H.E. Mr. Saimir BALA, Ambassador

Surname:             Bala

Name:                  Saimir

Date of Birth:        07.04. 1965

Place of Birth:      Shkodër

Nationality:           Albanian

Civil Status:          Married, one child

Employment experience

2016…..        Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of  Republic of 

                        Albania, State of Kuwait

2013-2015     Charge d’Affaires a.i, Embassy of  Republic of Albania , Riyadh/     

                         Kingdom of Saudi Arabia

2009-2013     Director of Consular Department, MFA, Tirana/ Albania

2009                Charge d’Affaires a.i, Embassy of  Republic of Albania , Moscow/ 

                         Russian Federation 

2007-2009     Charge d’Affaires, Embassy of  Republic of Albania, Podgorica/ 

                         Montenegro

2005-2006      Head of Protocol Division, MFA, Tirana/ Albania

2004-2005      Charge d’Affaires a.i, Embassy of  Republic of Albania , Riyadh/ 

                          Kingdom of Saudi Arabia

2000-2003     Head of Division for Regional Initiatives MFA, Tirana/ Albania

1997-2000      Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of  Republic of 

                          Albania, Ankara/ Republic of Turkey

Education and training

1983- 87 Faculty of Foreign Languages, University of Tirana

2018 Economic Diplomacy Course (online), Harvard University/USA        

2006 Diplomacy Course, Cairo/ Egypt

1996 Diplomacy Course, Berlin/ Germany

Mother Language: Albanian 

Other Languages: English, German, Russian, Serbian, Croatian, Italian

Diplomatic Rank: Minister Plenipotentiary