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This is a list of United States ambassadors to the European Union. The formal title of this position is Representative of the United States of America to the European Union (prior to May 9, 1994: European Communities), with the rank and status of Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary. [2]
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]
The United States order of precedence is an advisory document maintained by the Ceremonials Division of the Office of the Chief of Protocol of the United States which lists the ceremonial order, or relative preeminence, for domestic and foreign government officials (military and civilian) at diplomatic, ceremonial, and social events within the United States and abroad.
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 .
Deputy United States Trade Representative for the Office of Geneva (with the rank of ambassador) Maria Pagan: March 14, 2022 (Confirmed March 10, 2022, 80–19) [RC 29] — — Deputy United States Trade Representative for Western Hemisphere, Europe, the Middle East, Labor, and Environment (with the rank of ambassador) Jayme White: September 27 ...
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.
The official title for the position is the Representative of the U.S.A. to the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development, with the rank of Ambassador. [ citation needed ] In the absence of an ambassador, the Deputy Permanent Representative assumes the role of interim Permanent Representative and heads USOECD as Chargé d'Affaires.