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List of ambassadors nominated by Donald Trump (2025–2029)

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This is a list of individuals announced as presumptive nominees to serve as United States ambassadors by Donald Trump, during his 2nd term in office (2025–2029).

Key

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CD, or career diplomats, denotes ambassadors who were appointed from the foreign service.

PA, or political appointees, denotes ambassadors who were not appointed from the foreign service.

Nominees for ambassadors to foreign states

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Office Ambassador Background Assumed office Left office

Ambassador to Argentina
Peter Lamelas[1] PA Awaiting Senate Confirmation

Ambassador to Austria
Arthur Fisher[2]

Ambassador to the Bahamas

Herschel Walker[3]

Ambassador to Belgium

Bill White[4]

Ambassador to Canada

Pete Hoekstra[5]

Ambassador to Chile
Brandon Judd[6]

Ambassador to China

David Perdue[7]

Ambassador to Colombia

Dan Newlin[1]

Ambassador to Croatia
Nicole McGraw[8]

Ambassador to the Dominican Republic
Leah Campos[2]

Ambassador to Denmark

Ken Howery

Ambassador to France
Charles Kushner[9]

Ambassador to Greece

Kimberly Guilfoyle

Ambassador to the Holy See
Brian Burch[10]

Ambassador to Ireland
Edward Sharp Walsh[11]

Ambassador to Israel

Mike Huckabee[12]

Ambassador to Italy

Tilman Fertitta

Ambassador to Japan

George Edward Glass[2]

Ambassador to Luxembourg
Stacey Feinberg[2]

Ambassador to Malta
Somers Farkas[13]

Ambassador to Mexico

Ronald D. Johnson

Ambassador to the Netherlands
Joe Popolo[14]

Ambassador to Panama
Kevin Marino Cabrera[15]

Ambassador to Portugal
John Arrigo[16]

Ambassador to Spain
Benjamin Leon[17]

Ambassador to Switzerland

Callista Gingrich

Ambassador to Turkey
Tom Barrack

Ambassador to the United Kingdom
Warren Stephens[18]

Ambassador to Uruguay
Lou Rinaldi[2]

Nominees for ambassadors to international organizations

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United States Mission to the United Nations

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Office Ambassador Background Assumed office Left office

Representative to the United Nations and
Representative in the Security Council of the United Nations
(with the rank of ambassador)

Elise Stefanik
PA Awaiting Senate Confirmation

Other international organizations

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Office Ambassador Background Assumed office Left office

Permanent Representative on the Council of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization
(with the rank of ambassador)

Matthew Whitaker[19]
PA Awaiting Senate Confirmation

Permanent Representative to the Organization of American States
(with the rank of ambassador)
Leandro Rizutto Jr.

Trade Representatives

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Office Ambassador Background Assumed office Left office

United States Trade Representative
(with the rank of ambassador)

Jamieson Greer[20]
PA Awaiting Senate Confirmation

Other positions with rank of ambassador

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Office Ambassador Background Assumed office Left office

Chief of Protocol
(with the rank of ambassador)

Monica Crowley[21]
PA Awaiting Senate confirmation

Special Envoy for Hostage Affairs
(with the rank of ambassador)

Adam Boehler[22]

Special envoys, representatives, and coordinators

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Office Appointee Background Assumed office Left office

Special Presidential Envoy for Special Missions

Richard Grenell[11]
PA January 20, 2025

Special Envoy for Latin America

Mauricio Claver-Carone[23]

Special Envoy for Middle East

Steve Witkoff[24]

Special Envoy for Ukraine and Russia

Keith Kellogg[25]

Special Envoy to the United Kingdom

Mark Burnett[26]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b "Trump fills out more of his Latin American diplomatic team". Politico. December 12, 2024. Retrieved December 12, 2024.
  2. ^ a b c d e Margolis, Andrea (2024-12-16). "Trump unveils picks for his future ambassadors to Japan, Austria and other countries: 'Put America First'". Fox News. Retrieved 2024-12-17.
  3. ^ Samuels, Brett (December 17, 2024). "Trump names Herschel Walker as ambassador to Bahamas". The Hill. Retrieved 2024-12-17.
  4. ^ "Trump picks Bill White as ambassador to Belgium". Yahoo News. December 14, 2024. Retrieved 2024-12-14.
  5. ^ "Trump picks former congressman Pete Hoekstra to be ambassador to Canada". CTVNews. 2024-11-20. Retrieved 2024-11-21.
  6. ^ Timotija, Filip (December 5, 2024). "Trump nominates Brandon Judd as ambassador to Chile". The Hill. Retrieved December 7, 2024.
  7. ^ Ventura, Juliann. "Trumps picks former Sen. David Perdue as ambassador to China". The Hill. Retrieved 2024-12-05.
  8. ^ "Trump names Herschel Walker, Nicole McGraw to ambassador positions before issuing warning to GOP senators". Politomix. Retrieved 2024-12-18.
  9. ^ Presse, AFP-Agence France. "Trump Nominates Charles Kushner, Father Of His Son-in-law, As Ambassador To France". Barron's. Retrieved 2024-11-30.
  10. ^ Paybarah, Azi; Boorstein, Michelle (December 20, 2024). "Trump picks political ally, and papal critic, for ambassadorship to Holy See". The Washington Post. Retrieved December 20, 2024.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  11. ^ a b Rumpf-Whitten, Sarah (2024-12-14). "Trump taps Richard Grenell as presidential envoy for special missions, Edward S. Walsh as Ireland ambassador". Fox News. Retrieved 2024-12-17.
  12. ^ "Donald Trump nominates Mike Huckabee to be US ambassador to Israel". USA Today. November 12, 2024. Retrieved November 12, 2024.
  13. ^ https://www.yahoo.com/news/trump-announces-model-philanthropist-somers-232458748.html
  14. ^ Wehner, Greg (2025-01-02). "Trump taps team to work with US Treasury nominee Scott Bessent". Fox News. Retrieved 2025-01-03.
  15. ^ https://www.nytimes.com/2024/12/25/us/politics/panama-ambassador-cabrera-trump.html
  16. ^ https://hoodline.com/2024/12/west-palm-beach-businessman-john-arrigo-nominated-as-u-s-ambassador-to-portugal-by-president-elect-trump/
  17. ^ Wehner, Greg (2025-01-02). "Trump taps team to work with US Treasury nominee Scott Bessent". Fox News. Retrieved 2025-01-03.
  18. ^ Gangitano, Alex. "Trump taps investment banker Warren Stephens for UK ambassador". The Hill. Retrieved 2024-12-02.
  19. ^ Chiacu, Doina; Slattery, Gram. "Trump picks former acting AG Matthew Whitaker as nominee for NATO ambassador". Reuters. Retrieved 20 November 2024.
  20. ^ Cite error: The named reference :4 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  21. ^ Kelly, Laura. "Trump picks Monica Crowley for senior State Department post". The Hill. Retrieved 2024-12-04.
  22. ^ Kelly, Laura (2024-12-04). "Donald Trump selects Adam Boehler as envoy for hostage affairs". The Hill. Retrieved 2024-12-05.
  23. ^ Bazail-Eimil, Eric (December 22, 2024). "Trump taps special envoy to Latin America". POLITICO.
  24. ^ Sager, Monica (2024-11-12). "Trump selects real estate investor Steven Witkoff as Middle East envoy". Newsweek. Retrieved 2024-12-17.
  25. ^ "Trump selects longtime adviser Keith Kellogg as special envoy for Ukraine and Russia". Associated Press. 2024-11-27. Retrieved 2024-12-17.
  26. ^ Fields, Ashleigh (2024-12-21). "'The Apprentice' creator tapped as Trump's United Kingdom envoy". The Hill. Retrieved 2024-12-21.