Joseph Limprecht

Joseph Limprecht (July 22, 1946 – May 19, 2002) was an American diplomat who was a member of the Senior Foreign Service. He served as the U.S. Ambassador to Albania. Limprecht was nominated on May 12, 1999, and confirmed on July 1, 1999. He died from a heart attack at the age of 55 while visiting Lure National Park in northern Albania. He is buried at Arlington National Cemetery.

Born and raised in Omaha, Nebraska, Limprecht graduated from the University of Chicago before earning a Master's in Public Administration from Harvard University and a Ph.D. in history from the University of California, Berkeley.