Zef Bushati is the ambassador of Albania to the Holy See since 10 May 2002. This followed the signing of an Agreement of Cooperation between Albania and the Holy See on 23 March 2002, which was at that time awaiting the ratification of the Albanian parliament.
Archbishop Anastasios of Tirana, Durrës and All Albania is the Archbishop of Tirana, Durrës and All Albania and as such the primate and Head of the Holy Synod of the Autocephalous Orthodox Church of Albania. He was elected on June 1992. Professor Emeritus of the National University of Athens. Honorary Member of the Academy of Athens. Archbishop Anastasios is one of the presidents of the Central Committee of the World Council of Churches. Honorary President of the World Conference of Religions for Peace.
The Vlora War or the War of 1920 was a series of battles between Italian forces garrisoned throughout the Vlorë region and Albanian nationalists, who were divided into small groups of fighters. The war lasted three months and had great impact in the struggle of Albania for the safeguard of its territories while Albanian borders and future were discussed in the Paris Peace Conference. The Vlora War is seen as a turning point in the establishment of Albanian independence.
The Tirana Stock Exchange is the principal stock exchange in Albania. It is located in the capital city, Tirana. Its name is abbreviated as TSE. The general manager of the stock exchange is Anila Fureraj.
Jozefina Çoba Topalli is an Albanian politician and was the Chairwoman of the Parliament of Albania from September 3, 2005, and vice president of the Democratic Party of Albania.
Elvira Dones is an Albanian novelist, screenwriter, and documentary film producer. Born in the coastal city of Durrës Dones graduated from the State University of Tirana. In 1988 she was employed by Albanian State Television and in this capacity traveled to Switzerland, where she defected. Tried for treason in Albania, she was sentenced to prison and denied access to her young son until after the collapse of communism in Albania in 1992. From 1988 until 2004 Dones lived in Switzerland where she worked as a writer and a television journalist, while also writing, directing, and producing several documentaries. Since 2004 she has lived in the United States. The bulk of her writing is in either Italian or Albanian, but several of her documentary films have been subtitled in English. Several of these films have either won or been nominated for various awards. Her most recent documentary, Sworn Virgin, tells the story of women in northern Albania who swear perpetual chastity in their teenage years and become men in their society —not women acting like men or women who have gender reassignment, but simply women who are now men. This film was named the best documentary at the Baltimore Women's Film Festival in 2007.
Dr. Haim Nissim Reitan is a doctor, diplomat, translator and publicist.
Donald Lu is a United States diplomat. He was the immediate past Deputy Chief of Mission at the United States Embassy in New Delhi, India. From late 2014 through 2018 he was the US Ambassador to Albania. Lu was nominated by President Trump to be the next United States Ambassador to the Kyrgyz Republic on May 24, 2018 and confirmed by the Senate on September 6, 2018. He was sworn in on September 18, 2018, and presented his credentials to Kyrgyz President Sooronbai Jeenbekov on October 12, 2018.
Mimi Kodheli is an Albanian economist and politician who served as Minister of Defense of Albania in the government of Prime Minister Edi Rama. She was the first woman to be appointed to the post.
Luljeta Bitri, better known by her stage name Luli Bitri, is an Albanian actress, voice actress, director, and producer.
Big Brother 5 (Albania) is the fifth season of the Albanian series of the worldwide franchise of Big Brother. It launched on Saturday, 18 February 2012, with fifteen housemates entering the house. The winner received the 15,000,000 Leks (€100,000) prize. The fifth season of Big Brother Albania aired on two cable and satellite channels 24 hours a day on the Digit-Alb TV network, as well as on two additional channels on DigitAlb Mobile. Daily reviews were shown Monday through Saturday on Top Channel. The eviction show aired on Saturdays at 21:00 CET, while a Sunday edition closed off the week. The main host is Arbana Osmani, while Albana Osmani hosted the Sunday morning spin-off called "Big Brother Albania Fans' Club", featuring dialogues with eliminated contestants and fans of the show. Arian Konomi returned this year and took over the role of the panelist for the third time, thus replacing Blendi Salaj. The winner of the season is Arbër Zeka. The fifth season of Big Brother Albania is known for being the most controversial one to date, it is known also for its numerous fights between the houseguests and the breakdown of a drug-addicted houseguest during the show.
Floriana Garo is an Albanian television presenter and model.
Floreta Faber born in Shkoder, Albania, is the Albanian ambassador to the United States. She is a graduate of Tirana University, Faculty of Economics, in the Sphere of Circulation in 1990. From 1993 to 1995 she has been studying the two-year Master of Science Program for International Marketing & Strategy at the Norwegian School of Management in Oslo, Norway, including a period of studying as exchange student at the Washington State University, in Washington State in the USA. Her Masters Diploma in Marketing and Operational Management is awarded by MB University, in Albania. She has been following several executive programs and trainings, such as International Visitor Leadership Program of the Department of States and Harvard University, focusing on programs of leadership, international relations and diplomacy, management, negotiations, accountability in governance, state protocols, and business development.
Albania–Spain relations refer to the current and historical relations of Albania and Spain. Albania has an embassy in Madrid, and Spain has an embassy in Tirana.
Anila Wilms is an Albanian writer living in Germany.
