Karen Donfried
Karen Donfried | |
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Official portrait, 2021 | |
| 27th Assistant Secretary of State for European and Eurasian Affairs | |
| In office September 30, 2021 – March 31, 2023 | |
| President | Joe Biden |
| Preceded by | A. Wess Mitchell |
| Succeeded by | James C. O'Brien |
| President of the German Marshall Fund | |
| In office April 2014 – September 2021 | |
| Preceded by | Craig Kennedy |
| Succeeded by | Heather Conley |
| Personal details | |
| Spouse |
Alan Untereiner (m. 1988) |
| Relations | Karl Paul Donfried (father) |
| Education | Wesleyan University (BA) Tufts University (MA, PhD) University of Munich (Mgr) |
| Awards | Italian Order of Merit German Order of Merit Belgian Order of the Crown Superior Honor Award |
Karen Erika Donfried is an American foreign policy expert who previously served as the assistant secretary of state for European and Eurasian affairs. The State Department announced in March 2023 that Donfried would be stepping down from her post at the end of the month. She also served as president of the German Marshall Fund from April 2014 to September 2021.