Daniel Baer

Daniel Baer
United States Ambassador to the OSCE
Assumed office
September 10, 2013
President Barack Obama
Deputy Kate M. Byrnes
Preceded by Ian Kelly
Personal details
Born 1977 (age 38–39)
Denver, Colorado, U.S.
Spouse(s) Brian Walsh (m. 2014)
Alma mater Harvard University

Daniel Brooks Baer is the United States Ambassador for the Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe.

Early life and education

Baer holds a DPhil in international relations from the University of Oxford, where he was a Marshall Scholar, with a dissertation entitled The ultimate sacrifice: death, duty, and heroism in just war theory and in the ethics of intervention. He received his undergraduate degree from Harvard University in social studies and African American studies.

Career

From 2004 to 2007, Dr. Baer worked at The Boston Consulting Group, where he was a Project Leader and provided strategic advice to leaders in the corporate, government, and non-profit sectors.

Baer was a professor at Georgetown University and deputy assistant secretary of state.[1]

Prior to joining State, Dr. Baer was an Assistant Professor of Strategy, Economics, Ethics, and Public Policy at Georgetown University’s McDonough School of Business, where he taught business ethics to MBA and undergraduate students. In 2007-2008 he was a Faculty Fellow at the Edmond J. Safra Foundation Center for Ethics at Harvard University.

Ambassador Baer served as a Deputy Assistant Secretary for the Bureau of Democracy, Human Rights, and Labor from November 23, 2009 to September 10, 2013. Dr. Baer’s portfolio for the Bureau of Democracy, Human Rights, and Labor included the Office of East Asian Pacific Affairs, the Office of African Affairs, the Office of Multilateral and Global Affairs and the Internet freedom office.

Personal life

Baer is openly gay.[2] In August 2014, he married his longtime partner Brian Walsh.[3]

References

  1. ↑ Kamen, Al (June 10, 2013). "Obama taps Daniel Baer for ambassadorship - In the Loop". The Washington Post. Retrieved February 24, 2014.
  2. ↑ "Daniel Baer, Openly Gay U.S. Ambassador, Introduces Himself To The World (VIDEO)". Huffingtonpost.com. September 16, 2013. Retrieved February 24, 2014.
  3. ↑ Nichols, JamesMichael. "Daniel Baer, Openly Gay U.S. Ambassador, Marries Brian Walsh". Huffington Post.
Diplomatic posts
Preceded by
Ian Kelly		 United States Ambassador to the OSCE
2013–present 		Incumbent
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