Donald Lu
Donald Lu | |
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 Official portrait, 2013 | |
| 7th Assistant Secretary of State for South and Central Asian Affairs | |
| In office September 15, 2021 – January 20, 2025 | |
| President | Joe Biden |
| Preceded by | Nisha Desai Biswal (2017) |
| Succeeded by | S. Paul Kapur |
| United States Ambassador to Kyrgyzstan | |
| In office October 12, 2018 – September 14, 2021 | |
| President | Donald Trump Joe Biden |
| Preceded by | Sheila Gwaltney |
| Succeeded by | Lesslie Viguerie |
| 14th United States Ambassador to Albania | |
| In office January 13, 2015 – September 19, 2018 | |
| President | Barack Obama Donald Trump |
| Preceded by | Alexander Arvizu |
| Succeeded by | Yuri Kim |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1966 (age 59–60) Huntington Beach, California, U.S. |
| Spouse | Ariel Ahart |
| Education | Princeton University (BA, MPA) |
Donald Lu (born 1966) is a United States diplomat who had served as Assistant Secretary of State for South and Central Asian Affairs from 2021 to 2025. He previously served as both the United States Ambassador to Kyrgyzstan from 2018 to 2021 and the United States Ambassador to Albania from 2015 to 2018.