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Ronald D. Johnson

Ronald D. Johnson
Official portrait, 2025
Official portrait, 2025
United States Ambassador to Mexico
Incumbent
Assumed office
May 19, 2025
PresidentDonald Trump
Preceded byKen Salazar
United States Ambassador to El Salvador
In office
September 6, 2019 – January 20, 2021
PresidentDonald Trump
Preceded byJean Elizabeth Manes
Succeeded byWilliam H. Duncan
Personal details
Born
Ronald Douglas Johnson
Political partyRepublican
Alma materUniversity of the State of New York (BS)
National Intelligence University (MS)
Military service
AllegianceUnited States
Branch/serviceUnited States Army
Years of service1971–1998
RankColonel
UnitAlabama Army National Guard

Ronald Douglas Johnson is an American diplomat who is serving as the United States ambassador to Mexico. Johnson served as the United States ambassador to El Salvador from 2019 to 2021.[1] He was appointed ambassador by President Donald Trump on July 3, 2019.[2] At the time of his appointment, he was serving as the Central Intelligence Agency’s Science and Technology Liaison to the U.S. Special Operations Command, based in Tampa, Florida.[3] On December 10, 2024, Johnson was selected by Trump to serve as the United States Ambassador to Mexico during his second term.[4]

Johnson has a Bachelor of Science from the University of the State of New York and a Master of Science from the National Intelligence University. From 1984 to 1998, Johnson served in the U.S. Army and retired as a colonel.[3][5]

On December 10, 2024, then President-elect Donald Trump announced his nomination of Johnson to serve as the United States ambassador to Mexico.[6] On February 12, 2025, his nomination was sent to the Senate.[7] During his confirmation hearing before the Committee on March 13, 2025, Ronald Johnson did not rule out military action on Mexican soil against the cartels without notifying Mexican authorities if the life of an American citizen was at stake.[8] On April 2, 2025, his nomination was favorably reported out of committee by a 12–10 vote.[9] On April 8, the U.S. Senate invoked cloture on his nomination by a 52–44 vote.[10] On April 9, his nomination was confirmed by a 49–46 vote.[11] He arrived in Mexico on May 19, 2025.[12] He presented his credentials to President Claudia Sheinbaum on May 19, 2025.[13]

Johnson is fluent in Spanish.[14]

Awards and decorations

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El Salvador

References

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  1. ^ Renteria, Nelson (October 28, 2019). "U.S. extends protected status for Salvadorans in U.S. by at least a year". Reuters. Archived from the original on December 27, 2019. Retrieved December 27, 2019.
  2. ^ "Ambassador Ronald Douglas Johnson| U.S. Embassy in El Salvador". U.S. Embassy in El Salvador. Archived from the original on January 23, 2020. Retrieved January 23, 2020.
  3. ^ a b "Ambassador Ronald Douglas Johnson". US Embassy in El Salvador. Archived from the original on December 10, 2019. Retrieved December 27, 2019.
  4. ^ Singh, Kanishka (December 10, 2024). "Trump picks Ron Johnson as US ambassador to Mexico". Reuters.org. Archived from the original on December 11, 2024. Retrieved December 10, 2024.
  5. ^ "Ronald D. Johnson", Office of the Historian, Foreign Service Institute, United States Department of State. Retrieved 1 July 2023.
  6. ^ "Donald Trump nominates Ronald D. Johnson as US ambassador to Mexico". Mexico News Daily. December 11, 2024. Retrieved January 21, 2025.
  7. ^ "Nominations Sent to the Senate" (Press release). The White House. February 12, 2025.
  8. ^ Lotz, Avery (March 14, 2024). "Mexican ambassador pick won't rule out military strikes on cartels". Axios. Retrieved March 14, 2025.
  9. ^ "Business Meeting" (PDF). U.S. Senate Foreign Relations Committee. April 2, 2025. Retrieved April 30, 2025.
  10. ^ "On the Cloture Motion (Motion to Invoke Cloture: Ronald Johnson to be Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the United States of America to the United Mexican States)". senate.gov. April 8, 2025. Retrieved April 30, 2025.
  11. ^ "On the Nomination (Confirmation: Ronald Johnson, of Florida, to be Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the United States of America to the United Mexican States)". senate.gov. April 9, 2025. Retrieved April 30, 2025.
  12. ^ https://mx.usembassy.gov/u-s-ambassador-to-mexico-ronald-d-johnson/
  13. ^ https://x.com/Claudiashein/status/1924562934849491028?t=vgYtgRjftRlpdedm64KBqQ&s=19
  14. ^ "Distinguished member of the Special Forces Regiment: Colonel Ronald D. Johnson" (PDF). United States Army John F. Kennedy Special Warfare Center and School. April 20, 2023.
  15. ^ Calderón, Beatriz (January 18, 2024). "Bukele Despide a Embajador Johnson y "Duda" Tener Amistad Igual con Quien lo Sustituirá" [Bukele Says Goodbye to Ambassador Johnson and "Doubts" Having a Similar Friendship with Who Will Replace Him]. La Prensa Gráfica (in Spanish). Retrieved December 17, 2024.
Diplomatic posts
Preceded by United States Ambassador to El Salvador
2019–2021 		Succeeded by
Preceded by United States Ambassador to Mexico
2025–present 		Incumbent
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