As ambassador to the African Union, Michael A. Battle, Sr. has been working in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, since September 2009. Throughout 2011 and 2012, Battle made six separate donations to aid Obama in his re-election campaign, for a total of $1,500. He is extensively involved in a number of organizations in Atlanta, Ga., and he was the president of the Interdenominational Theological Center for seven years before becoming ambassador. In addition, Battle served as vice president of the American Committee on Africa for five years.

Vilma Martinez was a litigator at the law firm Munger, Tolles & Olson for decades before she was named in 2009 to be ambassador to Argentina, and before that she was president and general counsel of the Mexican-American Legal Defense Fund. Not one of the president's bundlers, she gave just shy of $2,000 to Obama's campaign in 2008 and nothing in 2012.

David Carden was sworn in as the first U.S. ambassador to ASEAN, the Association of Southeast Asian Nations -- which includes Brunei, Cambodia, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, the Philippines, Singapore, Thailand, and Vietnam -- in March 2011. Previously, Carden was a partner at Jones Day, an international law firm based in New York, N.Y. During his time at the firm, Carden defended the now-defunct Lehman Brothers in class action litigation over Enron, the energy company that imploded due to corrupt misrepresentation of its financial condition. A friend of President Obama's for more than 20 years, Carden and his wife, Rebecca Riley, bundled at least $500,000 for his 2008 race. Riley is a vice-president of the MacArthur Foundation and was instrumental in setting up a 1997 speech by Obama that some in the media have dubbed "the speech that launched Obama."

Jeffrey Bleich has served as ambassador to Australia since his confirmation in November, 2009. He is a longtime friend of President Obama, having known him for some 20 years and serving as the co-chair of Obama for America's Finance Committee in 2008. After bundling at least $500,000 for Obama in the 2008 cycle, Bleich was awarded the position of Special Counsel to the President. Prior to his White House post, Bleich was a partner at the law firm Munger, Tolles & Olson, specializing in international law. Bleich and his immediate family have given $ 43,400 to Democratic causes since 2008, $9,900 of which went directly to Obama. He also contributed $3, 817 to the President's first inaugural committee in 2008.

William Eacho, who bundled at least $500,000 in contributions to help President Obama's 2008 campaign, is the U.S. ambassador to Austria. He and his wife, Donna, have given more than $154,000 to Democratic candidates and the party since 2008, including $19,200 to Obama directly. Before he took the post in Vienna in 2009, Eacho was CEO of Carlton Capital Group, and previously had been an executive with Alliant Foodservice.

Howard Gutman, the ambassador to Belgium since July 2009, bundled at least $500,000 for Barack Obama in 2008 and has long raised money for other Democratic candidates at the federal and state levels. Prior to his confirmation, Gutman was a partner at the Washington powerhouse law firm Williams & Connolly, twice landing on Washingtonian magazine's "Washington's Top Lawyers" list. Previously, Gutman served as special assistant to FBI. Director William Webster and as a law clerk to Justice Potter Stewart on the United States Supreme Court.

Belize Thummalapally, Vinai 2009-2013 $39,406 $18,656 $3,000 2008: $100,000 to $200,000

Canada Jacobson, David C. 2009-2013 $40,007 $14,107 $3,000 2008: $50,000 to $100,000

China Locke, Gary 2011-2014 $2,250 $2,000 $324

Costa Rica Andrew, Anne Slaughter 2009-2013 $92,304 $19,099 $632 2012: $50,000-$100,000

Czech Republic Eisen, Norman L. 2009-2013 $58,350 $15,550 $5,017 2008: $200,000 to $500,000

Norman L. Eisen has been a friend, bundler, and ethics adviser to President Obama, and in December 2010 he added ambassador to the Czech Republic to his resume. The son of two Holocaust survivors, Eisen was an assistant director at the Anti-Defamation League before attending Harvard Law School, where he first met Obama. Eisen then worked as an attorney at Zuckerman Spaeder for several years before cofounding the group Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington (CREW), a government watchdog organization. He vigorously campaigned for his former classmate in the 2008 election cycle, in addition to bundling between $200,000 and $500,000, and was rewarded with a post as Special Counsel for Ethics and Government Reform in the White House. He was first named to serve in Prague in June 2010, but his nomination was blocked by Senate Republicans concerned about Eisen's role in the dismissal of the inspector general of AmeriCorps. However, Obama made a recess appointment to put Eisen in the post. He was finally confirmed by the Senate in December 2011. Since his appointment, Eisen and his wife, Lindsay Kaplan, have continued to contribute hard money to Democrats and Obama. From 2008 to 2012 the couple has given a total of $58,350 to Democratic causes, and $15,550 directly to Obama's campaigns.

Denmark Fulton, Laurie S. 2009-2013 $33,854 $4,600 $2,000 2008: $100,000 to $200,000

Raul Yzaguirre has been the U.S. ambassador to the Dominican Republic since September 2010. He was president and CEO of the National Council of La Raza from 1974 to 2004. Yzaguirre has also served as a governmental advisor on Hispanic issues through multiple presidential administrations. He was an early supporter of Hillary Clinton's failed 2008 presidential bid and did not contribute to either of Obama's campaigns or inaugural committees, nor was he a bundler in either campaign cycle. Ambassador Yzaguirre gave a total of $3,500 to Democratic candidates and party committees from 2008-2012.

William Kennard, the U.S. ambassador to the European Union, has served in Brussels since late 2009. Kennard chaired the Federal Communications Commission during the last few years of the Clinton administration, and after that was an executive with the Carlyle Group, one of the largest private equity firms in the world. From 2008 through 2012, he contributed $63,950 to Democratic candidates and party committees, including $11,900 to Obama's campaigns. Kennard also bundled at least $500,000 for Obama's 2008 election, and gave $2,517 towards his inauguration festivities the next year.

Bruce Oreck has been stationed in Helsinki as the ambassador to Finland since August 2009. Before his appointment, Oreck worked as a lawyer for more than 25 years. He founded his own firm, the Oreck Corporation, and has written multiple books about taxation. One of the largest political donors out of all Obama's appointments, Oreck heavily financed both of the president's campaigns, contributing a total of $19,700. He also bundled more than $500,000 for the Democratic nominee in 2008, and he devoted fifty grand toward the inaugural ceremonies. Oreck contributed more than $235,000 to other Democrats, much of which went to party organizations.

Charles Rivkin was confirmed as ambassador to France and Monaco in July 2009 after a career in the entertainment world. Most famously, he was president and CEO of the Jim Henson Company, which created Kermit the Frog and his fellow Muppets. His interest in politics increased greatly in 2008, when he became the California finance co-chair for Barack Obama�s campaign. He bundled at least $500,000 for Obama and gave $300,000 to his inaugural committee; he also contributed to a number of congressional candidates and state Democratic parties that year. In 2012 he maxed out on personal contributions to the president and gave another $10,000 to the Democratic National Committee. Rivkin's ties to the Obama administration go beyond fundraising: His brother, Robert, is general counsel at the Department of Transportation, and Robert's wife, Cindy Moelis, was named director of the Commission on White House Fellows. Rivkin�s father was an ambassador as well, serving in Luxembourg under President John F. Kennedy and then in Senegal and Gambia under Lyndon Johnson. As ambassador in 2012, Rivkin took part in a mass parachute jump from planes flying 12,000 feet over the coast of Normandy to commemorate the 68th anniversary of the WWII Allies' invasion of Europe.

Philip Murphy was confirmed as ambassador to Germany in August 2009. Murphy worked for more than two decades at Goldman Sachs, running the investment banking company's office in Frankfurt and eventually rising to the position of senior director. After leaving the firm, he was national finance chair for the Democratic National Committee from 2006 until his appointment in 2009. Murphy has made extensive political contributions, including $14,600 combined to both of Obama's campaigns and more than $350,000 to Democratic candidates and party organizations since the 2008 campaign cycle. An additional $100,000 went toward financing the president's first inauguration.

Miguel Diaz became the ambassador to the Holy See in August 2009. He previously taught theology at Saint John's University and the College of Saint Benedict. An expert on Catholic social teachings, Diaz served on the board of the Catholic Theological Society and is an author of several books on the subject. He is a native of Havana, Cuba, but was schooled from a young age in the United States. In September 2008, Diaz contributed $1,000 to Obama, his only political donation on file at the federal level.

Eleni Tsakopoulos-Kounalakis was sworn in as ambassador to Hungary in 2010. Prior to her appointment, Tsakopoulos-Kounalakis was an active political donor, having given Obama's campaigns $9,600. She also contributed more than $100,000 to other Democrats since the 2008 campaign cycle, including a $28,500 gift to the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee in 2008. Previously, Tsakopoulos-Kounalakis was president of the California-based AKT Development Corporation. A four-time delegate to the Democratic National Convention, Tsakopoulos-Kounalakis also has worked with the World Council of Religions for Peace.

David Thorne, the founder of a Boston investment firm, has been the ambassador to Italy and San Marino since July 2009. He's a close associate of Secretary of State John Kerry. Thorne managed Kerry's first congressional campaign in 1972 and served as an advisor to the Kerry presidential campaign in 2004. He was also a strong supporter of the Obama campaign. Thorne and his wife, Rose, have given a combined $7,450 to the two Obama presidential campaigns, and another $20,250 to the Democratic National Committee through the Obama Victory Fund.

John Roos has been stationed in Tokyo ever since his confirmation as ambassador to Japan in August 2009. Roos donated $16,800 to Obama in his two campaigns combined, and he also made more than $1,000 to contributions to inauguration festivities. In 2008, he bundled at least $500,000 for Obama. Roos also contributed $23,400 to other Democratic committees and candidates for federal office since 2008, including $10,000 to the DNC Services Corporation in 2008. Previously, Roos was CEO at Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati, a California law firm that represented a number of Silicon Valley technology companies.

Mexico Echaveste, Maria - $30,300 $2,500 $929

Morocco Kaplan, Samuel L. 2009-2013 $260,882 $14,200 $2,000 2008: $200,000 to $500,000

Norway Tsunis, George J. - $706,544 $10,000 $34,000 2012: $500,000+

In August 2009, Karen Kornbluh was confirmed as representative to the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development. Kornbluh has contributed $5,000 to Obama's presidential campaigns and more than $3,000 to his inauguration ceremonies. She has donated an additional $4,000 to other Democrats. Previously, Kornbluh worked at the Center for American Progress, the Federal Communications Commission, and the Department of the Treasury. She also worked for Obama when he was a senator and assisted in the formation of his 2008 campaign platform.

Papua New Guinea Taylor, Teddy B. 2009-2012 $250 $250 $0

U.S. Ambassador to Portugal Allan Katz is a former lobbyist at the firm Akerman, Senterfitt & Eidson and was a major bundler for the president, bringing in at least $500,000 for Obama's 2008 campaign. Katz began his career on Capitol Hill in the 1970s, working first for former Rep. Bill Gunter (D-Florida) and later for Rep. David Obey (D-Wisc.). He eventually left Congress and joined Akerman's predecessor firm in Florida in 1987. In 2010 he was nominated to be ambassador in spite of intense pressure on Obama from the Portuguese-American lobby to name someone of Portuguese descent for the post. Katz and his wife, Nancy Cohn, continued to give generously to Democratic causes after moving to Lisbon. From 2008-2012 the couple personally contributed $28,671 to Democratic candidates and party committees, including $19,147 to Obama's presidential campaigns. Katz also contributed $1,517 to Obama's 2008 Inaugural Committee.

James Smith won President Barack Obama's favor after he endorsed Obama over challenger Hillary Clinton, bolstering Obama's national security credentials. Smith spent time in Saudi Arabia as a fighter pilot during Operation Desert Storm. He entered the Air Force after graduating from the U.S. Air Force Academy in 1974 and rose through the ranks, becoming a brigadier general in 1998. After Smith retired from the military in 2002, he first served as the director of Lockheed Martin and then as a business executive for Raytheon. He donated more than $5,000 to Democrats from 2008 to 2012 and a little more than $2,500 to Obama during the same time period.

David I. Adelman has served as U.S. ambassador to Singapore since his confirmation in April, 2010. Prior to his nomination, David Adelman was a Democratic state senator in Georgia and was the party's whip. He was also an assistant attorney general in Georgia, and later worked in private practice at the law firm Sutherland, Asbill & Brennan. Adelman and his wife Caroline were early supporters of Barack Obama and during the 2008 presidential cycle the couple bundled between $100,000 and $200,000 for his campaign. Caroline Adelman was a press secretary for various Democratic presidential campaigns and played an active role in Obama's 2008 bid, working as the campaign's Georgia communications director. Adelman also personally contributed $3,325 to the 2008 Presidential Inaugural Committee.

South Africa Gips, Donald H. 2009-2013 $28,931 $9,331 $0 2008: $500,000

The ambassador to Spain and Andorra since 2009, Alan Solomont is a multimillionaire nursing home executive, philanthropist and major Democratic donor who first began fundraising in the 1970s for Massachusetts gubernatorial candidate Michael Dukakis. More recently, Solomont was the 1997 finance director for the Democratic National Committee and a major supporter of Bill Clinton. In fact, Solomont was one of the few donors allowed to sleep in the Lincoln bedroom in reward for his financial contributions to Clinton's campaign, and was later appointed by Clinton to the Corporation for National and Community Service board of directors. In 2008 however, he backed Barack Obama over Hillary Clinton, and bundled at least $500,000 for the future president. In addition to his bundling efforts, from 2008-2012 Solomont and his immediate family contributed a whopping $376,752 to Democratic campaigns and party committees, including $23,552 that went directly to Obama's campaigns.

Don Beyer has been the ambassador to Switzerland and Liechtenstein since Aug. 2009. Beyer -- who, with his family, owns a chain of car dealerships in Northern Virginia -- has been involved with the Democratic Party for several decades, and he served as the lieutenant governor of Virginia for two terms. He and his wife, Megan Beyer, are significant donors, having contributed more than $481,000 to political campaigns and committees at the federal level since 1990. They were strong financial supporters of both of President Obama's presidential campaigns: In 2008, Beyer was a bundler for Obama, raising at least $500,000, and in 2012, Megan bundled between $100,000 and $200,000 for the campaign. Beyer served on Obama's transition team in 2008-2009. The couple also donated to the first Obama inaugural fund.

Alfonso Lenhardt became ambassador to the United Republic of Tanzania in November 2009. All of Lenhardt's contributions to Obama came in the months before Election Day 2012, for a total of $1,000. The ambassadorship represents Lenhardt's first position with the Department of State, having acquired the rank of Major General through 31 years of service with the U.S. Army. In September 2001, Lenhardt became the first African-American Sergeant-at-Arms in the Senate, and he also ran the nonprofit National Crime Prevention Council since 2004, which devoted over $400,000 to lobbying efforts in the six years before he was appointed ambassador.

Francis Ricciardone, the U.S. ambassador to Turkey, is a Senior Foreign Service officer. He previously served as ambassador to Egypt -- a post he was named to by former President George W. Bush in 2005 -- and ambassador to the Philippines and Palau. He was also deputy ambassador to Afghanistan. He moved to Ankara in 2010 after receiving a recess appointment from President Obama (he was later confirmed by the Senate) and has had a rocky relationship with the Turkish government; the prime minister has repeatedly called him the "amateur ambassador." Ricciardone's only campaign donation on record at the federal level is a $250 contribution to Obama.

UN Agencies in Rome Cousin, Ertharin 2009-2012 $3,050 $2,300 $0

UN Human Rights Council Donahoe, Eileen C. 2010-2013 $261,300 $16,900 $3,334 2008: $500,000

Eileen C. Donahoe has served as U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations Human Rights Council since April 2010. Donahoe is a financial powerhouse for the Democrats, bundling more than $500,000 for Barack Obama in the 2008 cycle. Additionally, from 2008 to 2012 she and her husband gave $226,100 to Democrats; $16,900 of that went to support Obama directly. On top of this she also gave $3,334 to the President's 2008 Inaugural Committee. Donahoe is a former lawyer and affiliated scholar at the Center for International Security and Cooperation at Stanford University; she is married to multimillionaire eBay CEO John Donahoe.

UNESCO Killion, David T. 2009-2013 $3,300 $2,000 $0

United Kingdom Susman, Louis B. 2009-2013 $297,201 $16,337 $50,000 2008: $200,000 to $500,000

United Nations Rice, Susan E. - $107,633 $14,391 $1,871 2008: $50,000 to $100,000

United Nations in Geneva King, Betty E. 2009-2013 $5,500 $4,250 $0