Daniel Bennett Smith - People - Department History
Daniel Bennett Smith (1956–)
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Career Foreign Service Officer
States of Residence: California, Virginia
States of Residence: California, Virginia
- Executive Secretary
Entry on Duty: August 6, 2007
Termination of Appointment: June 20, 2009 - Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary (Greece)
Appointed: August 8, 2010
Presentation of Credentials: September 28, 2010
Termination of Mission: Left post on August 5, 2013 - Assistant Secretary of State for Intelligence and Research
Appointed: February 13, 2014
Entry on Duty: February 14, 2014
Termination of Appointment: October 23, 2018 - Career Ambassador
Appointed: September 13, 2018 - Director of the Foreign Service Institute
Appointed: October 23, 2018
Entry on Duty: October 26, 2018 - Secretary of State ad interim
Appointed: January 20, 2021
Termination of Appointment: January 26, 2021- Director of the Foreign Service Institute; Acting Secretary of State