Minister of Foreign Affairs (Albania)

Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Albania
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Incumbent Ditmir Bushati since 15 September 2013
Seat	Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Tirana
Appointer	Prime Minister of Albania
Term length	Four years
Inaugural holder	Ismail Qemali
Formation	4 December 1912
Website	www.mfa.gov.al

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The Minister of Foreign Affairs (Albanian: Ministri i Punëve të Jashtme) in the government of Albania, is the cabinet minister responsible for the foreign relations of Albania.

The minister is in charge of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, whose headquarters are located on the Ali Demi Street in Tirana.

The current minister is Ditmir Bushati, since 15 September 2013.

List of ministers

Myfit Libohova (25 December 1918 – 29 January 1920)
Mehmet Konica (30 January 1920 – 14 November 1920)
Iliaz Vrioni (19 November 1920 – 1 July 1921)
Pandeli Evangjeli (11 July 1921 – 6 October 1921)
Pandeli Evangjeli (16 October 1921 – 6 December 1921)
Fan Noli (7 December 1921 – 12 December 1921)
Xhafer Villa (12 December 1921 – 24 December 1921)
Xhafer Ypi (24 December 1921 – 2 December 1922)
Pandeli Evangjeli (2 December 1922 – 25 February 1924)
Iliaz Vrioni (30 March 1924 – 27 May 1924)
Sulejman Delvina (16 June 1924 – 23 December 1924)
Iliaz Vrioni (24 December 1924 – 5 January 1925)

Myfit Libohova (6 January 1925 – 31 January 1925)
Myfit Libohova (1 March 1925 – 23 September 1925)
Hysen Vrioni (28 September 1925 – 10 February 1927)
Iliaz Vrioni (12 February 1927 – 21 October 1928)
Iliaz Vrioni (21 October 1927 – 10 May 1928)
Iliaz Vrioni (11 May 1928 – 1 September 1928)

Iliaz Vrioni (5 September 1928 – 13 January 1929)
Rauf Fico (14 January 1929 – 5 March 1930)
Rauf Fico (6 March 1930 – 11 April 1931)
Hysen Vrioni (20 April 1931 – 7 December 1932)
Xhafer Villa (11 January 1933 – 6 October 1935)
Fuat Asllani (21 October 1935 – 7 November 1936)
Eqrem Libohova (9 January 1936 – 2 April 1939)
Mihal Sherko (9 April 1939 – 12 April 1939)

Omer Nishani (27 May 1944 – 22 October 1944)
Omer Nishani (22 October 1944 – 10 January 1946)
Omer Nishani (11 January 1946 – 18 March 1946)
Enver Hoxha (22 March 1946 – 30 June 1950)
Enver Hoxha (5 July 1950 – 23 July 1953)
Behar Shtylla (23 July 1953 – 19 July 1954)
Behar Shtylla (20 July 1953 – 21 June 1958)
Behar Shtylla (22 June 1958 – 14 September 1966)
Nesti Nase (14 September 1966 – 29 October 1974)
Nesti Nase (29 October 1974 – 26 December 1978)
Nesti Nase (27 December 1978 – 30 June 1982)
Reiz Malile (30 June 1982 – 22 November 1982)
Reiz Malile (23 November 1982 – 21 February 1987)
Reiz Malile (20 February 1987 – 21 February 1991)
Muhamet Kapllani (22 February 1991 – 9 May 1991)
Muhamet Kapllani (9 May 1991 – 5 June 1991)
Muhamet Kapllani (5 June 1991 – 6 December 1991)

Ilir Bocka (18 December 1991 – 11 April 1992)
Alfred Serreqi (11 April 1992 – 11 July 1996)
Tritan Shehu (11 July 1996 – 12 April 1997)
Arjan Starova (12 April 1997 – 25 July 1997)
Paskal Milo (25 July 1997 – 2001)
Arta Dade (July 2001 – July 2002)
Ilir Meta (July 2002 – July 2003)
Luan Hajdaraga (July 2003 – 29 December 2003)
Kastriot Islami (29 December 2003 – 12 September 2005)
Besnik Mustafaj (11 September 2005 – 24 April 2007)
Lulzim Basha (25 April 2007 – 17 September 2009)
Ilir Meta (17 September 2009 – 16 September 2010)
Edmond Haxhinasto (16 September 2010 – 27 June 2012)
Edmond Panariti (3 July 2012 – 4 April 2013)
Aldo Bumçi (4 April 2013 – 15 September 2013)
Ditmir Bushati (15 September 2013 – Present)

Foreign relations of Albania

Asia	China Israel Japan Palestine

Europe	Croatia Denmark Georgia Greece Kosovo Netherlands Russia Serbia Turkey United Kingdom Vatican City

North America	Canada United States

IGOs	NATO EU

Historical	Soviet–Albanian split Sino-Albanian split

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