Background
Fried, Daniel was born on September 19, 1952.
ambassador federal agency administrator
Fried, Daniel was born on September 19, 1952.
Bachelor in History magna cum laude, Cornell University, 1974. Master of Arts, Columbia University, 1977.
Foreign service officer, 1977—2000. Junior officer East-West Trade office Economic Business Bureau State Department, 1977-1979. With Consulate General Office, Leningrad, 1980-1981.
Political officer United States Embassy, Belgrade, 1982-1985. Affairs officer Soviet Desk United States Department State, Washington, 1985-1987, Polish desk officer, 1987-1989, political counselor Warsaw, 1990-1993. Director European affairs National Security Council, Washington, 1993-1995, special assistant to president, senior director central and Eastern Europe, 1995—1997.
United States ambassador to Poland United States Department State, Warsaw, 1997—2000, principal deputy special advisor to secretary for the new independent states Washington, 2000—2001. Special assistant to President The White House, 2005. Senior director European & Eurasian affairs National Security Council, 2001—2005.
Assistant sec for European & Eurasian Affairs United States Department State, 2005—2009, special envoy on Guantanamo Bay detention camp, since 2009.
Married Olga Karpiw; children: Hannah, Sophie.