- President Donald Trump has appointed ambassadors to 61 countries since assuming office.
- But 32 other nations are still without an American ambassador.
- See which countries below.
From South Korea to Syria, 32 countries don't have a US ambassador
President Donald Trump has not yet nominated an ambassador to 32 countries, including some of America's key geopolitical allies such as Turkey and South Korea.
President Donald Trump has not yet nominated an ambassador to 26 countries, including some of America's most crucial geopolitical allies such as Saudi Arabia, Turkey, and South Korea, according to the American Foreign Service Association.
Six additional countries — Syria, Venezuela, Sudan, Eritrea, Belarus, and Bolivia — are without an American ambassador, but that's because the US does not exchange ambassadors with those countries due to political tensions with the host governments.
Shortly before assuming office last year, Trump broke with tradition by ordering all of former President Barack Obama's political appointees to leave their ambassadorships immediately after the inauguration.
Typically, incoming presidents have allowed a grace period for politically appointed ambassadors to leave the country so that they have time to transition their children out of schools and prepare for life back in the US.
Of the 188 ambassadorial positions around the world, 169 are designated to foreign countries and 19 serve to represent the US in various international organizations. Of the 19 positions at international organizations, 10 are currently vacant, including a position at the European Union and posts within the United Nations.
As of February 21, Trump had appointed ambassadors to 61 countries, 17 of which Congress had yet to confirm. He'll also have to nominate a new ambassador to Mexico, since Roberta Jacobson announced her resignation on Thursday.
Here are all the countries currently without a US ambassador:
Belarus*
*Denotes countries with which the US does not currently exchange an ambassador due to political tensions with the host governments.
Belgium
Belize
Bolivia*
Central African Republic
Democratic Republic of the Congo
Côte d'Ivoire (Ivory Coast)
Cuba
Egypt
Eritrea*
Honduras
Iceland
Ireland
Jamaica
Jordan
Kyrgyzstan
Libya
Mongolia
Qatar
Saudi Arabia
Singapore
Somalia
South Africa
South Korea
Sudan*
Sweden
Syria*
Tajikistan
Tanzania
Trinidad & Tobago
Turkey
Venezuela*
In addition to these countries, the following ambassador posts to organizations are currently vacant:
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