Daniel Kritenbrink
Daniel Kritenbrink | |
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| United States Ambassador to Vietnam | |
| Assumed office November 6, 2017[1] | |
| President | Donald Trump Joe Biden |
| Preceded by | Ted Osius |
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| Education | University of Nebraska at Kearney University of Virginia |
Daniel Joseph Kritenbrink[2] is an American diplomat who is the current United States Ambassador to Vietnam. A career member of the Senior Foreign Service, he was nominated by President Donald Trump to become the U.S. Ambassador to Vietnam on July 27, 2017. He was confirmed by the U.S. Senate on October 26, 2017.[3] Prior to his nomination, Kritenbrink served as senior advisor for North Korea policy at the United States Department of State.[4]
Kritenbrink has a B.A. from the University of Nebraska at Kearney and an M.A. from the University of Virginia. He has served as an American diplomat since 1994. He is a former Deputy Chief of Mission in Embassy Beijing and has held senior leadership positions at the Department of State and served as a senior director at the U.S. National Security Council.[5] He speaks Chinese and Japanese.[4]
In February 2021, Kritenbrink made global headlines for an original rap and music video he recorded ahead of Tết celebrations in Vietnam. The music video was produced by Saigon-based media company Vietcetera.[6][7]
See also
References
- ^ "Ambassador Dan Kritenbrink". U.S. Department of State. Archived from the original on March 3, 2020. Retrieved November 9, 2017.
- ^ "PN1085 — Foreign Service". Congress.gov. February 11, 2016. Archived from the original on July 3, 2018. Retrieved 3 July 2018.
- ^ "PN832 — Daniel J. Kritenbrink — Department of State". Congress.gov. Archived from the original on February 13, 2019. Retrieved 14 August 2017.
- ^ a b "President Donald J. Trump Announces Intent to Nominate Personnel to Key Administration Posts". The White House. July 26, 2017. Archived from the original on December 10, 2017. Retrieved 14 August 2017.
This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
- ^ "The Leaderboard: Daniel J. Kritenbrink". Center for Strategic & International Studies. June 8, 2015. Archived from the original on April 27, 2019. Retrieved 14 August 2017.
- ^ "'Boy from Hanoi': US ambassador to Vietnam releases his own lunar new year rap". The Guardian. 2021-02-09. Retrieved 2021-02-11.
- ^ US Ambassador to Vietnam releases a rap video - CNN Video, retrieved 2021-02-11
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