. ▁ ▁Sk ur ka ▁is ▁also ▁an ▁ult ra ▁runner . ▁In ▁ 2 0 0 8 , ▁he ▁finished ▁second ▁at ▁the ▁Le ad ville ▁ 1 0 0 . ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁External ▁links ▁ ▁Andrew Sk ur ka . com ▁ ▁Explorer ▁Andrew ▁Sk ur ka ▁T akes ▁H ik ing ▁to ▁a ▁New ▁Level ▁ ▁Category : D u ke ▁University ▁al umn i ▁Category : L iving ▁people <0x0A> </s> ▁Kar en ▁E ri ka ▁Don fried ▁is ▁the ▁current ▁President ▁of ▁the ▁German ▁Marshall ▁Fund . ▁ ▁Early ▁life ▁and ▁education ▁Don fried ▁was ▁born ▁to ▁Karl ▁P . ▁Don fried ▁and ▁K atherine ▁E . ▁Don fried . ▁Her ▁father ▁was ▁a ▁professor ▁of ▁religion ▁at ▁Smith ▁College , ▁and ▁her ▁mother ▁was ▁the ▁owner ▁of ▁an ▁autom obile ▁parts ▁company . ▁ ▁Don fried ▁obtained ▁her ▁b ach elor ' s ▁degree ▁in ▁government ▁from ▁Wes ley an ▁University . ▁At ▁Wes ley an , ▁she ▁was ▁elected ▁to ▁Ph i ▁B eta ▁K appa . ▁She ▁later ▁obtained ▁her ▁master ' s ▁degree ▁and ▁Ph D ▁from ▁the ▁F let cher ▁School ▁of ▁Law ▁and ▁Diplom acy ▁at ▁Tu ft s ▁University , ▁and ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁a ▁mag ister ▁from ▁the ▁University ▁of ▁Mun ich . ▁Don fried ▁is ▁fl uent ▁in ▁German . ▁ ▁Career ▁Don fried ▁served ▁for ▁ten ▁years ▁as ▁a ▁European ▁special ist ▁at ▁the ▁Cong r essional ▁Research ▁Service . ▁She ▁joined ▁the ▁German ▁Marshall ▁Fund ▁in