Daniel Bennett Smith (1956–)

Career Foreign Service Officer
States of Residence: California, Virginia

1. Executive Secretary
   Entry on Duty: August 6, 2007
   Termination of Appointment: June 20, 2009
2. Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary (Greece)
   Appointed: August 8, 2010
   Presentation of Credentials: September 28, 2010
   Termination of Mission: Left post on August 5, 2013
3. Assistant Secretary of State for Intelligence and Research
   Appointed: February 13, 2014
   Entry on Duty: February 14, 2014
   Termination of Appointment: October 23, 2018
4. Career Ambassador
   Appointed: September 13, 2018
   
5. Director of the Foreign Service Institute
   Appointed: October 23, 2018
   Entry on Duty: October 26, 2018
   
6. Secretary of State ad interim
   Appointed: January 20, 2021
   Termination of Appointment: January 26, 2021
   • Director of the Foreign Service Institute; Acting Secretary of State