Ardiana Hobdari

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Ardiana Hobdari is an Albanian diplomat. She was the Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Republic of Albania to Greece until she was dismissed in March 2019. She has also represented Albania at the Council of Europe.

Biography

In 2015, Hobdari was chair of the Rapporteur Group for Social and Health Questions (GR-SOC) at the Council of Europe.[ citation needed ]

Hobdari was appointed as Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Republic of Albania to Greece in 2017. [1] [2] Hobdari was also Ambassador to Armenia, presenting her credentials to the Armenian President Serzh Sargsyan and Deputy Foreign Minister Garen Nazarian in 2018. [3] [4]

Hobdari was dismissed from her diplomatic position in March 2019, [5] [6] [7] with the embassy staff dismissed in 2020 by Acting Minister for Europe and Foreign Affairs Gent Cakaj. [8] [9] Her dismissal followed a scandal where 100 passports disappeared. [8] [10] She was replaced by Luela Hajdaragaj. [9] [11]

References

  1. "Furtunë në ambasadën shqiptare në Athinë, shkarkohet drejtuesja dhe stafi". Gazeta Telegraf (in Albanian). 8 July 2020. Retrieved 13 August 2025.
  2. "Ambasadorja e re në Greqi, Ardiana Hobdari: Dialog dhe zgjidhje të problemeve". fax.al. Retrieved 13 August 2025.
  3. "Ambassador of Albania handed over copies of her credentials". Republic of Armenia. 15 March 2018. Retrieved 13 August 2025.
  4. "Պանորամա | Հայաստանի նորություններ". www.panorama.am. Retrieved 13 August 2025.
  5. "Athens: Albanian Ambassador and Consul General removed from their posts". The Greek Observer. 20 March 2019. Archived from the original on 20 March 2020. Retrieved 17 March 2020.
  6. "Albanian Ambassador and Consul in Greece Dismissed". Albanian Daily News. 20 March 2019. Retrieved 20 March 2020.
  7. "Furtunë në ambasadën shqiptare në Athinë, shkarkohet drejtuesja dhe stafi". Gazeta Telegraf (in Albanian). 8 July 2020. Retrieved 13 August 2025.
  8. 1 2 "Zhdukën 100 pasaporta shqiptare, tani shkarkohet ambasadorja shqiptare në Athinë bashkë me stafin. Ja propozimi i ri i Cakajt". Shqiptarja.com (in Albanian). Retrieved 13 August 2025.
  9. 1 2 Antonopoulos, Paul (9 July 2020). "Entire staff at Albanian Embassy in Athens fired Greek City Times". Greek City Times. Retrieved 13 August 2025.
  10. "Gjykata pushon çështjen për ish-ambasadoren Ardiana Hobdari". Tirana Today (in Albanian). 9 July 2020. Retrieved 13 August 2025.
  11. A.Gjoni. "Nga MEPJ te ambasada në Athinë/ Kush është vajza e ish-ministrit socialist e propozuar për postin e ambasadores?". joq-albania.com (in Albanian). Retrieved 13 August 2025.