# Fame.am profile — machine-readable export
# Canonical URL: https://fame.am/person/eric-s-edelman
# Generated: 2026-08-13T03:37:36.276Z

schema: https://schema.org/Person
url: "https://fame.am/person/eric-s-edelman"
name: "Eric S. Edelman"
slug: "eric-s-edelman"
description: "Eric Steven Edelman is an American diplomat who served as Under Secretary of Defense for Policy (2005–2009), U.S. Ambassador to Turkey (2003–2005), U.S. Ambassador to the Republic of Finland (1998–2001), and Principal Deputy Assistant to the Vice President for National Security Affairs (2001–2003). A career Foreign Service Officer, Edelman entered the Senior Foreign Service in 1992. He is a recipient of the Secretary of Defense's award for Distinguished Civilian Service (1993) and the State Department's Superior Honor Award."
tagline: "American diplomat"
image: "https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Eric_S._Edelman_050805-A-0607L-001.jpg?width=1200"
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country:
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category:
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profileType:
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  slug: "writer"
birthDate: "1951-10-27"
livingStatus: "LIVING"
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  country:  null
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# bio (long form, separated for readability)
bio: |
  Imported from discovery source: wikidata-dump