ALBANIAN Ferit Hoxha
Minister for Europe and Foreign Affairs — Albania
Career diplomat. Ambassador of Albania to France (2001-2006) and to the EU (1998-2001; 2024-2026), Permanent Representative to the UN (2009-2015; 2021-2024), before being appointed Foreign Minister in March 2026.
Representation
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Albania's ambassador to them — FranceJan. 1, 2001 – Jan. 1, 2006
Offices held
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Foreign minister
Albania currentMarch 6, 2026 – present
Visits
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Foreign Affairs
Minister
Albanian official visiting them — Austria
Aug. 30, 2026
Attended the European Forum Alpbach in Tyrol at the invitation of FM Meinl-Reisinger; joined the high-level panel on Europe's security architecture (with Meinl-Reisinger, UNOV Director-General Monica Juma, Erste Group CEO Peter Bosek and Ivan Krastev) and held a bilateral meeting with Meinl-Reisinger on the margins.
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Foreign Affairs
Minister
Albanian official visiting them — Belgium
June 2, 2026 – June 3, 2026
Two-day official visit to Brussels: met Els Van Hoof (chair of the Belgian Chamber's Foreign Affairs Committee) on 2 Jun to discuss parliamentary cooperation, then held a bilateral meeting with Belgian counterpart Prévot on 3 Jun covering EU accession, justice/security cooperation, and regional stability.
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Foreign Affairs
Deputy/vice minister
Albanian official visiting them — France
May 26, 2026
Met Haddad on the margins of an EU meeting in Brussels — not a bilateral capital visit. Discussed the EU enlargement process, the Western Balkans, and regional cooperation.
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Foreign Affairs
Minister
Albanian official visiting them — Sweden
May 12, 2026
Met Stenergard on the margins of an EU Foreign Affairs Council session in Brussels — not a bilateral capital visit. Discussed EU enlargement, regional security, and Euro-Atlantic cooperation ahead of the NATO Foreign Ministers' meeting in Helsingborg, Sweden.