Patrick Connell

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Patrick Connell
Chargé d’Affaires ad interim of the United States Embassy to the Holy See
In office January 20, 2021 – February 15, 2022
President	Joe Biden
Preceded by	Callista Gingrich (Ambassador)
Succeeded by	Joe Donnelly (Ambassador)
Personal details
Born	Patrick Connell Westford, Massachusetts, U.S.
Spouse	Hyrije Kryeziu Connell

Patrick Connell is an American diplomat who assumed the role of Chargé d’Affaires ad interim at the Embassy of the United States to the Holy See under the Biden administration on January 20, 2021, succeeding former ambassador Callista Gingrich.^[1] Connell is currently a career member of the United States Foreign Service and previously served as Deputy Chief of Mission at the embassy from July 2020 until his promotion.