Spiropali remains speechless/ The Minister to whom Rama entrusted Foreign Affairs

2026-02-26 20:43:00, Aktualitet CNA

Spiropali remains speechless/ The Minister to whom Rama entrusted Foreign

Prime Minister Edi Rama this afternoon made changes to the government, changes that CNA announced through several articles on February 14.

Rama has decided that after 6 months, he will dismiss Spiropali from the position of Foreign Minister, leaving her simply and solely as a SP MP.

The latter has held important positions, from Speaker of the Parliament to Minister for Relations with Parliament, and now she will simply be a member of parliament.

She has entrusted her duty at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs to Ferit Hoxha.

Who is Ferit Hoxha?

Ferit Hoxha is the Permanent Representative of Albania to the United Nations in New York City. He previously served in this role from 2009 to 2015, was succeeded by Besiana Kadare, and took up the role again in October 2021.

Ferit Hoxha joined the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Albania in 1991. From 1993 to 1995, he was Deputy Director for Multilateral Cooperation and International Relations at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Albania. In 1995, he served as Counselor at the Permanent Mission of Albania to the United Nations in New York. From 1996 to 1998, he was Director of that department for Multilateral Cooperation and International Relations at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.

From 1998 to 2001, Hoxha was the head of the Albanian Mission to the European Union in Brussels and concurrently Ambassador to Belgium and Luxembourg from 1999 to 2001. From 2001 to 2006, Hoxha was Ambassador to France, and from 2003 to 2006, he was Ambassador to Portugal, with residence in Paris. From 2001 to 2007, he was Personal Representative of the Head of State to the Permanent Council of the International Organization of La Francophonie.

Between 2006 and 2009, he was Secretary General of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. During this time he also served as National Coordinator for the Alliance of Civilizations and National Coordinator for the Barcelona Process - Union for the Mediterranean, a position he held since 2008. From September 2007 to September 2009, he was also Governor of Albania on the Board of Governors of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA).

He returned to the United Nations as permanent representative in October 2021. For the month of June 2022, Hoxha serves as president of the United Nations Security Council, succeeding United States Ambassador Linda Thomas-Greenfield, who served as President of the UNSC for May 2022./ CNA