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.

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.