Daniel R. Russel
{{Short description|American diplomat (born 1953)}}
{{Infobox officeholder
| name = Daniel Russel
| image = Daniel Russel.jpg
| office = 25th Assistant Secretary of State for East Asian and Pacific Affairs
| president = Barack Obama
Donald Trump
| deputy = Scot Marciel{{cite web|title=Scot Marciel|url=https://www.state.gov/r/pa/ei/biog/bureau/213794.htm|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131013165948/http://www.state.gov/r/pa/ei/biog/bureau/213794.htm|url-status=dead|archive-date=2013-10-13|publisher=U.S. Department of State|date=August 2013|accessdate=November 28, 2015}}
| term_start = July 16, 2013
| term_end = March 8, 2017
| predecessor = Kurt Campbell
| successor = David R. Stilwell
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1953|12|12}}
| birth_place = New Rochelle, New York, U.S
| death_date =
| death_place =
| alma_mater = Sarah Lawrence College
University College London
}}
Daniel R. Russel (born December 12, 1953) is an American diplomat who served as the Assistant Secretary of State for East Asian and Pacific Affairs from 2013 to 2017.{{Cite web|url=http://fordschool.umich.edu/tags/daniel-russel|title=Daniel Russel|website=The Gerald R. Ford School of Public Policy at the University of Michigan|language=en|access-date=2019-02-01}} Prior to his appointment as Assistant Secretary, Russel was Special Assistant to the President and National Security Staff Senior Director for Asian Affairs. He was a major figure in the Obama administration's "pivot towards Asia" strategy.{{cite web|title=Daniel R. Russel|url=https://2009-2017.state.gov/r/pa/ei/biog/212045.htm|publisher=U.S. Department of State|date=July 12, 2013|accessdate=November 28, 2015}}
Russel is currently Vice President for International Security and Diplomacy at the Asia Society Policy Institute in New York.{{Cite news|url=https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2017-03-02/top-asia-diplomat-at-state-department-joins-wave-of-departures|title=Top Asia Diplomat at State Department Joins Wave of Departures|newspaper=Bloomberg |date=March 2, 2017|via=www.bloomberg.com}}
Early career and education
Russel is from New Rochelle, New York.{{Citation needed|date=August 2023}} He was educated at Sarah Lawrence College and University College, University of London, UK. Before joining the Foreign Service, he was manager for an international firm in New York City.{{Citation needed|date=August 2023}}
Diplomatic career
Daniel Russel served as Assistant Secretary of State for East Asian and Pacific Affairs and is a Senior Foreign Service career member. Prior to his appointment as Assistant Secretary on July 12, 2013, Russel served at the White House as Special Assistant to the President and National Security Council (NSC) Senior Director for Asian Affairs. During his tenure there, he helped formulate President Barack Obama's strategic rebalance to the Asia Pacific Region, including efforts to strengthen alliances, deepen U.S. engagement with multilateral organizations, and expand cooperation with emerging powers in the region.
Prior to joining the NSC in January 2009, he served as Director of the Office of Japanese Affairs and had assignments as U.S. Consul General in Osaka-Kobe, Japan (2005-2008); Deputy Chief of Mission at the U.S. Embassy in The Hague, Netherlands (2002-2005); Deputy Chief of Mission at the U.S. Embassy in Nicosia, Cyprus (1999-2002); Chief of Staff to then Under Secretary of State for Political Affairs, Ambassador Thomas R. Pickering (1997–99); Special Assistant to the Under Secretary of State for Political Affairs (1995–96); Political Section Unit Chief at U.S. Embassy Seoul, Republic of Korea (1992–95); Political Advisor to the Permanent Representative to the U.S. Mission to the United Nations, Ambassador Pickering (1989–92); Vice Consul in Osaka and Branch Office Manager in Nagoya, Japan (1987–89); and Assistant to the Ambassador to Japan, former Senate Majority Leader Mike Mansfield (1985–87).{{Cite web|url=https://2009-2017.state.gov/r/pa/ei/biog/212045.htm|title=Russel, Daniel R.|website=U.S. Department of State}}
In 1996, Russel was awarded the State Department's Una Chapman Cox Fellowship sabbatical{{Cite web |title=Sabbatical Fellowship |url=https://www.uccoxfoundation.org/programs/sabbatical-fellowships/ |access-date=2023-08-20 |website=Una Chapman Cox Foundation |language=en}} and wrote America’s Place in the World, a book published by Georgetown University.
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External links
- [https://2009-2017.state.gov/r/pa/ei/biog/212045.htm State Department biography]
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Category:Obama administration personnel
Category:United States Foreign Service personnel
Category:Sarah Lawrence College alumni
Category:Alumni of University College London
Category:Assistant secretaries of state for East Asian and Pacific affairs