US Embassy Tirana / US Government
Ownership as documented
US government.
Description
The embassy had no full-time ambassador for about three years after Yuri Kim left in 2023, until Eric Wendt's 2026 confirmation. Past US statements backed the justice reform and SPAK; 2026 embassy statements focus on US goals (NATO, business deals).
Contracts and money
Figures recorded for the cases linked to this organisation. A figure here is not necessarily paid to or by this organisation; check payer and payee.
Zvernec land: price stated by Kushner side
€230,000,000
contractSource label: DisputedStated definition: Kushner's figure; other reports say EUR 122m declared; US House minority says $120m. Not reconciled.
Date: 26 Apr 2026 · Payer: Kushner-linked partners · Payee: Seller (private)
- Kosovo-online (SR): Kushner denies preferential treatment for Albania project, could reach EUR 4bn (opens in a new tab)Kosovo Online · Oct 2026 · journalism · OTHER
- House Judiciary Committee (Democrats): Ranking Member Raskin on Kushner's failure to respond and $120m Albanian land purchase (opens in a new tab)US House Judiciary Committee (minority) · 25 Aug 2026 · official · EN
Sazan resort investment (EUR 1.4bn; other outlets cite up to 4bn for wider project)
€1,400,000,000
contractSource label: Under investigationStated definition: Reported investment figure; wider Zvernec-Sazan project cited at about EUR 4bn by Kushner.
Date: Dec 2024 · Payer: Kushner-linked investor · Payee: Sazan project
- A2 News: Kushner explains why he decided to invest EUR 1.4bn in Sazan (opens in a new tab)A2 News · undated · journalism · EN
- Kosovo-online (SR): Kushner denies preferential treatment for Albania project, could reach EUR 4bn (opens in a new tab)Kosovo Online · Oct 2026 · journalism · OTHER
Officials and people linked
No person is linked to this organisation in the research.
Investigations and cases
Sorted by reported money, then by linked people and their legal status. The money figure is the largest single reported figure, not a total.
From 30 Dec 2024
US-Trump family links: Kushner, Sazan and Zvernec, and US government contacts
Jared Kushner's Affinity Partners is linked to the Zvernec and Sazan luxury resort plan, which Albania granted strategic investor status in 2024 (details in the existing zvernec-sazan file). In 2026…
Status: Open: investigations in Albania (SPAK) and US Congress minority probe; project status disputed.
Sources for this record
Every source the research cites for this record, grouped by its source label. 2 sources.
Source label: Officially reportedOfficially reported · 2 sources
- Publisher
- US Embassy Tirana
- Date
- 19 Feb 2026
- Publisher
- Gazeta Tema
- Date
- 6 Aug 2026