Earle D. "Lee" Litzenberger is an American diplomat who served as the United States ambassador to Azerbaijan from 2019 to 2022.

Litzenberger started his career as a Management Analyst at Defense Logistics Agency and as a Field Interviewer and Tester for the University of Chicago based in Stuttgart, Germany.

[1] On September 4, 2018, President Trump nominated Litzenberger as United States Ambassador to Azerbaijan.

[2] On October, 4, 2018, the Senate Foreign Relations Committee held a hearing on his nomination.

On January 2, 2019, the United States Senate confirmed his nomination by voice vote.