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Daniel Shapiro

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American diplomat and negotiation expert who served as U.S. Ambassador to Israel and authored Negotiating the Nonnegotiable, focusing on resolving emotionally charged conflicts.

Biography

Daniel B. Shapiro (born August 1, 1969) is an American diplomat who served as United States Ambassador to Israel from 2011 to 2017. He was nominated by President Barack Obama on March 29, 2011, confirmed by the Senate on May 29, and sworn in by Secretary of State Hillary Clinton on July 8, 2011. Previously he served as senior director for the Middle East and North Africa on the U.S. National Security Council. As an Obama administration political appointee he was ordered to resign on January 5, 2017. On August 30, 2021, President Joe Biden appointed him as a special liaison to Israel on Iran.

Shapiro is also described as a Harvard negotiation expert and the author of Negotiating the Nonnegotiable (2016). The book presents a practical, step-by-step method for resolving emotionally charged conflicts, drawing on his research and global fieldwork consulting for heads of state, business leaders, couples and families; the book also includes personal negotiating insights from interactions with his three young sons.

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Books by Daniel Shapiro