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'''Dan Grant''' is the Assistant to the Administrator for Pakistan in the Office of Afghanistan and Pakistan Affairs at [[USAID]]. He oversees a portfolio concerning energy, stabilization, education, agriculture, and public health. |
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'''Dan Grant''' is an international affairs [[consultant]] based in [[Austin, Texas]]. |
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Prior to his appointment to USAID, Grant worked as an international affairs consultant for the U.S. State and Defense Departments,<ref>{{cite web|title=PSSI Co-Organized Interagency Civilian-Military Training|url=http://www.pssi.cz/news/156-pssi-co-organized-interagency-civilian-military-training.htm|website=PSSI}}</ref> as well as for [[NATO]], the U.S. Naval Postgraduate School<ref>{{cite web|title=Dan Grant|url=http://www.americansecurityproject.org/about/former-staff/dan-grant/|website=American Security Project}}</ref>, and the Czech foreign ministry. |
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Grant grew up in Austin and graduated from McCallum High School. He graduated from [[Georgetown University]] in [[Washington, D.C.]] with a [[Bachelor’s degree]] in Foreign Service. Grant is a graduate of the [[London School of Economics]] with a [[Master's degree|Master’s of Science]] in Government Administration and Public Policy. |
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Prior to his consulting work, he worked extensively in the field in a variety of post- and current-conflict countries, including Iraq, Afghanistan, Kosovo, and Bosnia. Particular highlights of his time overseas include working in the Iraqi elections ministry from 2005 to 2007, overseeing operations for the Afghan currency exchange in 2003, and working on the Afghan Loya Jirgas of 2002 and 2004.<ref>{{cite web|title=From Baghdad to Bosque County|url=http://www.austinchronicle.com/daily/news/2011-10-20/from-baghdad-to-bosque-county/|website=Austin Chronicle}}</ref> He was awarded the Constitutional Medal by Afghan president [[Hamid Karzai]] for his efforts in 2004. |
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Grant was an [[elections]] supervisor in organizing the 2001 [[Kosovo]] elections, working for the [[Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe]] to help organize more than 100 polling stations and hire staff to facilitate the historic vote. He also monitored and enforced polling place procedures for important municipal elections throughout [[Bosnia and Herzegovina]] in the late 1990s. |
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In addition, Grant was a fellow at the [[American Security Project]] (ASP), a think tank founded by U.S. Secretary of State [[John Kerry]] and U.S. Secretary of Defense [[Chuck Hagel]]. His work for ASP ranged from analysis of international trade deals, to the possible future of the Afghan Taliban.<ref>{{cite web|title=Dan Grant - Former Adjunct Fellow|url=http://www.americansecurityproject.org/about/former-staff/dan-grant/|website=American Security Project}}</ref> |
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Grant helped coordinate security and policy planning in [[Afghanistan]]'s post-[[Taliban]] constitutional convention on the behalf of [[USAID]], and previously served as an operations officer for the massive effort to re-establish Afghanistan’s Central Bank. |
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Grant was a Democratic candidate for [[U.S. Congress]] in [[Texas's 10th congressional district]] in 2008.<ref>{{cite web|title=Dan Grant - Former Democratic Candidate|url=http://www.opencongress.org/wiki/Dan_Grant|website=Open Congress}}</ref> He is a graduate of the [[London School of Economics]] Graduate School<ref>{{cite web|title=10th District congressional candidates speak out: Dan Grant|url=http://blog.chron.com/txpotomac/2008/02/10th-district-congressional-candidates-speak-out-dan-grant/|website=Chron}}</ref>, and [[Georgetown University]]’s [[Edmund A. Walsh School of Foreign Service]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Dan Grant|url=http://www.americansecurityproject.org/about/former-staff/dan-grant/|website=American Security Project}}</ref> |
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In [[Iraq]], his duties included helping the Independent Electoral Commission of Iraq prepare and conduct the historic elections of 2005. He consulted with international military forces and local leaders in [[Basra]], [[Fallujah]], and [[Mosul]]. |
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As deputy director of Iraq’s largest out-of-country voting program, Grant oversaw an unprecedented effort to give [[democracy]] a chance in the [[Middle East]] by registering eligible voters in major U.S. cities for Iraq’s Transitional National Assembly election. He oversaw a staff of more than a thousand and a budget of millions of dollars and ran the day-to-day operations of all senior personnel. |
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==Political history== |
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Grant unsuccessfully ran for [[U.S. Congress]] in [[Texas]] [[United States House of Representatives, Texas District 10|District 10]] ([http://nationalatlas.gov/printable/images/preview/congdist/tx10_109.gif map]) in the Democratic Primary against [[Larry Joe Doherty]]. Grant had run ads contrasting himself with Doherty, a former television show personality, who had said [[Anna Nicole Smith]] would make a good judge.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.burntorangereport.com/showDiary.do?diaryId=5073 |title=Dan Grant, Larry Joe Doherty on TV |accessdate=2008-08-08 |author=David Mauro |date=2008-02-21}}</ref> Doherty defeated Grant in the primary 61% to 39%.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://elections.sos.state.tx.us/elchist.exe |title=Texas Secretary of State Historical Election History |accessdate=2008-08-08}}</ref> |
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Grant is currently running as a [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democrat]] for the [[U.S. Congress]] in [[Texas]] [[United States House of Representatives, Texas District 10|District 10]] ([http://nationalatlas.gov/printable/images/preview/congdist/tx10_109.gif map]). He is currently running unopposed in the Democratic [[Primary election|Primary]]. If he is the Democratic nominee, he will face [[Michael McCaul|Congressman Michael McCaul]] in the November 2012 [[General election (U.S.)|General Election]].<ref>{{Citation|url = http://blog.chron.com/txpotomac/2011/12/rep-michael-mccaul-draws-a-democratic-opponent-former-military-contractor-dan-grant/|title = Rep. Michael McCaul draws a Democratic opponent — former Pentagon contractor Dan Grant|work = Texas on the Potomac|publisher = [[Houston Chronicle]]|accessdate = January 24, 2012}}</ref> |
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==External links== |
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*[http://www.dangrantforcongress.com Official Campaign Website] |
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*[http://www.nytimes.com/cq/2007/06/26/cq_2967.html New York Times Race Profile] |
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==References== |
==References== |
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Revision as of 16:22, 30 September 2014
Dan Grant is the Assistant to the Administrator for Pakistan in the Office of Afghanistan and Pakistan Affairs at USAID. He oversees a portfolio concerning energy, stabilization, education, agriculture, and public health.
Prior to his appointment to USAID, Grant worked as an international affairs consultant for the U.S. State and Defense Departments,[1] as well as for NATO, the U.S. Naval Postgraduate School[2], and the Czech foreign ministry.
Prior to his consulting work, he worked extensively in the field in a variety of post- and current-conflict countries, including Iraq, Afghanistan, Kosovo, and Bosnia. Particular highlights of his time overseas include working in the Iraqi elections ministry from 2005 to 2007, overseeing operations for the Afghan currency exchange in 2003, and working on the Afghan Loya Jirgas of 2002 and 2004.[3] He was awarded the Constitutional Medal by Afghan president Hamid Karzai for his efforts in 2004.
In addition, Grant was a fellow at the American Security Project (ASP), a think tank founded by U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry and U.S. Secretary of Defense Chuck Hagel. His work for ASP ranged from analysis of international trade deals, to the possible future of the Afghan Taliban.[4]
Grant was a Democratic candidate for U.S. Congress in Texas's 10th congressional district in 2008.[5] He is a graduate of the London School of Economics Graduate School[6], and Georgetown University’s Edmund A. Walsh School of Foreign Service.[7]
References
- ^ "PSSI Co-Organized Interagency Civilian-Military Training". PSSI.
- ^ "Dan Grant". American Security Project.
- ^ "From Baghdad to Bosque County". Austin Chronicle.
- ^ "Dan Grant - Former Adjunct Fellow". American Security Project.
- ^ "Dan Grant - Former Democratic Candidate". Open Congress.
- ^ "10th District congressional candidates speak out: Dan Grant". Chron.
- ^ "Dan Grant". American Security Project.