2 DAYS BEFORE THE ELECTIONS, OBAMA DECIDES TO CHANGE THE REPRESENTATIVE IN TIRANA ARVIZU IS LEAVING Donald Lu, the new US ambassador The request for accreditation arrives in Albania; the career diplomat currently serving in India is appointed. The CV is published, who is the new US ambassador US Ambassador Aleksandër Arvizu will leave Albania because his mandate is ending, while it is confirmed that the American chief diplomat in our country will be Donald Lu. The news was made public yesterday by official sources from the Albanian Ministry of Foreign Affairs, which stated yesterday that Washington’s request for the accreditation of the new US ambassador has already arrived. It is learned that Arvizu, who began his diplomatic career in Albania in 2010, will leave our country at the end of July or at the beginning of August, while Mr. Donald Lu is expected to be accredited as the new ambassador; he is currently serving as the representative of the American government in New Delhi, India. Lu joined the US Foreign Service in 1990 and has held posts in Pakistan, India, Georgia, Kyrgyzstan, Azerbaijan and Washington. He was previously appointed Deputy Chief of Mission at the US Embassy in New Delhi, where he served... continues on page 7

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