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|name = Yuri Kim
| name = Yuri Kim
|image = Yuri P. Kim official photo.jpg
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| office = Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary of [[Bureau of European and Eurasian Affairs|European and Eurasian Affairs]]
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|office = [[United States Ambassador to Albania]]
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|president = [[Donald Trump]]<br>[[Joe Biden]]
| 1namedata = James C. O’Brien
|term_start = January 27, 2020
| term_start = July 18, 2023
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|predecessor = [[Donald Lu]]
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| office1 = Acting [[Assistant Secretary of State for European and Eurasian Affairs]]
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| president1 = [[Joe Biden]]
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| term_start1 = July 10, 2023
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| term_end1 = October 5, 2023
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|birth_date = {{Circa}}{{birth year and age|1972}}
| predecessor1 = [[Dereck J. Hogan]] (acting)
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|birth_place = [[Seoul]], [[South Korea]]
| successor1 = [[James C. O'Brien]]
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| office2 = 15th [[United States Ambassador to Albania]]
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| president2 = [[Donald Trump]]<br />[[Joe Biden]]
|father = Kenneth Tae-Rang Kim
|mother = Jane Wha-Young Kim
| term_start2 = January 27, 2020
| term_end2 = June 25, 2023
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|education = [[University of Pennsylvania]] ([[Bachelor of Arts|B.A.]])<br>[[University of Cambridge]] ([[MPhil]])
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| predecessor2 = [[Donald Lu]]
| successor2 = Nancy Vanhorn (Acting)
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| birth_date = {{Circa}}{{birth year and age|1972}}
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| birth_place = [[Seoul]], [[Third Republic of Korea|South Korea]]
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| education = [[University of Pennsylvania]] ([[Bachelor of Arts|BA]])<br />[[University of Cambridge]] ([[Master of Philosophy|MPhil]])
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'''Yuri Kim''' (born c. 1972) is a U.S. diplomat, currently serving as Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary of State for Europe and Eurasian Affairs. She was the [[United States Ambassador to Albania]] 2020 - 2023.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |date=2021-11-07 |title=Ambassador Yuri Kim - U.S. Embassy in Albania |url=https://al.usembassy.gov/our-relationship/our-ambassador/ |access-date=2021-11-07 |website= |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211107014554if_/https://al.usembassy.gov/our-relationship/our-ambassador/ |archive-date=7 November 2021 |url-status=dead}}</ref><ref name=confirmation>{{Cite web|url=https://www.congress.gov/nomination/116th-congress/902|title=PN902 - Nomination of Yuri Kim for Department of State, 116th Congress (2019-2020)|date=December 19, 2019|website=www.congress.gov}}</ref> Kim is the first Korean-American woman to represent the United States as an Ambassador and the first U.S. ambassador from [[Guam]].<ref name="auto">{{Cite web|url=http://top-channel.tv/english/us-senate-approves-yuri-kim-as-ambassador-to-albania/|title=US Senate approves Yuri Kim as Ambassador to Albania|website=top-channel.tv}}</ref>

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'''Yuri Kim''' <!--(born 19XX)--> is an [[Americans|American]] diplomat serving as the [[United States Ambassador to Albania]] since 2020.<ref name=confirmation>{{Cite web|url=https://www.congress.gov/nomination/116th-congress/902|title=PN902 - Nomination of Yuri Kim for Department of State, 116th Congress (2019-2020)|date=December 19, 2019|website=www.congress.gov}}</ref> Kim is the first Korean-American woman to represent the United States as an Ambassador and the first U.S. ambassador from [[Guam]].<ref name="auto">{{Cite web|url=http://top-channel.tv/english/us-senate-approves-yuri-kim-as-ambassador-to-albania/|title=US Senate approves Yuri Kim as Ambassador to Albania|website=top-channel.tv}}</ref>


==Early life and education==
==Early life and education==
Born in [[South Korea]], Kim immigrated with her family to Guam in 1976 when she was four years old.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://pncguam.com/trump-set-to-appoint-guamanian-as-ambassador-to-albania-academy-graduate-also-proud-to-be-guams-ambassador-to-the-world/|title=Trump set to appoint Guamanian as ambassador to Albania; Academy graduate also proud to be 'Guam's ambassador to the world'|first=Gerry|last=Partido|date=June 27, 2019}}</ref> Her father was the founder of Yury Construction Co. Her mother, a homemaker and community leader, was among 228 passengers who perished on [[Korean Air Flight 801]], which crashed on Guam on Aug. 6, 1997. Her family established the Jane Wha-Young Kim Foundation in her memory, providing scholarships to high school and university students on Guam as well as an award for outstanding teachers. Kim graduated from the [[Academy of Our Lady of Guam]]. She then earned a B.A. from the [[University of Pennsylvania]] and an M.Phil. from [[University of Cambridge]]. In addition to English she speaks Korean, Chinese (Mandarin), Japanese, and Turkish.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://trumpwhitehouse.archives.gov/presidential-actions/president-donald-j-trump-announces-intent-nominate-individual-key-administration-post-14/|via=[[NARA|National Archives]]|work=[[whitehouse.gov]]|title=President Donald J. Trump Announces Intent to Nominate Individual to Key Administration Post}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.postguam.com/news/local/aolg-grad-to-be-named-us-ambassador/article_d547dfce-9a04-11e9-a121-93eb488dbfbc.html|title=AOLG grad to be named US ambassador|first=Gaynor D.|last=Daleno|website=The Guam Daily Post}}</ref>
Kim was born in South Korea and grew up on the Pacific Island of [[Guam]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://pncguam.com/trump-set-to-appoint-guamanian-as-ambassador-to-albania-academy-graduate-also-proud-to-be-guams-ambassador-to-the-world/|title=Trump set to appoint Guamanian as ambassador to Albania; Academy graduate also proud to be 'Guam's ambassador to the world'|first=Gerry|last=Partido|date=June 27, 2019}}</ref> She earned a B.A. (in 1993) from the [[University of Pennsylvania]]<ref>https://www.state.gov/biographies/yuri-kim/ accessed April 29, 2024</ref> and an M.Phil. from [[University of Cambridge]]. In addition to English she speaks Korean, Mandarin, Japanese, and Turkish.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://trumpwhitehouse.archives.gov/presidential-actions/president-donald-j-trump-announces-intent-nominate-individual-key-administration-post-14/|via=[[NARA|National Archives]]|work=[[whitehouse.gov]]|title=President Donald J. Trump Announces Intent to Nominate Individual to Key Administration Post}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.postguam.com/news/local/aolg-grad-to-be-named-us-ambassador/article_d547dfce-9a04-11e9-a121-93eb488dbfbc.html|title=AOLG grad to be named US ambassador|first=Gaynor D.|last=Daleno|website=The Guam Daily Post|date=30 June 2019 }}</ref>


==Career==
==Career==
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Kim is a career member of the Senior Foreign Service with experience across Europe, Asia, and the Middle East. Kim served as the Director of the State Department's Center for the Study of Diplomacy, Chief of Staff to the Deputy Secretary of State, and Director of the Office of European Security and Political-Military Affairs. Kim served as the Director of the Office of Southern European Affairs in the State Department's Bureau of European and Eurasian Affairs from 2018 to 2019.
[[File:Yuri Kim.jpg|thumb|Ambassador Yuri Kim and the President of American Chamber of Commerce, Enio Jaco]]
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Kim is a career member of the Senior Foreign Service. Kim served as the Director of the State Department's Center for the Study of Diplomacy, Chief of Staff to the Deputy Secretary of State, and Director of the Office of European Security and Political-Military Affairs. Kim served as the Director of the Office of Southern European Affairs in the State Department's Bureau of European and Eurasian Affairs from 2018-19.


Earlier in her career, Kim served as Special Assistant to the Assistant Secretary of State for East Asian and Pacific Affairs and was a member of the American delegation to the Six-Party Talks focused on ending [[North Korea]]’s nuclear weapons program. She was also a Special Assistant to Secretary of State [[Colin Powell]].<ref name="auto"/>
Earlier in her career, Kim served as Special Assistant to the Assistant Secretary of State for East Asian and Pacific Affairs and was a member of the American delegation to the Six-Party Talks focused on ending [[North Korea]]'s nuclear weapons program. She was also a Special Assistant to Secretary of State [[Colin Powell]].<ref name="auto"/>


Kim was confirmed as Ambassador to Albania by a voice vote of the full [[United States Senate|Senate]] on December 19, 2019,<ref name=confirmation/> and presented her credentials to Albanian President [[Ilir Meta]] in [[Tirana]] on January 27, 2020.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.tiranatimes.com/?p=144076 |title=US Ambassador Yuri Kim presents credentials to President |date=January 28, 2020 |newspaper=Tirana Times}}</ref> During her diplomatic mission in Albania, Yuri Kim is supporting the growth of American investments in Albania.<ref>{{Cite web|date=2020-06-29|title=Fjalimi i Ambasadores Yuri Kim në Indeksin e Biznesit të Dhomës Amerikane të Tregtisë|url=https://al.usembassy.gov/sq/fjalimi-i-ambasadores-yuri-kim-ne-indeksin-e-biznesit-te-dhomes-amerikane-te-tregtise/|access-date=2021-04-28|website=Ambasada e SHBA në Shqipëri|language=sq}}</ref>
Kim was confirmed as Ambassador to Albania by a voice vote of the full [[United States Senate|Senate]] on December 19, 2019,<ref name=confirmation/> and presented her credentials to Albanian President [[Ilir Meta]] in [[Tirana]] on January 27, 2020.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.tiranatimes.com/?p=144076 |title=US Ambassador Yuri Kim presents credentials to President |date=January 28, 2020 |newspaper=Tirana Times}}</ref> During her diplomatic mission in Albania,<ref name=":0" /> Yuri Kim is supporting the growth of American investments in Albania.<ref>{{Cite web|date=2020-06-29|title=Fjalimi i Ambasadores Yuri Kim në Indeksin e Biznesit të Dhomës Amerikane të Tregtisë|url=https://al.usembassy.gov/sq/fjalimi-i-ambasadores-yuri-kim-ne-indeksin-e-biznesit-te-dhomes-amerikane-te-tregtise/|access-date=2021-04-28|website=Ambasada e SHBA në Shqipëri|language=sq}}</ref>

==Personal life==
Kim speaks [[Korean language|Korean]], [[Mandarin Chinese]], [[Japanese language|Japanese]], [[Turkish language|Turkish]], as well as [[English language|English]].


==See also==
==See also==
{{Portal|United States|Politics}}
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*[[Ambassadors of the United States#current|List of ambassadors of the United States]]
*[[Ambassadors of the United States#Current U.S. Ambassadors|List of ambassadors of the United States]]


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Yuri Kim
Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary of European and Eurasian Affairs
Incumbent
Assumed office
July 18, 2023
PresidentJoe Biden
Assistant SecretaryJames C. O’Brien
Acting Assistant Secretary of State for European and Eurasian Affairs
In office
July 10, 2023 – October 5, 2023
PresidentJoe Biden
Preceded byDereck J. Hogan (acting)
Succeeded byJames C. O'Brien
15th United States Ambassador to Albania
In office
January 27, 2020 – June 25, 2023
PresidentDonald Trump
Joe Biden
Preceded byDonald Lu
Succeeded byNancy Vanhorn (Acting)
Personal details
Bornc.1972 (age 51–52)
Seoul, South Korea
EducationUniversity of Pennsylvania (BA)
University of Cambridge (MPhil)

Yuri Kim (born c. 1972) is a U.S. diplomat, currently serving as Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary of State for Europe and Eurasian Affairs. She was the United States Ambassador to Albania 2020 - 2023.[1][2] Kim is the first Korean-American woman to represent the United States as an Ambassador and the first U.S. ambassador from Guam.[3]

Early life and education

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Kim was born in South Korea and grew up on the Pacific Island of Guam.[4] She earned a B.A. (in 1993) from the University of Pennsylvania[5] and an M.Phil. from University of Cambridge. In addition to English she speaks Korean, Mandarin, Japanese, and Turkish.[6][7]

Career

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Kim is a career member of the Senior Foreign Service with experience across Europe, Asia, and the Middle East. Kim served as the Director of the State Department's Center for the Study of Diplomacy, Chief of Staff to the Deputy Secretary of State, and Director of the Office of European Security and Political-Military Affairs. Kim served as the Director of the Office of Southern European Affairs in the State Department's Bureau of European and Eurasian Affairs from 2018 to 2019.

Earlier in her career, Kim served as Special Assistant to the Assistant Secretary of State for East Asian and Pacific Affairs and was a member of the American delegation to the Six-Party Talks focused on ending North Korea's nuclear weapons program. She was also a Special Assistant to Secretary of State Colin Powell.[3]

Kim was confirmed as Ambassador to Albania by a voice vote of the full Senate on December 19, 2019,[2] and presented her credentials to Albanian President Ilir Meta in Tirana on January 27, 2020.[8] During her diplomatic mission in Albania,[1] Yuri Kim is supporting the growth of American investments in Albania.[9]

Personal life

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Kim speaks Korean, Mandarin Chinese, Japanese, Turkish, as well as English.

See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b "Ambassador Yuri Kim - U.S. Embassy in Albania". 2021-11-07. Archived from the original on 7 November 2021. Retrieved 2021-11-07.
  2. ^ a b "PN902 - Nomination of Yuri Kim for Department of State, 116th Congress (2019-2020)". www.congress.gov. December 19, 2019.
  3. ^ a b "US Senate approves Yuri Kim as Ambassador to Albania". top-channel.tv.
  4. ^ Partido, Gerry (June 27, 2019). "Trump set to appoint Guamanian as ambassador to Albania; Academy graduate also proud to be 'Guam's ambassador to the world'".
  5. ^ https://www.state.gov/biographies/yuri-kim/ accessed April 29, 2024
  6. ^ "President Donald J. Trump Announces Intent to Nominate Individual to Key Administration Post". whitehouse.gov – via National Archives.
  7. ^ Daleno, Gaynor D. (30 June 2019). "AOLG grad to be named US ambassador". The Guam Daily Post.
  8. ^ "US Ambassador Yuri Kim presents credentials to President". Tirana Times. January 28, 2020.
  9. ^ "Fjalimi i Ambasadores Yuri Kim në Indeksin e Biznesit të Dhomës Amerikane të Tregtisë". Ambasada e SHBA në Shqipëri (in Albanian). 2020-06-29. Retrieved 2021-04-28.
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