5 ▁to ▁ 1 9 9 3 . ▁He ▁also ▁served ▁as ▁the ▁head ▁of ▁the ▁Department ▁of ▁Public ▁Health ▁at ▁the ▁University ▁of ▁Tir ana ▁from ▁ 1 9 9 4 ▁to ▁ 1 9 9 7 , ▁and ▁was ▁then ▁the ▁Head ▁of ▁Health ▁Policy ▁Department ▁for ▁the ▁Democratic ▁Party ▁of ▁Alban ia ▁from ▁ 1 9 9 7 ▁to ▁ 2 0 0 5 . ▁From ▁ 2 0 0 4 ▁to ▁ 2 0 0 6 , ▁he ▁served ▁as ▁a ▁member ▁of ▁the ▁Council ▁of ▁Municip ality ▁of ▁Tir ana ▁and ▁as ▁the ▁Head ▁of ▁Health ▁and ▁Environment al ▁Commission . ▁In ▁ 2 0 0 5 ▁and ▁ 2 0 0 6 , ▁he ▁was ▁the ▁Deput y ▁Minister ▁of ▁Health ▁of ▁Alban ia . ▁He ▁was ▁appointed ▁amb assador ▁in ▁February ▁ 2 0 0 6 , ▁and ▁presented ▁his ▁credentials ▁on ▁May ▁ 1 1 , ▁ 2 0 0 6 . ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁The ▁Washington ▁Diplom at ▁New sp aper ▁- ▁Amb assador ▁Profile ▁ ▁Category : Year ▁of ▁birth ▁missing ▁( l iving ▁people ) ▁Category : L iving ▁people ▁Category : Am b ass adors ▁of ▁Alban ia ▁to ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁Category : Al ban ian ▁diplom ats ▁Category : Univers ity ▁of ▁Tir ana ▁al umn i ▁Category : Univers ity ▁of ▁Tir ana ▁fac ulty ▁Category : D em ocr atic ▁Party ▁of ▁Alban ia ▁polit icians ▁Category : Pe ople ▁from ▁Tir ana <0x0A> </s> ▁Tom ▁Hein