Eric Wendt has been nominated by the Trump administration as Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the United States of America to the Republic of Albania.
The US Department of State has published the report for the Foreign Relations Committee in the United States Senate, explaining the reasons for the nomination of Eric Wendt as ambassador to Albania.
Profiles
Retired Lieutenant General Eric Wendt is a Professor of Practice, teaching Command and Leadership at the Naval Postgraduate School (NPS). While still on active duty in uniform as a general, he was deployed to Europe and served as Commander of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) Special Operations Headquarters.
He commanded all NATO-assigned Special Operations Forces (including Albanian special operations units) and worked with defense and military leaders in Albania. Previously, he served for a year in Afghanistan as Deputy Regional Commander, which included overseeing Albanian military personnel.
During more than 34 years of active service, he has held several senior command positions and led organizations with up to thousands of military, civilian, and interagency personnel. He worked for the U.S. Department of State for two years as a key part of the U.S. Embassy in Jerusalem, where he led an eight-nation coalition as the United States Security Coordinator for Israel and the Palestinian Authority, reporting directly to the Secretary of State.
His extensive leadership experience, proven ability to manage complex multinational and interagency organizations, and his regional expertise across Europe make Lieutenant General (Ret.) Wendt highly qualified to serve as United States Ambassador to the Republic of Albania.
Lieutenant General (Ret.) Wendt received his Bachelor of Science degree from the University of California, Santa Barbara and a Master of Science degree from the Naval Postgraduate School in Monterey, California. He is fluent in Arabic and Korean. He has received numerous awards and decorations, including the Defense Distinguished Service Medal, the Distinguished Service Medal, the Bronze Star Medal, and the U.S. Department of State’s Distinguished Service Award.
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