DIANA SHIPPING INC.
Pendelis 16, 175 64 Palaio Faliro, Athens, Greece
VIA EDGAR SUBMISSION
U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission
100 F Street, NE
Washington, DC 20549-4628
RE: Notice of Disclosure filed in Diana Shipping Inc.'s Form 20-F for the year ended 2017 under Section 219 of Iran Threat Reduction and Syria Human Rights Act of 2012 and Section 13(r) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.
Ladies and Gentlemen:
Pursuant to Section 219 of the Iran Threat Reduction and Syria Human Rights Act of 2012 and Section 13(r) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, notice is hereby provided that Diana Shipping Inc. has made disclosure pursuant to such provisions in its Annual Report on Form 20-F for the fiscal year ended 2017, which was filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission on March 16, 2018.
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Respectfully submitted,
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DIANA SHIPPING INC.
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By:
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/s/ Andreas Michalopoulos
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Name: Andreas Michalopoulos
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Title: Chief Financial Officer
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