William Edwin Ryerson (born December 10, 1936) is an American former diplomat who was a career Foreign Service Officer.
[1] Ryerson was born in Pompton Lakes, New Jersey on December 10, 1936.
[2] After a 52-year break, diplomatic relations between the United States and Albania were re-established on March 15, 1991.
Christopher Hill as Chargé d'Affaires ad interim until Ryerson presented his credentials on December 21, 1991.
[3] The Cornell University graduate (he began as an engineering major before switching to history) was consul general in Yugoslavia in the late 1980s.