The prestigious title of "Ambassador" remains with an individual even after they have left that position, like "Colonel," "President," or "Your Honor." Kennedy clan patriarch Joseph P. Kennedy Sr insisted on being addressed as "Ambassador" long after he concluded his short tenure at the Court of St James's (8 March 1938 " 22 October 1940). On top of free housing in comfortable and spacious quarters, as well as a generous expense account, the average annual salary for a US Ambassador is $200,431. Donald Trump nominated Kari Lake to be the US Ambassador to Jamaica and election denier PA State Sen. Doug Mastriano to represent the US in Slovakia.

White supremacist Doug Mastriano spent thousands of dollars chartering buses for the 6 Jan 2021 insurrection against the US.