Daniel Benjamin
Daniel Benjamin | |
|---|---|
| 16th Coordinator for Counterterrorism | |
| In office May 28, 2009 – December 10, 2012 | |
| President | Barack Obama |
| Preceded by | Dell Dailey |
| Succeeded by | Tina S. Kaidanow |
| Personal details | |
| Born | October 16, 1961 |
| Nationality | American |
| Alma mater | Harvard University New College, Oxford |
| Occupation | Diplomat, journalist |
Daniel Benjamin (born October 16, 1961) is an American diplomat and journalist and was the Coordinator for Counterterrorism at the United States Department of State from 2009 to 2012, appointed by Secretary Hillary Clinton. Benjamin was the director of the John Sloan Dickey Center for International Understanding at Dartmouth College. In July 2020, he became president of the American Academy in Berlin, a nonprofit, nonpartisan, independent transatlantic institution in the German capital.