couple had their first date on November 3, 1979, one day prior to the Iran hostage crisis. They have an adopted daughter, Anne, who was born in Giresun, Turkey. Grossman speaks French and Turkish in addition to English. References External links The Cohen Group profile Grossman's statement on NATO & Kosovo, Grossman's Statement before the Senate Armed Services Committee, October 28, 1999 U.S. Interests and Turkey: A briefing by Marc Grossman, March 13, 2000, address to the Middle East Forum Photos of Marc Grossman's visit to NATO, February 27, 2003. Op-ed: A Middle East Final Act?, German Marshall Fund, May 29, 2008. Op-ed: Opening up trade with Colombia, Boston Globe, July 10, 2008. 1951 births Living people Alumni of the London School of Economics Ambassadors of the United States to Turkey Directors General of the United States Foreign Service United States Career Ambassadors Under Secretaries of State for Political Affairs United States Special Envoys University of California, Santa Barbara alumni 20th-century American diplomats 21st-century American diplomats