Dan Kritenbrink — SPARQNOW

At-a-Glance

Serves as a Partner at The Asia Group
Served as Assistant Secretary of State for East Asian and Pacific Affairs from September 2021 to January 2025
Was the United States Ambassador to Vietnam from 2017 to 2021
Member of the United States Foreign Service since 1994
Held senior leadership positions at the Department of State and United States National Security Council
Earned a bachelor of arts degree in political science from the University of Nebraska at Kearney and a master of arts from the University of Virginia

Biography

Daniel Kritenbrink is an American diplomat currently serving as a Partner at The Asia Group. Prior to this, he held significant roles in the U.S.

government, including Assistant Secretary of State for East Asian and Pacific Affairs from September 2021 to January 2025. From 2017 to 2021, he served as the United States Ambassador to Vietnam.