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He is also on the board of the intelligence-connected [[Refugees International]]. | He is also on the board of the intelligence-connected [[Refugees International]]. | ||
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Benjamin grew up in [[Stamford, Conn.]], one of three sons (William Benjamin and Jonathan Benjamin) born to Burton and Susan Benjamin. His father is an [[internist]]; his late mother was a teacher, an administrator at the [[University of Connecticut]] and the head of marketing for a Manhattan law firm. They were a moderately observant Jewish family. | Benjamin grew up in [[Stamford, Conn.]], one of three sons (William Benjamin and Jonathan Benjamin) born to Burton and Susan Benjamin. His father is an [[internist]]; his late mother was a teacher, an administrator at the [[University of Connecticut]] and the head of marketing for a Manhattan law firm. They were a moderately observant Jewish family. | ||
Benjamin graduated from [[Harvard University]] [[magna cum laude]], where he was a 1983 [[Marshall Scholar]] at [[New College, Oxford]].<ref>[https://www.vnews.com/Daniel-Benjamin-director-Dickey-Center-Dartmouth-10035973 Dickey Center Director Writes, Speaks With Urgency of the Times]. By Nicola Smith. ''Valley News'', May 28, 2017.</ref> | Benjamin graduated from [[Harvard University]] [[magna cum laude]], where he was a 1983 [[Marshall Scholar]] at [[New College, Oxford]].<ref>[https://www.vnews.com/Daniel-Benjamin-director-Dickey-Center-Dartmouth-10035973 Dickey Center Director Writes, Speaks With Urgency of the Times]. By Nicola Smith. ''Valley News'', May 28, 2017.</ref> | ||
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After college, he worked as a journalist for ''[[Time Magazine|Time]]'' (1988-1992) and ''[[The Wall Street Journal]]'' (1993-1994).<ref>http://www.brookings.edu/experts/b/benjamind.aspx</ref> | After college, he worked as a journalist for ''[[Time Magazine|Time]]'' (1988-1992) and ''[[The Wall Street Journal]]'' (1993-1994).<ref>http://www.brookings.edu/experts/b/benjamind.aspx</ref> | ||
− | From 1994 to 1999, as a member of President Clinton's staff, Benjamin | + | From 1994 to 1999, as a member of President Clinton's staff, Benjamin was a foreign policy speech writer and special assistant.<ref name=dartmouthprofile>https://dickey.dartmouth.edu/people/daniel-benjamin</ref> During that period, he was also on the [[United States National Security Council|National Security Council]] as a Director for Transnational Threats.<ref>http://articles.latimes.com/2005/nov/24/opinion/oe-benjamin24</ref> |
2006-2009 Benjamin was Director of the Center on the United States and Europe at the [[Brookings Institution]]. | 2006-2009 Benjamin was Director of the Center on the United States and Europe at the [[Brookings Institution]]. |
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Born | October 16, 1961 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Nationality | American | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Alma mater | Harvard University, New College (Oxford) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Religion | Jewish | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Member of | Center for Strategic and International Studies, Center on Global Counter-Terrorism Cooperation, Refugees International/Board | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Center for Strategic and International Studies, Refugees International, "Coordinator for Counterterrorism"
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Daniel Benjamin is an American diplomat and journalist and was the Coordinator for Counterterrorism at the United States Department of State from 2009 to 2012, appointed by Secretary Hillary Clinton[1], where he was considered an expert on jihadist terrorism. Benjamin was the director of the John Sloan Dickey Center for International Understanding at Dartmouth College.[2] In July 2020, he became president of the American Academy in Berlin, a transatlantic institution in the German capital.[3]
He is also on the board of the intelligence-connected Refugees International.
Background
Benjamin grew up in Stamford, Conn., one of three sons (William Benjamin and Jonathan Benjamin) born to Burton and Susan Benjamin. His father is an internist; his late mother was a teacher, an administrator at the University of Connecticut and the head of marketing for a Manhattan law firm. They were a moderately observant Jewish family. Benjamin graduated from Harvard University magna cum laude, where he was a 1983 Marshall Scholar at New College, Oxford.[4]
Career
After college, he worked as a journalist for Time (1988-1992) and The Wall Street Journal (1993-1994).[5]
From 1994 to 1999, as a member of President Clinton's staff, Benjamin was a foreign policy speech writer and special assistant.[6] During that period, he was also on the National Security Council as a Director for Transnational Threats.[7]
2006-2009 Benjamin was Director of the Center on the United States and Europe at the Brookings Institution.
From 2009 to 2012, Benjamin was the US State Department's Coordinator for counter-terrorism, with the rank of Ambassador-at-Large.[8]
Other connections
- Senior Fellow, the United States Institute of Peace (2000)
- Senior Fellow, the Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS) (2001-2006)
References
- ↑ https://web.archive.org/web/20120224142856/http://www.state.gov/r/pa/ei/biog/124422.htm
- ↑ https://dickey.dartmouth.edu/people/daniel-benjamin%7C
- ↑ =https://www.americanacademy.de/new-academy-president-ambassador-daniel-benjamin/
- ↑ Dickey Center Director Writes, Speaks With Urgency of the Times. By Nicola Smith. Valley News, May 28, 2017.
- ↑ http://www.brookings.edu/experts/b/benjamind.aspx
- ↑ https://dickey.dartmouth.edu/people/daniel-benjamin
- ↑ http://articles.latimes.com/2005/nov/24/opinion/oe-benjamin24
- ↑ https://web.archive.org/web/20081030050031/http://www.brookings.edu/experts/benjamind.aspx