1. Marc Isaiah Grossman was born on September 23,1951 and is an American former diplomat and government official.
21 Facts About Marc Grossman
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Marc Grossman served as United States Ambassador to Turkey, Assistant Secretary of State for European Affairs, and Under Secretary of State for Political Affairs.
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Marc Grossman was most recently the United States Special Representative for Afghanistan and Pakistan and is currently a Vice Chairman of The Cohen Group, a business strategic advisory firm headed by former US Secretary of Defense William Cohen, and a Vice Chair of the German Marshall Fund board of trustees.
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Marc Grossman served at the United States Embassy in Islamabad, Pakistan, from 1977 to 1979.
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Marc Grossman served as the Deputy Director of the Private Law Office of Peter Carington, 6th Baron Carrington, Secretary General of NATO, from 1983 to 1986.
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Marc Grossman served as Deputy Chief of Mission at the United States Embassy in Ankara, Turkey from 1989 to 1992.
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From 1993 to 1994, Marc Grossman managed operations for senior State Department leadership as Executive Secretary of the State Department and Special Assistant to the Secretary of State.
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Marc Grossman returned to Turkey after being appointed United States Ambassador to Turkey on September 29,1994.
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Marc Grossman began his role on January 3,1995 and left the post on June 1,1997.
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Marc Grossman served as Assistant Secretary of State for European Affairs from 1997 to 2000 and was responsible for over 4,000 State Department employees posted in 50 sites abroad with a program budget of $1.2 billion.
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Marc Grossman played a lead role in orchestrating NATO's 1999 Washington summit, marking the group's 50th anniversary, and helped direct US participation in NATO's military campaign in Kosovo that same year.
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From 2000 to 2001, Marc Grossman served as the Director General of the United States Foreign Service and Director of Human Resources.
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In 2004, Marc Grossman attained the Foreign Service's highest rank when the President appointed him to the rank of Career Ambassador.
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Marc Grossman received the Secretary of State's Secretary's Distinguished Service Award the following year.
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Marc Grossman served as Under Secretary of State for Political Affairs until his initial retirement in 2005.
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Marc Grossman was lured out of retirement by Secretary of State Hillary Clinton to become the United States Special Representative for Afghanistan and Pakistan, an appointment he received following the death of the first Special Representative to Afghanistan and Pakistan, Richard Holbrooke.
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Marc Grossman began his role on February 22,2011 and concluded his tenure on December 14,2012.
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In January 2005, Marc Grossman resigned from his position and joined The Cohen Group, an advisory firm providing corporate leadership with strategic advice in government regulation and raising capital.
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In late 2005, Marc Grossman joined Ihlas Holding, a Gulen-linked Turkish conglomerate which is active in several Central Asian countries.
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Marc Grossman is reported to receive $100,000 per month for his advisory position with Ihlas.
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Marc Grossman is currently a member of the advisory board for DC-based non-profit organization America Abroad Media.