Philip S. Goldberg

Philip S. Goldberg
United States Ambassador to South Korea
Incumbent
Assumed office July 12, 2022
President	Joe Biden
Preceded by	Harry B. Harris Jr.
United States Ambassador to Colombia
In office September 19, 2019 – June 1, 2022
President	Donald Trump Joe Biden
Preceded by	Kevin Whitaker
Succeeded by	Paco Palmieri (Chargé d'Affaires)
United States Ambassador to Cuba
Acting
In office February 11, 2018 – July 20, 2018
President	Donald Trump
Preceded by	Lawrence Gumbiner
Succeeded by	Mara Tekach
United States Ambassador to the Philippines
In office December 2, 2013 – October 28, 2016
President	Barack Obama
Preceded by	Harry K. Thomas Jr.
Succeeded by	Sung Kim
Assistant Secretary of State for Intelligence and Research
In office February 16, 2010 – November 21, 2013
President	Barack Obama
Preceded by	Randall Fort
Succeeded by	Daniel Smith
United States Ambassador to Bolivia
In office October 13, 2006 – September 14, 2008
President	George W. Bush
Preceded by	David Greenlee
Succeeded by	Krishna Urs (Acting)
Chief of Mission of the U.S. Office in Pristina
In office July 28, 2004 – July 4, 2006
President	George W. Bush
Preceded by	Marcie Ries
Succeeded by	Tina Kaidanow
United States Ambassador to Chile
Acting
In office July 23, 2001 – March 25, 2002
President	George W. Bush
Preceded by	John O'Leary
Succeeded by	William Brownfield
Personal details
Born	Philip Seth Goldberg (1956-08-01) August 1, 1956 (age 67) Boston, Massachusetts, U.S.
Alma mater	Boston University (BS)
Philip S. Goldberg's voice Goldberg's opening statement at his confirmation hearing to be United States ambassador to South Korea Recorded April 7, 2022

Philip Seth Goldberg (born August 1, 1956) is an American diplomat and government official who has served as United States ambassador to South Korea since 2022. He served previously as ambassador to the Philippines, Bolivia and Colombia and chief of the U.S. mission in UN-administered Kosovo during the George W. Bush and Barack Obama administrations. He has served in Washington as assistant secretary of state for intelligence and research. In 2022, he was nominated by President Joe Biden to be the U.S. ambassador to South Korea and was confirmed on May 5, 2022 by the United States Senate through a voice vote.

From June 2009 until June 2010, he was the Coordinator for the Implementation of UNSC Resolution 1874 (Sanctions) on North Korea. He has also been Charge d'affaires, a.i. at the U.S. embassies in Chile and Cuba during the Bush and Donald Trump administrations, respectively. Goldberg holds the personal rank of career ambassador, the highest in the U.S. Foreign Service.