Daniel Bennett Smith

Daniel Bennett Smith
Director of Foreign Service Institute
In office
October 26, 2018 – May 19, 2022
PresidentDonald Trump
Joe Biden
Preceded byNancy McEldowney
Succeeded byJoan A. Polaschik
U.S. Chargé d'affaires to India
In office
April 30, 2021 – June 29, 2021
PresidentJoe Biden
Preceded byDonald Heflin
Succeeded byAtul Keshap
United States Secretary of State
Acting
In office
January 20, 2021 – January 26, 2021
PresidentJoe Biden
Preceded byMike Pompeo
Succeeded byAntony Blinken
19th Assistant Secretary of State for Intelligence and Research
In office
February 14, 2014 – October 23, 2018
PresidentBarack Obama
Donald Trump
Preceded byPhilip Goldberg
Succeeded byEllen E. McCarthy
United States Ambassador to Greece
In office
September 28, 2010 – August 5, 2013
PresidentBarack Obama
Preceded byDaniel V. Speckhard
Succeeded byDavid D. Pearce
22nd Executive Secretary of the United States Department of State
In office
2007–2009
Preceded byHarry K. Thomas Jr.
Succeeded byStephen D. Mull
Personal details
Born (1956-03-06) March 6, 1956 (age 68)
Redwood City, California, U.S.
EducationUniversity of Colorado, Boulder (BA)
Stanford University (MA, PhD)

Daniel Bennett Smith (born March 6, 1956) is an American diplomat who served as the director of the Foreign Service Institute and acting United States Secretary of State at the presidential transition of Joe Biden.[1] He has held the rank of career ambassador since September 2018.[2] He previously served as Assistant Secretary of State for Intelligence and Research at the United States Department of State, assuming that post on February 14, 2014.[3] He is considered a veteran diplomat by the U.S. diplomatic community.[4]

  1. ^ "New acting secretary of state is career diplomat". KOKH. Associated Press. January 20, 2021. Retrieved January 20, 2021.
  2. ^ "Training center for U.S. diplomats gets a new director". Washington Post. October 26, 2018. Retrieved October 27, 2018.
  3. ^ "Daniel B. Smith". United States Department of State.
  4. ^ Schwartz, Mattathias (February 26, 2019). "Mike Pompeo's Mission: Translate Trump to a Wary World". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved February 26, 2019.