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[[File:Indonesian Embasy host Aidilfitri Open House 02.jpg|thumb|Ambassador-at-large of [[Brunei]] [[Princess Masna Bolkiah]] greeting Indonesian delegations]] |
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An '''ambassador-at-large''' is a [[diplomat]], a [[secretary of state|secretary]], or a [[minister (government)|minister]] of the highest rank who is accredited to represent a country and its people internationally. |
An '''ambassador-at-large''' is a [[diplomat]], a [[secretary of state|secretary]], or a [[minister (government)|minister]] of the highest rank who is accredited to represent a country and its people internationally. |
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Unlike an [[ambassador]]-in-residence, who is usually limited to a country or [[embassy]], the ambassador-at-large is entrusted to operate in several usually |
Unlike an [[ambassador]]-in-residence, who is usually limited to a country or [[embassy]], the ambassador-at-large is entrusted to operate in several usually neighboring countries, a region or sometimes hold a seat in an international organization like the [[United Nations]] and the other international organizations. In some cases, an ambassador-at-large may even be specifically assigned a role to advise and assist the state or a government in particular issues. Historically, presidents or prime ministers have designated special diplomatic envoys for specific assignments, primarily overseas but sometimes also within the country as an ambassador-at-large. |
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==Honorific title== |
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* [[Coordinator for Counterterrorism]] |
* [[Coordinator for Counterterrorism]] |
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* [[United States Ambassador-at-Large for War Crimes Issues|United States Ambassador-at-Large for Global Criminal Justice]] |
* [[United States Ambassador-at-Large for War Crimes Issues|United States Ambassador-at-Large for Global Criminal Justice]] |
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* [[United States Ambassador-at-Large for Global Women's Issues]] |
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==Notable ambassadors-at-large== |
==Notable ambassadors-at-large== |
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* [[Charles Aznavour]], Franco-Armenian singer, Armenian Ambassador-at-Large to Switzerland, then to the [[United Nations Organization]] |
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=== Asia === |
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⚫ | * {{Flagicon|Iran}} [[Mehdi Samii]], Iranian ambassador-at-large for Economic affairs and Advisor to the Prime Minister for International Financing (1971–1973)<ref>{{cite book |last1=Milani |first1=Abbas |title=Eminent Persians: The Men and Women who Made Modern Iran, 1941-1979 |date=2008 |publisher=Syracuse University Press |isbn=978-0815609070 |volume=1 |location=Syracuse, N.Y. |pages=766–767}}</ref> |
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⚫ | * [[Henry A. Crumpton]], Coordinator for Counterterrorism at the Department of State<ref name="US Department of State Archives">{{cite web |title=Biography: Henry A. Crumpton |url=https://2001-2009.state.gov/outofdate/bios/c/50493.htm |publisher=US Department of State Archives |access-date=3 March 2019 |date=3 August 2005}}</ref> |
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* {{Flagicon|Bangladesh}} [[Mohammad Ziauddin]], Ambassador-at-large of the [[Prime Minister of Bangladesh]] |
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⚫ | * {{Flagicon|Philippine}} [[Carlos P. Romulo]], President of the [[United Nations General Assembly]] (1949–1950), Secretary/Minister of Foreign Affairs and Ambassador-at-Large under three Philippine Presidents: [[Elpidio Quirino]] (1950–1952), [[Diosdado Macapagal]] (1963–1964) and [[Ferdinand Marcos]] (1968–1984) |
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⚫ | * [[Eric Goosby]], United States Global AIDS Coordinator (Ambassador-at-Large for HIV and AIDS)<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.state.gov/r/pa/ei/biog/125483.htm|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090715063155/http://www.state.gov/r/pa/ei/biog/125483.htm|url-status=dead|archive-date=15 July 2009|title=Goosby, Eric|publisher=State|date=23 June 2009|access-date=8 January 2013}}</ref> |
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*[[León María Guerrero III]], Undersecretary for Foreign Affairs under [[Ramon Magsaysay]] (1953–1954) and Ambassador-at-Large under four Philippine Presidents: [[Ramon Magsaysay]] (1954–1957), [[Carlos P. Garcia]] (1957–1961), [[Diosdado Macapagal]] (1961–1965) and [[Ferdinand E. Marcos]] (1965–1980) |
* {{Flagicon|Philippine}} [[León María Guerrero III]], Undersecretary for Foreign Affairs under [[Ramon Magsaysay]] (1953–1954) and Ambassador-at-Large under four Philippine Presidents: [[Ramon Magsaysay]] (1954–1957), [[Carlos P. Garcia]] (1957–1961), [[Diosdado Macapagal]] (1961–1965) and [[Ferdinand E. Marcos]] (1965–1980) |
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* {{Flagicon|Singapore}} [[Tommy Koh]], Ambassador-at-Large of Singapore |
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⚫ | * {{Flagicon|Singapore}} [[Gopinath Pillai]], former Ambassador-at-Large of Singapore<ref name="Live Mint">{{cite web |date=21 November 2013 |title=Live Mint |url=http://www.livemint.com/Companies/VrX1qU1l4rkfOywZS9zK0L/Its-difficult-to-do-business-in-India-Gopinath-Pillai.html |access-date=December 12, 2014 |publisher=Live Mint}}</ref> |
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⚫ | * {{Flagicon|Taiwan}} [[Loh I-cheng|Gene Loh]], Ambassador-at-Large of the Republic of China (Taiwan) from 1997 to 2001<ref name="TaipeiTimes20020418">{{cite news |last=Chu |first=Monique |date=18 April 2002 |title=Veteran diplomat tells it like it was |work=Taipei Times |url=http://www.taipeitimes.com/News/taiwan/archives/2002/04/18/0000132308 |access-date=27 October 2012}}</ref> |
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* {{Flagicon|Taiwan}} [[Audrey Tang]], Cyber Ambassador-at-Large of the Republic of China (Taiwan) and former Minister of Digital Affairs<ref name="TaiwanNews20241008">{{cite news |last=Scanlan |first=Sean |date=8 Oct 2024 |title=Taiwan President Lai Ching-te appoints new ambassadors-at-large |work=Taiwan News |url=https://www.taiwannews.com.tw/news/5948658 |access-date=11 October 2024}}</ref> |
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* {{Flagicon|Turkey}} [[Ahmet Davutoğlu]], Formerly Ambassador-at-Large of Turkey; he subsequently served as Foreign Minister and Prime Minister |
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* {{Flagicon|Armenia}} [[Charles Aznavour]], Franco-Armenian singer, Armenian Ambassador-at-Large to Switzerland, then to the [[United Nations Organization]] |
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⚫ | * {{Flagicon|Finland}} [[Petri Salo]], Finland's Roving Ambassador for the South Caucasus (Armenia, Azerbaijan and Georgia)<ref>{{cite web |date=18 October 2012 |title=Roving Ambassador for South Caucasus – |url=http://formin.finland.fi/Public/default.aspx?nodeid=16661&contentlan=2&culture=en-US |access-date=8 January 2013 |publisher=Ministry for Foreign Affairs of Finland |archive-date=23 May 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130523034203/http://formin.finland.fi/public/default.aspx?nodeid=16661&contentlan=2&culture=en-US |url-status=dead }}</ref> |
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⚫ | * Dame [[Nuala O'Loan]], of Ireland. Roving Ambassador for Conflict Resolution and Special Envoy to Timor-Leste<ref>{{cite web| |
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⚫ | * {{Flagicon|Hungary}} [[Georg von Habsburg]], Ambassador-at-Large of Hungary<ref>{{cite news |date=20 February 2010 |title=The Habsburgs' new empire: The princess and the bear |publisher=The Economist |url=http://www.economist.com/node/15551306?story_id=15551306&fsrc=rss |access-date=8 January 2013}}</ref> |
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⚫ | * {{Flagicon|Ireland}} Dame [[Nuala O'Loan]], of Ireland. Roving Ambassador for Conflict Resolution and Special Envoy to Timor-Leste<ref>{{cite web |date=10 March 2008 |title=New Roving Ambassador Nuala O' Loan to Travel to Timor |url=http://www.irishembassy.nl/home/index.aspx?id=43535 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120216014840/http://www.irishembassy.nl/home/index.aspx?id=43535 |archive-date=16 February 2012 |access-date=8 January 2013 |publisher=Irish embassy |df=dmy-all}}</ref> |
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* [[Jaroslaw Pijarowski]], Ambassador-at-Large of International Human Rights Organization for [[Poland]]<ref name="International Human Rights Organization">{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ABfOmxZXNFE&feature=youtu.be&fbclid=IwAR33-r0Eel3St87OR_q3_1rFumQ5XeSd4wqDl-imdyo1Cd4Jjm9JreHE3Hk |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211213/ABfOmxZXNFE |archive-date=2021-12-13 | |
* {{Flagicon|Poland}} [[Jaroslaw Pijarowski]], Ambassador-at-Large of International Human Rights Organization for [[Poland]]<ref name="International Human Rights Organization">{{cite web |date=18 November 2020 |title=International Human Rights Organization |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ABfOmxZXNFE&feature=youtu.be&fbclid=IwAR33-r0Eel3St87OR_q3_1rFumQ5XeSd4wqDl-imdyo1Cd4Jjm9JreHE3Hk |url-status=live |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211213/ABfOmxZXNFE |archive-date=2021-12-13 |access-date=November 18, 2020 |publisher=yt.com}}{{cbignore}}</ref> |
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⚫ | * [[Gopinath Pillai]], Ambassador-at-Large of Singapore<ref name="Live Mint">{{cite web|url=http://www.livemint.com/Companies/VrX1qU1l4rkfOywZS9zK0L/Its-difficult-to-do-business-in-India-Gopinath-Pillai.html |
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⚫ | * [[Petri Salo]], Finland's Roving Ambassador for the South Caucasus (Armenia, Azerbaijan and Georgia)<ref>{{cite web|url=http://formin.finland.fi/Public/default.aspx?nodeid=16661&contentlan=2&culture=en-US| |
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⚫ | * [[Mehdi Samii]], Iranian ambassador-at-large for Economic affairs and Advisor to the Prime Minister for International Financing (1971–1973)<ref>{{cite book|last1=Milani|first1=Abbas|title=Eminent Persians: The Men and Women who Made Modern Iran, 1941-1979 |
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* {{Flagicon|Democratic Republic of the Congo}} [[Nicolas Kazadi]], Ambassador-at-Large for the Democratic Republic of the Congo |
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⚫ | * [[Strobe Talbott]], US Ambassador-at-Large and Special Advisor to the Secretary on the New Independent States<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.americanacademy.de/home/person/strobe-talbott|title=Strobe Talbott: Richard von Weizsäcker Distinguished Visitor {{ndash}} Class of Spring 2009|website=[[American Academy in Berlin]]|access-date=20 March 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150402154850/http://www.americanacademy.de/home/person/strobe-talbott|archive-date=2 April 2015|url-status=dead}}</ref> |
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* {{Flagicon|Burundi}} [[Princess Esther Kamatari]], Ambassador-at-large representing Burundi |
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=== Americas === |
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* {{Flagicon|Bahamas}} [[Buddy Hield|Chavano "Buddy" Hield]], Ambassador-at-Large for The Bahamas<ref>{{Cite web |date=2024-02-16 |title=Chavano “Buddy” Hield Appointed Ambassador At-Large For Sports And Cultural Development |url=https://mofa.gov.bs/chavano-buddy-hield-appointed-ambassador-at-large-for-sports-and-cultural-development/ |website=mofa.gov.bs}} |
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* {{Flagicon|Barbados}} [[Rihanna|Robyn Rihanna Fenty]], Ambassador-at-Large for Barbados<ref>{{Cite web |date=2021-11-30 |title=Rihanna's officially titled 'right excellent,' named Barbados national hero |url=https://www.pbs.org/newshour/arts/rihannas-officially-titled-right-excellent-named-barbados-hero |access-date=2023-08-10 |website=PBS NewsHour |language=en-us}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |agency=Press Association |date=2018-09-22 |title=Rihanna appointed ambassador for her native Barbados |language=en-GB |work=The Guardian |url=https://www.theguardian.com/music/2018/sep/22/rihanna-appointed-ambassador-for-her-native-barbados |access-date=2023-08-10 |issn=0261-3077}}</ref> |
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* {{Flagicon|Belize}} [[Attallah Shabazz]], Ambassador-at-Large for Belize |
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* {{Flagicon|Haiti}} [[Wyclef Jean]], Ambassador-at-Large for Haiti |
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⚫ | * {{Flagicon|United States}} [[Henry A. Crumpton]], Coordinator for Counterterrorism at the Department of State<ref name="US Department of State Archives">{{cite web |title=Biography: Henry A. Crumpton |url=https://2001-2009.state.gov/outofdate/bios/c/50493.htm |publisher=US Department of State Archives |access-date=3 March 2019 |date=3 August 2005}}</ref> |
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⚫ | * {{Flagicon|United States}} [[Eric Goosby]], United States Global AIDS Coordinator (Ambassador-at-Large for HIV and AIDS)<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.state.gov/r/pa/ei/biog/125483.htm|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090715063155/http://www.state.gov/r/pa/ei/biog/125483.htm|url-status=dead|archive-date=15 July 2009|title=Goosby, Eric|publisher=State|date=23 June 2009|access-date=8 January 2013}}</ref> |
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* {{Flagicon|United States}} [[John Hanford]], former United States Ambassador-at-Large for International Religious Freedom |
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⚫ | * {{Flagicon|United States}} [[Strobe Talbott]], US Ambassador-at-Large and Special Advisor to the Secretary on the New Independent States<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.americanacademy.de/home/person/strobe-talbott|title=Strobe Talbott: Richard von Weizsäcker Distinguished Visitor {{ndash}} Class of Spring 2009|website=[[American Academy in Berlin]]|access-date=20 March 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150402154850/http://www.americanacademy.de/home/person/strobe-talbott|archive-date=2 April 2015|url-status=dead}}</ref> |
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Latest revision as of 11:08, 11 October 2024
An ambassador-at-large is a diplomat, a secretary, or a minister of the highest rank who is accredited to represent a country and its people internationally.
Unlike an ambassador-in-residence, who is usually limited to a country or embassy, the ambassador-at-large is entrusted to operate in several usually neighboring countries, a region or sometimes hold a seat in an international organization like the United Nations and the other international organizations. In some cases, an ambassador-at-large may even be specifically assigned a role to advise and assist the state or a government in particular issues. Historically, presidents or prime ministers have designated special diplomatic envoys for specific assignments, primarily overseas but sometimes also within the country as an ambassador-at-large.
Honorific title
[edit]According to international protocol, ambassadors and ambassadors-at-large are officially styled and addressed as His/Her Excellency, or Mister/Madam Ambassador. The title may be abbreviated in official correspondence as H.E.[1]
United States ambassadors-at-large
[edit]The US president appointed the first official who specifically bore the title of ambassador-at-large on 12 March 1949 under the authority vested in Article II, Section 2 of the US Constitution to deal with specific foreign policy issues, which have been frequently spelled out in their commissions.
Ambassador-at-large positions in the diplomatic corps of the US State Department include:
- Coordinator for Counterterrorism
- United States Ambassador-at-Large for Arctic Affairs
- United States Ambassador-at-Large for Global Criminal Justice
- United States Ambassador-at-Large for Global Women's Issues
- United States Ambassador-at-Large for International Religious Freedom
- United States Ambassador-at-Large to Monitor and Combat Trafficking in Persons
- United States Global AIDS Coordinator
Notable ambassadors-at-large
[edit]Asia
[edit]- Princess Masna Bolkiah, Brunei's Ambassador-at-Large and Minister of Foreign Affairs and Trade
- Mehdi Samii, Iranian ambassador-at-large for Economic affairs and Advisor to the Prime Minister for International Financing (1971–1973)[2]
- Lon Non, Ambassador-at-Large for the Khmer Republic
- Mohammad Ziauddin, Ambassador-at-large of the Prime Minister of Bangladesh
- Javed Malik, Pakistan's Ambassador-at-Large to the Persian gulf Region
- Carlos P. Romulo, President of the United Nations General Assembly (1949–1950), Secretary/Minister of Foreign Affairs and Ambassador-at-Large under three Philippine Presidents: Elpidio Quirino (1950–1952), Diosdado Macapagal (1963–1964) and Ferdinand Marcos (1968–1984)
- León María Guerrero III, Undersecretary for Foreign Affairs under Ramon Magsaysay (1953–1954) and Ambassador-at-Large under four Philippine Presidents: Ramon Magsaysay (1954–1957), Carlos P. Garcia (1957–1961), Diosdado Macapagal (1961–1965) and Ferdinand E. Marcos (1965–1980)
- Chan Heng Chee, Ambassador-at-Large representing Singapore and former ambassador to the United States from 1996 to 2012[3]
- Tommy Koh, Ambassador-at-Large of Singapore
- Ong Keng Yong, Ambassador-at-Large at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Singapore and former Secretary-General of Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN)
- Gopinath Pillai, former Ambassador-at-Large of Singapore[4]
- Gene Loh, Ambassador-at-Large of the Republic of China (Taiwan) from 1997 to 2001[5]
- Audrey Tang, Cyber Ambassador-at-Large of the Republic of China (Taiwan) and former Minister of Digital Affairs[6]
- Ahmet Davutoğlu, Formerly Ambassador-at-Large of Turkey; he subsequently served as Foreign Minister and Prime Minister
Europe
[edit]- Charles Aznavour, Franco-Armenian singer, Armenian Ambassador-at-Large to Switzerland, then to the United Nations Organization
- Petri Salo, Finland's Roving Ambassador for the South Caucasus (Armenia, Azerbaijan and Georgia)[7]
- Stavros Lambrinidis, Ambassador-at-Large of Hellenic Republic, Vice President of the European Parliament and Minister for Foreign Affairs of Greece
- Georg von Habsburg, Ambassador-at-Large of Hungary[8]
- Dame Nuala O'Loan, of Ireland. Roving Ambassador for Conflict Resolution and Special Envoy to Timor-Leste[9]
- Jaroslaw Pijarowski, Ambassador-at-Large of International Human Rights Organization for Poland[10]
Africa
[edit]- Nicolas Kazadi, Ambassador-at-Large for the Democratic Republic of the Congo
- Amina Mohammed, Ambassador-at-large representing Kenya
- Lineo Ntoane, Kingdom of Lesotho Ambassador-at-large
- Princess Esther Kamatari, Ambassador-at-large representing Burundi
Americas
[edit]- Chavano "Buddy" Hield, Ambassador-at-Large for The Bahamas[11]
- Robyn Rihanna Fenty, Ambassador-at-Large for Barbados[12][13]
- Attallah Shabazz, Ambassador-at-Large for Belize
- Oscar de la Renta, Ambassador-at-Large of the Dominican Republic[14]
- Wyclef Jean, Ambassador-at-Large for Haiti
- Barbara Carrera, former Ambassador-at-large for Nicaragua, appointed by then-president Arnoldo Alemán
- Suzan Johnson Cook, former United States Ambassador-at-Large for International Religious Freedom
- Henry A. Crumpton, Coordinator for Counterterrorism at the Department of State[15]
- Eric Goosby, United States Global AIDS Coordinator (Ambassador-at-Large for HIV and AIDS)[16]
- John Hanford, former United States Ambassador-at-Large for International Religious Freedom
- Philip Jessup, former United States Ambassador-at-large under President Harry S. Truman
- Strobe Talbott, US Ambassador-at-Large and Special Advisor to the Secretary on the New Independent States[17]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ The Guide of the Modern Diplomatic Protocol
- ^ Milani, Abbas (2008). Eminent Persians: The Men and Women who Made Modern Iran, 1941-1979. Vol. 1. Syracuse, N.Y.: Syracuse University Press. pp. 766–767. ISBN 978-0815609070.
- ^ "CHAN Heng Chee". 9 October 2015.
- ^ "Live Mint". Live Mint. 21 November 2013. Retrieved 12 December 2014.
- ^ Chu, Monique (18 April 2002). "Veteran diplomat tells it like it was". Taipei Times. Retrieved 27 October 2012.
- ^ Scanlan, Sean (8 October 2024). "Taiwan President Lai Ching-te appoints new ambassadors-at-large". Taiwan News. Retrieved 11 October 2024.
- ^ "Roving Ambassador for South Caucasus –". Ministry for Foreign Affairs of Finland. 18 October 2012. Archived from the original on 23 May 2013. Retrieved 8 January 2013.
- ^ "The Habsburgs' new empire: The princess and the bear". The Economist. 20 February 2010. Retrieved 8 January 2013.
- ^ "New Roving Ambassador Nuala O' Loan to Travel to Timor". Irish embassy. 10 March 2008. Archived from the original on 16 February 2012. Retrieved 8 January 2013.
- ^ "International Human Rights Organization". yt.com. 18 November 2020. Archived from the original on 13 December 2021. Retrieved 18 November 2020.
- ^ "Chavano "Buddy" Hield Appointed Ambassador At-Large For Sports And Cultural Development". mofa.gov.bs. 16 February 2024.
- ^ "Rihanna's officially titled 'right excellent,' named Barbados national hero". PBS NewsHour. 30 November 2021. Retrieved 10 August 2023.
- ^ "Rihanna appointed ambassador for her native Barbados". The Guardian. Press Association. 22 September 2018. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 10 August 2023.
- ^ Mower, Sarah (2002). Oscar: The Style, Inspiration and Life of Oscar De La Renta. New York: Assouline. p. 12.
- ^ "Biography: Henry A. Crumpton". US Department of State Archives. 3 August 2005. Retrieved 3 March 2019.
- ^ "Goosby, Eric". State. 23 June 2009. Archived from the original on 15 July 2009. Retrieved 8 January 2013.
- ^ "Strobe Talbott: Richard von Weizsäcker Distinguished Visitor – Class of Spring 2009". American Academy in Berlin. Archived from the original on 2 April 2015. Retrieved 20 March 2015.