Joseph Limprecht
American diplomat (1946–2002)
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Joseph Limprecht (July 22, 1946 – May 19, 2002) was an American diplomat who was a member of the Senior Foreign Service. He served as the U.S. Ambassador to Albania. Limprecht was nominated on May 12, 1999, and confirmed on July 1, 1999.[1] He died from a heart attack at the age of 55 while visiting Lure National Park[2] in northern Albania.[3]
Joseph Limprecht | |
|---|---|
| 9th United States Ambassador to Albania | |
| In office September 8, 1999 – May 19, 2002 | |
| Preceded by | Marisa R. Lino |
| Succeeded by | James Franklin Jeffrey |
| Personal details | |
| Born | July 22, 1946 |
| Died | May 19, 2002 (aged 55) Near Peshkopi, Albania |
| Education | University of Chicago Harvard University (MPA) University of California, Berkeley (PhD) |
Born and raised in Omaha, Nebraska, Limprecht graduated from the University of Chicago before earning a Master's in Public Administration from Harvard University[3] and a Ph.D. in history from the University of California, Berkeley.[1][4]
Career
Limprecht joined the Foreign Service in 1975. His posts included serving as public safety adviser at the U.S. mission in Berlin from 1985 to 1988 and directing anti-narcotics operations in Islamabad, Pakistan until 1991. Stateside, he was deputy director of the Office of Israel and Arab-Israeli Affairs and a division chief in State's personnel bureau. His last post before becoming Ambassador was deputy chief of mission at the U.S. Embassy in Tashkent, Uzbekistan.[3]
Legacy
The library at the Faculty of Economic Sciences at the University of Tirana in Tirana, Albania was named after him posthumously.[5]