Melanne Verveer
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Melanne S. Verveer is, since April 6, 2009, United States Ambassador-at-Large for Global Women's Issues
. She is the former Chief of Staff to First Lady of the United States
Hillary Rodham Clinton
and co-founder and chairman of the board of the Vital Voices Global Partnership, an international non-governmental organization
that supports global women's leadership.
Before serving in the Clinton White House, Verveer served as Executive Vice President of People for the American Way
(where she was instrumental in the campaign towards the rejection of
Robert Bork
as U.S. Supreme Court
nominee), an official of Common Cause
and of the U.S. Catholic Conference, and on the staffs of U.S. Senator George McGovern
and of Congresswoman Marcy Kaptur
.
She was born in Pottsville, Pennsylvania
. She attended Georgetown University
where she received B.Sc. and M.Sc degrees in languages and Russian studies, respectively. She is married to Philip Verveer, who is currently the Deputy Assistant Secretary of State for International Communications and Information Policy and U.S. Coordinator for International Communications and Information Policy. They have three grown children and two grandchildren. Her son Michael Verveer is an Alderman
in Madison, Wisconsin
, where he represents a heavily student ward on the University of Wisconsin - Madison campus.
United States Ambassador-at-Large for Global Women's Issues
The Ambassador-at-Large for Global Women's Issues is the ambassador-at-large who heads the Office on Global Women's Issues in the United States Department of State....
. She is the former Chief of Staff to First Lady of the United States
First Lady of the United States
First Lady of the United States is the title of the hostess of the White House. Because this position is traditionally filled by the wife of the president of the United States, the title is most often applied to the wife of a sitting president. The current first lady is Michelle Obama.-Current:The...
Hillary Rodham Clinton
Hillary Rodham Clinton
Hillary Diane Rodham Clinton is the 67th United States Secretary of State, serving in the administration of President Barack Obama. She was a United States Senator for New York from 2001 to 2009. As the wife of the 42nd President of the United States, Bill Clinton, she was the First Lady of the...
and co-founder and chairman of the board of the Vital Voices Global Partnership, an international non-governmental organization
Non-governmental organization
A non-governmental organization is a legally constituted organization created by natural or legal persons that operates independently from any government. The term originated from the United Nations , and is normally used to refer to organizations that do not form part of the government and are...
that supports global women's leadership.
Before serving in the Clinton White House, Verveer served as Executive Vice President of People for the American Way
People For the American Way
People For the American Way is a progressive advocacy group in the United States. Under U.S. tax code, People For the American Way is organized as a tax-exempt 501 non-profit organization.-Purpose:...
(where she was instrumental in the campaign towards the rejection of
Robert Bork Supreme Court nomination
The Robert Bork Supreme Court nomination refers to the 1987 nomination by President Ronald Reagan of Judge Robert Bork to serve as an Associate Justice of the United States Supreme Court. The U.S. Senate rejected his nomination.-Nomination:...
Robert Bork
Robert Bork
Robert Heron Bork is an American legal scholar who has advocated the judicial philosophy of originalism. Bork formerly served as Solicitor General, Acting Attorney General, and judge for the United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit...
as U.S. Supreme Court
Supreme Court of the United States
The Supreme Court of the United States is the highest court in the United States. It has ultimate appellate jurisdiction over all state and federal courts, and original jurisdiction over a small range of cases...
nominee), an official of Common Cause
Common Cause
Common Cause is a self-described nonpartisan, nonprofit lobby and advocacy organization. It was founded in 1970 by John W. Gardner, a Republican former cabinet secretary under Lyndon Johnson, as a "citizens' lobby" with a mission focused on making U.S. political institutions more open and...
and of the U.S. Catholic Conference, and on the staffs of U.S. Senator George McGovern
George McGovern
George Stanley McGovern is an historian, author, and former U.S. Representative, U.S. Senator, and the Democratic Party nominee in the 1972 presidential election....
and of Congresswoman Marcy Kaptur
Marcy Kaptur
Marcia Carolyn "Marcy" Kaptur is the U.S. Representative for , serving since 1983. She is a member of the Democratic Party. The district, anchored by the city of Toledo, includes all of Ottawa and Erie counties, and part of Lucas and Lorain counties.Serving her fourteenth term in the House of...
.
She was born in Pottsville, Pennsylvania
Pottsville, Pennsylvania
Pottsville is the only city in and the county seat of Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 15,549 at the 2000 census. The city lies along the west bank of the Schuylkill River, north-west of Philadelphia...
. She attended Georgetown University
Georgetown University
Georgetown University is a private, Jesuit, research university whose main campus is in the Georgetown neighborhood of Washington, D.C. Founded in 1789, it is the oldest Catholic university in the United States...
where she received B.Sc. and M.Sc degrees in languages and Russian studies, respectively. She is married to Philip Verveer, who is currently the Deputy Assistant Secretary of State for International Communications and Information Policy and U.S. Coordinator for International Communications and Information Policy. They have three grown children and two grandchildren. Her son Michael Verveer is an Alderman
Alderman
An alderman is a member of a municipal assembly or council in many jurisdictions founded upon English law. The term may be titular, denoting a high-ranking member of a borough or county council, a council member chosen by the elected members themselves rather than by popular vote, or a council...
in Madison, Wisconsin
Madison, Wisconsin
Madison is the capital of the U.S. state of Wisconsin and the county seat of Dane County. It is also home to the University of Wisconsin–Madison....
, where he represents a heavily student ward on the University of Wisconsin - Madison campus.