DIANA SHIPPING INC.
Pendelis 16, 175 64 Palaio Faliro, Athens, Greece


 
March 12, 2019




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 2018 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 2018, which was filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission on March 12, 2019.


 
Respectfully submitted,
 
 
 
 
DIANA SHIPPING INC.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
By:
/s/ Andreas Michalopoulos
 
 
Name: Andreas Michalopoulos
 
 
Title: Chief Financial Officer