Resident </td> <td align="center">November 26, 1862 </td> <td align="center">May 20, 1863 </td></tr> <tr bgcolor="#ddbbbb"> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Rufus_King_Civil_War_General_-_Brady-Handy.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/01/Rufus_King_Civil_War_General_-_Brady-Handy.jpg/60px-Rufus_King_Civil_War_General_-_Brady-Handy.jpg" decoding="async" width="60" height="93" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/01/Rufus_King_Civil_War_General_-_Brady-Handy.jpg/90px-Rufus_King_Civil_War_General_-_Brady-Handy.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/01/Rufus_King_Civil_War_General_-_Brady-Handy.jpg/120px-Rufus_King_Civil_War_General_-_Brady-Handy.jpg 2x" data-file-width="2400" data-file-height="3704" /></a></span> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Rufus_King_(general)" title="Rufus King (general)">Rufus King</a>, Minister Resident </td> <td align="center">January 8, 1864 </td> <td align="center">August 17, 1867 </td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="List_of_envoys_serving_prior_to_the_establishment_of_diplomatic_relations">List of envoys serving prior to the establishment of diplomatic relations</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_the_Holy_See&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: List of envoys serving prior to the establishment of diplomatic relations"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>As no diplomatic relations with the Holy See were allowed by US law between 1867-1984, no Ambassadors were appointed during that period. However, some US Presidents appointed personal envoys to negotiate with the Vatican. </p> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/William_Howard_Taft" title="William Howard Taft">William Howard Taft</a>, 1902-1903 (later US President)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Myron_Charles_Taylor" title="Myron Charles Taylor">Myron Charles Taylor</a>, December 23, 1939-January 18, 1950</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Harold_H._Tittmann_Jr." title="Harold H. Tittmann Jr.">Harold H. Tittmann Jr.</a>, December 29, 1941-July 8, 1944 (serving under Taylor)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Henry_Cabot_Lodge_Jr." title="Henry Cabot Lodge Jr.">Henry Cabot Lodge Jr.</a>, June 5, 1970-July 6, 1977</li> <li><a href="/wiki/David_M._Walters" title="David M. Walters">David M. Walters</a>, July 6, 1977-August 17, 1978</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Robert_F._Wagner_Jr." title="Robert F. Wagner Jr.">Robert F. Wagner Jr.</a>, November 28, 1978-January 16, 1981</li> <li><a href="/wiki/William_A._Wilson_(diplomat)" title="William A. Wilson (diplomat)">William Wilson</a>, February 11, 1981-April 9, 1984</li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="List_of_ambassadors">List of ambassadors</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_the_Holy_See&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: List of ambassadors"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The following is a list of <b>U.S. ambassadors to the Holy See</b>: </p> <table class="wikitable"> <tbody><tr> <th>Image </th> <th>Name </th> <th>Years served </th> <th><a href="/wiki/List_of_popes" title="List of popes">Pope</a> </th> <th><a href="/wiki/President_of_the_United_States" title="President of the United States">U.S. President</a> </th></tr> <tr> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:William_A._Wilson_(cropped).jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/ad/William_A._Wilson_%28cropped%29.jpg/60px-William_A._Wilson_%28cropped%29.jpg" decoding="async" width="60" height="80" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/ad/William_A._Wilson_%28cropped%29.jpg/90px-William_A._Wilson_%28cropped%29.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/ad/William_A._Wilson_%28cropped%29.jpg/120px-William_A._Wilson_%28cropped%29.jpg 2x" data-file-width="790" data-file-height="1053" /></a></span> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/William_A._Wilson_(diplomat)" title="William A. Wilson (diplomat)">William Wilson</a><sup id="cite_ref-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>a<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td>1984–1986 </td> <td rowspan="6" align="center"><a href="/wiki/John_Paul_II" class="mw-redirect" title="John Paul II">John Paul II</a> </td> <td rowspan="2"><a href="/wiki/Ronald_Reagan" title="Ronald Reagan">Ronald Reagan</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Frank_Shakespeare_(cropped).jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3a/Frank_Shakespeare_%28cropped%29.jpg/60px-Frank_Shakespeare_%28cropped%29.jpg" decoding="async" width="60" height="90" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3a/Frank_Shakespeare_%28cropped%29.jpg/90px-Frank_Shakespeare_%28cropped%29.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3a/Frank_Shakespeare_%28cropped%29.jpg/120px-Frank_Shakespeare_%28cropped%29.jpg 2x" data-file-width="262" data-file-height="392" /></a></span> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Frank_Shakespeare" class="mw-redirect" title="Frank Shakespeare">Frank Shakespeare</a> </td> <td>1986–1989 </td></tr> <tr> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Thomas_P._Melady.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9b/Thomas_P._Melady.jpg/60px-Thomas_P._Melady.jpg" decoding="async" width="60" height="89" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9b/Thomas_P._Melady.jpg/90px-Thomas_P._Melady.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9b/Thomas_P._Melady.jpg/120px-Thomas_P._Melady.jpg 2x" data-file-width="161" data-file-height="239" /></a></span> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Thomas_Patrick_Melady" title="Thomas Patrick Melady">Thomas Patrick Melady</a> </td> <td>1989–1993 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/George_H._W._Bush" title="George H. W. Bush">George H. W. Bush</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Mayor_Raymond_L._Flynn_portrait_(9574747281)_(2).jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/bc/Mayor_Raymond_L._Flynn_portrait_%289574747281%29_%282%29.jpg/60px-Mayor_Raymond_L._Flynn_portrait_%289574747281%29_%282%29.jpg" decoding="async" width="60" height="80" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/bc/Mayor_Raymond_L._Flynn_portrait_%289574747281%29_%282%29.jpg/90px-Mayor_Raymond_L._Flynn_portrait_%289574747281%29_%282%29.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/bc/Mayor_Raymond_L._Flynn_portrait_%289574747281%29_%282%29.jpg/120px-Mayor_Raymond_L._Flynn_portrait_%289574747281%29_%282%29.jpg 2x" data-file-width="4345" data-file-height="5793" /></a></span> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Raymond_Flynn" title="Raymond Flynn">Raymond Flynn</a> </td> <td>1993–1997 </td> <td rowspan="2"><a href="/wiki/Bill_Clinton" title="Bill Clinton">Bill Clinton</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Ambassador_Boggs.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/13/Ambassador_Boggs.jpg/60px-Ambassador_Boggs.jpg" decoding="async" width="60" height="74" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/13/Ambassador_Boggs.jpg/90px-Ambassador_Boggs.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/13/Ambassador_Boggs.jpg/120px-Ambassador_Boggs.jpg 2x" data-file-width="239" data-file-height="293" /></a></span> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Lindy_Boggs" title="Lindy Boggs">Lindy Boggs</a> </td> <td>1997–2001 </td></tr> <tr> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Jim_Nicholson_(cropped).jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/bd/Jim_Nicholson_%28cropped%29.jpg/60px-Jim_Nicholson_%28cropped%29.jpg" decoding="async" width="60" height="84" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/bd/Jim_Nicholson_%28cropped%29.jpg/90px-Jim_Nicholson_%28cropped%29.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/bd/Jim_Nicholson_%28cropped%29.jpg/120px-Jim_Nicholson_%28cropped%29.jpg 2x" data-file-width="550" data-file-height="770" /></a></span> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Jim_Nicholson_(U.S._politician)" class="mw-redirect" title="Jim Nicholson (U.S. politician)">James Nicholson</a> </td> <td>2001–2005 </td> <td rowspan="3"><a href="/wiki/George_W._Bush" title="George W. Bush">George W. Bush</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Francis_Rooney.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4b/Francis_Rooney.jpg/60px-Francis_Rooney.jpg" decoding="async" width="60" height="90" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4b/Francis_Rooney.jpg/90px-Francis_Rooney.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4b/Francis_Rooney.jpg/120px-Francis_Rooney.jpg 2x" data-file-width="140" data-file-height="211" /></a></span> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Francis_Rooney" title="Francis Rooney">Francis Rooney</a> </td> <td>2005–2008 </td> <td rowspan="4" align="center"><a href="/wiki/Benedict_XVI" class="mw-redirect" title="Benedict XVI">Benedict XVI</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Mary_Ann_Glendon_ambassador.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/76/Mary_Ann_Glendon_ambassador.jpg/60px-Mary_Ann_Glendon_ambassador.jpg" decoding="async" width="60" height="90" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/76/Mary_Ann_Glendon_ambassador.jpg/90px-Mary_Ann_Glendon_ambassador.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/76/Mary_Ann_Glendon_ambassador.jpg/120px-Mary_Ann_Glendon_ambassador.jpg 2x" data-file-width="187" data-file-height="282" /></a></span> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Mary_Ann_Glendon" title="Mary Ann Glendon">Mary Ann Glendon</a> </td> <td>2008–2009 </td></tr> <tr> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Miguel_H_D%C3%ADaz.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e8/Miguel_H_D%C3%ADaz.jpg/60px-Miguel_H_D%C3%ADaz.jpg" decoding="async" width="60" height="75" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e8/Miguel_H_D%C3%ADaz.jpg/90px-Miguel_H_D%C3%ADaz.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e8/Miguel_H_D%C3%ADaz.jpg/120px-Miguel_H_D%C3%ADaz.jpg 2x" data-file-width="960" data-file-height="1200" /></a></span> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Miguel_H._D%C3%ADaz" title="Miguel H. Díaz">Miguel H. Díaz</a> </td> <td>2009–2012 </td> <td rowspan="3"><a href="/wiki/Barack_Obama" title="Barack Obama">Barack Obama</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td rowspan="1"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Mario_Mesquita_at_World_Economic_Forum_Davos_2022.png" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/03/Mario_Mesquita_at_World_Economic_Forum_Davos_2022.png/60px-Mario_Mesquita_at_World_Economic_Forum_Davos_2022.png" decoding="async" width="60" height="58" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/03/Mario_Mesquita_at_World_Economic_Forum_Davos_2022.png/90px-Mario_Mesquita_at_World_Economic_Forum_Davos_2022.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/03/Mario_Mesquita_at_World_Economic_Forum_Davos_2022.png/120px-Mario_Mesquita_at_World_Economic_Forum_Davos_2022.png 2x" data-file-width="541" data-file-height="520" /></a></span> </td> <td rowspan="1"><a href="/w/index.php?title=Mario_Mesquita&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Mario Mesquita (page does not exist)">Mario Mesquita</a> (<i><a href="/wiki/Charg%C3%A9_d%27affaires" title="Chargé d'affaires">Chargé d'Affaires</a></i>)<sup id="cite_ref-6" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-7" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td>2012–2013 </td></tr> <tr> <td rowspan="1"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Ambassador_Ken_Hackett.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3e/Ambassador_Ken_Hackett.jpg/60px-Ambassador_Ken_Hackett.jpg" decoding="async" width="60" height="70" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3e/Ambassador_Ken_Hackett.jpg/90px-Ambassador_Ken_Hackett.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3e/Ambassador_Ken_Hackett.jpg/120px-Ambassador_Ken_Hackett.jpg 2x" data-file-width="400" data-file-height="464" /></a></span> </td> <td rowspan="1"><a href="/wiki/Ken_Hackett" title="Ken Hackett">Ken Hackett</a> </td> <td>2013–2017 </td> <td rowspan="5" align="center"><a href="/wiki/Pope_Francis" title="Pope Francis">Francis</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Callista_Gingrich_official_photo_(cropped).jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/80/Callista_Gingrich_official_photo_%28cropped%29.jpg/60px-Callista_Gingrich_official_photo_%28cropped%29.jpg" decoding="async" width="60" height="83" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/80/Callista_Gingrich_official_photo_%28cropped%29.jpg/90px-Callista_Gingrich_official_photo_%28cropped%29.jpg 1.5x, 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//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ee/Joe_Donnelly%2C_U.S._Ambassador.jpg/120px-Joe_Donnelly%2C_U.S._Ambassador.jpg 2x" data-file-width="4212" data-file-height="5265" /></a></span> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Joe_Donnelly" title="Joe Donnelly">Joe Donnelly</a> </td> <td>2022–2024 </td></tr> <tr> <td> </td> <td><a href="/w/index.php?title=Laura_Hochla&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Laura Hochla (page does not exist)">Laura Hochla</a> (<i><a href="/wiki/Charg%C3%A9_d%27affaires" title="Chargé d'affaires">Chargé d'Affaires</a></i>) </td> <td>2024–present </td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Vacancy_controversies">Vacancy controversies</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_the_Holy_See&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: Vacancy controversies"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>In 2009, the post of ambassador remained vacant for several months because of tensions between the Vatican and the <a href="/wiki/Presidency_of_Barack_Obama" title="Presidency of Barack Obama">Obama Administration</a> over the issues of abortion and same-sex marriage.<sup id="cite_ref-standard_8-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-standard-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Three candidates were mentioned, including <a href="/wiki/Caroline_Kennedy" title="Caroline Kennedy">Caroline Kennedy</a> and <a href="/wiki/Douglas_Kmiec" title="Douglas Kmiec">Douglas Kmiec</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-standard_8-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-standard-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-9" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-10" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>From November 2012 through mid-2013, the seat was also vacant, after <a href="/wiki/Miguel_H._D%C3%ADaz" title="Miguel H. Díaz">Miguel H. Díaz</a> left the office to teach at the <a href="/wiki/University_of_Dayton" title="University of Dayton">University of Dayton</a>. President <a href="/wiki/Barack_Obama" title="Barack Obama">Barack Obama</a> nominated <a href="/wiki/Ken_Hackett" title="Ken Hackett">Ken Hackett</a>, a longtime president of <a href="/wiki/Catholic_Relief_Services" title="Catholic Relief Services">Catholic Relief Services</a>, for the position in June 2013.<sup id="cite_ref-11" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-11"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Ken Hackett was confirmed by the U.S. Senate as U.S. Ambassador to the Holy See on August 1, 2013.<sup id="cite_ref-12" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-12"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>11<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-13" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-13"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>12<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <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_the_Holy_See&action=edit&section=5" title="Edit section: See also"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Apostolic_Nunciature_to_the_United_States" title="Apostolic Nunciature to the United States">Apostolic Nunciature to the United States</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Embassy_of_the_United_States_to_the_Holy_See" title="Embassy of the United States to the Holy See">Embassy of the United States to the Holy See</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Holy_See%E2%80%93United_States_relations" title="Holy See–United States relations">Holy See–United States relations</a></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Notes">Notes</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_the_Holy_See&action=edit&section=6" title="Edit section: 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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_the_Association_of_Southeast_Asian_Nations" class="mw-redirect" title="List of ambassadors of the United States to the Association of Southeast Asian Nations">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/Representative_of_the_United_States_to_the_European_Office_of_the_United_Nations" class="mw-redirect" title="Representative of the United States to the European Office of the United Nations">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 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