Yuri Kim (ambassador)

Yuri Kim
Acting Assistant Secretary of State for European and Eurasian Affairs
In office
July 10, 2023 – October 5, 2023
PresidentJoe Biden
Preceded byDereck J. Hogan (acting)
Succeeded byJames C. O'Brien
15th United States Ambassador to Albania
In office
January 27, 2020 – June 25, 2023
PresidentDonald Trump
Joe Biden
Preceded byDonald Lu
Succeeded byNancy Vanhorn (Acting)
Personal details
Bornc.1972 (age 51–52)
Seoul, South Korea
EducationUniversity of Pennsylvania (BA)
University of Cambridge (MPhil)

Yuri Kim (born c. 1972) is a U.S. diplomat, currently serving as Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary of State for Europe and Eurasian Affairs. She was the United States Ambassador to Albania 2020 - 2023.[1][2] Kim is the first Korean-American woman to represent the United States as an Ambassador and the first U.S. ambassador from Guam.[3]

  1. ^ "Ambassador Yuri Kim - U.S. Embassy in Albania". 2021-11-07. Archived from the original on 7 November 2021. Retrieved 2021-11-07.
  2. ^ "PN902 - Nomination of Yuri Kim for Department of State, 116th Congress (2019-2020)". www.congress.gov. December 19, 2019.
  3. ^ "US Senate approves Yuri Kim as Ambassador to Albania". top-channel.tv.