William Edwin Ryerson

William Edwin Ryerson
6th United States Ambassador to Albania
In office
December 21, 1991 – October 13, 1994
Preceded byHugh Gladney Grant
Succeeded byJoseph Edward Lake
Personal details
Born (1936-12-10) December 10, 1936 (age 89)
Pompton Lakes, New Jersey
EducationCornell University

William Edwin Ryerson (born December 10, 1936) is an American former diplomat who was a career Foreign Service Officer. He served as the U.S. Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary to Albania from 1991 until 1994.

Ryerson was born in Pompton Lakes, New Jersey on December 10, 1936. After a 52-year break, diplomatic relations between the United States and Albania were re-established on March 15, 1991. The U.S. Embassy in Tirana opened October 1, 1991. Christopher Hill as Chargé d'Affaires ad interim until Ryerson presented his credentials on December 21, 1991.

The Cornell University graduate (he began as an engineering major before switching to history) was consul general in Yugoslavia in the late 1980s. He is a member of the Seal and Serpent Society.

References

  1. ↑ "William Edwin Ryerson". Office of the Historian. Retrieved 17 November 2019.
  2. ↑ State, December 1991. United States Department of State. 1991. p. 10. Retrieved 23 September 2022.
  3. ↑ "U.S. Embassy Tirana". US Embassy Tirana. US Embassy Albania. Retrieved 17 November 2019.
  4. ↑ Rudstam, Pelle (September 9, 2009). "Alumnus recounts harrowing anecdotes from his foreign service career". Cornell Chronicle. Retrieved 3 February 2020.
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