Jeremy F. Curtin is a career member of the

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of the United States with the rank of

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. Curtin has held a number of positions in the

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, the

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, and the

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. From 2007 to 2009, he served as the State Department's

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. He has served the United States in various diplomatic posts overseas - namely, South Korea, Finland and Poland.

Education

Curtin holds an undergraduate degree from the

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and a Ph.D from the

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Career

Curtin joined the

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in 1975. Curtin served overseas in Seoul, Helsinki, and Warsaw. In the mid-1980s, he was Executive Secretary and spokesman for the U.S. Delegation to the Stockholm Conference on Disarmament in Europe, which successfully negotiated military confidence-building measures between

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and the

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. From 1986 to 1991, Curtin held a number of positions, including Director of International Programs for the

and Special Assistant to the

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. After the fall of the Berlin Wall, Curtin worked with the

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, directing a program to support independent media in Eastern Europe. From 2002 to 2005, Curtin was chief of staff and senior adviser to the

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. Curtin was appointed the Coordinator of International Information Programs in the

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on April 19, 2007, succeeding Alexander C. Feldman. Curtin served as the head of the

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until December 2009. Under Secretary of State

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, Curtin served as a

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adviser on LGBT issues for the State Department. He assisted in implementing Secretary Clinton's policy on extending benefits such as U.S. diplomatic passports, access to medical care, and housing to the partners of gay and lesbian

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. Curtin is currently a senior fellow at the USC Annenberg School for Communication and Journalism.

Awards

In June 2012, Curtin was awarded the annual Equality Award by

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for promoting benefits for LGBT diplomats and their partners. Curtin has also been awarded a

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from the U.S. Information Agency for his work on the Stockholm Conference, a

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for his work on democracy-building in Eastern Europe, and a Presidential Meritorious Service Award for his service in Korea.

References

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