Meet the Ambassadors

Meet the Ambassadors episodes:

• 08.22.2016

  Representing the U.S. in Chile: Michael A. Hammer

  Meet Mike Hammer, the U.S. Ambassador to Chile. Ambassador Hammer is a career member of the U.S. Senior Foreign Service and entered the diplomatic corps in 1988. He has served abroad in Bolivia, Norway, Iceland and Denmark. Ambassador Hammer has...

  
• 08.05.2016

  Representing the U.S. in Brazil: Liliana Ayalde

  Meet Liliana Ayalde, the U.S. Ambassador to Brazil. Ambassador Ayalde first joined the Foreign Service in 1982 and started her international career in Dhaka, Bangladesh. She is a member of the Senior Foreign Service with the rank of Career Minister...

  
• 07.28.2016

  Representing the U.S. in Gabon and São Tomé & Príncipe: Cynthia Akuetteh

  Meet Cynthia Akuetteh, the U.S. Ambassador to Gabon and the Democratic of Sao Tome and Principe. Ambassador Akuetteh previously served as Director of the Office of Central African Affairs, where she oversaw bilateral relations with ten countries, mostly unstable or...

  
• 06.29.2016

  Representing the U.S. at the OECD: Daniel Yohannes

  Daniel W. Yohannes is the United States Ambassador to the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD). A former banker from Englewood, Colorado, Mr. Yohannes has more than 30 years of experience in banking and economic development. Prior to his...

  
• 06.03.2016

  Representing the U.S. in Vietnam: Ted Osius

  Meet Ted Osius, the current U.S. Ambassador to Vietnam. Early in his career, Mr. Osius helped open the U.S. Consulate General in Ho Chi Minh City and was one of the first U.S. diplomats at the U.S. Embassy in Hanoi....

  
• 05.25.2016

  Representing the U.S. in Qatar: Dana S. Smith

  Meet Dana S. Smith the 4th woman in U.S. history to serve as the U.S. Ambassador to Qatar. More information on Dana S. Smith: goo.gl/E6xQuN.

  
• 05.18.2016

  Representing the U.S. in Ukraine: Geoffrey Pyatt

  Meet Geoffrey Pyatt, the eighth United States Ambassador to serve in Ukraine. More information on Geoffrey Pyatt: goo.gl/A0vByM.

  
• 05.12.2016

  Representing the U.S. in India: Richard Verma

  Meet Richard Verma, the first Indian American to serve as the U.S. Ambassador to India. Ambassador Verma oversees one of the largest U.S. Missions in the world, including four consulates across India.

  
• 05.03.2016

  History Of U.S. Ambassadors

  Who was the first U.S. ambassador? What does it mean to have diplomatic relations with a country and why is it important? These questions and more are answered in our interview with Dr. Stephen Randolph the Historian of the U.S....

  
• 04.27.2016

  Representing The United States Overseas

  Who are diplomats and what do they do? These are some of the questions we will answer in "Meet the Ambassador" a new podcast series that will introducing the American public to the Department of State employees working on behalf...