Yuri Kim approaches end of term, who is expected to replace it

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs has announced today that they have launched procedures for replacing US Ambassador Yuri Kim, while adding further that it cannot provide details about the name Kim ambassador will replace.

Meanwhile, referring to diplomatic sources, Top Channel writes it is believed that Deputy Ambassador Kim may be David Kosthelanick. At the moment, he is the director of the Office for Central and South Europe at the American State Department.

Initially it is the KAS that sends the name for consent to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and after the name proposed is nominated for the post of ambassador by the US president.

We remember that Yuri Kim arrived in Tirana as ambassador of the United States in January 2020.