Saimir BALA

Name/ Surname           Saimir BALA
E-mail                            saimir.bala@mfa.gov.al
Nationality                   Albanian
Date of birth                07.04.1965
Gender                          M
Civil status                   Married, one child

Employment experience       

Since December 2023: Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Republic of Albania,  Riyadh/Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
2016-2023: 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 Türkiye 
 
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