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List of LGBT ambassadors of the United States

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This list of LGBT ambassadors of the United States includes ambassadors of the United States who publicly identified as lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender or otherwise part of the LGBT community at the time of their appointment. This list includes ambassadors to individual nations of the world, to international organizations (also known as permanent representatives), and ambassadors-at-large.[1]

Ambassadors are nominated by the president of the United States and confirmed by the Senate.[2] Ambassadors serve "at the pleasure of the president", meaning they can be dismissed at any time.

List

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Name Accreditation Credentials presented Mission end President(s) Ref
James Hormel Luxembourg Luxembourg September 8, 1999 January 1, 2001 Bill Clinton [3][4]
Michael Guest Romania Romania September 24, 2001 July 8, 2004 George W. Bush [5]
Mark Dybul President's Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief August 11, 2006 January 20, 2009 [6]
David Huebner New Zealand New Zealand December 4, 2009 January 17, 2014 Barack Obama [7]
 Samoa February 23, 2010 January 17, 2014
Dan Baer Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe September 10, 2013 January 20, 2017 [3][4]
David Pressman United Nations Security Council September 14, 2014 January 20, 2017 [8]
James Costos Spain Spain September 24, 2013 January 18, 2017 [3][4]
 Andorra April 4, 2014 January 18, 2017
Rufus Gifford Denmark Denmark September 13, 2013 January 20, 2017 [3][4]
Wally Brewster Dominican Republic Dominican Republic December 9, 2013 January 20, 2017 [3][4]
John Berry Australia Australia September 25, 2013 September 20, 2016 [3][4]
Howard Dean Pittman Mozambique Mozambique November 23, 2014 November 4, 2019 [9][10][11]
Ted Osius Vietnam Vietnam December 16, 2014 November 4, 2017 [3][4]
Donald Trump
Ric Grenell Germany Germany May 8, 2018 June 1, 2020 [3][4]
Randy Berry Nepal Nepal October 25, 2018 October 2, 2022 [12][13]
Joe Biden
Eric Nelson Bosnia and Herzegovina Bosnia and Herzegovina February 19, 2019 February 1, 2022 Donald Trump
Joe Biden
Jeff Daigle Cape Verde Cape Verde September 10, 2019 present Donald Trump
Joe Biden
Robert Gilchrist Lithuania Lithuania February 4, 2020 Donald Trump
Joe Biden
Scott Miller Switzerland Switzerland January 11, 2022
Liechtenstein Liechtenstein February 16, 2022
Erik Ramanathan Sweden Sweden January 20, 2022 [14]
Christopher Lamora Cameroon Cameroon March 21, 2022 [15]
David Pressman Hungary Hungary September 14, 2022

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "U.S. Ambassadors: Current List of Ambassadorial Appointments Overseas". U.S. Department of State. Retrieved February 3, 2017.
  2. ^ U.S. Senate – Powers & Procedure Senate.gov Retrieved 25 May 2012.
  3. ^ a b c d e f g h Itkowitz, Colby (March 25, 2015). "The six openly gay U.S. ambassadors were together in one room". Washington Post. Retrieved April 3, 2017.
  4. ^ a b c d e f g h Summers, Claude (August 21, 2016). "Obama's 6 Gay U.S. Ambassadors Are Leading the Global Fight for LGBT Rights". The New Civil Rights Movement. Retrieved April 3, 2017.
  5. ^ "Michael Guest Bio" (PDF). U.S. Department of State. Retrieved April 3, 2014.
  6. ^ Department Of State. The Office of Electronic Information, Bureau of Public Affairs (2006-04-19). "Dybul, Mark". 2001-2009.state.gov. Retrieved 2021-10-23.
  7. ^ Stolberg, Sheryl Gay (October 7, 2009). "Obama to Name Openly Gay Ambassador". The New York Times. Retrieved October 8, 2009.
  8. ^ "Congressional Record". September 14, 2014.
  9. ^ "Howard Pittman obituary". Dignity Memorial. Retrieved June 19, 2024.
  10. ^ Ambassadorial Assignments 4 Oct 17, U.S. Department of State
  11. ^ Congressional Record, Senate S8019, November 17, 2015
  12. ^ "Openly Gay Ambassador Randy Berry Sworn In As The Next U.S. Ambassador to Nepal". 2018-10-04. Retrieved 2021-10-23.
  13. ^ "Trump Appoints, confirms out gay diplomat, Randy Berry, as Ambassador to Nepal". September 19, 2018.
  14. ^ "Biden nominates LGBTQ community leader Erik Ramanathan as US envoy to Sweden". 2018-10-04. Retrieved 2022-02-10.
  15. ^ Riley, John (December 20, 2021). "U.S. Senate approves gay man as ambassador to Cameroon, where homosexuality is criminalized". Metro Weekly. Retrieved April 5, 2022.
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