Talk:Assistant Secretary of State for Intelligence and Research

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New Assistant Secretary Daniel Bennett Smith. Sworn in February 14, 2014. 169.253.194.1 (talk) 20:42, 6 August 2014 (UTC)[reply]

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This is from the State.gov website:

U.S. Assistant Secretary, Bureau of Intelligence and Research Term of Appointment: 04/24/2014 to present Share on facebookShare on twitter

Daniel B. Smith was sworn in as Assistant Secretary of State for Intelligence and Research on February 14, 2014.

A member of the Senior Foreign Service with the rank of Career Minister, Ambassador Smith served most recently as Ambassador to the Hellenic Republic from 2010 to 2013. Prior to that assignment, he served as Executive Secretary of the State Department. He has held other senior positions in the Department, including Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary for Consular Affairs and Deputy Executive Secretary. In addition to Greece, his overseas service includes tours in Bern, Istanbul, Ottawa and Stockholm. He also taught Political Science at the U.S. Air Force Academy.

Ambassador Smith is a recipient of the Arnold L. Raphel Memorial Award, the Secretary’s Distinguished Service Award, a Presidential Distinguished Service Award, and several Superior and Meritorious Honor Awards.

Ambassador Smith received his Ph.D. and M.A. from Stanford University, and his B.A. from the University of Colorado at Boulder. His foreign languages are German, Turkish and Swedish.

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Part of an edit requested by an editor with a conflict of interest has been implemented. Name added without biographic data. – S. Rich (talk) 21:27, 10 September 2014 (UTC)[reply]

State.Gov website:

U.S. Assistant Secretary, Bureau of Intelligence and Research Term of Appointment: 04/24/2014 to present Share on facebookShare on twitter

Daniel B. Smith was sworn in as Assistant Secretary of State for Intelligence and Research on February 14, 2014.

A member of the Senior Foreign Service with the rank of Career Minister, Ambassador Smith served most recently as Ambassador to the Hellenic Republic from 2010 to 2013. Prior to that assignment, he served as Executive Secretary of the State Department. He has held other senior positions in the Department, including Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary for Consular Affairs and Deputy Executive Secretary. In addition to Greece, his overseas service includes tours in Bern, Istanbul, Ottawa and Stockholm. He also taught Political Science at the U.S. Air Force Academy.

Ambassador Smith is a recipient of the Arnold L. Raphel Memorial Award, the Secretary’s Distinguished Service Award, a Presidential Distinguished Service Award, and several Superior and Meritorious Honor Awards.

Ambassador Smith received his Ph.D. and M.A. from Stanford University, and his B.A. from the University of Colorado at Boulder. His foreign languages are German, Turkish and Swedish.