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Ambarlı A power station

Ambarlı A power station, also known as Istanbul A, is a 1,350 MW natural gas-fired combined cycle power station at Ambarlı on the Marmara coast of İstanbul, commissioned in 1988.

Ambarnath

Ambarnath (Ambernath), a town and municipal council in Thane district, Maharashtra, India, in the Mumbai Metropolitan Region; known for the 11th-century Ambreshwar Shiva Temple, MIDC chemical industries, an ordnance factory, and a 2011 population of 253,475.

Ambarsariya (ਅੰਬਰਸਰੀਆ)

Ambarsariya (ਅੰਬਰਸਰੀਆ), 2016 Punjabi action comedy directed by Mandeep Kumar for Tips Films, starring Diljit Dosanjh as an undercover RAW agent posing as an insurance agent; released March 25, 2016.

Ambarvalia

Ambarvalia is the first Japanese-language poetry collection by modernist poet Nishiwaki Junzaburō, published in Tokyo in 1933 and considered a landmark of modern Japanese poetry.

Ambasadori

Ambasadori (Амбасадори) were a Yugoslav schlager pop band from Sarajevo, founded in 1968, known for Eurovision 1976 and for launching singers Zdravko Čolić and Ismeta Dervoz.

Ambassador

An ambassador is the highest-ranking head of a diplomatic mission, defined by the 1961 Vienna Convention. Covers functions, agrément, immunity, persona non grata, history from fifteenth-century Italy, and career versus political appointees.

Ambassador Bridge

The Ambassador Bridge, opened in 1929, is a privately owned suspension bridge over the Detroit River linking Detroit, Michigan, and Windsor, Ontario, and carries major U.S.-Canada truck trade.

Ambassador Hotel (Los Angeles)

The Ambassador Hotel was a landmark Los Angeles resort hotel on Wilshire Boulevard, opened in 1921 and demolished in 2005, where Robert F. Kennedy was assassinated.

Ambassador of Japan to the United States

The Ambassador of Japan to the United States, currently Shigeo Yamada (since December 2023), heads Japan's Washington embassy and manages the U.S.-Japan alliance, trade, and investment; the post dates to 1906 and was vacant 1944–1952.

Ambassador Theatre Group

Ambassador Theatre Group, renamed ATG Entertainment in 2024, is a British live theater operator founded by Howard Panter and Rosemary Squire, running about 70 venues worldwide.

Ambassador to the European Union

An ambassador to the European Union heads a third state's permanent mission in Brussels, accredited to the EU and the European Atomic Energy Community; 163 countries were accredited in 2018.

Ambassador to the Holy See

An ambassador to the Holy See is the diplomatic envoy a sovereign state accredits to the Holy See, the papacy's international-law personality; 184 states had relations by 2026.

Ambassador to the Sovereign Military Order of Malta

An ambassador to the Sovereign Military Order of Malta is a diplomat accredited to the Order, a non-territorial subject of international law headquartered in Rome.

Ambassadors of Czechoslovakia

The ambassadors of Czechoslovakia headed the country's diplomatic missions abroad from its founding on 28 October 1918 to its dissolution on 31 December 1992, including wartime exile postings and more than 1,100 documented diplomats.

Ambassadors of East Germany

Ambassadors of East Germany headed the diplomatic missions of the German Democratic Republic (GDR) from 1949 to 1990; the entire corps of 204 ambassadors was dismissed after reunification.

Ambassadors of Egypt

Ambassadors of Egypt head Egyptian diplomatic missions abroad as Ambassador Extraordinary & Plenipotentiary, including Motaz Zahran in London, with accreditation made through President Abdel Fattah El-Sisi.

Ambassadors of France to the United States

Ambassadors of France to the United States head the French Embassy in Washington, D.C. The post began with Conrad Alexandre Gérard in 1778, reached ambassador rank under Jules Patenôtre in 1893, and is currently listed as held by Aurélien Lechevallier.

Ambassadors of Ghana

The ambassadors of Ghana head the country's diplomatic missions abroad, including over 60 embassies and high commissions, with appointments made by the President since independence in 1957.

Ambassadors of Indonesia

Ambassadors of Indonesia are Ambassadors Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Republic of Indonesia, appointed by presidential decree and inaugurated by the president at the State Palace in Jakarta.

Ambassadors of Israel

The list of Ambassadors of Israel covers the heads of Israel's diplomatic missions, including 161 embassies in 170 states as of July 2026, from the first embassy in Washington in 1948.

Ambassadors of Israel to the United States

Ambassadors of Israel to the United States head the Embassy of Israel in Washington, D.C. Current holder: Yechiel Leiter (since January 27, 2025), successor to Mike Herzog; jointly appointed by Israel's foreign minister and prime minister.

Ambassadors of Mexico

The ambassadors of Mexico are envoys recorded by the Secretariat of Foreign Affairs, appointed, ratified by the Senate, and accredited with credentials to receiving states.

Ambassadors of small island states

Ambassadors of small island states are envoys posted by tiny island countries like Nauru, Palau, Tonga, and Tuvalu, which each kept as few as one mission in 2000.

Ambassadors of the European microstates

The ambassadors of the European microstates are the heads of mission Andorra, Monaco, San Marino, and Liechtenstein post abroad, often accredited concurrently to several countries.

Ambassadors of the Hawaiian Kingdom

The ambassadors of the Hawaiian Kingdom served from the 1840s until the 1893 overthrow, securing recognition from the United States, Britain, and France and negotiating treaties worldwide.

Ambassadors of the Ottoman Empire

The ambassadors of the Ottoman Empire were resident envoys posted to foreign capitals from 1793 under Sultan Selim III, when the first permanent embassy opened in London.

Ambassadors of the Russian Empire and Tsardom of Russia

The ambassadors of the Russian Empire and Tsardom of Russia were permanent envoys accredited to foreign courts; the Posol'skii Prikaz directed Russian diplomacy from 1549 into the early 18th century.

Ambassadors of the Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic

The ambassadors of the Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic are the diplomats of a partially recognized state proclaimed in 1976, accredited to the roughly 47 UN member states that recognize it.

Ambassadors of the Soviet Union

The Ambassadors of the Soviet Union were chiefs of Soviet diplomatic missions, appointed by the Presidium of the Supreme Soviet and administered under the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, from 1922 to 1991.

Ambassadors of the State of Palestine

The ambassadors of the State of Palestine head its diplomatic missions abroad, from full embassies in recognizing states to general delegations where recognition is absent.