Draft:Dan Kaszeta
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Daniel Joseph Kaszeta | |
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| Born | |
| Citizenship | American, British |
| Education | Texas Christian University, The George Washington University |
| Occupation(s) | CBRN specialist, author |
| Organization(s) | US Army Chemical Corps, United States Secret Service, Royal United Services Institute, Royal Historical Society |
| Notable work | Toxic: A History of Nerve Agents From Nazi Germany to Putin's Russia |
Dan Kaszeta is a specialist in defence against chemical, biological, and radiological weapons and warfare. A former officer in the US Army's Chemical Corps, Disaster Preparedness Advisor at the White House Military Office, and technical expert for the United States Secret Service's presidential protection division, he is a journalist, researcher and security consultant based in London.[1]
Career
[edit]Kaszeta, who is of Lithuanian origin, graduated from Texas Christian University in 1991 and joined the Chemical Corps as a commissioned officer. Transferring to the US Army Reserve then the Maryland Army National Guard, he retired with the rank of captain.
In 1996 he took up the post of Disaster Preparedness Advisor at the White House Military Office, where he had responsibility for chemical and biological preparedness and training for the office of the President. After the 9/11 attacks and the 2001 anthrax attacks, the responses to which he was heavily involved in, Kaszeta transferred to the US Secret Service, where he joined the team protecting the President and the White House complex from chemical and biological threats.
In 2008, Kaszeta relocated to London, first to work for security screening equipment manufacturer Smiths Detection, before becoming a freelance security consultant and author in 2011. In 2021 he became an associate fellow of the Royal United Services Institute and in 2024 a fellow of the Royal Historical Society.[2]
In 2019, he was awarded the Freedom of the City of London.[3] He is a liveryman of the Worshipful Company of Security Professionals and worked as a verger in St Martin in the Fields church for three and a half years.
Works
[edit]In 2020, Kaszeta authored Toxic: A History of Nerve Agents, From Nazi Germany to Putin's Russia, a history of chemical warfare. In 2023, he published his second book, The Forest Brotherhood: Baltic Resistance against the Nazis and Soviets.[4]. He was selected as one of four writers-in-residence at Gladstone's Library in 2024.[5]
2023 conference blacklisting
[edit]In May 2023, Kaszeta made headlines in the UK when he was barred from speaking at the 25th annual Chemical Weapons Demilitarisation Conference, a government-sponsored conference backed by the Ministry of Defence for posts critical of the Tory-led government. He subsequently received an apology from the Defence Science and Technology Laboratory for an 'error' in their protocol.[6]
References
[edit]- ^ "Dan Kaszeta". rusi.org. Royal United Services Institute. 11 July 2024. Retrieved 25 January 2025.
- ^ "Daniel J Kaszeta | Royal Historical Society - Academia.edu". royalhistoricalsociety.academia.edu. Retrieved 26 January 2025.
- ^ "Agenda item - Mr Chamberlain's list of applicants for the Freedom of the City:-". democracy.cityoflondon.gov.uk. 5 February 2019. Retrieved 26 January 2025.
- ^ "The Forest Brotherhood | Hurst Publishers". HURST. Retrieved 25 January 2025.
- ^ "Gladstone's Library Writers in Residence 2024 Announced". Gladstone's Library. Retrieved 25 January 2025.
- ^ "Government apologises to barred weapons expert Dan Kaszeta". BBC News. 12 July 2023. Retrieved 25 January 2025.
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