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An Albanian-speaking ambassador / Profile of David J. Kostelancik, who will take the place of Kim

2023-01-24 08:18:00, Aktualitet CNA

An Albanian-speaking ambassador / Profile of David J. Kostelancik, who will take

David J. Kostelancik is the new ambassador to replace Yuri Kim.

The President of the USA, Joe Biden, has proposed Kostelancik's name to the Senate.

CNA.al is bringing back the Kostelancik profile.

David J. Kostelancik is a diplomat of the Senior Foreign Service of the United States of America, Minister Counselor rank.

He began serving as a foreign policy advisor to Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, Gen. Mark Milley, in August 2021.

Previously, he was Deputy Chief of Mission, and for two years, Chargé d'Affaires at the US Embassy in Budapest, Hungary.

David Kostelancik has been appointed to the US State Department as Director of the Office for South-Central European Affairs. He has served as Director of the Office of Russian Affairs, in the Bureau of European and Eurasian Affairs.

He was also Director of the Europe and Asia Office of the International Bureau of Narcotics and Law Enforcement Affairs.

He has served twice at the US Embassy in Moscow.

Yur Kim's deputy is very well versed in Albanian, Russian and Turkish.

Knowledge of the Albanian language is expected to facilitate even more the tasks as an ambassador in our country, Kostelancik./ CNA.al





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