List of LGBT ambassadors of the United States explained

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

Name	Accreditation	Credentials presented	Mission end	President(s)	Ref
	Luxembourg				^[3] ^[4]
	Romania				^[5]
	President's Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief				^[6]
	New Zealand			Barack Obama	^[7]
	Samoa
	Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe
	Spain			Barack Obama
	Andorra
	Denmark
	Dominican Republic
	Australia
	Vietnam
	Germany
	Nepal				^[8] ^[9]
	Bosnia and Herzegovina
	Cape Verde		present
	Lithuania		present
Scott Miller	Switzerland		present	Joe Biden
	Liechtenstein
	Sweden		present		^[10]
	Cameroon		present		^[11]
	Hungary		present
	Mozambique		2019		^[12] ^[13] ^[14]
	Switzerland		TBD
	Liechtenstein		TBD
	Asian Development Bank		TBD			-->

See also

• List of the first LGBT holders of political offices in the United States

External links

• America's LGBT Ambassadors: Global Trade Will Lift Up LGBT Lives, The White House

Notes and References

1. Web site: U.S. Ambassadors: Current List of Ambassadorial Appointments Overseas. . February 3, 2017.
2. https://www.senate.gov/pagelayout/history/one_item_and_teasers/powers.htm U.S. Senate – Powers & Procedure
3. News: Colby . Itkowitz . The six openly gay U.S. ambassadors were together in one room . . March 25, 2015 . April 3, 2017.
4. Web site: Summers . Claude . Obama's 6 Gay U.S. Ambassadors Are Leading the Global Fight for LGBT Rights . The New Civil Rights Movement . April 3, 2017 . August 21, 2016.
5. Web site: Michael Guest Bio . U.S. Department of State . April 3, 2014 .
6. Web site: Department Of State. The Office of Electronic Information. Bureau of Public Affairs. 2006-04-19. Dybul, Mark. 2021-10-23. 2001-2009.state.gov. en.
7. Web site: Obama to Name Openly Gay Ambassador . Stolberg . Sheryl Gay . October 7, 2009 . . October 8, 2009.
8. Web site: 2018-10-04. Openly Gay Ambassador Randy Berry Sworn In As The Next U.S. Ambassador to Nepal. 2021-10-23. en-US.
9. Web site: Trump Appoints, confirms out gay diplomat, Randy Berry, as Ambassador to Nepal . September 19, 2018.
10. Web site: 2018-10-04. Biden nominates LGBTQ community leader Erik Ramanathan as US envoy to Sweden. 2022-02-10.
11. Web site: Riley . John . December 20, 2021 . U.S. Senate approves gay man as ambassador to Cameroon, where homosexuality is criminalized . April 5, 2022 . Metro Weekly . en-US.
12. Web site: Howard Pittman obituary . June 19, 2024 . Dignity Memorial . en-US.
13. https://2017-2021.state.gov/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/Ambassadorial-Assignments-4-Oct-17.pdf Ambassadorial Assignments 4 Oct 17
14. https://www.congress.gov/114/crec/2015/11/17/CREC-2015-11-17-pt1-PgS8019.pdf Congressional Record, Senate S8019, November 17, 2015