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Karen Donfried

Person of interest · Diplomat · Politician · Counter-sanctioned entity

Karen Donfried is subject to counter-sanctions. Counter-sanctions are designations imposed by countries with weak democratic institutions. They are often punitive responses to foreign sanctions, or can be used to suppress domestic political opposition. See the individual program listings below. They are also a politically exposed person.

Type	Person				[sources]
Name	Karen Donfried · Karen Erika Donfried · Карен Донфрид · 凱倫·唐弗里德				[sources]
Other name	Donfried, Karen · Karen Erika Donfried · Донфрид, Карен · Карен Эрика Донфрид				[sources]
Birth date	1963-02-01				[sources]
Place of birth	Amherst				[sources]
Gender	female				[sources]
Nationality	not available				[sources]
Country	United States				[sources]
Citizenship	United States				[sources]
First name	Karen				[sources]
Last name	Donfried				[sources]
Wikidata ID	Q23772332				[sources]
Position	Assistant Secretary of State for European and Eurasian Affairs (2021-2023) · director (2005-2010) · president (2014-2021) · professional (1991-2001) · бывший заместитель госсекретаря по делам Европы и Евразии				[sources]
Education	Doctor of Philosophy · Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München · Master of Arts in Law and Diplomacy · The Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy · Wesleyan University				[sources]
Last change	2025-10-13	Last processed	2025-11-11	First seen	2023-07-18

Descriptions

American foreign policy expert

— Wikidata non-official source, 2023-12-05

Relationships

Sanctions
Country	Authority	Program	Start date	End date
Russia	Министерство иностранных дел Российской Федерации		-	-

Family members
Relative	Relationship	Start date	End date
Karl Paul Donfried Close Associate	father	-	-

Positions held
Position occupied	Start date	End date
Assistant Secretary of State for European and Eurasian Affairs	2021-10-01	2023-03-31

Data sources

Wikidata Politically Exposed Persons276,139

Profiles of politically exposed persons from Wikidata, the structured data version of Wikipedia.

Global · Wikidata · non-official source

Russia Personal Sanctions Targeting US Citizens2,169

A list of US citizens under personal sanctions by the Russian Federation.

Russia · MFA

Wikidata Persons in Relevant Categories360,005

Category-based imports from Wikidata, the structured data version of Wikipedia.

Global · Wikidata · non-official source

External databases

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Wikidata333,862

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External dataset · Global · Wikidata · non-official source

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