U.S. Embassy Zagreb’s Public Diplomacy Officer and Counselor for Public Affairs Danielle Harms joined the State Department in March 2003 and is a career member of the Senior Foreign Service.

Previous overseas tours include Consular Chief Reykjavik, Iceland; Political Officer Sarajevo, Bosnia & Herzegovina; Cultural Affairs Officer Kabul, Afghanistan; and Deputy Public Affairs Officer Stockholm, Sweden.

Domestically, Ms. Harms has served as the Public Diplomacy Desk Officer for 10 countries in Europe; the Senior Israel Desk Officer in the Office of Israeli and Palestinian Affairs; Senior Advisor/Unit Chief covering Ukraine, Belarus and Moldova in the Office of Eastern European Affairs; A-100/SOAR Orientation Coordinator for new hire training at the Foreign Service Institute; and as the Diplomat in Residence for NY Metro (NJ, NY & PA).

Prior to joining the Foreign Service, Ms. Harms was an attorney in New York and Washington, D.C. and served as a political advisor on Capitol Hill.  She is an honors graduate of both American University’s School of International Service (SIS) and the Washington College of Law (WCL).  A proud native of State College, PA, Ms. Harms is a lifelong Penn State fan and is married with two sons.