Ivo H. Daalder
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Ivo H. Daalder, has been the U.S. Permanent Representative on the Council of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization since May 2009. He is a specialist in European security. He was a member of the staff of United States National Security Council
(NSC) during the administration of President Bill Clinton
, and was one of the foreign policy advisers to President Barack Obama
during his 2008 presidential campaign.
, Oxford University, and Georgetown University
, and received his Ph.D
in political science
from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology
. He was fellow at Harvard University
's Center for Science and International Affairs and the International Institute for Strategic Studies
in London
. He received a Pew
Faculty Fellowship in International Affairs and an International Affairs Fellowship of the Council on Foreign Relations
. Daalder was an associate professor at the University of Maryland, College Park
’s School of Public Affairs, where he was also director of research at the Center for International and Security Studies. He was a Senior Fellow in foreign policy studies at the Brookings Institution
from 1997 to 2009, where he was a specialist in European security, transatlantic relations, and national security affairs.
staff under President Bill Clinton
, where he was responsible for coordinating U.S. policy toward Bosnia. From 1998-2001, Daalder served as a member of the Study Group of the U.S. Commission on National Security/21st Century (the Hart-Rudman Commission), a multi-year examination of U.S. national security requirements and institutions.
, a post commonly referred to as "U.S. Ambassador to NATO".
One of the issues that Ambassador Daalder has addressed is the lack of communication on security issues between NATO and the European Union
. In October 2010 he wrote in the International Herald Tribune: "NATO and E.U. capabilities need to be in synch, and their operations need to be complementary. We should regularly engage in a robust and transparent exchange of views on a wide range of shared interests. Policy should support work in the field; those in harm's way shouldn't have to work around our failures in Brussels."
United States National Security Council
The White House National Security Council in the United States is the principal forum used by the President of the United States for considering national security and foreign policy matters with his senior national security advisors and Cabinet officials and is part of the Executive Office of the...
(NSC) during the administration of President Bill Clinton
Bill Clinton
William Jefferson "Bill" Clinton is an American politician who served as the 42nd President of the United States from 1993 to 2001. Inaugurated at age 46, he was the third-youngest president. He took office at the end of the Cold War, and was the first president of the baby boomer generation...
, and was one of the foreign policy advisers to President Barack Obama
Barack Obama
Barack Hussein Obama II is the 44th and current President of the United States. He is the first African American to hold the office. Obama previously served as a United States Senator from Illinois, from January 2005 until he resigned following his victory in the 2008 presidential election.Born in...
during his 2008 presidential campaign.
Education and Academic Career
Daalder was educated at the University of KentUniversity of Kent
The University of Kent, previously the University of Kent at Canterbury, is a public research university based in Kent, United Kingdom...
, Oxford University, and Georgetown University
Georgetown University
Georgetown University is a private, Jesuit, research university whose main campus is in the Georgetown neighborhood of Washington, D.C. Founded in 1789, it is the oldest Catholic university in the United States...
, and received his Ph.D
Doctor of Philosophy
Doctor of Philosophy, abbreviated as Ph.D., PhD, D.Phil., or DPhil , in English-speaking countries, is a postgraduate academic degree awarded by universities...
in political science
Political science
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from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
The Massachusetts Institute of Technology is a private research university located in Cambridge, Massachusetts. MIT has five schools and one college, containing a total of 32 academic departments, with a strong emphasis on scientific and technological education and research.Founded in 1861 in...
. He was fellow at Harvard University
Harvard University
Harvard University is a private Ivy League university located in Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States, established in 1636 by the Massachusetts legislature. Harvard is the oldest institution of higher learning in the United States and the first corporation chartered in the country...
's Center for Science and International Affairs and the International Institute for Strategic Studies
International Institute for Strategic Studies
The International Institute for Strategic Studies is a British research institute in the area of international affairs. It describes itself as "the world’s leading authority on political-military conflict"...
in London
London
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. He received a Pew
Pew Research Center
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Faculty Fellowship in International Affairs and an International Affairs Fellowship of the Council on Foreign Relations
Council on Foreign Relations
The Council on Foreign Relations is an American nonprofit nonpartisan membership organization, publisher, and think tank specializing in U.S. foreign policy and international affairs...
. Daalder was an associate professor at the University of Maryland, College Park
University of Maryland, College Park
The University of Maryland, College Park is a top-ranked public research university located in the city of College Park in Prince George's County, Maryland, just outside Washington, D.C...
’s School of Public Affairs, where he was also director of research at the Center for International and Security Studies. He was a Senior Fellow in foreign policy studies at the Brookings Institution
Brookings Institution
The Brookings Institution is a nonprofit public policy organization based in Washington, D.C., in the United States. One of Washington's oldest think tanks, Brookings conducts research and education in the social sciences, primarily in economics, metropolitan policy, governance, foreign policy, and...
from 1997 to 2009, where he was a specialist in European security, transatlantic relations, and national security affairs.
National Security Council and Hart-Rudman Commission
In 1995-97, Daalder served as as a director for European Affairs on the National Security CouncilUnited States National Security Council
The White House National Security Council in the United States is the principal forum used by the President of the United States for considering national security and foreign policy matters with his senior national security advisors and Cabinet officials and is part of the Executive Office of the...
staff under President Bill Clinton
Bill Clinton
William Jefferson "Bill" Clinton is an American politician who served as the 42nd President of the United States from 1993 to 2001. Inaugurated at age 46, he was the third-youngest president. He took office at the end of the Cold War, and was the first president of the baby boomer generation...
, where he was responsible for coordinating U.S. policy toward Bosnia. From 1998-2001, Daalder served as a member of the Study Group of the U.S. Commission on National Security/21st Century (the Hart-Rudman Commission), a multi-year examination of U.S. national security requirements and institutions.
Permanent Representative to NATO
On March 11, 2009, President Obama nominated Daalder to become the United States Permanent Representative to NATOUnited States Permanent Representative to NATO
The United States Permanent Representative to NATO is the official representative of the United States to the North Atlantic Treaty Organization. The Representative has the rank of full ambassador and is appointed by the President and confirmed by the Senate...
, a post commonly referred to as "U.S. Ambassador to NATO".
One of the issues that Ambassador Daalder has addressed is the lack of communication on security issues between NATO and the European Union
European Union
The European Union is an economic and political union of 27 independent member states which are located primarily in Europe. The EU traces its origins from the European Coal and Steel Community and the European Economic Community , formed by six countries in 1958...
. In October 2010 he wrote in the International Herald Tribune: "NATO and E.U. capabilities need to be in synch, and their operations need to be complementary. We should regularly engage in a robust and transparent exchange of views on a wide range of shared interests. Policy should support work in the field; those in harm's way shouldn't have to work around our failures in Brussels."
Books
- In the Shadow of the Oval Office: Portraits of the National Security Advisers and the Presidents they Serve—From JFK to George W. Bush, with I.M. Destler. (Simon & Schuster, 2009).
- Beyond Preemption: Force and Legitimacy in a Changing World (edited, 2007).
- The Crescent of Crisis: U.S.-European Strategy for the Greater Middle East, co-edited with Nicole Gnesotto and Phil Gordon (2006).
- America Unbound: The Bush Revolution in Foreign Policy, with James M. LindsayJames M. LindsayJames M. Lindsay , is the Senior Vice President, Director of Studies, and Maurice R. Greenberg Chair at the Council on Foreign Relations and a leading authority on U.S. foreign policy. He is also the award-winning coauthor of and former Director for Global Issues and Multilateral Affairs at the...
(2003). Winner of 2003 Lionel Gelber Prize. Revised and updated edition published by John Wiley & Sons in 2005. Translated into Chinese, Dutch, Korean, Italian and Polish. - Protecting the American Homeland: One Year on, with Michael O'HanlonMichael O'HanlonMichael Edward O'Hanlon is a senior fellow at The Brookings Institution, specializing in defense and foreign policy issues. He began his career as a budget analyst in the defense field.-Education and early career:...
(editor), I. M. Destler, David L. Gunter, Robert Litan, Peter OrszagPeter OrszágPeter Ország is a Slovak ice hockey referee, who referees in the Slovak Extraliga.-Career:He has officiated many international tournaments including the Winter Olympics. He has been named Slovak referee of the year....
, and James Steinberg (2003). - Protecting the American Homeland: A Preliminary Analysis, with Michael O'HanlonMichael O'HanlonMichael Edward O'Hanlon is a senior fellow at The Brookings Institution, specializing in defense and foreign policy issues. He began his career as a budget analyst in the defense field.-Education and early career:...
(editor), I. M. Destler, David L. Gunter, Robert Litan, Peter OrszagPeter OrszágPeter Ország is a Slovak ice hockey referee, who referees in the Slovak Extraliga.-Career:He has officiated many international tournaments including the Winter Olympics. He has been named Slovak referee of the year....
, and James Steinberg (2002). - Winning Ugly: NATO’s War to Save Kosovo, with Michael E. O’Hanlon (2000).
- Getting to Dayton: The Making of America’s Bosnia Policy (2000).
Newspaper articles
- “America's new global challenge”, with Anne-Marie Slaughter Boston Globe, July 24, 2008.
- “Talking to Iran Is Our Best Option”, with Philip Gordon The Washington PostThe Washington PostThe Washington Post is Washington, D.C.'s largest newspaper and its oldest still-existing paper, founded in 1877. Located in the capital of the United States, The Post has a particular emphasis on national politics. D.C., Maryland, and Virginia editions are printed for daily circulation...
, June 29, 2008. - “The United Nations Can Save Burma”, with Paul Stares International Herald TribuneInternational Herald TribuneThe International Herald Tribune is a widely read English language international newspaper. It combines the resources of its own correspondents with those of The New York Times and is printed at 38 sites throughout the world, for sale in more than 160 countries and territories...
and Boston Globe, May 13, 2008. - “NATO: A Mockery of Enlargement”, with James Goldgeier, International Herald Tribune, April 8, 2008.
- “Presidential Politics Can Help Iraq Policy”, with Philip Gordon, Boston Globe, March 29, 2008.
- “Iraq After the Surge” NRC HandelsbladNRC HandelsbladNRC Handelsblad, often abbreviated to NRC, is a daily evening newspaper published in the Netherlands by NRC Media. The newspaper was created on October 1, 1970, from merger of the Nieuwe Rotterdamsche Courant and Algemeen Handelsblad . In 2006 a morning newspaper, nrc•next, was launched...
, December 8, 2007. - “A Nuclear-Free World”, with John Holum, Boston Globe, October 5, 2007.
- “Nuclear Weapons in the Age of al-Qaeda”, with Jeffrey Lewis, Financial TimesFinancial TimesThe Financial Times is an international business newspaper. It is a morning daily newspaper published in London and printed in 24 cities around the world. Its primary rival is the Wall Street Journal, published in New York City....
, August 13, 2007. - “The Next Intervention: Legitimacy Matters”, with Robert Kagan, The Washington PostThe Washington PostThe Washington Post is Washington, D.C.'s largest newspaper and its oldest still-existing paper, founded in 1877. Located in the capital of the United States, The Post has a particular emphasis on national politics. D.C., Maryland, and Virginia editions are printed for daily circulation...
, August 6, 2007. - “U.S. and Europe Must Learn About Alliances”, with James Goldgeier, Financial Times, December 14, 2006.
- “Global Challenges for NATO”, with James Goldgeier, El Pais, November 27, 2006.
- “NATO: For Global Security, Expand the Alliance”, with James Goldgeier, The International Herald Tribune, October 12, 2006.
- “Five Years After 9/11 – A Balance Sheet”, NRC Handelsblad, September 6, 2006.
- “Is War With Iran Inevitable?”, NRC Handelsblad, April 21, 2006.
- “Still Time for a Good Deal With India”, with Michael Levi, Washington Post, March 10, 2006.
- “Face-to-Face: The Recent Spike of Violence in Iraq”, Washington ExaminerWashington ExaminerThe Washington Examiner is a free daily newspaper published in Springfield, Virginia, and distributed in the Washington, D.C. metropolitan area. It is owned by Denver billionaire Philip Anschutz....
, March 2, 2006. - “The Limits of Rice's Diplomacy”, NRC Handelsblad, January 17, 2006.
- “We Should Strike Iran, But Not With Bombs”, with Philip Gordon, Washington Post, January 22, 2006.
Other publications
- “In the Shadow of the Oval Office: The Next National Security Adviser", with I. M. Destler, Foreign AffairsForeign AffairsForeign Affairs is an American magazine and website on international relations and U.S. foreign policy published since 1922 by the Council on Foreign Relations six times annually...
, January/February 2009, pp. 114–29. - “The Logic of Zero", with Jan Lodal, Foreign AffairsForeign AffairsForeign Affairs is an American magazine and website on international relations and U.S. foreign policy published since 1922 by the Council on Foreign Relations six times annually...
, November/December 2008, pp. 80–95. - “America and the Use of Force: Sources of Legitimacy,” with Robert KaganRobert KaganRobert Kagan is an American historian and foreign policy commentator.-Early life and education:Kagan graduated from Yale University in 1980 where he was tapped by Skull and Bones, studied history, and founded the Yale Political Monthly. He later earned an MPP from the John F...
, in Chollet, Lindberg and Shorr (eds). “Bridging the Foreign Policy Divide”, 2008. - “Restore Trust in America's Leadership”, with James M. LindsayJames M. LindsayJames M. Lindsay , is the Senior Vice President, Director of Studies, and Maurice R. Greenberg Chair at the Council on Foreign Relations and a leading authority on U.S. foreign policy. He is also the award-winning coauthor of and former Director for Global Issues and Multilateral Affairs at the...
, ‘’Democracy: A Journal of Ideas’’, Fall 2007. - “Coping with Failure in Iraq”, Vrij NederlandVrij NederlandVrij Nederland is a Dutch magazine which was established during the German occupation of the Netherlands in World War II as an underground newspaper but has since grown into a magazine. The weekly magazine is generally considered to be intellectually left-wing...
, June 16, 2007. - (With James M. LindsayJames M. LindsayJames M. Lindsay , is the Senior Vice President, Director of Studies, and Maurice R. Greenberg Chair at the Council on Foreign Relations and a leading authority on U.S. foreign policy. He is also the award-winning coauthor of and former Director for Global Issues and Multilateral Affairs at the...
) “Democracies of the World, Unite: The Debate Continues,” The American Interest, Vol. II, No. 4 (March/April 2007), pp. 137–139 - “Democracies of the World, Unite”, with James M. LindsayJames M. LindsayJames M. Lindsay , is the Senior Vice President, Director of Studies, and Maurice R. Greenberg Chair at the Council on Foreign Relations and a leading authority on U.S. foreign policy. He is also the award-winning coauthor of and former Director for Global Issues and Multilateral Affairs at the...
, The American InterestThe American InterestThe American Interest is a non-partisan bimonthly magazine focusing primarily on foreign policy, international affairs, global economics, and matters related to the military...
, January/February 2007. - “Renewing the Nuclear Bargain,” with Michael H. Fuchs and Morton H. Halperin, in Halperin, Laurenti, Rundlet and Boyer (eds) ‘’Power and Superpower: Global Leadership and Exceptionalism in the 21st Century’’, 2007.
- “Global NATO”, with James Goldgeier, Foreign AffairsForeign AffairsForeign Affairs is an American magazine and website on international relations and U.S. foreign policy published since 1922 by the Council on Foreign Relations six times annually...
, September/October 2006, pp. 105–113.
External links
- Ambassador Daalder's biography on home page of U.S. Mission to NATO
- Dr. Daalder bio at The Brookings Institution.
- Ivo H. Daalder Bio at John PodestaJohn PodestaJohn David Podesta was the fourth and final White House Chief of Staff under President Bill Clinton, from 1998 until 2001. He is the president of the Center for American Progress, a liberal think tank in Washington, D.C., and is also a Visiting Professor of Law at the Georgetown University Law...
's Center for American ProgressCenter for American ProgressThe Center for American Progress is a progressive public policy research and advocacy organization. Its website states that the organization is "dedicated to improving the lives of Americans through progressive ideas and action." It has its headquarters in Washington D.C.Its President and Chief...