Future Council on the Future of Regional Governance Awards Donfried became an officer of the Order of Merit of the Italian Republic in 2018, received the Cross of the Order of Merit from the German government in 2011, became an officer of the Order of the Crown of Belgium in 2010, and received a Superior Honor Award from the U.S. Department of State in 2005 for her contribution to revitalizing the transatlantic partnership. Personal life Donfried married in June 1988 to Alan Untereiner, a graduate of Harvard College and Yale Law School. Donfried speaks German. References Living people Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich alumni Obama administration personnel Biden administration personnel Recipients of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany The Fletcher School at Tufts University alumni United States Assistant Secretaries of State United States National Security Council staffers Wesleyan University alumni Year of birth missing (living people) Commanders of the Order of the Crown (Belgium)