Ambassador-at-large

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
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.

United States ambassadors-at-large
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

Asia

 * 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)
 * 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
 * 🇸🇬 Tommy Koh, Ambassador-at-Large of Singapore
 * 🇸🇬 Ong Keng Yong, Ambassador-at-Large at the Ministry of Affairs, Singapore and former Secretary-General of Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN)
 * 🇸🇬 Gopinath Pillai, former Ambassador-at-Large of Singapore
 * 🇹🇼 Gene Loh, Ambassador-at-Large of the Republic of China (Taiwan) from 1997 to 2001
 * 🇹🇷 Ahmet Davutoğlu, Formerly Ambassador-at-Large of Turkey; he subsequently served as Foreign Minister and Prime Minister

Europe

 * 🇦🇲 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)
 * 🇬🇷 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
 * 🇮🇪 Dame Nuala O'Loan, of Ireland. Roving Ambassador for Conflict Resolution and Special Envoy to Timor-Leste
 * 🇵🇱 Jaroslaw Pijarowski, Ambassador-at-Large of International Human Rights Organization for Poland

Africa

 * 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

 * 🇧🇸 Chavano "Buddy" Hield, Ambassador-at-Large for The Bahamas
 * 🇧🇧 Robyn Rihanna Fenty, Ambassador-at-Large for Barbados
 * 🇧🇿 Attallah Shabazz, Ambassador-at-Large for Belize
 * 🇩🇴 Oscar de la Renta, Ambassador-at-Large of the Dominican Republic
 * 🇭🇹 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
 * 🇺🇸 Eric Goosby, United States Global AIDS Coordinator (Ambassador-at-Large for HIV and AIDS)
 * 🇺🇸 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