Leandro Rizzuto Jr.

Leandro Rizzuto Jr. (born March 20, 1962) is an American businessman who is ambassador to the Organization of American States in the second Trump administration. He was U.S. Consul General in Hamilton, Bermuda during the first Trump administration. He was unsuccessfully nominated by President Donald Trump to become the next United States ambassador to Barbados. Trump subsequently appointed him to the diplomatic post in Bermuda, a position that did not require confirmation by the Senate. On October 7, 2025, Rizzuto was confirmed by the Senate as OAS ambassador.

Rizzuto studied marketing at Arizona State University from 1980 to 1982, but left to work for the family businesses.

During the 2016 presidential campaign, he spread fringe conspiracy theories about Trump's political opponents, such as Ted Cruz, John Kasich and Scott Walker.

In January 2018, Donald Trump nominated Rizzuto to be Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary to Barbados, St. Kitts and Nevis, and Saint Lucia. Rizzuto had donated over $345,000 to the Trump campaign and state and national Republican parties in the 2016 cycle. Rizzuto's nomination failed, as the Senate sent Rizzuto's nomination back in January 2020.

In May 2020, Trump gave Rizzuto the position of principal officer at the US Consulate General in Hamilton, Bermuda. This position did not require confirmation by the Senate.

In December 2024, Rizzuto was announced as nominee to be the United States ambassador to the Organization of American States in the second Trump administration. In October 7, 2025, the Senate voted to confirm Rizutto as ambassador.