List of Ambassadors to Albania

Marcie B. Ries
District of Columbia
Foreign Service Officer
Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary
Appointment: Oct. 18, 2004
Presentation of Credentials: Oct. 30, 2004
Termination of Mission: June 15, 2007 
 

 

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James F. Jeffrey
Virginia
Foreign Service officer
Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary
Appointment: Oct. 3, 2002
Presentation of Credentials: Oct. 22, 2002
Termination of Mission: Left post May 2, 2004

 

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Joseph Limprecht
Virginia
Foreign Service officer
Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary
Appointment: July 7, 1999
Presentation of Credentials: Sept. 8, 1999
Termination of Mission: Died in northern Albania, May 19, 2002

 

 

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Marisa R. Lino
Oregon
Foreign Service officer
Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary
Appointment: July 02, 1996
Presentation of Credentials: Sept. 4, 1996
Termination of Mission: Left post May 20, 1999

 

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Joseph E. Lake
Texas
Foreign Service officer
Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary
Appointment: July 05, 1994
Presentation of Credentials: Oct. 17, 1994
Termination of Mission: Left post, Mar. 15, 1996

 

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William E. Ryerson
Virginia
Foreign Service officer
Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary
Appointment: Dec. 02, 1991
Presentation of Credentials: Dec. 21, 1991
Termination of Mission: Left post Oct. 13, 1994
^_Note: The United States resumed diplomatic relations with Albania, Mar. 15, 1991.   Embassy Tirana was opened Oct. 1, 1991 with Christopher Hill as
Chargé d'Affaires ad interim

 

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Hugh G. Grant
Alabama
Non-career appointee
Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary
Appointment: Aug. 09, 1935
Presentation of Credentials: Nov. 8, 1935
Termination of Mission: Italian forces occupied Tirana, Apr. 8, 1939
_^Note: Legation Tirana was officially closed Sept. 16, 1939;
Grant left post Sept. 27, 1939

 

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Post Wheeler
Washington
Foreign Service officer
Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary
Appointment: Aug. 26, 1933
Presentation of Credentials: Nov. 28, 1933
Termination of Mission: Left post Nov. 1, 1934
_^Note: Commissioned during a recess of the Senate;
recommissioned after confirmation on Jan. 15, 1934

 

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Herman Bernstein
New York
Non-career appointee
Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary
Appointment: Feb. 17, 1930
Presentation of Credentials: Apr. 28, 1930
Termination of Mission: Left post Sept. 24, 1933

 

 

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Charles C. Hart
District of Columbia
Non-career appointee
Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary
Appointment: May 27, 1925
Presentation of Credentials: Aug. 1, 1925
Termination of Mission: Reaccredited when Albania became a monarchy
Presented new credentials: Dec. 13, 1928
Left post: Dec. 12, 1929
_^Note: Commissioned during a recess of the Senate;
recommissioned after confirmation on Dec. 17, 1925.

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Ulysses Grant-Smith
Pennsylvania
Foreign Service officer
Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary
Appointment: Sept. 22, 1922 
Presentation of Credentials: Dec. 04, 1922
Termination of Mission: Feb. 08, 1925