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William Edwin Ryerson | |
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| 6th United States Ambassador to Albania | |
| In office December 21, 1991 –October 13, 1994 | |
| Preceded by | Hugh Gladney Grant |
| Succeeded by | Joseph Edward Lake |
| Personal details | |
| Born | December 10,1936 Pompton Lakes,New Jersey |
| Education | Cornell University |
William Edwin Ryerson (born December 10,1936) is an American former diplomat who was a career Foreign Service Officer. He served as the U.S. Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary to Albania from 1991 until 1994. [1]
Ryerson was born in Pompton Lakes,New Jersey on December 10,1936. [2] After a 52-year break,diplomatic relations between the United States and Albania were re-established on March 15,1991. The U.S. Embassy in Tirana opened October 1,1991. Christopher Hill as Chargéd'Affaires ad interim until Ryerson presented his credentials on December 21,1991. [3]
The Cornell University graduate (he began as an engineering major before switching to history) was consul general in Yugoslavia in the late 1980s. [4] He is a member of the Seal and Serpent Society. [5]
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