The 10 U.S. ambassadors to Tirana since 1991, from Ryerson to Yuri Kim

The United States and Albania re-established diplomatic relations on March 15, 1991, after a break of more than 50 years.

The U.S. Embassy in Tirana reopened on October 1 of that year, with Christopher Hill as Chargé d’Affaires ad interim, while from William E. Ryerson in 1991 to Yuri Kim, who completed her mandate in 2023, 10 American ambassadors have served in Tirana. After almost three years without an ambassador, this Saturday Eric Wendt began the mission in Albania.

List of ambassadors after 1991:

• Yuri Kim — 2020
• Donald Lu — 2015
• Alexander A. Arvizu — 2010
• John L. Withers II — 2007
• Marcie B. Ries — 2004
• James F. Jeffrey — 2002
• Joseph Limprecht — 1999
• Marisa R. Lino — 1996
• Joseph E. Lake — 1994
• William E. Ryerson — 1991