Daniel Benjamin
| Daniel Benjamin link Powerbase Sourcewatch (Diplomat, journalist, terror expert) | |
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| Born | October 16, 1961 |
| Nationality | American |
| Alma mater | Harvard University, New College (Oxford) |
| Religion | Jewish |
Center for Strategic and International Studies, Refugees International, "Coordinator for Counterterrorism" | |
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