Principal Officers and Chiefs of Mission, by year: 2011

Note: Career Foreign Service appointees are asterisked.

• *White, Pamela Ann (1948-)
  • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Gambia, The (2010-2012)
  • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Haiti (2012)
• Adams, David S. (1961-)
  • Assistant Secretary of State for Legislative Affairs (2011)
• Aponte, Mari Del Carmen (1946-)
  • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Dominican Republic (1998)
  • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, El Salvador (2010-2011)
• Avant, Nicole A. (1968-)
  • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Bahamas (2009-2011)
• *Ayalde, Liliana (1956-)
  • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Paraguay (2008-2011)
• *Barr, Joyce A. (1951-)
  • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Namibia (2007)
  • Assistant Secretary of State for Administration (2011)
• Barzun, Matthew Winthrop (1970-)
  • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Sweden (2009-2011)
• *Beecroft, Robert (1957-)
  • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Jordan (2008-2011)
• Benjamin, Daniel (1941-)
  • Director of the Bureau of Counterterrorism (2009)
  • Director of the Bureau of Counterterrorism (2009-2012)
• *Bernicat, Marcia S. B. (1953-)
  • Chargé d'Affaires ad interim, Barbados ((Aug 2001-Mar 2002); Charge d'Affaires ad interim, Antigua/Barbuda, Barbados, Dominica, Grenada, St. Kitts/Nevis, St. Lucia, Vincent/Grenadines)
  • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Guinea-Bissau (2008-2011)
  • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Senegal (2008-2011)
• *Beyrle, John Ross (1954-)
  • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Bulgaria (2005-2008)
  • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Russia (2008-2012)
• *Chaudry, Asif J. (1956-)
  • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Moldova (2008-2011)
• *Brown, Sue Katherine (1948-)
  • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Montenegro (2011)
• *Bryza, Matthew J. (1964-)
  • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Azerbaijan (2010-2012)
• Brzezinski, Mark Francis (1965-)
  • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Sweden (2011)
• *Burns, William Joseph (1956-)
  • Executive Secretaries (1996-1998)
  • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Jordan (1998-2001)
  • Assistant Secretary of State for Near Eastern Affairs (2001-2005)
  • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Russia (2005-2008)
  • Under Secretary of State for Political Affairs (2008-2011)
  • Career Ambassador (2008)
  • Deputy Secretary of State (2011)
• *Callahan, Robert J. (1948-)
  • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Nicaragua (2008-2011)
• *Chacon, Arnold A. (1956-)
  • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Guatemala (2011)
• *Crocker, Ryan Clark (1949-)
  • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Lebanon (1990-1993)
  • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Kuwait (1994-1997)
  • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Syria (1998-2001)
  • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Pakistan (2004)
  • Career Ambassador (2004)
  • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Iraq (2007-2009)
  • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Afghanistan (2011)
• Crowley, Philip J. (?-)
  • Assistant Secretary of State for Public Affairs (2009-2011)
• *Cunningham, James B. (1952-)
  • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Israel (2008-2011)
  • Representative of the U.S.A. to the International Atomic Energy Agency (Vienna) (Nomination of Apr. 8, 2004 withdrawn Oct. 8, 2004.)
• *Corbin, Michael H. (1960-)
  • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, United Arab Emirates (2011)
• Cousin, Ertharin (?-)
  • U.S. Representative to the United Nations Agencies for Food and Agriculture (Rome) (2009-2012)
• *Cretz, Gene Allan (1950-)
  • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Libya (2008-2012)
  • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Ghana (no date on record)
• Eikenberry, Karl Winfrid (1951-)
  • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Afghanistan (2009-2011)
• Eisen, Norman L. (1960-)
  • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Czech Republic (2010-2011)
• *Ensher, Henry S. (1959-)
  • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Algeria (2011)
• *Ereli, Joseph Adam (1960-)
  • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Bahrain (2007-2011)
• Gavin, Michelle D. (?-)
  • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Botswana (2011)
• *Fairfax, Kenneth J. (1959-)
  • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Kazakhstan (2011)
• *Feltman, Jeffrey David (1959-)
  • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Lebanon (2004-2008)
  • Assistant Secretary of State for Near Eastern Affairs (2009-2012)
• *Ford, Robert Stephen (1958-)
  • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Algeria (2006-2008)
  • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Syria (2010-2011)
• *Hardt, D. Brent (1962-)
  • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Guyana (2011)
• *Hawkins, Patricia McMahon (1949-)
  • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Togo (2008-2011)
• *Heffern, John A. (1953-)
  • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Armenia (2011)
• *Gfoeller-Volkoff, Tatiana C. (1960-)
  • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Kyrgyzstan (2008-2011)
• Gration, Jonathan Scott (?-)
  • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Kenya (2011)
• *Hoagland, Richard Eugene (1950-)
  • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Tajikistan (2003-2006)
  • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Kazakhstan (2008-2011)
  • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Armenia (Nomination of May 23, 2006 not acted upon by the Senate; renominated January 9, 2007.)
• *Hodges, Heather M. (1946-)
  • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Moldova (2003-2006)
  • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Ecuador (2008-2011)
• *Jeffrey, James Franklin (1946-)
  • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Albania (2002-2004)
  • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Turkey (2008-2010)
  • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Iraq (2010)
  • Career Ambassador (2011)
• *Jones, Deborah Kay (1956-)
  • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Kuwait (2008-2011)
• *Jones, Stuart E. (1959-)
  • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Jordan (2011)
• Huntsman, Jon M. (1960-)
  • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Singapore (1992-1993)
  • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, China (2009-2011)
• *Jackson, Jeanine Elizabeth (1949-)
  • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Burkina Faso (2006-2009)
  • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Malawi (2011)
• *Kim, Sung Y. (1960-)
  • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Korea (2011)
• Kmiec, Douglas (1951-)
  • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Malta (2009-2011)
• *Knight, James (1948-)
  • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Benin (2009-2013)
• *Koran, Donald W. (1955-)
  • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Rwanda (2011)
• *Krajeski, Thomas Charles (1950-)
  • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Yemen (2004-2007)
  • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Bahrain (2009-2011)
• *Krol, George Albert (1956-)
  • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Belarus (2003-2006)
  • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Turkmenistan (Note: Nomination of June 27, 2007 withdrawn April 28, 2008.)
  • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Uzbekistan (2011)
• *Kubiske, Lisa J. (1954-)
  • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Honduras (2011)
• *Kenney, Kristie Ann (1955-)
  • Executive Secretaries (1998-2001)
  • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Ecuador (2002-2005)
  • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Philippines (2006-2009)
  • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Thailand (2010-2011)
• *Lukens, Lewis A. (1963-)
  • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Guinea-Bissau (2011)
  • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Senegal (2011)
• Mandell, Robert A. (1947-)
  • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Luxembourg (2011)
• *McFarland, Stephen George (1954-)
  • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Guatemala (2008-2011)
• *McGann, C. Steven (1951-)
  • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Tuvalu (2008-2011)
  • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Fiji (2008-2011)
  • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Kiribati (2008-2011)
  • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Tonga (2008-2011)
  • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Nauru (2008-2011)
• McHale, Judith A. (?-)
  • Under Secretary of State for Public Diplomacy and Public Affairs (2009-2011)
• *McMullen, Christopher J. (1952-)
  • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Angola (2010-2011)
• *Lanier, Jerry P. (1952-)
  • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Uganda (2009-2012)
• *LeBaron, Joseph Evan (1947-)
  • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Mauritania (2003)
  • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Qatar (2008-2011)
• *Leonard, Mary Beth (1962-)
  • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Mali (2011)
• *Llorens, Hugo (1954-)
  • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Honduras (2008-2011)
• Locke, Gary (1950-)
  • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, China (2011)
• *Milovanovic, Gillian Arlette (1949-)
  • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Macedonia (2005-2008)
  • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Mali (2008-2011)
• *Merten, Kenneth H. (1961-)
  • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Haiti (2009-2012)
  • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Croatia (2012)
• *Michalak, Michael W. (1946-)
  • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Vietnam (2007-2011)
• *Moriarty, James F. (1953-)
  • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Nepal (2004-2007)
  • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Bangladesh (2008-2011)
• *Moser, William H. (1964-)
  • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Moldova (2011)
• *Mozena, Dan W. (1949-)
  • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Angola (2007-2010)
  • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Bangladesh (2011)
• *Myles, Marianne Matuzek (1953-)
  • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Cape Verde (2008-2011)
• *Nelson, David Daniel (1956-)
  • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Uruguay (2009-2011)
• Nides, Thomas R. (?-)
  • Deputy Secretary of State for Management and Resources (2010-2011)
• *Nolan, Stephen James (1953-)
  • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Botswana (2008-2011)
• *Olson, Richard Gustave (1959-)
  • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, United Arab Emirates (2008-2011)
• *O’Neal, Adrienne S. (1954-)
  • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Cape Verde (2011)
• Page, Susan (1964-)
  • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, South Sudan (2011)
• *Pascual, Carlos (1958-)
  • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Ukraine (2000-2003)
  • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Mexico (2009-2011)
  • Assistant Secretary of State for Energy Resources (no date on record)
• *Pasi, Geeta (1962-)
  • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Djibouti (2011)
• *Reed, Frankie Annette (1954-)
  • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Tuvalu (2011)
  • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Fiji (2011)
  • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Kiribati (2011)
  • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Tonga (2011)
  • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Nauru (2011)
• *Patterson, Anne Woods (1949-)
  • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, El Salvador (1997-2000)
  • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Colombia (2000-2003)
  • Assistant Secretary of State for International Narcotics and Law Enforcement Affairs (2005-2007)
  • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Pakistan (2007-2010)
  • Career Ambassador (2008)
  • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Egypt (2011)
• *Patterson, Robert E. (?-)
  • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Turkmenistan (2011)
• *Pearce, David D. (1950-)
  • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Algeria (2008-2011)
• *Penner, Gary (2011-)
  • Director of the Office of Medical Services (2011)
• *Powell, Nancy Jo (1947-)
  • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Uganda (1997-1999)
  • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Ghana (2001-2002)
  • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Pakistan (2002-2004)
  • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Nepal (2007-2009)
  • Director General of the Foreign Service (2009-2012)
  • Career Ambassador (2011)
  • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, India (2012)
• *Ranneberger, Michael Edward (1949-)
  • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Mali (1999-2002)
  • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Kenya (2006-2011)
• *Reeker, Philip Thomas (1965-)
  • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Macedonia (2008-2011)
• *Ricciardone, Francis Joseph (1952-)
  • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Philippines (2002-2005)
  • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Egypt (2005-2008)
  • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Turkey (2010-2011)
• *Rodley, Carol Ann (1954-)
  • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Cambodia (2008-2011)
• Roemer, Timothy J. (1956-)
  • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, India (2009-2011)
• *Rowe, Leslie Ventura (1947-)
  • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Papua New Guinea (2006-2009)
  • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Solomon Islands (2006-2009)
  • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Vanuatu (2006-2009)
  • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Mozambique (2009-2012)
• Schwartz, Eric P. (?-)
  • Assistant Secretary of State for Population, Refugees, and Migration Affairs (2009-2011)
• *Scobey, Margaret (1949-)
  • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Syria (2003-2005)
  • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Egypt (2008-2011)
• Shapiro, Daniel B. (1969-)
  • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Israel (2011)
• Sherman, Wendy R. (1949-)
  • Assistant Secretary of State for Legislative Affairs (1993-1996)
  • Counselor (1997-2001)
  • Deputy Secretary of State (2011)
• *Shields, Daniel L. (1963-)
  • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Brunei (2011)
• Slaughter, Anne-Marie (?-)
  • Director of the Policy Planning (2009-2011)
• *Slutz, Pamela Jo Howell (1949-)
  • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Mongolia (2003-2006)
  • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Burundi (2009-2012)
• Stroum, Cynthia (1950-)
  • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Luxembourg (2009-2011)
• *Spratlen, Pamela L. (1954-)
  • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Kyrgyzstan (2011)
• Steinberg, James Braidy (1953-)
  • Director of the Policy Planning (1994-1996)
  • Deputy Secretary of State (2009-2011)
• *Stephens, Doris Kathleen (1953-)
  • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Korea (2008-2011)
• Sullivan, Jacob J. (?-)
  • Director of the Policy Planning (2011)
• *Swan, James Christopher (1963-)
  • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Djibouti (2008-2011)
• *Symington, W. Stuart (1952-)
  • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Djibouti (2006-2008)
  • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Rwanda (2008-2011)
• Tauscher, Ellen O. (?-)
  • Under Secretary of State for Arms Control and International Security Affairs (2009-2012)
• *Tueller, Matthew Haywood (?-)
  • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Kuwait (2011)
• *Urbancic, Frank Charles (1951-)
  • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Cyprus (2008-2011)
• Valenzuela, Arturo (?-)
  • Assistant Secretary of State for Western Hemisphere Affairs (2009-2011)
• Verma, Richard Rahul (?-)
  • Assistant Secretary of State for Legislative Affairs (2009-2011)
• *Thessin, James H. (1948-)
  • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Paraguay (2011)
• *Wayne, Earl Anthony (1950-)
  • Assistant Secretary of State for Economic, Energy, and Business Affairs (2000-2006)
  • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Argentina (2006-2009)
  • Career Ambassador (2011)
  • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Mexico (2011)
• *Yovanovitch, Marie L. (1958-)
  • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Kyrgyzstan (2004-2008)
  • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Armenia (2008-2011)
• *Yun, Thomas W. (1949-)
  • Director of the Office of Medical Services (2008-2011)
• *Ziadeh, Susan L. (?-)
  • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Qatar (2011)