Special Presidential Envoy for Serbia and Kosovo Peace Negotiations
In office October 4, 2019 – January 20, 2021
President
Donald Trump
Preceded by
Position established
Succeeded by
Position abolished
United States Ambassador to Germany
In office May 8, 2018 – June 1, 2020
President
Donald Trump
Preceded by
John B. Emerson
Succeeded by
Amy Gutmann
Director of National Intelligence
Acting February 20, 2020 – May 26, 2020
President
Donald Trump
Deputy
Andrew P. Hallman (acting) Neil Wiley (acting)
Preceded by
Joseph Maguire (acting)
Succeeded by
John Ratcliffe
Personal details
Born
(1966-09-18) September 18, 1966 (age 57) Jenison, Michigan, U.S.
Political party
Republican
Domestic partner
Matt Lashey
Education
Evangel University (BA) Harvard University (MPA)
Richard Allen Grenell (born September 18, 1966) is an American political operative, diplomat, TV personality, and public relations consultant who served as Acting Director of National Intelligence in President Donald Trump’s Cabinet in 2020. A member of the Republican Party, Grenell served as the United States Ambassador to Germany from 2018 to 2020 and as the Special Presidential Envoy for Serbia and Kosovo Peace Negotiations from 2019 to 2021.
Grenell was a U.S. State Department spokesperson to the United Nations during the George W. Bush administration. Following his State Department tenure, he formed Capitol Media Partners, a political consultancy; he also was a Fox News contributor. Grenell was a foreign policy spokesperson for Mitt Romney during his 2012 presidential campaign.[1]
In September 2017, President Donald Trump nominated Grenell as the U.S. Ambassador to Germany. On April 26, 2018, he was confirmed by the United States Senate by a vote of 56 to 42.[2] Grenell presented his credentials to the President of Germany, Frank-Walter Steinmeier, on May 8, 2018. His tenure in Germany was controversial and he was described as politically and diplomatically isolated due to his association with the far right and a perceived lack of professionalism.[3][4][5]
Trump named Grenell Acting Director of National Intelligence in February 2020, making him the first openly gay person to serve in the Cabinet of the United States; he relinquished the role in May 2020. Grenell expressed interest in running in the 2021 California gubernatorial recall election[6] but on July 15, 2021 – the day before the filing deadline – he appeared on The Sean Hannity Show to announce that he would not run as a replacement candidate.
^Henderson, Nia-Malika; Blake, Aaron (April 24, 2012). "Mitt Romney adviser Richard Grenell faces backlash over tweets, sexual orientation". The Washington Post. Retrieved February 25, 2021.
^Blumberg, Antonia (April 26, 2018). "Senate Confirms Richard Grenell, Trump Nominee For Ambassador To Germany". Huffington Post. Retrieved June 6, 2018.
^Cite error: The named reference Spiegel was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
^"Trump's new acting intelligence chief likened to 'far-right colonial officer'". The Independent. February 20, 2020.
^"German backlash over US envoy remarks". BBC News. June 4, 2018.
^Siders, David; White, Jeremy B. (February 12, 2021). "Grenell lays groundwork for California gubernatorial run". Politico PRO. Retrieved February 18, 2021.
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