The People's Socialist Republic of Albania established post-war diplomatic ties with the Federal Republic of Germany for the first time on September 15, 1987. Both countries would exchange ambassadors on October 2 of that same year. Three weeks later, on October 23, 1987, the German minister of foreign affairs Hans-Dietrich Genscher paid an official six-day visit to Albania. [1]
No. | Name | Title | Term served | |
1 | Shpëtim Çaushi | Ambassador | 1987 | 1990 |
2 | Xhezair Zaganjori | Ambassador | 1992 | 1997 |
3 | Bashkim Zeneli | Ambassador | 1998 | 2002 |
4 | Agim Fagu | Ambassador | 2002 | 2005 |
5 | Gazmend Turdiu | Ambassador | 2005 | 2008 |
6 | Valter Ibrahimi | Ambassador | 2009 | 2014 |
7 | Artur Kuko | Ambassador | 2014 | Present |
- Rauf Fico served as Albanian Minister to Berlin between 1938-1939.
- Rrok Gera was appointed ambassador to Germany when the Regency Council nominated him in July 1944. Gera however never served his term.
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