Daniel Rubinstein

Daniel H. Rubinstein (born 1967) is a United States Foreign Service Officer and diplomat serving as Chargé d'Affaires ad interim to Sudan. He has served as consul general, the top U.S. official at the Jerusalem consulate and directed the State Department's Office of Israel and Palestinian Affairs. From October 2015 to January 2019, Rubinstein served as United States Ambassador to Tunisia; he was succeeded by Donald A. Blome.

Daniel Rubinstein
United States Ambassador to Tunisia
In office October 22, 2015 – January 15, 2019
President	Barack Obama Donald Trump
Preceded by	Jacob Walles
Succeeded by	Donald Blome
United States Special Envoy for Syria
In office March 17, 2014 – July 27, 2015
President	Barack Obama
Preceded by	Robert Ford (as Ambassador)
Succeeded by	Michael Ratney
United States Consul General in Jerusalem
In office September 6, 2009 – July 29, 2012
President	Barack Obama
Preceded by	Jacob Walles
Succeeded by	Michael Ratney
Personal details
Born	1967 (age 56–57)
Spouse	Julie Adams
Alma mater	University of California, Berkeley

Career

Rubinstein is a graduate of the University of California at Berkeley.^[1] A career member of the Senior Foreign Service, Rubinstein also served as Consul General and Chief of Mission in Jerusalem from 2009 to 2012, Deputy Chief of Mission at the U.S. Embassy in Amman, Jordan from 2005 to 2008, and as Chief of the Civilian Observer Unit in the Multinational Force and Observers in Sinai, Egypt. Earlier, he served as Director of the Office of Israel and Palestinian Affairs in the Department of State from 2004 to 2005.^[2] Rubinstein speaks Arabic, Hebrew, and Portuguese.^[3]

Rubinstein, one of the State Department's leading “Arabists,” replaced Ambassador Robert Ford as the US Special Envoy to Syria.^[4][5]

In March 2014, U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry announced that Rubinstein would replace Robert Stephen Ford as the United States Special Envoy for Syria.^[6] Rubinstein thus served as Ambassador from October 2015 to January 2019.^[7]

Rubinstein was appointed as Charge d'Affaires ad interim at the US Embassy in Cairo on August 23, 2022.^[8]

Rubinstein was appointed as Chargé d'Affaires ad interim to Sudan on February 23, 2024.^[9]

References

1. . Archived from the original on 2017-06-02. Retrieved 2017-06-24.
2. . Archived from the original on 2017-06-02. Retrieved 2017-06-24.
3. . Archived from the original on 2017-06-02. Retrieved 2017-06-24.
4. "Jewish Arabist is DC's new envoy to Syria". The Times of Israel.
5. "Daniel Rubinstein tapped as chief Syria envoy". 2014-03-18.
6. Gordon, Michael R. (2014-03-17). "Kerry Announces U.S. Representative to Syrian Opposition". The New York Times.
7. "Ambassador Rubinstein Makes Final Stop at North Africa American Cemetery". www.abmc.gov. American Battle Monuments Commission. January 18, 2019. from the original on April 28, 2019. Retrieved January 5, 2020.
8. "Chargé d'Affaires, ad interim, Ambassador Daniel Rubinstein Assumes Duty at U.S. Embassy Cairo". U.S. Embassy in Egypt. August 23, 2024. Retrieved April 10, 2024.
9. "U.S. Ambassador John T. Godfrey has concluded his tenure as the first American Ambassador to Sudan in a quarter century". U.S. Embassy in Sudan. February 23, 2024. Retrieved April 10, 2024.

Diplomatic posts
Preceded by Jacob Walles	United States Consul General in Jerusalem 2009–2012	Succeeded by Michael Ratney
Preceded by Robert Ford as United States Ambassador to Syria	United States Special Envoy for Syria 2014–2015
Preceded by Jacob Walles	United States Ambassador to Tunisia 2015–2019	Succeeded by Donald Blome