List of ambassadors of the United States to Kosovo

U.S. diplomatic terms

Career FSO
After 1915, The United States Department of State began classifying ambassadors as career Foreign Service Officers (FSOs) for those who have served in the Foreign Service for a specified amount of time.

Political appointee
A person who is not a career foreign service officer, but is appointed by the president (often as a reward to political friends).

Appointed
The date that the ambassador took the oath of office; also known as "commissioning". It follows confirmation of a presidential appointment by the Senate, or a Congressional recess appointment by the president. In the case of a recess appointment, the ambassador requires subsequent confirmation by the Senate to remain in office.

Presented credentials
The date that the ambassador presented his letter of credence to the head of state or appropriate authority of the receiving nation. At this time the ambassador officially becomes the representative of his country. This would normally occur a short time after the ambassador's arrival on station. The host nation may reject the ambassador by not receiving the ambassador's letter, but this occurs only rarely.

Terminated mission
Usually the date that the ambassador left the country. In some cases a letter of recall is presented, ending the ambassador's commission, either as a means of diplomatic protest or because the diplomat is being reassigned elsewhere and replaced by another envoy.

Chargé d'affaires
The person in charge of the business of the embassy when there is no ambassador commissioned to the host country.

Ad interim
Latin phrase meaning "for the time being", "in the meantime".
Embassey of the United States in Pristina, Kosovo

This is a list of ambassadors of the United States to Kosovo. The ambassador is the head of the Embassy of the United States in Pristina.

The formal title for ambassadors is Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary. Heads of the U.S. Office that existed prior to U.S. recognition of Kosovo's independence and the opening of the U.S. Embassy in 2008 were titled Chief of Mission and were often of Ambassadorial rank. The ambassador to Kosovo must be confirmed by the Senate.

President Joe Biden nominated career U.S. diplomat and deputy chief of the U.S. Embassy in Ankara, Turkey Jeff Hovenier for the position on June 2, 2021.[1] He was confirmed by the Senate on November 18, 2021.

Ambassadors

# Ambassador Image Career track Appointed Presented credentials Terminated mission President(s)
Chief of Mission
1 Reno L. Harnish Career FSO August 30, 2002 July 20, 2003 George W. Bush
2 Marcie Berman Ries July 20, 2003 July 28, 2004
3 Philip Goldberg July 28, 2004 July 4, 2006
4 Tina Kaidanow July 4, 2006 April 8, 2008
Chargé d'Affaires
4 Tina Kaidanow Career FSO April 8, 2008 July 18, 2008 George W. Bush
Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary
4 Tina Kaidanow Career FSO July 18, 2008[citation needed] July 25, 2008[2] July 6, 2009[2] George W. Bush
Barack Obama
5 Christopher Dell May 27, 2009[3] July 31, 2009[4] August 9, 2012
6 Tracey Ann Jacobson April 2, 2012[5] August 16, 2012[6] July 10, 2015
7 Greg Delawie June 29, 2015 August 21, 2015[7] September 26, 2018
Donald Trump
8 Philip S. Kosnett September 10, 2018 December 3, 2018[8] September 17, 2021
Joe Biden
8 Jeff Hovenier November 18, 2021 January 10, 2022 Incumbent

See also

References

  1. ^ Ward, Myah (July 2, 2021). "Biden names more ambassadorships, including Amy Gutmann for Germany". POLITICO. Retrieved July 2, 2021.
  2. ^ a b "Tina S. Kaidanow (1965–)". U.S. Department of State, Office of the Historian. Retrieved November 19, 2015.
  3. ^ "U.S. names new Kosovo ambassador". B92. May 28, 2009. Retrieved March 22, 2010.
  4. ^ "Christopher William Dell - Biography". usembassy.gov. Archived from the original on March 10, 2010. Retrieved March 22, 2010.
  5. ^ "Tracey Ann Jacobson (1965–)". U.S. Department of State, Office of the Historian. Retrieved November 19, 2015.
  6. ^ "Ambassador Jacobson's statement after presenting credentials to President Jahjaga, August 16, 2012". usembassy.gov. Retrieved March 3, 2013.
  7. ^ "Remarks | Pristina, Kosovo - Embassy of the United States". Archived from the original on September 5, 2015.
  8. ^ "Ambassador Kosnett's Remarks following Presentation of his Credentials, December 3, 2018". usembassy.gov. December 3, 2018. Retrieved December 4, 2018.

External links

  • United States Department of State: Chiefs of Mission for Kosovo
  • United States Department of State: Kosovo
  • United States Embassy in Pristina
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