U.S. Ambassador to Albania Yuri Kim will deliver the 2023 Guest of Honor Public Lecture of The Hidai “Eddie” Bregu Lectures in Albanian Studies at DePaul University in Chicago.

Discussion and Q&A moderated by Dr. Gazmend Kapllani, Chair of the Albanian Studies Program.

Saturday, May 6, 2023

11 AM Central Time (6 PM Tirana)

via Zoom Webinar

Participation in the Webinar event is possible only through individual registration on Eventbrite. Registrants will receive the join link through their registration confirmation email 12 hours before the event.

The Ambassador's address will include several topics, among them her experiences as an ambassador and why she feels the relationship between the U.S. and Albania is so important, as well as some personal insights. Ambassador Kim has served in Albania since January 2020. She is the first Korean-American woman to represent the United States as an Ambassador and the first U.S. ambassador from Guam.

Her remarks will be followed by a Q&A session moderated by Dr. Gazmend Kapllani, Chair of the Albanian Studies department. This promises to be an invigorating and memorable session.

For the Q&A session, attendees can send their questions (preferably in English) to: AmbKimDePaul@gmail.com

The DePaul Hidai “Eddie” Bregu Lectures in Albanian Studies bring to DePaul each academic year distinguished politicians, artists, and scholars of the literature, language, history, thought, and culture of Modern Albania and Southeastern Europe.