Ambassador of the United States to Kosovo | |
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Ambasadori i Shteteve të Bashkuara në Kosovë | |
Incumbent since December 30, 2024Anu Prattipati Chargé d'Affaires | |
Residence | Pristina, Kosovo |
Nominator | The President of the United States |
Inaugural holder | Tina Kaidanow as Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary |
Formation | July 18, 2008 |
Website | U.S. Embassy - Pristina |
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.
# | Ambassador | Image | Career track | Appointed | Presented credentials | Terminated mission | President(s) |
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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 S. 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 | |||||||
9 | Jeff Hovenier | November 18, 2021 | January 10, 2022 | December 30, 2024 |
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