
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