An ambassador-at-large is a Diplomat of the highest rank or a Minister who is accredited to represent his country internationally. This is sometimes (unofficially) referred to as a "roving ambassador".
Unlike an ambassador-in-residence who is usually limited to a country and/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 European Union. 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.
United States Ambassadors-at-Large
The US President appointed the first official specifically to bear the title of ambassador-at-large on Mar 12, 1949, under the authority vested in Article II, Section 2 of the U.S Constitution to deal with specific foreign policy issues which have been frequently, but not always, spelled out in their commissions.
Some Ambassadors at Large
- H.E. Dame Nuala O'Loan [1], of Ireland. Roving Ambassador for Conflict Resolution and Special Envoy to Timor-Leste
- H.E. John V. Hanford [2], US Ambassador-at-Large for International Religious Freedom
- H.E. David Scheffer [3], US Ambassador-at-Large for War Crime Issues
- H.E. Strobe Talbott [4], US Ambassador-at-Large and Special Adviser to the Secretary on the New Independent States
- H.E. Dr Dumitru Ciausu [5], Romanian Ambassador-at-Large
- H.E. Dr Bishhma K. Agnihotri [6], India's Ambassador-at-Large for Non-Resident Indians and Persons of Indian Origin
- H.E. Javed Malik, Pakistani Ambassador-at-Large
- H.E. Hassan Abouyoub, Moroccan Ambassador-at-Large
- H.E. Dr Vinod Singh, Antarcticland Ambassador-at-Large in India and neighbouring Countries
- H.E. Mr. Petri Salo [7], Finland's Roving Ambassador for South Caucasus (Armenia, Azerbaijan and Georgia).
- H.E. Dr. Eric Goosby [8], United States Global AIDS Coordinator (US Ambassador-at-Large on AIDS)
Examples in the diplomatic corps of the US State Department include(d) :
- Ambassador-at-Large for War Crimes Issues
- Ambassador-at-Large for Counterterrorism
- Ambassador-at-Large for International Religious Freedom
- Ambassador-at-Large for Global Women's Issues
- Ambassador-at-Large for HIV and AIDS
References
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