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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Ambassador Country/Organization List Confirmed Assumed Office End of Term President(s) Ref.
James Hormel  Luxembourg List May 1999 (recess appointment) June 29, 1999 2001 Bill Clinton [3][4]
Michael E. Guest  Romania List August 1, 2001 September 24, 2001 July 8, 2004 George W. Bush [5]
David Huebner  New Zealand List November 20, 2009 December 4, 2009 January 17, 2014 Barack Obama [6]
Daniel Baer Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe List August 1, 2013 September 10, 2013 January 20, 2017 Barack Obama [3][4]
James Costos  Spain and Andorra List August 1, 2013 September 24, 2013 January 20, 2017 Barack Obama [3][4]
Rufus Gifford  Denmark List August 1, 2013[7] September 13, 2013 January 20, 2017 Barack Obama [3][4]
Wally Brewster  Dominican Republic List November 14, 2013 December 9, 2013 January 20, 2017 Barack Obama [3][4]
John Berry  Australia List August 1, 2013 September 25, 2013 September 2016 Barack Obama [3][4]
Ted Osius  Vietnam List November 17, 2014 December 16, 2014 October 2017 Barack Obama,
Donald Trump		 [3][4]
Richard Grenell  Germany List April 26, 2018 May 8, 2018 Present Donald Trump [3][4]
Randy W. Berry    Nepal List May 10, 2018 October 25, 2018 Present Donald Trump [8][9]
Eric Nelson  Bosnia List August 23, 2018 January 2, 2019 Present Donald Trump
Jeff Daigle  Cabo Verde List May 29, 2019 September 10, 2019 Present Donald Trump
Robert Gilchrist  Lithuania List July 22, 2019 December 19, 2019 Present Donald Trump

See also

References

  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. ^ Stolberg, Sheryl Gay (October 7, 2009). "Obama to Name Openly Gay Ambassador". The New York Times. thecaucus.blogs.nytimes.com. Retrieved October 8, 2009.
  7. ^ "PN561 — John Rufus Gifford — Department of State". U.S. Congress. Retrieved April 9, 2017.
  8. ^ http://www.nepalisite.com/openly-gay-ambassador-randy-berry-sworn-in-as-the-next-u-s-ambassador-to-nepal/
  9. ^ "Trump Appoints, confirms out gay diplomat, Randy Berry, as Ambassador to Nepal". 2018-09-19.

External links

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