Daniel B. Shapiro

Dan Shapiro
Shapiro in 2023
United States Ambassador to Israel
In office
August 8, 2011 – January 20, 2017
PresidentBarack Obama
Preceded byJames Cunningham
Succeeded byDavid M. Friedman
Personal details
Born
Daniel Benjamin Shapiro

(1969-08-01) August 1, 1969 (age 55)
Champaign, Illinois, U.S.
SpouseJulie Fisher
Children3
EducationWashington University in St. Louis
Brandeis University (BA)
Harvard University (MA)
WebsiteOfficial website

Daniel Benjamin "Dan" Shapiro[1] (born August 1, 1969) is an American diplomat who served as United States Ambassador to Israel from 2011 to 2017. He was nominated by President Barack Obama on March 29, 2011, and confirmed by the Senate on May 29.[2][3] He was sworn in as ambassador by Secretary of State Hillary Clinton on July 8, 2011.[4] Previously, he was the senior director for the Middle East and North Africa on the United States National Security Council. As an Obama administration political appointee, Shapiro was ordered on January 5, 2017, to resign upon the inauguration of President Donald Trump.[5] On August 30, 2021, President Joe Biden appointed Shapiro as a special liaison to Israel on Iran.[6]

  1. ^ "PN337 — Daniel Benjamin Shapiro — Department of State". U.S Congress. Retrieved December 13, 2019.
  2. ^ Katherine Skiba (May 29, 2011). "Champaign native confirmed as ambassador to Israel". Chicago Tribune. Archived from the original on January 26, 2020. Retrieved May 30, 2011.
  3. ^ "Obama Chooses Daniel Shapiro as Ambassador to Israel". The New York Times. Reuters. March 10, 2011. Retrieved March 11, 2011.
  4. ^ "Swearing-In Ceremony for Dan Shapiro, Ambassador to Israel". United States Department of State. Archived from the original on 2011-10-18. Retrieved 2011-07-09.
  5. ^ Cesana, Shlomo (January 6, 2017). "US envoy to Israel among ambassadors slated to resign". Israel Hayom. Retrieved January 20, 2017.
  6. ^ "Dan Shapiro appointed as State Department liaison to Israel on Iran". The Jerusalem Post | JPost.com. Retrieved 2021-08-30.