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Daniel Shapiro
Nominee, U.S. Ambassador to Israel; National Security Council member (since December 2008)
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Shapiro has guided congressmen and presidents on national security and the Middle East for more than 15 years. In February 2011, he was named U.S. ambassador to Israel.
Shapiro is one of President Obama's most trusted Middle Eastern aides and has served with Assistant Secretary of State for Near Eastern Affairs Jeff Feltman as special envoy to Syria, and accompanied Middle Eastern peacebroker George Mitchell on key trips to the region.
- Career History: Adviser to President Barack Obama 's Presidential campaign (Aug. 2008 to Nov. 2008); Vice President, Timmons and Co. (2007 to 2008); Deputy Chief of Staff, Sen. Bill Nelson (D-Fla.) (2001 to 2007)
- Hometown: Champaign, Ill.
- Alma Mater: Brandeis University, B.A., 1991; Harvard University, M.A. (Middle Eastern politics), 1993
- Religion: Jewish
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