List of LGBT ambassadors of the United States

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 of LGBT ambassadors

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AmbassadorCountry/OrganizationListConfirmedAssumed OfficeEnd of TermPresident(s)Ref.
James Hormel LuxembourgListMay 1999 (recess appointment)June 29, 19992001Bill Clinton[3][4]
Michael Guest RomaniaListAugust 1, 2001September 24, 2001July 8, 2004George W. Bush[5]
David Huebner New ZealandListNovember 20, 2009December 4, 2009January 17, 2014Barack Obama[6]
Daniel BaerOrganization for Security and Co-operation in EuropeListAugust 1, 2013September 10, 2013January 20, 2017Barack Obama[3][4]
James Costos Spain and AndorraListAugust 1, 2013September 24, 2013January 20, 2017Barack Obama[3][4]
Rufus Gifford DenmarkListAugust 1, 2013[7]September 13, 2013January 20, 2017Barack Obama[3][4]
Wally Brewster Dominican RepublicListNovember 14, 2013December 9, 2013January 20, 2017Barack Obama[3][4]
John Berry AustraliaListAugust 1, 2013September 25, 2013September 2016Barack Obama[3][4]
Ted Osius VietnamListNovember 17, 2014December 16, 2014October 2017Barack Obama,
Donald Trump		[3][4]
Richard Grenell GermanyListApril 26, 2018May 8, 2018PresentDonald Trump[3][4]

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. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Itkowitz, Colby (March 25, 2015). "The six openly gay U.S. ambassadors were together in one room". Washington Post. Retrieved April 3, 2017.
  4. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 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.
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