Charge d'Affaires

Tina S. Kaidanow Charge d'Affaires

Tina S. Kaidanow

On April 8, 2008, the U.S. Office officially became the U.S. Embassy to the Republic of Kosovo, and Ms. Tina S. Kaidanow assumed her duties as Charge d’Affaires ad interim. Prior to her current position, Ms. Kaidanow was the Chief of Mission of the U.S. Office in Pristina from July 2006 to April 2008.

Ms. Kaidanow arrived in Kosovo from Sarajevo, where she was the Deputy Chief of Mission at the U.S. Embassy for the previous three years. Prior to that she was the Special Assistant for European Affairs to Deputy Secretary of State Richard Armitage.

A career member of the U.S. diplomatic service, Ms. Kaidanow has served extensively in the region, as Special Assistant to U.S. Ambassador Christopher Hill in Skopje 1998-1999, with specific responsibilities focused on the crisis in Kosovo; and assignments in Sarajevo (1997-1998) and Belgrade. She has also held the position of Director for Southeast European Affairs at the National Security Council.

Ms. Kaidanow holds a Bachelor of Arts degree from the University of Pennsylvania and a Master of Philosophy degree in Political Science from Columbia University in New York.