Tina S. Kaidanow
| Tina Kaidanow | |
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| Coordinator for Counterterrorism | |
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In office February 18, 2014 – February 22, 2016 |
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| President | Barack Obama |
| Preceded by | Jerry Lanier (Acting) |
| Succeeded by | Justin H. Siberell (Acting) |
| United States Ambassador to Kosovo | |
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In office April 8, 2008 – July 6, 2009 Acting: April 8, 2008 – July 25, 2008 |
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| President |
George W. Bush Barack Obama |
| Preceded by | Position established |
| Succeeded by | Christopher Dell |
| Chief of Mission of the U.S. Office in Pristina | |
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In office July 2006 – April 8, 2008 |
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| President | George W. Bush |
| Preceded by | Philip Goldberg |
| Succeeded by | Position abolished |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1965 (age 51–52) |
| Alma mater |
University of Pennsylvania Columbia University |
Tina S. Kaidanow (born 1965) is a U.S. diplomat and the current Acting Assistant Secretary of State for Political-Military Affairs.
Kaidanow earned Bachelor of Arts and Master of Arts degrees from the University of Pennsylvania and a Master of Philosophy degree in political science from Columbia University in New York, as well as a certificate in Russian studies from the Harriman Institute at Columbia.
Kaidanow is a career member of the United States Foreign Service. She has had assignments in Belgrade (1995–1997), Skopje (1998–1999), Sarajevo (1997–1998 and 2003–2006), and Kabul (2012–2013), and as well as the United States National Security Council and the Bureau of European and Eurasian Affairs (2009–2011). At the National Security Council, Kaidanow had the position of Director for Southeast European Affairs.
In Skopje, from 1998 to 1999, Kaidano served as special assistant to United States Ambassador to Macedonia Christopher R. Hill. Kaidanow later became the Deputy Chief of Mission at the U.S. embassy in Sarajevo from 2003 to 2006.
In 2006, Kaidanow became the Chargé d'Affaires for the U.S. Office in Pristina. In 2008, the Republic of Kosovo declared independence from Serbia, and was subsequently recognized by the United States. The new U.S. embassy in Pristina opened, with Kaidanow as the first United States Ambassador to Kosovo.
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