Joseph Limprecht
Joseph Limprecht | |
|---|---|
| 9th United States Ambassador to Albania | |
| In office September 8, 1999 – May 19, 2002 | |
| Preceded by | Marisa R. Lino |
| Succeeded by | James Franklin Jeffrey |
| Personal details | |
| Born | July 22, 1946 |
| Died | May 19, 2002 (aged 55) Near Peshkopi, Albania |
| Education | University of Chicago Harvard University (MPA) University of California, Berkeley (PhD) |
Joseph Limprecht (July 22, 1946 – May 19, 2002) was an American diplomat who was a member of the Senior Foreign Service. He served as the U.S. Ambassador to Albania. Limprecht was nominated on May 12, 1999, and confirmed on July 1, 1999. He died from a heart attack at the age of 55 while visiting Lure National Park in northern Albania.
Born and raised in Omaha, Nebraska, Limprecht graduated from the University of Chicago before earning a Master's in Public Administration from Harvard University and a Ph.D. in history from the University of California, Berkeley.