On June 3, 2022, President Joe Biden announced his intention to nominate Daniel N. Rosenblum as U.S. Ambassador to the Republic of Kazakhstan. On June 7, 2022, the U.S. Senate Foreign Relations Committee received the nomination.
Daniel N. Rosenblum, a career member of the Senior Executive Service, has served as U.S. Ambassador to Uzbekistan since 2019. Before that, he was a Deputy Assistant Secretary in the State Department's Bureau of South and Central Asian Affairs. He managed U.S. policy and diplomatic relations with the five Central Asian states. Previously, Rosenblum served as Coordinator of U.S. Assistance to Europe, Eurasia, and Central Asia. He was responsible for ensuring foreign aid budgets' strategic and efficient expenditure averaging over $1 billion annually. He also served as the primary U.S. government liaison with other international donors, including the European Union and multilateral development banks. Earlier, Rosenblum held the positions of Deputy Coordinator, Director of the Eurasia Division, and Special Advisor for Economic Programs in the Assistance Coordinator's office. Before joining the State Department, Rosenblum spent six years at the Free Trade Union Institute (FTUI). He managed U.S. government grants related to the post-Communist transition in Eastern Europe and the former Soviet Union. Rosenblum managed field offices in Russia, Ukraine, Kazakhstan, and Poland. He also worked as a legislative assistant to U.S. Senator Carl Levin, advising on foreign affairs and trade policy.
Rosenblum received his B.A. in History from Yale University and an M.A. in Soviet Studies and International Economics from the Johns Hopkins School of Advanced International Studies. He speaks Russian.
