List of United States Foreign Service Career Ambassadors
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Senior Foreign Service. The rank of career ambassador is awarded by nomination of the
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. According to the Department of State:


List of career ambassadors

Listed by date of appointment. Names on this list are drawn from the U.S. Department of State's list of career ambassadors, except where another reference is given.


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* Senior Foreign Service *
Diplomatic rank Diplomatic rank is a system of professional and social rank used in the world of diplomacy and international relations. A diplomat's rank determines many ceremonial details, such as the order of precedence at official processions, table seating ...
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Ambassadors of the United States Ambassadors of the United States are persons nominated by the president to serve as the country's diplomatic representatives to foreign nations, international organizations, and as ambassadors-at-large. Under Article II, Section 2 of the U.S ...