Daniel Lawton

Daniel Lawton is career member of the Senior Foreign Service with over 30 years of diplomatic experience.  He most recently was Director of the Ukraine Task Force at the U.S. Department of State.  Prior to that, he was Director of the Office of Central European Affairs at the State Department for three years.  In that position, he promoted stronger bilateral ties with ten Central European countries, especially Poland.

Lawton’s last overseas assignment was in Belfast, where he served three years as the Principal Officer leading the American Consulate General team in Northern Ireland.  Prior to Belfast, he was the Deputy Director of the Office of Southern European Affairs at the U.S. Department of State.
In addition, Lawton served in American embassies as the Political Counselor in Athens, Greece, the Deputy Political Counselor in Caracas, Venezuela, and the Political-Military Officer in Copenhagen, Denmark.

Earlier in his career, Lawton held diplomatic positions in Lima, Peru, Karachi, Pakistan, and Mexico City, Mexico.  He also completed separate State Department assignments in Washington as the Desk Officer for Cyprus and the Desk Officer for Sri Lanka.