Joseph Limprecht

{{short description|American diplomat (1946–2002)}}

{{Infobox officeholder

| office = 9th United States Ambassador to Albania

| term_start = September 8, 1999

| term_end = May 19, 2002

| preceded = Marisa R. Lino

| succeeded = James Franklin Jeffrey

| birth_date = July 22, 1946

| death_date = {{death date and age|2002|5|19|1946|7|22}}

| death_place = Near Peshkopi, Albania

| birth_place = Omaha, Nebraska

| education = University of Chicago
Harvard University (MPA)
University of California, Berkeley (PhD)

}}

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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.{{cite web |title=Biography: Joseph Limprecht |url=https://1997-2001.state.gov/about_state/biography/limprecht_joseph.html |website=US State Department Archives |accessdate=17 November 2019}} He died from a heart attack at the age of 55 while visiting Lure National Park{{Cite web|url=https://www.orlandosentinel.com/news/os-xpm-2002-05-20-0205200273-story.html|title = U.S. Envoy to Albania Dies| date=20 May 2002 }} in northern Albania.{{cite news |title=Joseph Limprecht Dies at Age 55 |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/local/2002/05/20/joseph-limprecht-dies-at-age-55/fd809371-f072-4823-8c3c-3585300c2456/ |newspaper=The Washington Post |accessdate=17 November 2019}}

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.