Tina Kaidanow Explained

Tina Kaidanow
Office:Senior Advisor for International Cooperation in the Office of the Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition and Sustainment
President:Donald Trump
Term Start:September 25, 2018
Term End:December 16, 2019
Predecessor:Keith Webster
Office2:17th Coordinator for Counterterrorism
President2:Barack Obama
Term Start2:February 18, 2014
Term End2:February 22, 2016
Predecessor2:Daniel Benjamin
Successor2:Nathan A. Sales
Office3:United States Ambassador to Kosovo
President3:George W. Bush
Barack Obama
Term Start3:April 8, 2008
Term End3:July 6, 2009
Acting: April 8 – July 25, 2008
Predecessor3:Position established
Successor3:Christopher Dell
Office4:Chief of Mission of the U.S. Office in Pristina
President4:George W. Bush
Term Start4:July 4, 2006
Term End4:April 8, 2008
Predecessor4:Philip Goldberg
Successor4:Position abolished
Alma Mater:University of Pennsylvania (B.A., M.A.)
Columbia University (M.A.)

Tina S. Kaidanow (born 1965)[1] is a U.S. diplomat and government official. She served as the Acting Assistant Secretary of State for Political-Military Affairs before moving to the United States Department of Defense. From 2008 to 2009, Kaidanow served as United States Ambassador to Kosovo.

Education

Kaidanow earned Bachelor of Arts and Master of Arts degrees from the University of Pennsylvania and another master's degree in political science from Columbia University in New York, as well as a certificate in Russian studies from the Harriman Institute at Columbia.

Career

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), Pristina (2006 - 2009), and Kabul (2012 - 2013), and as well as the United States National Security Council and the Bureau of European and Eurasian Affairs (2009 - 2011).[2] At the National Security Council, Kaidanow had the position of Director for Southeast European Affairs.

In Skopje, from 1998 to 1999, Kaidanow 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.[3] [4]

From August 2009 to June 2011, Kaidanow served as a Deputy Assistant Secretary of State for European and Eurasian Affairs, and then served as the bureau's Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary until 2012.[5] From September 2012 to October 2013, Kaidanow served as the DCM at the U.S. embassy in Kabul, Afghanistan. In this capacity, according to Politico, she vetoed a plan to prosecute Taliban commanders and their drug lord allies in U.S. courts for drug trafficking, because of concerns about the country's political stability.[6]

Kaidanow served as the Coordinator for Counterterrorism from February 2014 to February 2016.[7] In February 2016, Kaidanow moved to the Bureau of Political-Military Affairs as the Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary.[8]

On September 25, 2018,[9] Kaidanow was appointed as a senior advisor for international cooperation in the Office of the Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition and Sustainment.[10] [11] [12] [13] She resigned on December 16, 2019,[14] [15] [16] and will leave the Pentagon January 10, 2020.

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Tina S. Kaidanow (1965–). U.S. Department of State, Office of the Historian. November 18, 2015.
  2. Web site: Tina Kaidanow. Washington Institute for Near East Policy. November 18, 2015.
  3. Web site: Bush to nominate Tina Kaidanow for US ambassador to Kosovo. Kosovo Compromise. May 21, 2008. November 18, 2015.
  4. Web site: US Appoints Kosovo Ambassador. Balkan Insight. May 21, 2008. November 18, 2015.
  5. Web site: Likely New U.S. Diplomat For Eurasia 'Gets Things Done'. August 13, 2009. Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty. November 18, 2015.
  6. News: Meyer . Josh . The secret story of how America lost the drug war with the Taliban . 8 July 2018 . POLITICO . 8 July 2018 . en.
  7. Web site: Tina S. Kaidanow. U.S. Department of State. February 18, 2014. November 18, 2015.
  8. Web site: Bureau of Counterterrorism's Tina Kaidanow Moves to Pol-Mil Affairs, Justin Siberell Now Acting Coordinator. Diplopundit. March 18, 2016. April 1, 2016.
  9. Web site: Bio . www.acq.osd.mil . 2019-12-19.
  10. Web site: Longtime diplomat Kaidanow heads to Pentagon. Aaron. Mehta. September 6, 2018. Defense News.
  11. Web site: Kaidanow leaving State for DOD. September 5, 2018. InsideDefense.com.
  12. Web site: State Dept. Vet Tina Kaidanow Appointed DoD International Cooperation Head. September 7, 2018. Executive Gov.
  13. Web site: In Push For Arms Exports, Top State Official Moves To DoD. Arie. Egozi. 5 September 2018.
  14. Web site: Fifth Pentagon official announces resignation in seven days. Ian. Swanson. December 18, 2019. TheHill.
  15. Web site: Ambassador Kaidanow becomes 5th Pentagon official to resign in 7 days. Axios.
  16. Web site: Top defense exports official exits the Pentagon amid multiple recent resignations. Aaron. Mehta. December 18, 2019. Defense News.