US/Ambassador/Kosovo
 US/Ambassador/Kosovo  (Ambassador to Kosovo) | |
|---|---|
| Start | July 18, 2008 |
| Interests | Kosovo |
| Website | http://pristina.usembassy.gov/ |
| US Ambassador to Kosovo. Mostly deep state operatives with close ties to the intelligence services. | |
This is a list of ambassadors of the United States to Kosovo, a state recognized by the United States and NATO but not by many other countries, including Serbia, which it declared independence from. The country is to a large degree dependent on foreign administrators, and is home to Camp Bondsteel, and enormous US base.
The ambassador is the head of the Embassy of the United States in Pristina. Given the sensitivity of the area, the Ambassador is often a deep state operative with close ties to the intelligence services.
The formal title for ambassadors is Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary. Heads of the US Office that existed prior to US recognition of Kosovo's independence and the opening of the US Embassy in 2008 were titled Chief of Mission and were often of Ambassadorial rank. The ambassador to Kosovo must be confirmed by the Senate.
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 | 
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July 28, 2004 | July 4, 2006 | |||
| 4 | Tina Kaidanow | 
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July 4, 2006 | April 8, 2008 | |||
| Chargé d'Affaires | |||||||
| 4 | Tina Kaidanow |
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Career FSO | April 8, 2008 | July 18, 2008 | George W. Bush | |
| Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary | |||||||
| 4 | Tina Kaidanow |
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Career FSO | July 18, 2008 | July 25, 2008[1] | July 6, 2009[1] | George W. Bush |
| Barack Obama | |||||||
| 5 | Christopher Dell | May 27, 2009[2] | July 31, 2009[3] | August 9, 2012 | |||
| 6 | Tracey Ann Jacobson | April 2, 2012[4] | August 16, 2012[5] | July 10, 2015 | |||
| 7 | Greg Delawie | June 29, 2015 | August 21, 2015[6] | September 26, 2018 | |||
| Donald Trump | |||||||
| 8 | Philip S. Kosnett | September 10, 2018 | December 3, 2018[7] | September 17, 2021 | |||
| Joe Biden | |||||||
| 8 | Jeff Hovenier | November 18, 2021 | January 10, 2022 | Incumbent | |||
Office Holders on Wikispooks
| Name | From | To |
|---|---|---|
| Tina Kaidanow | July 2006 | 8 April 2008 |
| Philip Goldberg | 28 July 2004 | 4 July 2006 |
References
- ↑ a b https://history.state.gov/departmenthistory/people/kaidanow-tina-s
- ↑ http://www.b92.net/eng/news/politics-article.php?yyyy=2009&mm=05&dd=28&nav_id=59443
- ↑ https://web.archive.org/web/20100310185914/http://pristina.usembassy.gov/biography.html
- ↑ https://history.state.gov/departmenthistory/people/jacobson-tracey-ann
- ↑ http://pristina.usembassy.gov/ambassador_jacobson_statement_after_presenting_credentials.html
- ↑ https://web.archive.org/web/20150905070910/http://pristina.usembassy.gov/amb_delavie_cr_remarks.html
- ↑ https://xk.usembassy.gov/ambassador-statement-credentials/
