Philip Goldberg

Philip 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 Boston, Massachusetts, U.S.
Alma mater	Boston University

Philip Seth Goldberg (born August 1, 1956) is an American politician. In 2022, he became the U.S. Ambassador to South Korea. He was the U.S. Ambassador to Colombia from 2019 to 2022 during the Donald Trump and Joe Biden presidencies. He was Ambassador to the Philippines and Bolivia, and Chief of the U.S. Mission in UN-administered Kosovo during the George W. Bush and Barack Obama administrations.

In January 2022, it was said that President Biden will nominate Goldberg as the United States Ambassador to South Korea.