NEW AMBASSADORS 2025
Based on the information available as of August 13, 2025, here are some of the new foreign ambassadors in Washington D.C.:
- New Zealand: Chris Seed will assume the role in January 2026, succeeding Rosemary Banks.
- Russia: Russia announced in February 2025 it would send a new ambassador to Washington. A veteran diplomat, Alexander Darchiev, was named as the new ambassador in March 2025.
- Israel: Yechiel (Michael) Leiter officially assumed his role as Ambassador of Israel to Washington on January 27, 2025, according to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. He replaced Michael (Mike) Herzog.
- Liberia: Dr. Al-Hassan Conteh arrived in Washington D.C. as Liberia's new Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary to the United States on April 14, 2025.
In addition, several new foreign envoys arrived in Washington D.C. in July 2025, representing the following countries:
- Argentina
- Cambodia
- Haiti
- Jamaica
- Lebanon
- Moldova
- Nepal
- Oman
- Senegal
- Serbia
- Sierra Leone
- Yemen
- Israel: Yechiel Leiter (January 24, 2025) - This is a confirmed arrival for a foreign ambassador
- Pakistan: Rizwan Saeed Sheikh - Reported as a new ambassador in Washington as of October 2024, likely presenting credentials in late 2024 or early 2025.
- Panama: José Miguel Alemán Healy - Reported as a new ambassador in Washington as of October 2024, likely presenting credentials in late 2024 or early 2025.
- Finland: Leena-Kaisa Mikkola - Reported as a new ambassador in Washington as of October 2024, likely presenting credentials in late 2024 or early 2025.
- Iceland: Svanhildur Hólm Valsdóttir - Reported as a new ambassador in Washington as of October 2024, likely presenting credentials in late 2024 or early 2025.
- Norway: Anniken Scharning Huitfeldt - Reported as a new ambassador in Washington as of October 2024, likely presenting credentials in late 2024 or early 2025
- Latvia: Elita Kuzma - Reported as a new ambassador in Washington as of October 2024, likely presenting credentials in late 2024 or early 2025
- India: Vinay Mohan Kwatra - Reported as a new ambassador in Washington as of October 2024, likely presenting credentials in late 2024 or early 2025.
- Botswana: Mpho Churchill Mophuting - Reported as a new ambassador in Washington as of October 2024, likely presenting credentials in late 2024 or early 2025.
- Colombia: Daniel García-Peña Jaramillo - Reported as a new ambassador in Washington as of October 2024, likely presenting credentials in late 2024 or early 2025.
- Ecuador: Cristian Espinosa Cañizares - Reported as a new ambassador in Washington as of October 2024, likely presenting credentials in late 2024 or early 2025
- Kenya: David Kipkorir Kiplagat Kerich - Presented credentials to President Biden on September 18, 2024, marking his official start.
- Somalia: Hassan Abdi Dahir - Reported as a new ambassador in Washington as of October 2024, likely presenting credentials in late 2024 or early 2025.
- South Sudan: Santino Fardol Watoo Dicken - Reported as a new ambassador in Washington as of October 2024, likely presenting credentials in late 2024 or early 2025.
- Switzerland: Ralf Heckner - Reported as a new ambassador in Washington as of October 2024, likely presenting credentials in late 2024 or early 2025
- Fiji: Ilisoni Vuidreketi - Reported as a new ambassador in Washington as of October 2024, likely presenting credentials in late 2024 or early 2025
- Guinea-Bissau: Maria Da Conceição Nobre Cabral - Reported as a new ambassador in Washington as of October 2024, likely presenting credentials in late 2024 or early 2025.
- Montenegro: Jovan Mirković - Reported as a new ambassador in Washington as of October 2024, likely presenting credentials in late 2024 or early 2025.