Daniel Baer

Daniel Baer
United States Ambassador to the Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe
In office
September 10, 2013 – January 20, 2017
President Barack Obama
Deputy Kate M. Byrnes
Preceded by Ian Kelly
Succeeded by TBD
Personal details
Born 1977 (age 40–41)
Denver, Colorado, U.S.
Spouse(s)
Brian Walsh (m. 2014)
Alma mater Harvard University

Daniel Brooks Baer is a U.S. public servant who served as the United States Ambassador for the Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe under the Barack Obama administration. On May 15, 2018, Governor Hickenlooper appointed Baer as the Executive Director of the Colorado Department of Higher Education.[1]

Early life and education

Baer received his undergraduate degree from Harvard University in social studies and African American studies. He earned 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.

Career

Harold Hongju Koh and Daniel Baer at the Human Rights Council.
John Kerry shakes hands with Baer after arriving at the Vienna International Airport

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.[2]

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.

In July 2017, Baer announced his candidacy for the Democratic nomination to represent Colorado's 7th congressional district in the 2018 elections.[3] Baer later dropped his bid after the incumbent—who initially said he would not run for re-election—changed his mind and announced his candidacy.[4]

Personal life

Baer is openly gay.[5] In August 2014, he married his longtime partner Brian Walsh.[6]

See also

References

  1. ↑ Paul, Jesse (2018-05-15). "Hickenlooper appoints Dan Baer as executive director Colorado Department of Higher Education". The Denver Post. Retrieved 2018-05-16.
  2. ↑ Kamen, Al (June 10, 2013). "Obama taps Daniel Baer for ambassadorship - In the Loop". The Washington Post. Retrieved February 24, 2014.
  3. ↑ Frank, John (2017-08-01). "Obama-appointed ambassador joins crowded Democratic congressional race to replace Ed Perlmutter". The Denver Post. Retrieved 2017-08-01.
  4. ↑ Luning, Ernest (2017-10-05). "Democrat Dan Baer drops bid challenging Colorado U.S. Rep. Ed Perlmutter". Colorado Politics. Retrieved 2017-10-05.
  5. ↑ "Daniel Baer, Openly Gay U.S. Ambassador, Introduces Himself To The World (VIDEO)". Huffingtonpost.com. September 16, 2013. Retrieved February 24, 2014.
  6. ↑ 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
2013–2017		 Incumbent
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