URU, Alm.del - 2013-14 - Bilag 146: Invitation til møde med USA's Deputy Assistant Secretary for Northern and Central Europe Brent Hartley

Brent HartleyDeputy Assistant SecretaryBureau of European and Eurasian AffairsTerm of Appointment: 10/2012 to presentBrent Hartley, a career member of the Senior Foreign Service, assumed his current position asDeputy Assistant Secretary for European and Eurasian Affairs in October 2012. In this capacity,he oversees bilateral relations with Nordic and Baltic countries, Arctic issues, and Europeansecurity affairs.His most recent assignments include Director for European Security and Political Affairs (2010-2012), Director of the Office of Pakistan Affairs (2008-10) and Counselor for Political/MilitaryAffairs in Kabul (2007-08).Mr. Hartley has extensive experience in European security issues, including tours as the DeputyDirector for European Regional Security Affairs (2006-07), Deputy Political Advisor at the U.S.Mission to NATO (1999-2002), Political/Military Affairs Officer in Rome (1989-1993), andDesk Officer for the Conference for Security and Cooperation in Europe (1987-89). He has alsoserved as the Director for Regional Affairs in the Office of the Coordinator for Counterterrorism(2003-2005), Senior Advisor for International Relations at the National Counterterrorism Center(2005-06), Cyprus Desk Officer (1997-99), policy analyst in the Bureau of Personnel, staffassistant in the Bureau for European Affairs, and political officer in the Office of EgyptianAffairs.Mr. Hartley entered the Foreign Service in March 1981 and served his first tour at the U.S.Embassy in Cairo. He was born in Medford, Oregon. He and his wife have a daughter and a son.He holds a Bachelor of Arts in U.S. History and International Relations from Hampshire Collegeand a Masters in Strategic Studies from the National War College.