US Senate approves Yuri Kim as Ambassador to Albania

The Senate confirmed the diplomat as Ambassador of the USA, who was appointed by President Trump this June.

She said that she would encourage the country’s leaders to resolve the current stalemate, in order to reinforce the perspective for opening the EU accession negotiations in the EU, and also the carrying on with the reforms.

Yuri Kim is the first Korean-American woman who represents the USA as an Ambassador.

Yuri Kim, a career member of the Senior Foreign Service, class of Counselor, has served as the Director of the Office of Southern European Affairs, in the State Department’s Bureau of European and Eurasian Affairs since 2018.  Previously, she was the Director of the State Department’s Center for the Study of Diplomacy, Chief of Staff to the Deputy Secretary of State, and Director of the Office of European Security and Political-Military Affairs.  Earlier in her career she was Special Assistant to the Assistant Secretary for State for East Asian and Pacific Affairs and a member of the U.S. delegation to the Six-Party Talks to end North Korea’s nuclear program.  Her extensive experience dealing with nation security challenges across Europe, Asia, and the Middle East, coupled with her success in leading multiple high-profile offices in the State Department, make her an excellent candidate to serve as Ambassador to the Republic of Albania.

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