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Previously representative (beginning in 1959) to several of the pre-EU (European Communities) groups including the European Coal and Steel Community, European Economic Community, and European Atomic Energy Community. First ambassador. ^ Title changed from "European Communities" to "European Union" on May 9, 1994.
Ambassadors are the highest-ranking diplomats of the U.S. and are usually based at the embassy in the host country. They are under the jurisdiction of the Department of State and answer directly to the secretary of state ; however, ambassadors serve " at the pleasure of the President ", meaning they can be dismissed at any time.
An ambassador is an official envoy, especially a highest ranking diplomat who represents a state and is usually accredited to another sovereign state, or to an international organization as the resident representative of their own government or sovereign or appointed for a special and often temporary diplomatic assignment. [1]
Pages in category "Ambassadors of the United States to the European Union" The following 18 pages are in this category, out of 18 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .
The current United States Ambassador to the European Union is Mark Henry Gitenstein (born March 7, 1947), an American lawyer and diplomat who is serving as the United States ambassador to the European Union since 2022. He was nominated by President Joe Biden on July 27, 2021, and confirmed by the United States Senate on December 18, 2021.
U.S. Department of State Facilities and Areas of Jurisdictions. The United States has the second largest number of active diplomatic posts of any country in the world after the People's Republic of China, [1] including 271 bilateral posts (embassies and consulates) in 173 countries, as well as 11 permanent missions to international organizations and seven other posts (as of November 2023 [2]).
Deputy United States Trade Representative for Western Hemisphere, Europe, the Middle East, Labor, and Environment (with the rank of ambassador) Nelson Cunningham [53] January 11, 2024 May 23, 2024 [54] — Ambassador to Libya. Jennifer Gavito [55] January 8, 2024 November 14, 2024 [56] — Head of the Office of Sanctions Coordination (with the ...
This is a list of United States ambassadors appointed by the 45th and 47th president of the United States, Donald Trump, during his 1st term in office (2017–2021). Ambassadorships are often used as a form of political patronage to reward high-profile or important supporters of the president.